The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-25

demonstration brought on a general en-
gagement, which lasted from 2:30 to 4
O'Clock. without any decided advantage TO
us Concern being felt about the fanking
force. an attempt was made TO establish
communication with them At I o'clock the
head OF Colonel's Hare's column. the ThiT-
ty-third u S. Volunteer Infantry arrived.
drawing heavy fire from the enemy along
his entire front and disclosing d vastly
greater force than had been estimated
An hour later Yolleys were heard in the
mountains TO the enemys right and rear,
ara from the rapid evacuation by an in
surgent battalion OF the high trenches Il
was known that the fsnkirg party had at
last reached their position One company
OF the Thirty-fourth and two companies Of
the Thirty-third u S. Volunteer Infantry
led by Lieutenant Colonel Howe Of the
Thirty-fourth. closed the lighting, which
had continued until long after dark, by
spirited charge
On the following morning the cavalry
which had withdrawn during the night and
encamped in the valley. returned on the
r2ain road to Vigan. accompanied BY Cen
eral Young Hare and Howe were d.
reeted TO follow TiniO and prevent him
from embarrassing Major March's column
ard to force the RELIEF OF all prisoners.
They captured San Quintan and forced the
evacuation OF the defences in Abra canyon
On the 9Th Colonel Hare cut across to
San Jose by an extraordinarily rapid march
and effectually blocked any insurgent
forces going south by the canyon Of the
Abra- Howe pushed into Bangued and
thence to Dolores and Hare. being re-
lieved OF all apprehension about March.
turned north In support OF Howe. The
report Of Major March OF his gallant and
successful fight with the insurgent forces
under command OF GeaeraI GregoriO Gel
Pillar in the Tia Pass. in which General
Pillar was killed and his forces routed. has
been previously published
Native cOuriers arrived at Nigan with
dispatches from Wilder. who had reached
Concepsion. and Spanish prisoners report
ed TiniO. with 2G0 men and American and
Spanish prisoners. retreating up the Abra
River toward Lepanto. Released Spanish
prisoners were assembling rapidly at Vigan
and LOag. and on December a large num-
Der We're shipped to Manila on the Relief.
Hot After TIniO.
"In the meantime Colonies Hare and
Howe were In not pursuit Of Tinio and
his prisoners. who used every device he
was capable OF 10 mislead the troops and
cover the trail OF the prisoners, who had
been sent on with force Of two officers
AID $50 men as a special guard At this
.ncture Lieutenant Hayes. OF General
.Oung's stan. received the surrender OF
Major Natividad, from whom much VAL
liable information was obtained
Leaving Captain ROLLS. with eighty
fOOt-sOre and shoeless men from the two
commands. 10 guard the mouth OF the
canyon against the forces Of TiniO and
Natividad, those two iron-nerved officers.
Hare and Howe. who had consolidated
their forces Of equally daring men, pushed
on with fierce determination 10 Cyertake
the prisoners and their guard
There is sufficient evidence to show
that Tinio had given orders that prisoners
falling out from exhaustion should be bay
oneted. From time to time unmistakable
evidence Of the presence OF the prisoners
was found along the trail and acted as
an additional incentive to both officers and
men 10 redoubie their efforts TO oyertake
their unfortunate eountrymen- About /
p. N. on the 10Th a signal from the ad-
vance guard warned them that they were
in the presence OF q possible enemy. 4
reconnaissance developed a party OF insu--
gents. and in the rush FIVE Of their num-
Der were killed and ten taken prisoners.
With this detachment were Mcdonald,
Fitzgerald. and Farley. American prison
eTs, Who we're Tecaptured- Lieutenant Gill
more had left the place with the rest Of
the prisoners early that morning. but
Wutu OFeIldEen NAc lOttoWlHs 0dgr lIe
18th. had been abandoned by his guard
who had learned Of the proximity of the
pursuing force
on the nth OF December. General Con-
cepciOn and staff. consisting Of five Off
GERS and six enlisted men. were captured
by Major Mar h. On January l. AguinaI-
dos wife and sister. TWO sisters Of Colonel
Leyba- wife OF Colonel Slayer. the wife OF
Lieutenant CristObaI. Colonel Sityar. lieu
go
ct rank. and ten or twelve servants. all
belonging to the retinue Of AguH.aIdo.
We're sent in y March.
Lieutenant Cashier. with his datach-
ment Of Loves Scouts, marched on Bay
ombong. where he found Second Lscdteu-
ant Munro. Of the Fourth Cavalry. in CON-
mand OF small detachment, negotiating
for the surrender OF the place. Lieutenant
Cashier generously deferred to Lieutenant
Munro and allowed him to receive the
surrender Of General Canon his aides and
the forces garrisoning the town In this
connection IL may be stated that the
march OF Lieutenant Cashiers detach-
ment. covering a period from November 10
to December 81. is one Of the most re-
marEable Oh record. and il is probably the
longest continuous march made during the
Instruction Captain NcCalla. Of the Uni
ted States Navy. received the surrender
OF General ItrOna and the lnSurgent forces
IN the Province Of Cagayan at Aparri
ION January 5 Lisutenart Gilmore and
the recaDtured American prisoners ar
rived at Vigan- At San Isidio the first
Spanish prisoners Joined the column. ard
from that time on at almost every town
through which the troops passed The ad-
vance was so rapid that it was not posi-
bic to make lists at all places. but * is
believed that the total number CT Spani
prisoners released By the command was
1000.
The TWO primary objects OF the expedi-
ton: first. that OF scattering the insuFgelt
forces. and second, the recapture OF
American and Spanish prisoners had now
been effected. and it but remained to DIS
perse or capture the small insurgert ban Is
which for a time made their pre-enee felt
II the locality.
General Young extends his thanks t.
the officers ard men OF the Navy for their
cordial support. and of the troops CT his
command says: They elung ID the main
purposes for which the campaign was in
augUr2ted and pursued the course laid out
for them with a tenacity OF purpose ard
physical endurance which. think far
exceeded the highest expectation CT te,isf
OF their country Is they certainly did that
of their genera
A REMOTE LUMBER FAMINE.