The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-08
AGUlNALDO
FLEEING
SOUTHWARK
TO Cavite, Where the Insurgents
Have Their Greatest
Strength.
SLEEPING ON THEIR ARMS
Are American Soldiers and Their 4
Increased Activity-lIutiny
in NegrOs.

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MANILA, Dec. {, 1850 p. m.-The ek-
pectation Of catching AguInaldo in the
north has been practically abandoned,
and the probability now Is that he VIII
turn southward If he is not already
there, with his destination cavite pror-
Ince, his home, where the insuIrectlon
began, ana where 1t stlll has Its great
est strength. The Filipino soldiers IA
that province have recently been show
ing Increased enthusiasm and boldnessr
and captured insurgents say that
Agulnaldo is coming to join them with
a large army. The same belief pre-
walls among the natives at Manila and
elsewhere that Agufuafdo intends to
make his headquarters in Cavite prov
ince.
There are 5000 Insurgents before linus
and Bacoor, keeping the Americans
sleeping on their arms and nightly
awaiting an attack. The FllIplnos have
several cannon.
The first mayor Of linus under the
American regime who deserted, was
their leader in the assaults, and Is am-
bilious to take the town.
Three soldiers of the Fourth infantry
have deserted, and are now with the
enemy.
Most Of the Inhabitants Of linus are so
strong in their sympathies with the In
surgents that 1t is necessary to use a
part Of the regiment to patrol the
streets and to prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small COM
mands and are pursuing bands Of Fiil-
plnos.
General Macarthur is engaged In
clearing the mountain country west OF
the ManlIa-Dagupan railroad. General
Grant Is moving from Angeles toward
subIs with 400 men. Colonel Bell Is
sweeping south from MGngatarem.
Thus far the American COMMANDERS
have been unable % locate large bodies
OF insurgents, although there were
about 800 IN San Clemeutlne, nine miles
south Of Mangatarem. early IN the
week.
Colonel Wood, with the Sixteenth reg
iment and cavalry. and General Law
ton, with a force from San 1sidro, are
operating against General Pillars army
in the san Mateo valley. Major Batch
elor, with q battalion OF the Twenty
fourth infantry is making daring ex-
pedltIon. He left Bayombong. province
OF Nueva vizcaya, week ago to march
through the Cagayan valley to the
north coast Of Luzon, intending to
reach Aparri. at the mouth Of the Gag
ayen river, the most important north
ern seaport OF the island. While no
large forces are known to be in his
path, 1t may be that he has had some
flghtlng, although the friendllnesa Of
the inhabitants Is counted upon to help
him. When he arrives at Aparri he
will hnd gunboat awaiting him. The
Spanish prisoners in the Benguet region
are escaping from the Fillpinos and are
flocklng into vigan. Several hundred
are there already and steamer viii go
to bring them to Manila.
MANILA. Dec. Z, 1850 p. m.-The
transport Manauense, which arrived
here from San Francisco November %,
after terrible voyage. was scheduled
to start for home to-day with dis
charged soldiers. a large force has
been employed in repairing her machln-
cry, but tt was impossible to get her
in condition to leave to-day and her de-
parture was postponed until next week.
Her captain secured crew Of Chinese
nt Hong Kong to take her to san Fran
cisco. The steamer Rosario, chartered
by the government to bring n load Of
cattle from the island OF Mampulugan
10 IloIlo, left IIollo Monday and went
ashore on the rocks near Mampulugan.
Her crew and passengers were saved
and taken to NegrOs.
The transports olympia and Penn
sylvania arrived to-day.
MANILA, Dec. Z, 10:so p. m.-TheTe
has been a mutlny of native police in
one OF the towns OF the island Of Ne
gros. An American officer was killed.
No particulars have yet been received.
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