Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24

most diabolical, and the rain was almost
| continuous for forty-eight hours.
Lupao was entered at 1:3O of the 10Th,
| and at o'clock Lieutenant Colonel Wes-
sells. with six troops of the Sd Cavalry, ar
rived from Talavera by a march of over
twenty miles through mud knee and girth
deep. At am of the 18th the command
| pushed on. entering Humingan, five miles
distant at $50, after a brisk fight of fifteen
minutes against about a hundred insur-
gents.
Records and stores Taken.
Lieutenant Colonel Vessels. with the Sd
Cavalry. was ordered to push on rapidly to
Tayug, eight miles distant, where he ar
rived at 30 pm. and sent Johnston's troop
on to San Nicolas. Vast quantities of stores
were captured at Tayug, and large part
of Aguinaldos official and household cart
train at San Nicolas. also many records OF
the insurgent secretary of war. large
amount OF ammunition and large quantities
of stores.
Having been informed that the insur-
gents had buried a large amount Of money
in the mountains near San Nicolas, ToddS
troop was sent to locate it, and with the
assistance of native guides the money was
located and six cart loads of silver money
secured.
On the 18th Balance, with his battalion
and two pieces of artillery, left Humingan
for Rosales with the intention of getting
in the rear of Aguinaldo. clearing the road,
and uniting in the attack on trdaneta,
surgents. Balance encountered the in
surgents at several points and routed them,
and Rosales was captured that evening,
the enemy leaving at one end of the town
as Balance entered at the other, where he
captured large amount of insurgent stores
and many official records of the insurgent
government.
Received With Music.
From Rosales he proceeded to Binalonan.
passing through Urdaneta, where he was
!, hon. 1nfy ,,Sis
amid great rejoicing and ringing of bells.
A letter from Aguinaldo to his wife. found
in Urdaneta, indicated that Tarlac was
evacuated on the Sth and this Information
seemed to be reliable. Gen. Young de-
termined to take the mountain trail north
to Alava and Rosario Major Swigert, with
a squadron of the Sd Cavalry, was ordered
to press on to PoZorrubio, and at dusk his
advance guard struck what was supposed
to be the rear of the enemy's column at the
junction of two roads. where by charge
the enemy was scattered to right and left
into the bamboo thickets, but on account OF
bivouac for the night. The rain had been
falling for some time and officers and men
went to bed supperless. the little sleep that
they got being thoroughly wet one.
Insursent Army Scattered.
1t was afterward learned that the insur-
gent column was 600 strong. following in
the rear of Aguinaldos pack train, and
that the Sudoen ana entlrely unexpected cy-
clone of big horses galloping madly with
big men on them yelling. looked and sound
ed so much like the very demon of war that
all the officers and men were panic-stricken,
and, after crawling through the thickets,
fled in every direction; half of them threw
their guns away and never rejoined. The
command arrived at Pozorrubio on the nth,
and Major Swigert Sd Cavalry, went on to
San Fabian for supplies.
Gen. Young had now gone entirely around
the opposing armies of Macarthur and
Aguinaldo, having started from San Fer
nando de Pampanga on the railroad and
passed around their fanks by making a
wide detour to the east and north, and
struck the sea the west coast to the
north of both Macarthur and Aguinaldo.
the total distance travelled being about 100
miles. By this movement Aguinaldos
forces had been disintegrated into small
commands, which enabled Macarthur to
march forward without serious organized
resistance