Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
HUNTING ACUINALDO.
American Troops Pursuing Insur-
gent Leader in the Mountains.
A FIGHT WITH Gen. PILLARS FORCE.
The Rebel General KILLED at the Front Of
His Mon Stirring News Received at
washington- CabiegrAm. from
Admiral Watson.

Aumtrnt Wnthous
Manila, Dec. 14-,The following dis
patch, dated Cervantcs, December 8,
has been received from correspondent
of the Associated press with Maj.
March's battalion:
Maj March. with Capts. Jenkinson and Cum
ningham. Lieuts. Tompsins, Rucker. McClci-
land and Power and i2S men. Is about starting
for Bontoc, the principal town In the province
OF that name, 10 the northeast through an
absolutely dc ,olnte country and over noun
tain 1000 feet high. He Is pursuing A-unnido,
whose escort, now reduced to 10 men, Is known 10
be there. According to the natives, Agunaido
intends to disguise himself ind 10 take CIR
cuitous trail toward Bayombong, province OF
Nueya Vizcaya.
Mai March. with 80 men. arrived ut Cervnn-
ties, In the heart OF the Tilad mountains, on the
evening OF December 3. about ~ hours behind
Agunaldo. who had believed he had found an
inaccessible refuge On December the Amer
lean commander had wonderful light In
cloud-envelopcd mountain pass. 800 feet above
the sea. completely routing Gen Gresorio aei
Pllur's force Of sDy picked men In position ai-
most strong enough TO rival Thcrmopyiae. Gen.
Pillar died ut the front OF his men. urging them
to make stand, until che ball OF u sharpshoot-
er pierced his head. His followers tried to carry
away his body, but were compelled TO lay II
down. Two OF the Americans were killed ana
were buried where they fell. The Others, carry
Ing nine wounded camped for the night on top
OF the mountain. nm eminence OF 400 feet, sur
fering greatly from the cold blasts. In me
morning they moved down the trail to Dusaqui'
where they learned that Aguinaldo, with u Few
men and three women, all carried on htters
borne by Igorrotes had passed along the trail
In N
A runuer had brought him the news Of the death
Of his chief Of stan He was greatly affected
and prepared instantly for flight,
Gen. Conception, with six officers, who had de-
serted A .uinaldo. surrendered when Maj.
March reach Cayan, province OF Lepanto. on
arriving nj Ceramics. Maj. March's battalion
was without food except rice, and had only
small supply Of ammunition. Mai March Sc
cured i've days rations made arrangements Tor
his sick and wounded. and. having chosen y
mounted and 100 unmounted men, resumed the
chnsc ut daybrcak.
NEWS RECEIVED At WASHINGTON.
Washington, Dec. 1i.-Gen. Otis had
some ss;rring news TO report yesterday
from Manila, his advices going to
show that the insurgents are ut the
end of their resources from military
point of view and are melting away
before the rapid advance of the Ameri-
can troops at all points. The secretary
of war regards the information as the
most important that has come to hand
for months past. The capture of
Mabini, reported by Macarthur from
Bayambang, is especially gratifying.
The members of the Philippine COM
mission now in Washington declare
without reserve that Mabini was the
head and front of the instruction.
Aguinaldo was only tigurehead.
Next in importance to the capture OF
Mnbini in the developments OF the
campaign was the bold stroke OF Capt.
McCalla, of the Newark, in capturing
the whole province of Cagayan. With
Macarthur holding the province OF
Isabella adjoining and Young's hold
ing ont on the opposite or western
shore OF the upper peninsula, the Ameri-
can forces are now in technical occupa-
ton of the whole northern end OF
Luzon from point just north OF the
gulf Of Lingayen.
CABLEGRAMs FROM ADMIRAL WATSON.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE naval nc
count of the operations Of the ships in
Luzon Is contained in two cablegrams
from Admiral Watson ut Cavite dated
Yesterday. The first reads as follows.
Burwell reports that the Wheeling landed
naval force and n detachment OF troops, Kaiser
commanding. 10 miles northwest Of Luzon anc
attacked the city yesterday. releasing l,sW
SpanIards Am holding ut the request OF Gen
Young. Nocasualtics. Watson.
The second cablegram reads:
Gen. Tirona. commanding Flliplnos, uncondi'
tionaliy surrendered APART and Clyagen
province e. Capt McCilln. Of the Newark. on
the llth OF December. Princeton and Helena nj
prescnt In the river All arms and ammunition
surrendered Tirona surrendered from patriotic
motives to prevent further bloodshed He was
appointed civil governor by McCalla. subject to
the approval OF Otis. Tho Helenn was dis
matched I'M the river with stores for Bachelors
troops. 30 miles south of APART. Aparri and
Enigma lighthouses NATURALIZATION.
FILIPINO SECRETARY OF STATE TAKEN.
Manila. Dec. li.--Mabini, former sec
retary OF state in the so-called Filipino
government and Aguinaldo's ablest adj
wiser, although of late withdrawn from
official connection with the insurrec-
ton, has been captured by Gen. Mac
Arthur near Rosales. lie will be
brought to Manila. Mabini has been
the leader of the extreme anti-Amer-
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