The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11
OTIS OFFICIAL REPORT.


WASHINGTON. Nov. la.-~The war depart
merit has received the following:
Manila, Nov 10.
Gen Lawton experiences some difficulty
on account Of the continued unprecedented
rains In that section OF the country. Ills
advance column IL at San Jose. Yesterday
II was at Caranagan. Eoday strong force
was put through on a new route.
Young yesterday captured considerable
additional Cubantuaan arsenal property. In
transit north. among which were IN two
inch and twenty -two boxes OF one and one
Observation-Disclosures ammunition for
Hotchkiss guns. fifty proieetiies for five
and eight-fnch breecn-loading rified cam
mons two boxes OF grenades.- considerable
other ordnance property, two tons OF cast
ing and arsenal machinery In parts.
''He lie nesting with opposition bat the
advance In not much irnpedsd thereby.
Macarthur was accommodating north OF
MabacaIai yesterday. Siaven's scouts d.
recfed to the front and Smiths Seventeenth
infantry on Magaians and Conception road.
Bells Lively skirmish.
BELL. OF the Thirty sixth. with Ave Of
his officers and two privates of his regi-
mcnt. mounted: one officer and ten men
of the Fourth cavalry. struck one hundred
Insurgents In the mountains west OF aabal-
acat. charged. killing and wounding nine
teen. captured six and thirty Nasser rifles.
The Railroad Destroyed.
THE railroad from Angeles to Bambam
Ia destroyed.
Macarthur will have 4o.ooo rations to the
front today and viii take up advance to
Taylac tomorrow
Wheaton reports twenty-eigat Spanish
prisoners secured. 800 insurgent recruits
escaped to the mountains from the enemy
during the battle al San Fabian. These re-
cruits were en- route TO Dagupan. Wheaton
says everything il favorable 10 carrying
out successfully his Instructions and that
cooperation OF the navy IL complete.
Otis"
Another Dtapatch From Otis.
A second dispatch from Gen. Otis follows:
Manila. Nov. TO-
The report received yesterday concerning
Wheaton's movement ts erroneous. He did
land at San Fabian as directed and drove
the bulk of the enemy back In the desired
direction, toward Dagupan. The operations
completely successful In every particular.
Otis"
AguinaIdo's Change Of nns~.
Great interest Is felt In the war Depart
ment over AguInaldo's sudden change Of
base. nor,heastward from Tarlac to Bay
OF Tarlse. There are numerous Spellings "
the latter place. but the foregoing one IL
generally adhered To on maps In possession
of the war department. The most interest
Ing feature OF the new situation Is that
Aguinaldo has heon forced out of the
Tasalo country into the region 10 the north
in which Tagaiog IL not spoken aud where
the mountains are filled With negritcs and
other savage tribes who are hostile TO tho
Tagaios.
An Alaost inaccessible Retreat.
This IL about the most mountainous and
Inaccessible part of the island. To the
south base Of Carahoiio mountain there is
a narrow break In tho mountain range
and within few miles around tho base OF
Carahslfo mountain on is northern slope.
one strikes tho aeaawatefs 81 the Mogo'.
which IS the beginning OF the great river
Cayugan that flows northwant 80 miles
.ntu the China sea, IL Is on the headwaf-
era Of the Mogol that Aguinaldo Is locatc1.
This Is enc ~ the widest but r.cswst
valleys In the island. II Is believed the
River Cayaga Is naviEable FOR ear IRON
clad boats i5o miles from It's mouth. and Ter
caScoes much further,