The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
FOUR AMERICANS KILLED
INSURGENTS MASSING IN THE
NORTH OF LUZON.
RESISTANCE EXPECTED AT MoNTALBoN
The Filipinos Are Also Entrenching at San
Mateo, a Position of Great Strength. Mac
Arthur Returns to Tarlac. Wheaton
Holds San Fabian.

Holds San Fabian.
Manila, Nov. 23-00:50 p. M.l-Se-
we're fighting in the north of Iloilo be-
gan Tuesday, November 21st. Four
Americans were killed and twenty-five
were wounded, including three officers.
The insurgents are retreating to Santa
Barbara, but the fighting continues.
Manila, Nov. 23.-d2:50 z. M.)-The
insurgents from the north are concen-
trating at Montalban and San Mateo.
where it is expected they will make
pied these places; and the insurgents be-
lieve them to be impregnable.
A reconnaissance to the northwest of
San Mateo on Tuesday developed the
fact that the rebels were moving stores
and men to Montalban. The number
of the insurgents is unknown.
A reconnaissance made yesterday
showed that 200 rebels are entrenched
at San Mateo and others in the valley
between there and Mariquina, where the
rebel outposts are stationed.
General Young entered San Mateo lasr
September and found the place especially
adapted for a strong resistance.
Manila, Nov. 23.-5:55 p. m--General
Macarthur has returned TO larlae and
has established his headquarters at
Aguinaldo'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 formerly at
tached to the insurgent army, and the
Alcalde (mayor) with General MacAr-
thur and Colonel Bell, in carriage
headed a procession through the town.
General Macarthur received an owe tion.
Explaining the Americans intention
he announced that they intended to gar
fison all the towns on the railroad.
Hundreds of men are in the fields har-
yesting rice, along the railroad. The
foreigners in the territory assert that
Aguinaldo was not expecting the Amer
can advance for u month, when the rains
would have finished. He had permitted
a large part of his army to scatter to
their homes and do the harvesting. The
soldiers have hidden their rifles about
their homes. If this is trlle 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 regiment and
a battalion of the Seventeenth regiment
was noteworthy feature. The river i
broad and swift Part of the command
was ferried over ON rafts, and the re-
mainder SWAN over, holding on to "a life
line strung across.
General Wheaton, when General Mac
Arthur communicated with him was
holding San Fabian and two or three
neighboring towns.
Captain Ieonhauser's capture of the
town of O'Donnel was remarkable
stroke. His command consisted of three
companies of the Twenty-fifth regiment
Captain Albright and Lieutenants bates
and Morton commanding He started
af six o'clock at night and marched l.
miles in the mud The only regular ap
proach was along road ard over a
river whose bridge was strongly fortified
The entrance of the town was entrench.
ed. The soldiers left the road and fo,
flowed cattle trail to the rear Of the
town.
At daylight the commands separated
one advancing along the bank to the
town and the other fla1king it. The
insurgents force was asleep, except those
at the outposts who were captured with
out shooting. One platoon ran down
the main street to trench and the Other
detachments made quick search of the
houses.
An officer describing the scene said
.srhe negro soldiers were pouring out
of every house, dragging sleeping, fright
ened Filipino warriors kicki. r.
the streets. Ut was a race to see A
company could control the most r'ili
pinos.. The women and children believ
inc the stories told that the negro sol
diers were cannibals, shrieked frightfully
After all the rifles had been secured the
Filipinos We're surprised by being tolc
to go to their homes and attend tc
work"
1880 p. m.-Colonel Carpenter, Novem-
her 18th, advanced to Santa Barbara
straight north from Jaro, taking trench
after trench, the enemy fighting and re-
treating
General Hughes column has steadily
been advancing north to gain a position
west Of Santa Barbara. 1t encountered
the enemy in small detachments. Six
TO ten Americans were wounded in this
column.
Colonel Carpenter started during the
night of November Goth, and opened
with Battery G, of the Sixth artillery.
at daybreak, November 21st. on the
trenches The enemy volleyed as the
artillery took up a position, wounding
four.
Two companies of the Twenty-sixtl