The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-04
CABUYAO CAPTURED.
Americans Begin g. General
Southern Advance.
LARGE HAUL OF PRISONERS AND GUNS
Documents Seized In Manila Involve
Thousand FiIipinOs In the In
tended Rising-Wife and Sisters
of AGuinaldo In Custody.

MANILA, Jan. 2.-The first movement
of 4 general southern advance occurred
yesterday morning, when two battalions
of the Thirty ninth infantry landed and
occupied Cabuyao, on the south side of
Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were
killed, and four were wounded. Twenty
four of the enemy's dead were found in
one house. One hundred and fifty prison
ers and four FOUNDER rapid fire guns
We're captured. Three Filipino officers
also surrendered to Major March and
two American and two Spanish prison
ers.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay lombard
ed the town before the Decentralization of
the troops from the cascoes, which was
made under the enemy's shrapnel fire.
The enemy evacuated the place before
the charging Americans, retreating to
Santa Rosa, to which town they were
pursued. Heavy fighting occurred along
the road to Santa Rosa, which was occu-
pied by the insurgents retreating south
toward Slang. The Americans burned
the country between and around Ca
buyao.
The gunboat returned to Calamba for
re-enforcements and thence came to Ma
Mia to fetch ammunition. She recently
c0Ntured two of the enemy's steam
launches, one under the fire of artillery
at Calamba, and also four eascoes loaded
with rice.
Other regiments are mobilizing at San
Pedro Macati and Pasig preparatory to
continuing the southern advance.
Sundays capture of bombs involved the
seizure of documents inculpating 1000
fllipinos who intended to rise against the
Americans. Papers were also found
showing a distribution of the city into
districts and a careful assignment of
leaders and followers. The precautions
taken by the Americans on Saturday. it
is now evident, alone prevented an up
rising.
The provost marshal has requested two
more regiments to be detailed for the pro-
lection of Manila. Three thousand
troops are now actually in the city.
Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and is Fill
pinos have surrendered to Major March, s
battalion of the Thirty-third infantry at
Bontoc, province of that name.
1t was announced from Manila Dec
23 that Colonel Wilder some time previ.
Gus to Dec. 10 or perhaps that day had
telegraphed to Vigan from Bayombong
that Aguinaldo, with number of Igorro.
ii litter bearers, had crossed the noun
tains near Bayombong, going southwark
and that his wife had died in village in
that vicinity. 1t was added that she had
been unwell since the birth of their son
and that the hardships of their flight
| proved fatal
A naval officer who has arrived here
from Guam brings proclamation ISSUED
by Captain Leary, naval governor OF
that island, decreeing the absolute prohi
bition and total abolition of slavery, OIL
peonage, the order taking effect Feb. %
The prologue of the proclamation de
clares that the Spanish system of peon
age, amounting to slavery, is menace tt
| popular liberty and u violation of tn,
privileges guaranteed by the American
| constitution.
Captain Leary also deported all tn,
Spanish priests for reasons which wer,
| sufficient for him.