The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-14
department has received tbe fo1,o,na
cablegrams:

|. Manila, November 10.
GeIeral Lawton experiences some
uiiIicuIty on account of continued nm
rains in that section of the
country His advance at San Jose YES
teroay at Carranglan today; strong
Iorce put through on Aliago route;
foung captured yesterday considera.
bic additional Cubanatuan arsena,
property in transit north, among which
l44 cartridges for Pinch guns and
twenty two boxes LES inch ammuni-
tfon for Hotchkiss guns, fifty proiec-
ties for 5 and S-inch breech loading
rlrle cannon. two boxes of granadas,
considerable other ordnance property,
two tons casting, and arsenal machin-
cry in parts. He is meeting with op-
position, but the advance not much i'm
peded thereby. Macarthur reconnoft-
ering north of Mabalacat yesterday,
Bell to left, Laven's scouts directed to
front and Seventeenth infantry on
Mayalang n Conception road; rail-
o from Angeles 10 Bamband de-
stroyed. Macarthur will have 40, 900
ratlons TO front today, and will take
UP advance to Tarlac tomorrow. WheL
ton reports twenty-eight Spanish prIs-
onerS secured, 300 insurgent recruits
escaped TO mountains from enemy dur
ing battle San FABIAN; these recruits
were en- route to Dagupan. Wheaton
says everything favorable to carrying
out successfully his instructions and
thaI cooperation of navy is complete.
OTIS"
Manila, November 10.
Rep received yesterday concern
ing Wheaton's movement one
He did a ait San Fabian and drove
bulk Of enemy back in desired direc-
ton towards Dagupan. Operations
completely successful in every particu-
lar. Otis"
AGUINALDO'S RETREAT.
Washington, November 1O.-Interest
is felt in the war department over
AguinaldO's sudden change of base
northeaStward from Tarlac to Bayom-
bong, about s~eventy-five miles distant.
Ihere are numerous SpellingS OF the
latter place, but the form given is the
n most generally adhered to on the
a in possession of the war depart
ment. The most interesting feature OF
the situation is that Aguinaldo has
been forced out of the Tagalo coun-
try in a region to the north where Ia
gallo is not spoken and where the
mountains are filled with Negritos and
other ava tribes who are hostile to
the Tagalos.
To the southwest base of Carabello
mountain there is a narrow break IN
the mountain range. Within a few
AiAtiOo ClOOALu IIIC pdoC VI Sd1 dUSllO
mountain on its northern slope one
strikes the head waters of THE great
Cagayan river that flows northward
ESQ miles into the China sea. 1t is on
the head waters of the Magat that
Aguinaldo is now located. The way
is open for him down the long stretch
of river to APART at the mouth of the
Cagayan where it flows into the sea.
This is n of the widest, but richest
valleys in the island. lit is believed that
the river Cagayan is navigable for our
tinclad boats $50 miles from it's mouth
and for cascoes much further.
1t is expected as soon as Aguinaldo
shows any disposition to move down
the valley toward the China sea that
the warships and gunboats will be
sent around the northern end of the
island Ito meet him and shut off his
escape.
If it is his intention to escape from
LuzOn, he would naturally seek APART
or some northern port, but the country
around Carabello mountain is such he
could probably stand off the whole
American force in a game of hide and
seek in the hills for the greater part
Of the coming winter.
Secretary Root feels no concern over
the move of AguinaldO to a new base
of operations ait Bayombong. The Sec
rotary a today that the move. was
distinctly ~retrograde. 1t was in the
nature of a retreat after finding that
his former base was untenable.
Throughout the war department the
view prevails that Aguinaldo's move
does not materially change the cam
paign plans n that these will be
pushed with unabated vigor.