The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-24
MACARTHUR
AT TARLAC.
Headquarters Established at Ag-
uinaldO's Former Residence.
REBEL oHIEFTAIN HEARD FROM.

He Was Seen by an Escaped spanish
Corporal at Bayom bong on the Night
or Nov. i3-was Hatiess and Hi-
Clothes Were Torn.
Manila Nov. 24.-General MacAr.
thur has returned to Tarlac and has
established his headquarters at Agui-
naldo's former residence.
During the entire movement from
Corona to Dagupan not a shot was
fired. The inhabitants Of San Carlos
met the Americans with a band for
merly attached to the insurgent army,
and the alcalde (mayor), with General
Macarthur and Colonel Bell, in a car.
riage, headed a procession through tha
town.
General Macarthur received an
ovation Explaining the Americana
intentions. he announced that they in
tended TO garrison all the towns or
the railroad Hundreds Of men are in
the fields, harvesting rice. along the
railroad. The foreigners I'm the ter
ritory assert that Aguinaldo was not
expecting the American advance for "a
month when the rains would have
finished. He had permitted large
part Of his army TO scatter to their
homes and do the harvesting The sol
diers had hidden their rifles about
their homes. If this is true many
rifles are likely to be brought In TO
secure the $50 offered for each weapon
seized
The fording of Pampanga river.
above Tarlac. by the Thirty-sixth reg.
iment and a battalion of the Seven
teenth regiment was a noteworthy feat.
The river is broad and swift Part OF
the command was ferried over on
RATS. and the remainder swan over,
holding onto the life line strung across.
General Wheaton, when General
Macarthur communicated with him,
was holding San Fabian and two or
three neighboring towns
Captain Leonhauser's capture Of tho
town Of O'Donnel with three companies
was a remarkable stroke. He started
at o'clock at night and marched 10
miles in the mud The only regular
approach was along a road and over
a river whose bridge was strongly for
tilted. The entrance Of the town was
entrenched The soldiers left the road
and followed cattle trail to the rear
OF the town. At daylight the COM
mand separated, one company advanc-
ing on the back of the town and the
others flanking it. The insurgent force
was asleep, except those at the out
posts, who were captured without
shooting One platoon ran down the
main street to trench ard the other
detachment made a quick search OF
the houses.
An officer describing the scene said:
The negro soldiers were pouring out
of every house. dragging sleepy, fright
ened Filipino warriors by the collar
and kicking them into the street. II
was a race to see which company
would corral the most Filiplnos. The
women and children, believing the
stories told that the negro soldiers
were cannibals shrieked frightfully.
After all the rifles had been secured
the Filipinos were surprised by being
told to go to their homes and attend
to work"
Colonel Carpenter, Nov. is. advanced
to Santa Barbara, straight north from
Jaro, taking trench after trench. the
enemy fighting and retreating. The
country between Jaro and Santa Bar
bara is thickly entrenched, especially
near Pavia.
A Spanish corporal captured by the
Filipinos has arrived here from Tar
lac. He says he saw Aguinaldo, ac-
by a prominent leader and
Is men, arrive at Bamombong Day-
during the night Of Nov. l9.
hatless, his clothes torn and spattered
with mud and his horse exhausted
and his companions secured
fresh horses and proceeded immedi-
ately toward Mangalaren, in Pangas-
man province, west OF Bayombong,
The corporal is convinced that he is
not mistaken, having seen Aguinaldo |
several times during recent months.