The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-08
HIS MEN ACTIVE THERE
SAY HE COMES WITH A LARGE
ARMY.
THE FILlPINos Ara THREATENING lMUs
The American Forces in the North Have Separ-
ated into Many Small Commands and are
Pursuing Bands of FIipinOs.
News From Young.

expectation of catching Aguinaldo in
the north has been practically aban-
doned, and the probability now is that
he will turn southwark if he is not al
ready there with his destination Cayite
Province, his home where the insurrec-
ton began and where it has the great
est strength. The Filipino soldiers in
that province have recently been show
ing increased enthusiasm and boldness,
and captured insurgents say that Agul-
naldo Is coming to join them with q
large army. The same belief prevails
among the natives Mt Manila and else
where that Aguinaldo intends to make
his headquarters in Cavite Province.
There are 5000 Insurgents before
linus and Bacoor, keeping the Ameri-
cans sleeping on their arms and nightly
awaiting attack. The Filipnos have
several cannons The first mayor of
linus under the American regime who
ultimately deserted is their leader in
the assaults and is ambitious to take
the town. Three soldiers Of the Fourth
infantry have deserted and are now with
the enemy Most Of the inhabitants of
with the insurgents that il Is necessary.
to use a part Of the regiment to patrol
the streets and to prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins. The
American forces in the north have sep
ar;ited into many small commands ard
are pursuing bands Of Filipin0s Gener-
al Macarthur is engaged in clearing the
mountain country west of the Manila
no. L 1aiI iS
moving from Angeles toward Subig with
400 men. Colonel Bell is sweeping
South from Mangatarem. Thus far the
American commanders have been unable
to locate large bodies of insurgents, al
though there were about 500 in San
Clementine, nine miles south of Manga
tareln. early in the Week.
Colonel Hood with the Sixteenth
regiment and cavalry, and General Law
ton with force from San lsidro are
operating against General Pillars army
in the San Mateo Valley Major Batche-
lor with a battalion OF the Twenty
fourth infantry is making a daring ex-
pedition. He left Bayombong, Province
of Nueva Eizcaya, week ago to march
through Cagayan Valley to the north
coast Of Luzon, Intending to reach
River. the most important northern sea-
port of the island. While no large forces
are known to be in his path it may be
that he has had some fighting, although
the friendliness of the inhabitants is
counted upon to han. When he arrives
at Apaari he viii find a gunboat await
ing him. The Spanish prisoners in the |
Benguet region are escaping from the |
a..
Several hundred are there already; and |
4 steamer will 60 to bring them to
Manila.
THE ROSARIO GOES ASHORE.
Manila, Dee. 7.-7:50 D. m.-The trans
port Manauense, which arrived here from
San Francisco, November 2Sth after a
terrible voyage was scheduled to start I
for home today with discharged and sick
soldiers. A large force had been employ
ed in repairing her machinery, but it
was impossible to get her in condition to
leave today and her departure was post
p0ned until next week Her captain has
secured a crew of Chinese at Hong Kong
10 take her to San Francisco.
The steamer Rosario chartered by the
Government TO bring Il load of cattle
from the Island of Manpulugan to
lloilo, left Iloilo Monday and went ashore
IN the rocks near Mampulugan. Her
crew and passengers were saved and
taken to Negros.
The transports Olympia and Pennsyl-
vania arrived today.
MUTINY OF NATIVE POLICE.
Manila, Dec 7.-10:30 D. m.-There
has been a mutiny of native police in the
towns of the island of Negros An Anl-
arican officer was killed. No particulars
nave yet been received
YOUNG PRESSING on.
Washington, Dec. Ito the relief Of
War Department, General Young has
been heard from after weeks absence
n the interior of Llzon General Otis
.abed this morning as follows
Manila, Dec. T.-General Young re-
lorts his arrival at Vigan ON the evening
If the fifth, having encountered a force
II the enemy at Narbacan, twelve miles
south of the city, whom he drove to the
of the same into sam Quentin
'anyon. His troops are now pressing
hem back. Country is extremely rough
and strongly entrenched. About six
hundred prisoners who escaped reported
hat the insurgents allowed all but til
american and prominent Spanish pris-
ners to escape from Bangued Later
he insurgents We're driven back into the