The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-14
CAYAGaN SURRENDERED
Gen' Tiroua Yields the Philippines
Province to Captain MoOalla.
MACARTHUR CAPTURES MABINA.
The brains of the Filipino Rebellion
Now Prisoner-GenernlP Pnnr KIN
ed While Leading his Men-Agui-
nardo Fleeing in Disguise.

Now aPrisoner-GenernI Punr XIII |
ed While Leading His Men-Agui- |
nafdo Fleeing in Disguise.
Manila, Dec. 14.-GeneraI Tirona |
commanding the Filipinos in the prov /
lnce OF Cagayan, surrendered the en- |
tire province at Aparri on Dec. il to |
captain McCalla, of the United States |
cruiser Newark. Captain McCalla ap- |
pointed him civil governor of the Prov |
ince, subject to the approval of Cen !
eral Otis. The surrender was with the /
honors of war Captain McCalla re-
viewed the insurgents, and General |
Itrona reviewed the naval forces. The
Americans presented arms while the
insurgents were stacking theirs.
Mabini, former secretary of state in
the so-called Filipino government. and
Aguinaldo's ablest adviser. although
of late withdrawn from official connec-
tion with the insurrection. has been
captured by General Macarthur near
Rosales. He is being brought to Man
la Mabini has been the leader of the
extreme anti-American faction.
Aguinaldo was only a figurehead, but
Mabini was the brain and the directing
power behind him. He is a paralytic.
an old man, but of extraordinary abil-
ity, and his counsels have always been
conclusive with the Filipinos He was
concerned in the first uprising against
the Spaniards. For a short time hG
wavered upon Aguinaldo's breach with
the Americans, but finally cast his for
tunes with the insurrection, and was
president of the council. He was also
the financial strength of the movement,
for without his backing Aguinaldo
would have had no credit in that circle
of adventurous capitalists in the east
which stands ready to venture invest
ments in revolutionary movements
against great risks for large odds.
Captain McCalla has communicated
with Major Batchelder's battalion of
the Twenty-fourth infantry, which is
now 80 miles south of Apart, and has
been enjoying a pleasant march.
The gunboats Princeton and Helena
have entered the Apart river The
latter will take supplies for Major
Batchelder, and the former will bring
300 surrendered rifles to Manila
The following dispatch dated Ger
vantes, Dec. 5, has just been received
from a press correspondent with Major
Marcn Datta1On.
Major March, with Captains Jenkin-
son and Cunningham, Lieutenants
Tompkins, Rucker, McClelland and
Power and 1876 men, is about starting
for Bontere, the principal town in the
province of that name to the north
east, through an absolutely desolate
country and over a mountain 10000
feet high. He is pursuing Aguinaldo,
whose escort, now reduced to so men,
is known to be there According to
the natives Aguinaldo intends to dis
guise himself and to take a circuitous
trail toward Bayombong, province OF
| Nueva Vizcaya.
Major March, with 300 men. arrived
at Cervantes in the heart of the Tilad
mountains, on the evening of Dec. 8
about 20 hours behind Aguinaldo, who
had believed he had found an mac
| cessible refuge. On Dec. 2 the Amer
lean commander had a wonderful fight
in a cloud enveloped mountain pass
| 5000 feet above the sea, completely
| routing General Gregorio del Pillars
| force of 200 picked men in a position
almost strong enough to rival Their.
mopylae. General Pillar died at the
front of mis- men, urging them to make
| SLdnu, uulll Iu6 Dali VI Il SudIpSuOOtel
! pierced his head. His followers tried
to carry away the body, but we're com
PEELED to lay it down.
Two of the Americans were killed
and were buried by their comrades
| where they fell The others, carrying
| nine wounded, camped for the night or
top of the mountain, an eminence o.
1000 feet, suffering greatly from the
cold blasts. In the morning they moved
down the trail to Dugaqui, where they
learned that Aguinaldo, with a few
men and three women, all carried OF
litters borne by Igorrotes, had passed
along the same trail to Cervantes
where he was during the fight A run
ner had brought him the news of tn,
death of his chief of staff. He wal
greatly affected, and prepared instant
ly for fight.
General conception. with six officers
who had deserted Aguinaldo, surren
dered when Major March reached Cay
an, province of Lepanto.
On arriving at Cervantes Mato
March's battalion was without food
except rice, and had only small sup
ply of ammunition. Major March Sc
cured five days rations, made arrange
ments for his sick and wounded and
having chosen 25 mounted and 100 un
+, mounted men, resumed the chase a
daybTeak.