The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26

MANILA, Nov. 25.-The news which the
steamship Brutus brings from Dagupan
dispels all doubts that the so-called Fill
pino republic is crumbling like house Of
cards Aguinaldo is deserted, or being
abandoned by the politicians, and the
army which, a fortnight ago, was en-
trenched at Tarlac and exercised a de
facto government over nine-tenths of the
people of Luzon, is fugitive in the noun
tains, with small hope Of re-esta blishing
the machinery Of government The army
is scattered in the Mills on both sides Of
the railroad, and widely separated. The
ruling spirit Of the cabinet is a prisoner in
Manila Three provincial governors have
arrived at Manila to request Gen. Otis to
install them in their old offices, under the
new regime. DR.. Luna, a prominent In
surrecuonist, has arrived here and his
friends and many others are applying to
Gen. Otis for permission to enjoy the lux
uries of Manila after months of separa-
ton from civilization.
There We're no demonstrations over the
victory. The flags are flying at half-mast
out of respect for Vice President Hobart
The natives appear to be unmoved. and
insurgents made feeble attacks upon
linus and the Seapote bridge. The large
organized force of Insurgents known TO
remain are those in the Cape province
Aguinaldo began his retreat with 1000
men, under Gen. Gregorio del Pillar. That
force was probably reduced to It's present
proportions by desertion. The last def
mite news as to Aguinaldos whereabouts
is that he passed through Trinidad east
or Arlngay, toward Bayombong, escorted
i by 200 men of the Bulacan battalion. who
| had dwindled from $40 within a week.
Gen. Mlno, who fought the Thirty-third
/ at San Jacinto, is supposed to have Joined
| him A letter from Gen. Mino has been
intercepted, in which the writer says that
| 700 Of his men were killed or wounded.
that he had enough, and was going to the
| mountains
| PURSUING THE REBELS
| Gen. Young, with the Macabebes and
| Chase's troop of cavalry is still on the
! trail Of the rebels. The men and horses
are badly used up. Gen. Wheaton is
trying to get reinforeements and supplies
TO them from the coast. Gen. Young
left Tayug on Nov. 13 to connect with
| Gen. Wheaton. with the Macabebes and
! three troops of cavalry. Two troops.
commanded by Capt Hunter and Lieut..
Thayer, pushed through to Asinean.
From that point Lieut. Thayer. with
twelve men, started for San Fabian. TAX
| ing the chances of getting through the
line to the enemy, who were supposed to
| be between Asingan and San Fabian.
After daring ride by way of MagaIdan
NJ To- into
bian, dashing through a considera BILE
| force of the enemy at Magaldan. His
| undertaking was reported at Manila by
courier from Gen. Young to San Jose.
! The fate of Lieut.. Thayer and his com
| panions was not known until today, and
| fears prevailed here that they had either
been killed or captured.
Maj. Swigert with the other two
| troops, reconnoitered toward Poseorud-
bio, twice attacking a force which, it
| was afterwards learned, was Aguinaldo's 3
rear guard. In the meantime Gen
| Wheaton sent the Fifteenth regiment to
Santo Tomas and Rosario, two launches
| from. the Oregon, Lieut.. Niblack COM
manding, accompanying them along the
shore. A hundred insurgents were found
| entrencked at Rosario. Bucks battalion
and the Eancers drove them from the
! trenches and routed then, the Thirteenth
| regiment losing one man killed and three
| wounded
AGUINALDOS CLOSE CALL.
Cronin's battalion marched to Poseo-
rudbio, there finding Gen. Young forces
who had just learned that Aguinaldo had
| passed through Asingan on his way to
Bilboan the night before. Gen. Young
started to head a party at Poseorudbio
and might have succeeded, but that he
took the wrong road reaching Manaoag
| Of ha
insurge.-t force, capturing quantities Of
supplies, Aguinaldo's wife's effects, and
thirty-five Remingtons Darkness COM
ing on, compelled him to abandon the
pursuit for the night, and a heavy rain
fall on the two following days handi-
capped him further, or else Aguinaldo
might have been captured.
Buencamino's endurance was exhaust
ed. He had left Aguinaldos party there.
and remained among the Americans a
week until the natives betrayed him.
Aguinaldo is on the mountain trails, hav-
ing twenty-five horses in the party, and
has good chance of eluding the Amer
leans unless he gets among hostile ma
tives.
Gen. Lawton entered San Fabian with
his staff on Nov is, after a perilous and
eXhausting trip. He arranged the distri-
button of troops in the surrounding
country, and started to return to Tauog
on Sunday
The business men of Dagupan and many
foreigners have sent word to Gen. Wheat
on that the insurgents had evacuated
and requested that he garrison the
place. Capt. Howland took battalion
of the Thirteenth regiment and proceed
ed to Dagupan. He found $500 people in
d town whose nominal population is
$4,000, the remainder having fed to the
sWamps. Capt. Howland reinstalled in
Office the local authorities of Aguinaldo's S
government, all of whom took the oath
of allegiance.
The Third cavalry had one man killed
and three wounded in the fight at Santo
| TCmas.
CAPTURE OF BUENCAMINO.
Buencamino, the brains of the Filipino
instruction, is locked up here, in charge