The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16
CHASING AGUlNALDO
Gcse Important Expedition
of Fall Campaign.
REBEL CAPITAL SOON UNTENABLE

REBEL CAPITAL SOON UNTENABLE
Fleet or Transports and Gunboats Sail
to Cooperate with Land Forces
End Next Spring.
Manila, Nov. This evening q feet
of transports and gunboats left Manila
Tor the most important expedition of
The autumn campaign. Its destina-
lion is supposed to be Dagupan, OK
some other northern port. General
Weaton commands, with . brigade con-
sisting of the Thirteenth infantry, the
Thirty-third infantry, two guns of the
Sixth artillery and two gatlings. The
transports Sheridan, Francisco de Reys
and Aztec carry the troops, with the
sunboat Helena as escort. A dis
atch boat was sent ahead to arrange
/. rendezvous with the United States
cruiser Charleston and the warships
that are patrolling the northern coast
Of Luzon. >sa e.
1t is assumed here that the purpose
of the expedition is to move down the
Dagupan-M Manila railroad towards
Tarlac, in order to prevent Aguinaldo's .
forces making another base farther
south. Dagupan and Apparri are the
strongholds of the insurgents in the
north.
1t has been the unanimous opinion of
military experts that Dagupan should
be made base of operations, but sufi.
cient troops have heretofore been lack.
ing. With Generals Wheaton, Mac
Arthur and Lawton moving upon Tarlac
from three directions, and the noun.
tains hemming in the other side, the
insurgents capital will soon become
Aguinaldo may attempt to
shift his headquarters to the rich tobac-
co country at the northern end of the
island. 1t will be difficult for the
to escape. Should the
scheduled operations succeed, organ
lied insurrection on large scale should
beat an end early next spring, although
guerrilla warfare is likely to continue
for long time. No one anticipates
that the insurgents will make many
hard battles.
Manila. Nov. z, 1915 A. M.-Two
columns of Generals MacArthur's divi-
sion yesterday took Magaling, about six
miles northeast of Angeles. Colonel
Smith, with two battalions of the Sew
enteenth infantry, two guns of the First
artillery, and q body of engineers,
advanced from Angeles. Major
O'Brien, with battalion of the Sew
enteenth infantry and two troops of the
Fourth cavalry, moved from Calulut.
Colonel Smith killed IL insurgents,
1913 and captured 80. as we'll
as taking lot of insurgent transporta-
tion. Major O'Brien killed 40 insurg-
ents, wounded many and took % pris>
oners. The Americans had IL men
wounded.
Retreat Cut OF.
London, Nov. THE war Office has
issued the following announcement:
''The colonial Office has received
formation to the effect that the Britisa
troops have withdrawn from Colenso
and have concentrated further south,
but we have no news of any engage
ment in that neighborhood.
The evacuation of Colenso Is un-
most serious matter for the
British in Natal, as it not only testifies
to the complete investment of Lady
smith by the Beers, but makes the
relief of General Sir George Stewart
White an extremely difficult operation.
Ten Men Convicted.
Moscow, ID, Nov. THE jury
which has been out in the Coeur
dAledo miners trial brought in a YER.
dict at IL a. m. today The jurymen
fled into the courtroom and the verdict
was delivered by Foreman Tucker.
Ten of the defendants were found guilty
and three not guilty. The convicted
men are: Dennis O'Rourke., Arthur
Wallace, Henry Maroni, John Luucin-
netti, G. r. Burres, Francis Butler, E.
Abinola, P. F. O'Donnel, Mike NAL
vey, Loins Salla. Those who were
acquitted are: F. w. Garrett, Fred
Shaw, w. v. Bundren.
Under the statutes the penalty for
conspiracy against the United States
and q delay of the mails is q one of not
less than 81 900 nor more than SIC, 900,
or not to exceed two years imprison-
ment, or both fine and imprisonment.
Boys Reach Home.
Tacoma, Nov. accompanies A, G,
I. E and L, of the First Washington
regiment, arrived today. Company F
went direct home from Portland to
Dayton, and company G, of Vancouver,
at its home. Companies A and
L. of Spokane, went to Spokane at z
O'Clock tonight, while the Walla Walla,
Tacoma and Yakima companies will
attend the Seattle celebration, the
company going over in the
morning, and the other two leaving
Late tonight. The First Washington
regiment band accompanied the COM
panies coming north by rail, and dis
banded here, the members going to
their homes.
A banquet and reception were ten
dered the companies here today, and a
uarade of military and civic societies
escorted the companies TO tho banquet
halls. Between $4,000 and 60,O
neople cheered the returned volunteers
at the depot and along tho line Of
march.
Lives Lost In Fire.
New York, Nov. 6.-Fire today