The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-30
PURSUING THE REBELS.
Gen. Young's Story Of the Excit-
ing Chase Of Aguinaldo.
TlNIO'S VAIN BOAST.
second Insta1lment of Philippine Ex-
periences Made Public by the
War Department. e

Washington, D. c., May 25.-The Sec
ond installment of Gen. S. B. NJ.
1oung's report upon his operations in the
philippines was made public at the war
department today. 1t deals with the
pursuit of Aguinaldo through northern
Luzon, the release of the Spanish prison
ers in the hands of the Fiipinos and the
rccapture OF Lieut.. Gilmore Of the navy
ana his party.
On the 18th of November last Gen.
10ung wired Gen. Otis from PoZorrubiO
70 the effect that Aguinaldo was fugi-
i've seeking escape to the mountains or
ny sea and Immediately set out in hot
pursuit. The chase was a close and
exciting one, and at times the Filipino
entertain was dangerously near capture.
AguInaldo and Tino, after being pur-
sueu relentlessly as far as Canyon, sep
arated, the former making for Lepanto
by the mountain trail, and the latter go
ing north to defend the pass in the Tau
gaddn mountains.
Tinio's Vain Boast.
Maj. March was thereupon dispatched
with mis- battalion of the Thirty-third in
Iantry volunteers to continue the chase
after Aguinaldo, while Gen. Young pre-
pared to attack the Targadan pass, which
Ilnlo boosted would never be taken by
American troops. After Il spirited en-
g;agement. in which Col. Hare, Thirty
third infantry, and Howse, Thrty-fourth
infantry, were conspicuously able and
daring, Tlnio'S prediction was set at
naught, and by nightfall on December 4,
q, clever detour by thanking party into
the mountains to gain the rear of the en-
envy had had its effect and T'inio was
March, in pursuit of Aguinaldo, had met
and routed Gen. Gregorio del Pillars
forces III the lila pass, Gen. Pillar re-
celvlng his death wound in this engage
ment.
Continuing as to the further pursuit
ana a, mai recapture of both American and
Spanish prisoners, the report says:
Ilnl0 used every device he was capa-
bic OF to mislead the troops and cover the
trail OF the prisoners he had sent on with
a force of two officers and $50 men as
special guard. At this juncture Lieut..
Hayes of Gen. Young's staff received the
surrender of Maj. Natividad, from whom
much valuable information was obtained.
Footsore and ShoeIess.
Leaving Capt. ROLLS with eighty foot
sore and shoeless men from the two COM
mands to guard the mouth of the canyon
against the forces of Tinio and Nativi-
dad, those two iron-nerVed officers Hare
and Howse, who had consolidated their
forces of equally-darng men, pushed on
WIFI HSTce determination 10 OYert1Ee the
prisoners and their guard.
.'rhere is sufficient evidence to show
that Tinio had given orders that prison
erS falling out from exhaustion should be
bayonetted. From time to time unmis-
taxable evidence of the presence of the
prisoners was found along the trail, and
acted as an additional incentive to both
officers and men to redouble their efforts
to overtake their unfortunate country
men. About p. m. on the 10th a signal
from the advance guard warned them
that they were in the presence of posi-
BILE enemy. A reconnaissance developed
party of insurgents, and in the rush five
of their number were killed and ten tax
en- prisoners. With this deta Chment were
Mcdonald, Fitzgerald and Farley, Amer
lean prisoners. who were recaptured.
Lieut.. Gilmore had left the place with the
rest of the prisoners early that morning,
but when overtaken the following day,
the 18th. had been abandoned by his
guard who had learned of the proximity
of the pursuing forces.
Captured by Maj. March.
Son the 18th of December Ger. Con
cepcion and staff, consisting of five Off
GERS and six enlisted men, were captured
by Mai March. On January l Aguin-
aldos wife and sister, two sisters of Col.
Leyba, wife of Col. Sitayor, the wife of
Lieut.. Cristobal, Col. Sityar, Lieut.-COl.
Paez, three officers of lesser rank, and
ten or twelve servants, all belonging to
the retinue of Agunaldo. were sent In
by March,
Then follows the first official mention
of the exploit of Second Lieut. Munroe
of the Fourth cavalry, who, while in
command of a small detachment, tele-
graphed into Bayombong that he was
approaching the town in large force and
demanding the surrender of the place.
ful of
superior forces of the enemy laid down
their arms.
Lieut.. Cashier, with his detachment
of loves scouts, marched on Bayom-
bong, where he found Second Lieut.
Munroe of the Fourth cavalry in COM
pland of small detachment, negotiating
for the surrender of the place. Lieut..
Cashier generously deferred to Lieut..
Munroe and allowed him to receive the
surrender of Gen. Canon, his aides and
the forces garrisoning the town. In inns
connection it may be stated that the
march OF Lieut., Cashiers detachment,
covering a period from November lO to
December 81, is one of the most remark
able on record. and it is probably the
longest continuous march made during
the insurrection. Capt. McCalla of the
United States navy received the sur
render of Gen. Tirona and the lnsurgent
forces in the province of Cayagan at
APART
Spanish Prisoners Released.
Con January Lieut. Gilmore and the
recaptured American prisoners arrived at
Vigan At San Isidro the first Spanish
prisoners joined the column and from
then on almost every town through
which the troops passed. The advance
was so rapid that it was not possible
to make lists at all places, but it is be-
lieved that the total number of Spanish
PRISONERS released by the command was
40U0."
II conclusion Gen. Young extends his
thanks to the officers and men of the
navy for their cordial support, and for
the ti,ops of his command and says:
''They chung to the main purposes for
which the campaign was inaugurated
and pursued the course laid out for them
with a tenacity of purpose and phys
zeal endurance which l think far exceed
ed the highest expectation or belief of
their country as they certainly did that
of their general"
On Aguina1do's Trail.
Manila, May 25.-Maj. Peyton G.
March, with a battalion Of the Thirty
third infantry, and Col. Luther r. Hare,
with another part of the Thirty third
regiment, while securing the country
northeast Of Bengued, report that they
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