The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
ATTACK ON lMUS
Insurgents Still Active in
Vicinity of Manila,
But Nothing Dampens Otis
CheerfulneSs.
LOVELY.
An Insurgent Chief in NegrOs
Has Surrendered.
Planting is Resumed and Sugar
Mills Are at Work.

Washington. Nov. 25.-The following
cablegram has been received at the war
department from General Otis:
Manila, Nov 25.-Insurgents made
feint on linus last night. Three enlist
ed men wounded; their loss two killed.
one captured. Quickly withdrew. Ad-
ditional troops sent from Manila today
Insurgents will be driven south. Re-
ports from Negros encouraging. Chief
insurgent leader north of island surren-
dered voluntarily. More planting being
done More sugar mills at work than
at any time since revolution against
Spain began. officers report people ap-
parently cheerful and hopeful; that
form of government in operation weH
suited to conditions and working
smoothly"
THE BRAINS" LOCKED UP.
Manila, Nov. 25.-1:25 p. m.-Buen-
camino. the brains of the Filipino in
surrectiOn is locked up here in charge
of Brigadier General Edward B. Willis
ton, the provost marshal. When Tar
lac fell Buencamino fled nOrthWard
with AguinaldO's three year old son and
an old lady supposed to be the mother
Of AgulnaldO'S confidential servant
Thomas MaXarine and a guard of
hundred soldiers. Reaching the neigh
bOrhood OF the coast, November l3.
buGuCdlllllO LOQIll american .Ol4AEA1
on every side and escape impossible
SO he sought refuge in a little Pangasi-
nan village, six miles from ManOag.
living in a mean little hut belonging to
natives who were lukeWarm towards
the inSurrectiOn. On earning his iden-
tity. some refugees brought the news
on Nov. 20, to Col Luther r. Hare.
commanding the Thirty third infantry
garrison at ManaOg. After cOmmun-
icating with Gen. Wheaton Major Mar
Gus D. Cronin's battalion surrounded
tho -
guard had hidden their rifles and uni
forms and Buencamino surrendered
without resistance He had only few
clothes and $4,000 in gold.
child and sent Buencamino to Manila on the
Smith of the Twentieth infantry. He
seemed cheerful and rather glad that his
troubles had eliminated. on the Brutus
arriving at Manila this morning. Lieut..
Smith took Buencamino to the palace.
He was only "a a few minutes m S5enertiI
Otis that he desired peace and that he
peace. Aguinald0; he added was retreat
ing north with 1000 men and two cannon
General Otis then summoned PROVOST
Marshal WillfstOn. who previous to driv-
ing away with BuencaminO received in
strucuons to lock him IN comlortaDle
quarters and allow no person to see him
Buencamino is the chief author Of the
Filipino constitution and most OF the
WAR DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS.
Washington, Nov. 2o-Ihe war de-
partment officials are disposed to ac-
count for the sudden activity developed
by the insurgents south of Manila. as
reported this morning, on the assump-
ton that the insurgent general in com
mand there who is believed to be Pin
del Pillar, has received notice through
some. Of his spies of the desperate
straits of Aguinaldo, and IS manfully
trying to create diversion in his favor
by attacking the American force in the
rear He occupies strong defensive
ground and Cavite province, the home
OF AguinaldO has never been taken By
the Spaniards since the first hOstili-
ties.
Gen. Schwan. assisted by the marines
from the naval station at Cavite, made
a raid through the territory last sum
mer, but it was during the wet season,
the swamps were deep and beyond
driving the insurgents off temporarily
nothing substantial was achieved and
the country was abandoned to the in
surgents. Now, however. with the ad-
vent of the dry season the time is ripe
for the execution of the plans Of Gen
Otis to clear out this country perman-
emily and carry out his faVOrite pro-
ject for the installment in the province
of local municipal governments and
Gen. Grant in command there is being
reinforced with that special object