The record-union., 1899-11-26


He found $500 people in a town, whose
nominal population is $4,000, the re-
malnder having fled to the sWampS.
Captain Howland reinstalled in office
the local authorities of Aguinaldo'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 Tomas.
BUENCAMINO A PRISONER.
MANILA, Nov. 25.-Q:25 p. m.)-
Buencamino, the brains of the Filipino
insurrection, is locked up here in charge
of Brigadier General Edward B. Willis
ton, the Provost Marshal. When Tar
lac fell Buencamino fed northward
with Aguinaldo's three-year- old son,
and an old lady, supposed to be the
want, Tomas Maxarine, and a guard
of 100 soldiers.
Reaching the neighborhood of the
coast November 18th, Buencamino
found American soldiers on every side
and escape impossible. So he sought
refuge in little Pangasinan village,
six miles from Manaoag, who were
lukewarm toward the insurrection. On
brought the news on Noye1ober Doth to
Colonel Luther r. Hare, commanding
the Thirty-third Infantry, garrisoning
Manaoag. After communicating with
General Wheaton, General Marcus Gro
nin's battalion surrounded the village
on November Dist Buencamino's guard
had hidden their rifles and uniforms,
and Buencamino surrendered without
and $1,000 in gold.
General Wheaton kept the woman
and child. and sent Buencamino to Ma
Mia on the transport Brutus, in charge
of Lieutenant Smith of the Twentieth
Infantry. He seemed cheerful and
rather glad that his troubles had cui-
minated. On the Brutus arriving at
Manila this morning Lieutenant Smith
took Buencamino to the palace. He
was only a few minutes in General Otis
office. The prisoner told General Otis
that he desired peace. and had FOR a
long time used his influence for 'teace.
Aguinaldo he added, was retreating
north with 1000 men and two cannon.
General Otis then summoned Provost
Marshal Williston, who previous to
driving away with Buencamino receiv-
ed instructions to lock him up in COM
Portable quarters, and allow no person
to see him.
Buencamino is the chief author of the
Filipino Constitution and most of the
state documents.
OTIS TELLS OF THE CAPTURE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-The Adju-
tant General has received the following
cablegram from General Otis:
Manila, Nov. 25th.
"A vessel from Lingayen Gulf, with
dispatches from Wheaton up to the I'D
inst. brought in Buencamino the in
surgent Secretary of State, who was
captured on the 21st inst. He was 18th
Aguinaldo, and the party LEFT Tarlac
on the night of the 18th, to be escort
ed north by 1900 troops from Bayom-
bong and Dagupan These troops
Wheaton struck at San Jacinto and
! Young to the eastward. AguinaIdo,
with part of his family, escaped north
with 200 men, passing between Young
anoN Wheaton. Young was still in pur-
suit at last. accounts and has been ra-
! toned at San Fernando Agulnaldo's
mother and oldest child. with Buenca-
mino, separated from the rest of the
party. The mother was lost in the
woods, and the child, i years old. ia
with Wheaton's troops. Two thousand
dollars in gold, belonging to the mother.
was captured and is now in the Manila
treasury.
"A heavy storm in Lingayen has pre-
vented the loading of troops there for
the north. Macarthur has captured an
insurgent director of the railroad, who
endeavored to destroy the railroad to
Dagupan; also Captain Lawrence. an
Englishman who served in Aguinaldo's
artillery. The telegraph is not work.
ing north of Tarlac to-day
"Lawton is believed to be on the mil
! itary road to Bayombont, The roads
are now practicable for wagons. and
supplies for him are being forwarded
Our troops have liberated 300 Span
lsh prisoners recently"
The following cablegram has been re-
ceived at the War Department from
General Otis:
Manila, Nov 18th
Ihe insurgents made a feint IN linus
last night Three enlisted men were
wounded. The enemy's loss was two
Killed and one captured. They quickly
Withdrew. Ad litional troops were sent
from Manila to-day The Insurgents
VIII be driven south T.eports from
Negros are encouraging The chief in.
surgent leader of the north of the ISL
and has surrendered voluntarily. More
planting is being done and more sugar
mills are at work than at any time
since the revolution against Spain be.
gan Officers report that the .,eonIe
are apparently cheerful and hopeful.
also that the form of government in on
! Grafton is we'll suited to their conditions
and is working smoothly"
| MOVEMENT AGAINST REBELS TN
PANAY.
MANILA, Nov. %. l 80 n. m-Tba
movement against the insurgents in tho
island of Panay has resulted in drivinv
them to the mountains twenty miles IN
ward The troops engaged were two
! battalions of the Nineteenth Regiment
a battalion of the Twenty-sixth Reei-
ment, the Eighteenth Regiment, Gordon
mounted scouts and Bridgmans bat
terry of the Sixth Artillery.
The Americans in all lost five men
Killed and had thirty-eght wounded
General Hughes. General Carpenter and
I colonel Edmund Rice commanded dur-
ing the various fights. Thirty-two in.
surgents were killed in the engagements
and the natives reported that nineteen
cart loads of wounded were taken awav
The Americans killed were a Lien
tenant of the Eighteenth Regiment and
a sergeant of artillery. Twelve obso' etc
cannon were captured. Santa Barba a
/ and Maasin arsenal were deserted he
fore the Americans arrived The insur-
gents seeing it was imnoSsihle 70 ras;st