The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-18
CAPITAL Is DESERTED
Aguinaldo and His Cabinet Flee
from Tarlac.
Americans Occupy the Former seat
of Governments, Meeting with No
-Wheren bouts oft
Filipino Leader Unknown.

Manila. Nov. IL 49, s:25 n. H.
Col. llel's regiment and small force
of cavalry entered Tarlac Sunday night
without opposition. Where AguinalGo.
with his army. and the so-caled govern
ment have fled. is u mystery.
When Col. Bell left Capas. ten miles
from Tarlac, at one O'Clock Sunday,
he intended merely to reconnniter. lie
had with him the Thirty-siXth nfan-
try. Slaven's scouts. troop T., of the
Fourth cavalry; II battalion of the
Twenty-second regiment and gatling
guns. The scouts. mounted, preceded
the main body up the railroad. They
met Il hundred rebels 1T Murcia. but
the insurgents quickly retreated. The
scouts found the depot burning. but
eNiinguished the fire and saved the
building. The main column marched
up the wagon road but before reach
ing Tarlac divided, entering the town
on two sides at eight o'clock without
Il shot being fired. The insurgents had
evacuated the place only Il few hours
beforc,> setting fire TO the railway STA
ton and the rolling stock. They left
u rear guard of 400 men, who. how
ever, failed to make a stand and cover
the retreat OF the main force OF insur-
gents. as they had probably been or
dered to do. The rebel ordnance is re-
ported to have been shipped to the
town of O'Donaell
The Americans are continuing their
advance so rapidly that the insurgents
hnNr not the time necessary 10 destroy
the railroad.
BambHn Captured.
Manila, Nov. l3.--Gcn. Macarthur
tool, Bamban Saturday. This is sup
posed 10 be the strongest position held
by the Filipinos except Tarlac. The
brief accounts of the engagement re-
ccivcd indicate that the rebels fought
according To their recent tactics, re-
treating ;fter firing a few vollcys. One
officer Of the Thirty-SiNth regiment
is the only american. reported killed.
Gen. Macarthur began his advance
AT daylight, Col. Smith. with the
Seventeenth regiment, on The right:
Mai Bells command and the Thirty
sixth ON the left and the Ninth in
the center. Col. Smith encountered a
small force At six o'clock. easily dis
pcrsing the rebels. Mai. Bell secured
n Easition on the mountain. from
which he poured an cniIadimg fire
from rifles and hotchkiss guns upon
the first line of the encmy's trenches.
The Filipinos stood he fire for 90 min
utcs and then retrcatcd to the noun
tains. Gen. Macarthur entered Ram
ban at ten o'clock and Col. Smith or-
cllpicd Capas. the first town beyond.
Gen. La0ton's headquarters are stll
at Cabanatun. Gen. Young. with his
cavalry and infantry. is still pushing
ahead through the fearful mud. but
his exact whereabouts are not known.
prcgrcSs Delayed.
Wa.E;ngtGn NOV. H. Three impor-
tant dispatches from Gen. Otis were re-
ccivcd A the war department Saturday.
The harGships and difficulties
encountered by eur troops in their AL
vance and giving Il captured inSurgent
dispatch showing the live OF argument
put forward 10 sustain the insurrcc-
ton. The dispatches are as follows:
Typboons Hinder Gen. Hughes,
"Manlla. Nov. lis, we're typhoons oyer
Pluay last two days impcded the march OF
Gen. Hughes troops; his column several
miles ncrth Ct west OF I'oio. Insurgents
have abandoned strong defeAscs IN hat
scct ion"
Floods Cause tnshouts.
Manila. Nov. 1l.--Lawton pushing troops
through on l.upad.mgan and San Quentin
road: but country submerged; bridges and
recently constructed RATS washed cut,
and wheel transportation canrot move.
Il is reliance on cavalry few infantry and
native scouts liVlrg mostly on country.
Macarthur commenced advance carly this
morning. Yesterday two companies OF the
infantry under Chynoweth
making reconnaissance on Malatong and
Conco pcion road struck battalion of The
enemy, which left % dead on the Held; our
ca suaities reported as three wounded"
Insurgcnt Dispatches Captured.
"Maniia. Nov. IA number Of Off
c!al insurgcnt dispatches captured yester-
day by Gen. Young's troops in the north
and forwarded by Lawton last night. They
Indicate directed abandonment by enemy
Of country in vicinity of Cabantauan and
San Jose and hurried movements by way
Of laying over mountains TO Bayonbonay.
thence on to ApirrI. AnorG the Dispatch
the folio wing appears:
"'Tarlac. Nov. ), 1Sg9.-Otis did rot ac-
cept proposition to-day: enemy attacked
our outposts because Otis promiS, Nc
Kinley to take Tar!ac to-day; think they
cannot break through. Take care OF pris-
onCrs. as therein lies our great hopes os-
pecialiy Cor our wives. There IL no such
miscrult 90 either by the government or
by Miong. Spanish commissions tried
TO deceive us: dealing with us as insurg-
ents; our government sent them away:
and they withdrew greatly displcascd.
Quadruple alliance between Germany,
Franco, Russia and Spain IL a fact Before
DECEMBER we viii know our fate. Through
put Europe there Is sympathy for our
cause ifcan democrats clearly H. our
favor; they are sure of l3ryan's triumph
next election. Pay no attention 10 your
Affairs and never mind the rest"
The dispatches are given verbatim
rs received. with several uniutelligible
words. including "Miscruit." Inquiry
IS being made to learn whether his is
4 cable error or a word used in The in.
sargent dispatch:
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