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THE TROOPS GOING SOUTH
First Movement of a General AID.
vance from Manila Made by
Two Infantry Battalions.
CABuYAo TAKEN AFTER A SHARP FIGHT.
AEuinnldo Is Growing Unpopular and
His Wife Is n Prison" transports
Arrive with SOllliers-A Strong
hold Captured-American Prison
ers Rescued.

Manila, Jan. 2.-The first movement
of a general southern advance occur
red Monday morning, when two
battalions of the Thirty-ninth IL
fantry 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 sdead were found in one house.
One hundred and fifty prisoners and
four six-pounder rapid-fire guns We're
captured.
AEutnaldO's Wife Surrenders.
Manila, Jan. 2.-Aguinaldos wife.
who was recently reported to have died
in the mountains; her sister, Col. Ley
bias, two sisters of the insurgent colonel
and is men have surrendered to Mai.
March, of the Thirty-third infantry, in
Bontoc. Two Americans and several
Spanish prisoners of the insurgents
were released at the same time.
Growing Unpopular.
Madrid, Jan. 2.-Dispatches received
here from Manila confirm the reports as
to Aguinaldo's growing unpopularity
with the insurgents. Through failure
to make Roadway against the -Aneri-
cans the Filipino commander in chief is
said to be falling into deeper dscredit
every day.
Sails with Sick Soldiers.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg received cable mes
sage Tuesday saying that the hospital
ship Missouri left Manila on the 31st
ult for San Francisco with ESQ sick SOL
diers on board.
Ships Arrive.
Washington. Jan. 4.-Gen. Otis an
nounces by cable to the war depart
ment that nine transports with troops
have arrived at Manila. Aguinaldo has
promulgated decree ordering the lib
Grafton of all Spanish prisoners. In a
dispatch to the navy department Ad-
miral Watson reports that the gunboat
Marietta, the last of the four American
warships to leave the United States for
the Philippines by the European route,
has reached Manila.
| A Big Army.
Manila, Jan. 5.-Gen. Lloyd Wheaton
has arrived in Manila. Aguinaldo's wife
is also here. Troops have been concen-
| trated at Calamba, San Pedro. Macati
and Bacoor. Gen. Otis is now in COM
mand of an effective force of about 65,-
900 men.
Stronghold Taken.
Manila. Jan. 6.-Advices from Maya
lang. province OF Pampanga, report that
Capt. Conhauser, with three companies
of the Twenty fifth regiment, captured
the insurgent stronghold Commanche,
on Mount Arapat, Friday. Three Amer
leans were wounded, but the enemy's
loss is not known.
Prisoners Rescued.
Manila, Jan. Cool. Luther r. Hare.
of the Thirty-third infantry, and
Lieut.. Col. Robert L. Howe, of the
Thirtyfourth infantry, with all the
American prisoners, including Lieut..
Gilmore. have arrived at Vigan, prey
ince of South Ilocos.
| Take Another Island.
| Washington. Jan. 6.-The United
States navy has taken possession of
another island in the east The news
CT the seizure was contained in the
following dispatch:
"Cavite. Jan. 5, 19Oo.-on December q.
Wentzbaugh, commanding the Albay Ga
little gunboaD hoisted the flag on Sibutu
island and the chief Dato provided and
raised the pole. Natives and North Borneo
authorities pleased.
| (Signed) "WATSON."
The island lies at the southwest
angle of the boundary line of the
quadrangle inclosing the Philippine
group. 1t is probably, but not pos
| itively, outside the line, and lies very
near the coast of Borneo, command
ing the principa! channel between
that island and the Philippines.
Demands Redress.
Washington, Jan. 3.-secretary Hay