The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-24

NOV - advanced 10 santa BARBARA
straight north from Jaro, taking
trench after trench, the enemy fighting
and retreating. General Hughes
column has steadily been advancing
north to gain position west of Santa
Barbara. It encountered the enemy
: in small detachments- Six to ten
Americans were wounded in this
column.
Colonel Carpenter started during the
night of Nov. 20. and opened with
battery G. of the Sixth artillery at
daybreak Nov. 81. on the trenches. The
enemy volleyed as the artillery took up
position, wounding four. Two COM
panieS of the Twenty-siXth regiment,
garrisoning Jaro. moved through
Capaz, attacking the enemy on the
right flank. just north of Jaro at day
break Nov. q, driving them towards
:. Colonel Carpenter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is thickly entrenched, especi-
ally near Pavia. The Sixth artillery
fired on the trenches and the Eigh-
teenth regiment charged the enemy,
retreating TO the next trench. The
Eighteenth again charged, countering
and attacking a force of Bolomen. who
were hidden in the long grass and who
severely wounded several Americans.
During the afternoon of Nov. 81. the
fighting was severe Immediately south
of Pavia, three miles north of Jaro.
Capture Arms and Ammunition.
The twenty-six companies returned to
Jaro Immediately after the flank move
ment having captured three six-pound
smooth bore cannon and a quantity of
arms and ammunition. The enemy's
loss was not obtainable but seven men
were found dead in one trench.
The insurgents are falling back on
Santa Barbara, which it is expected
General Hughes has attacked before
this morning. A Spanish corporal cap
tured by the Filipinos has arrived here
from Tarlac. He says he saw Aguin-
leader and fifteen men, arrive at
Bayambang during the night of Nov.
Is, hatlesS, his clothes torn and spat-
tered with mud and his horse exhaust
ed.
Aguinaldo. it appears, rested a short
time seemed anxious. consulted with
his companions and the villagers as to
the nature of. the roads, secured fresh
horses and proceeded Immediately to-
ward Mangalaren in Pangasinan PROV
ince. west of Bayambang.
The corporal tells straight story
giving minute details. He is convinced
he is not mistaken, having seen Aguin-
aldo several times during recent
months. Aguinaldo. it appears. would
have had time TO leave Bayambang
Nov. 10 and pass through General
Wheatnn's lines Nov. II.
Americans Were Not Expected
General Macarthur has returned to
Tarlac and has established his head
quarters at Aguinaldo's former resi-
dence. During the entire movement
from Gerena TO Dagupan not a shot
was fired. The inhabitants of San
Carlos met the Americans with band
formerly attached 10 the insurgent
army and the mayor. with General
Macarthur and Colonel Bell in a car
rage, headed a procession through the I
town.
General Macarthur received an ova-
ton. Explaining the Americans in /
tentions. he announced they intended !
90 garrison all the towns on the rail (
road Hundreds of men are in the field /
harvesting rice along the railroad.
The foreigners in the territory as
sert that Aguinaldo was not expecting /
the American advance for a month [
when the rains would have finished.
He had permitted a large part of his
army to scatter To their homes and do
the harvesting. The soldiers had hid-
den their rifles about their homes. If
this is true many rifles are likely to be
brought in to secure the $50 offered for
each weapon seized.
The fording of Pampanga river above
TSrlac by the Thirty-siXth regiment
!
regiment was q noteworthy feat. The
river is broad and swift. Part of the
command was ferried on RATS and the
remainder swan over holding onto a
life line strung across.
General Wheaton, when General Mac
Arthur communicated with him. was
holding San Fabian and two or three
neighboring towns.
Made a Daring Capture.
/
town of O'Donnell was a remarkable
stroke His command consisted of three
companies of the Twenty-fifth regi-
ment, Captain Albright and Lieuten-
ants Bates and Morton commanding.
He started at O'Clock at night and !
marched fifteen miles in the mud. The
only regular approach was along a
road and over a river, whose bridge
was strongly fortified The entrance OF
the town was entrenched.
The soldiers left the road and fol-
lowed cattle trail to the rear of the ,
town. At daylight the command sep !
arated. one company advancing on the !
back of the town and the others flank
ing it The insurgent force was asleep
except those at the outposts who were
without shooting.
One platoon ran down the main street 3,
TO a trench and the other detachments
made quick search of the houses. An
THE negro soldiers were pouring out
OF every house dragging sleepy. fright
ened Filipino warriors by the collar and
kicking them into the street 1t was a |
race to see which company would cor '
raj the most Filipinos. The women and
believing the stories told that .
the negro soldiers were cannibaIs.
shrieked 'rightfully. After all the rifles
had been secured the Filipinos were sur
prised by being told TO go to their
homes and attend to work.
Insurgents Are Concentrating. $
The insurgents from the north are '
at Mont Alban and San [
Mateo. where il is expected they viii q
make resistance. The Spaniards never [
these places and the insur- 7
gents believe them TO be impregnabie.
a reconnaissance to the northwest of II
san Mateo on Tuesday developed the
TACT that the rebels were moving stores
md men to Mont Alban. The number
If the insurgents is unknown. {
\ reconnaissance made yesterday h
;howef that 200 rebels are entrenched o
II San Mateo and others in the valley 5
between there and Mariquina, where =
he rebel outposts are stationed I
General Young entered San Mateo last