Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-30
REBELS ON THE RUN
Filipino Forces Demoralis,d in Face of
Advancing Yankee Boys,
AMERICANS PUSHING RAPIDLY FORWARD
Battleship Oregon Lands Two Hundred Men
Who Take Town of Vigan,
SAILORS WELCOMED BY THE INHABITANTS
Lieutenant Gilmore and His Seven Men in
That Vicinity Are Well.
AlLoRs WELCOMED BY THE INHABITANTS
BELL STRIKES THE INSURGENTS HARD
Defeats Them In Their Mountain Re-
trent. Capturing All Their Artil-
lcry and SuppIics-ARuinaldo
Escapes to the North.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.--General Otis
advices to the War department today show
that the troops are pushing rapidly ahead
and indicate that the decentralization OF the
insurgents is complete. Two dispatches
were received today. The first relates to tho
operations in the northwest part of Luzon
and is as follows:
THE following from the northwest Luzor
coast: Young left San Fernando 23d inst.
where Marsh's battalion, Thirty-third in
fantry, arrived 26th, on which day Youns
was at Namacpacan, where supplied by navy
gunboat Samar. He marched out next day.
Battleshlp Oregon landed 200 men at Vigan
oath inst, no opposition; sailors welcomed
by inhabitants Belief the Spanish and
American prisoners still In vicinity of Ban
gued, guarded by small insurgent force.
Reports from northeast indicate that 500 in
surgent troops at Bayambong Nueva Viscaya
province surrendered yesterday to Lawtons
troops. He advanced by both the San
Nicholas and Caranglan trails"
The second dispatch states General
Macarthur reports from Bayambong that
Bell, with Thirty-sixth and company Thirty
third infantry, struck enemy commanded by
Generals San Miguel and Alejandrino in
mountains west of Mangalaren and by series
of combats through mountains has so scat
tered their forces that concentration is i'm
possible.
BELL has captured all their quick firing and
Krupp guns, ammunition, their powder fac
tory and arsenal. with thousands of pounds
of lead and sheet copper, all their transporta-
tion, engineering tools, clothing and food
ha
tains now being collected. Twenty of the
killed and wounded of the enemy left on the
field. Bell does not report casualties; en-
pected this evening"
watson Reports on Operation.
The following cablegram has been re-
ceved at the Navy department from Admiral
Watson:
"CAvITE, Nov. 29.-Wilde reports the
capture OF Vigan on November &c by the
Oregon's landing force under Lieutenant
Commander McCracken. with Lieutenants
Mccormick, Bestwick Johnston and Captain
Williams and Lieutenant Bermelye, marine
corps. The landing was covered by the Cal
lao, Tappan commanding, and the Samar,
Muslin commanding. Slight resistance, no
casualties. Inhabitants welcomed the flag.
McCracken is holding Vigan until relieved
by the army.
Lieutenant Gilmore is well with seven
men twenty-five miles from Vigan. Re
ceved Meyer code letter from Gilmore by
Albert Sosichen, newspaper artist. who wa;
with Gilmore seven months and escaped.
Brought here by Samar. News from insu.
gents through Spanish sergeant indicates
Urdaneta crew killed except four following:
Farley, Green, Powers and Burke. Names
of the Gilmore party: Walton, Vandot,
Ellsworth Brsolese Anderson, Edwards and
Peterson.
Some wounded were left at Baler. GIL
more has no news of them. WATSON"
Hope for Speedy Release.
The above dispatch, taken in connection
with the advices received today from Gen
eral Otis, describing the success Of the move
ments of the army under Young encourages
the naval officials in the belief that perhaps
by this time the American prisoners referred
to have already been released. With the
naval contingent at Vigan, only twenty five
miles to the west, and the army advance
probably little further distant to the south
east the town of Bagued is nearly sur
rounded and there is little chance of the es-
cape of the insurgent force there If they at
tempt to cucumber themselves in their re-
prisoners of Gilmore's party given in the
cable from Admiral Watson as being at
Bagued, the records OF the Navy department
show that the following men must have been
left at Baler on the east coast OF the island,
where the Yorktown boat crew was captured
last spring John Dillon, Charles A. Nor
rssey, Ora B. Mcdonald, William II. Ryn-
ders. o. w. Woodbury., d. G. Avenville and
A. ]. Nygard,
Work of the OreRon's Men.
MANILA, Nov 29.-1O:2O a ma dis
patch from the Associated Press correspond
ent at Namacpacan, province OF Union, dated
Sunday, November 26, says:
The Oregon, Samara and Callao, with 100
bluejackets and marines from the Oregon.
captured the port of Vigan, province of
South Ilocos, north of here, today. The
Samara and Callao ran close inshore fe
shots were fired, and then the Samara, Cal
lao and Oregon engaged In sharp bonn
bardment of Vgan. The firing from the
shore ceased almost Immediately and the
sailors and marines, with ieldpiece, were
landed.
1t is reported that 700 insurgents under
Generals Tino and Pillar, are massed at
Taguden, ten miles north, and ii has been
concluded to wait at Namacpacan for the
rest OF the Teinforcements. The American
military force was still at Namacpacan sun
day. but a move north was expected to take
place Monday. Two companies OF the Third
volunteers are on their way north TO rein
force the troops at Namacpacan. later
dispatch from Namacpacan says that when
the bluejackets and marines landed at VIgan
they found that the insurgents had fed
The navy will hold the town until relieved
by the troops. which are on their way north.
General Young, with three troops OF the
Third cavalry, and a small detachment OF
Macabebes commanded by Lieutenants Hall,
Qunlan and Bount. arrived at Namacpacan
from San Fernando de Union Thursday, No
yember 23. There they received news OF
Agunaldo, from which II appears that he
passed north, through Namacpacan, Tue5-
day November Il, while General Young was
waiting at San Fernando, twenty miles
south.
The rebel chief is now believed to bs
hiding in Abra province.
When Aguinaldo passed through Namac-