The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-31
AMERICANS IN CABANATUAN
Finds the -AmIgOs---Arrivaio OF n Fiji
nino Com uni-sion In Manila.

piRo Com mission in Manila
Manila. Oct si-S;5o n m.-Major Bal
lances battalion OF the Twenty-scoond
| infantry entered Cabanatuan yesterday.
meeting with no resistance. The natives
| welcomed the Americans. shouting Viva
/ los Americanosrr The inSursent troops
had fed TO the mountains.
General Bates will Roe appointed mill
| tary governor Of The Mohammeslan
islands. with headquarters az Joio, until
zamboanga Is occupied. General Fred
| Grant Will command General Bates bri-
| gnde.
Manila, oct. 5o.-Io.o5 p. m.-The Span
| ish commission which entered the insar-
gent lines a month ago with money 20
relieve the wants Of several thousand
military and civil spanish prisoners. ~
turned % Angeles today, The commits
sioners report that they spent most oe
the time In Tarlac and vicinity. where
there are some . 100 sick Spanlards Ia tho
hospital The Fuipinos fl-treat and III
feed them. refusing 20 surrender them. as
well as tho other Spanish prisoners. IN
the hope o. compelling Spain 20 recoguize
the independence ~ the island.
From Tarlac 20 Bamban. about two
thirds OF the way the commissioners
travelled by train on the Manila Dag1psn
railway. The remainder OF the Journey
from Barnban TO Angeles. they made on
foot and escorted by handsomely mount
FL Filipino cavalry. They were received
between the outposts by n member OF
General Arthur's stan and ware brought
by train 20 Manila There are fourteen
American prisoners at Tarlac. they say.
all q whom are well treated. Lieutenant
J. G Gilmore. OF the United State gun
boat Yorktown. who fell into the hands
OF the insurgents az Balear. on the eaaa
coast OF Luzon last April, where thu
Yorktown had gone on a special mission
10 relieve the Spanish garrison. II az
Bngat
The commissioners have brought a let
ter 90 General Otis frrsn q relative or ths
murdered Filipino general. Luna. who
wishes 10 avenge the assassination oy
Aguinaldo's officers and who asks q per-
sonal interview VITA the military COVER
nor. According to tho casnnfazIoners'
statement. Agudnal5,. who Is can az Tar
lac with 30oo troops. wishes 90 CONTINUES
Alttt WI tAfsiiAtl ttf iiAf a. tslsA ef'ittffitA
OF the American officers and soldiers
General Iawton be calls "El General ID
Ia Noche" (the nighc generaD. aerauss
that commander has attacked him 30 Of
ten IN the darknees that he never knows
when 20 look FOR him Aguinalda = aald
20 be well supplied with arms and au1fue-
milton and he is chile 70 get plaury o. rics
from the northern province
WIN the Spanish commissioners came a
large number ~ women The families -
eight prominent officer ~ the Fiiipfna
army. Who recently applied 90 General
ods Tor permission % send their famiHes
70 Manila pom the receipt - che miu-
tary governors reply. ths nature -
which has NOT been dlsoioscsi. fhe uofnen
and chii8rea started under eecort from
Tarlac t3r the America HBss Whsn
they arrived today General MacArfher
compelled chem 80 halt sh9a-a mile be-
yDnd orr 0utppnts. where they vii RE-
main while tbeir credentials are Being
examined
Manila. oct - ~ p u.--Thres ossn-
p-rier u Colonel BeIfs regiment have
Rad TWO encounter vlth the iassrzsnfs
near I.zba.n and scattered tHe-n IRE ia-
sJrEeuts see fsgr sa1ccrs asd ~gbt naaa
dead or tbe faiI ard the sFasrtezus oaa-
turea three prisoners ard several arsns-
GA the Aue~.raH eide arse rs1 uss sglzi
and tao oGioers sa3 v,x ue7 wosasoa