The Portland daily press., 1900-06-04

The Americans, on reaching the spot,
caught the horse, which was richly
saddled. Blood from a badly wounded
man was on the animal and on the
ground. The saddle bags contained
diary and some private
papers, including pro clamatione One
Of these was addressed. ITO the Civilised
II protested against the
American occupation Of the Philippines.
There were also found copies Of Senator
speech translated into Span
ish and entitled ''The Death Knell Of the
Filipino People"
Major March believing that the Fill
ipipos had taken to river which is q
10 the Chico, followed 10 for
two days, reaching Tiao, where he
learned that q party of Filipinos had
descended the river May 20 on raft
with the body Of dead or wounded man
upon a litter, covered with palm leaves
There Major March reviewed his COM
mand, shoeless and exhausted and picked
out "a Of the freshest men with whom
he beat the surrounding country for
six days longer, but without finding any
trace Of the insurgents. The Americans
pushed on and arrived at Aparri May 30.
The officer shot was either Aguinaldo
or his I'D jutant. and rs the horse was
richly oomparisoned II Is q fair presume
tion that 1t was Aguinaldo.
The soldiers Of Gen. Young, military
governor of northwestern Luzon, cap
tured early last month an insurgent
officer with papers revealing Aguinaldo's
whereabouts. Gen. Young Immediately
organized for pursuit, giving Major
March chance to finish the work began
In November. Major March left Candon
May 10, hurrying north towards
Laboagan, while Col. Hare, with bat
TALON divided into two parts, started
from Rangued, province Of Abra, cover
ing the trails westward. The garrisons
in the Cagayan valley were disposed In
such a way as to guard the avenues Of
escape eastward.
Spies heralded the approach Of Major
March with signal fires. On reaching
Labonagan he apprehended letter in
handwriting, the ink Of
which was hardly dry, addressed to an
officer Of guerillas Of the Filipino army
and saying:
"There having arrived this morning
at Laboagan q hostile column from
Bokoc, have set out with all my force.
My road has no fixed destination"
This was signed Colonel David" a
sobriquet. Aguinaldo called at the presi-
dency from which he issued DEGREES and
where his followers celebrated Easter
with banquet at triangular table,
when speeches were made eulogizing
Gregorio de Pillar.
That night Major March's men slept in
the bamboo, resuming the advance In the
and reaching Iagat, 10 miles
distant In two days, although 1t was
raining hard in the mountains all the
time. Aguinaldo's papers are very i'm
portant. They show that he took refuge
in Isabella province, where he remained
until he established himself at Laboagan
where he proposed to direct the rainy
season operations. Until recently he
was ignorant Of outside events, making
no pretense of direc ting the insurrection,
happy II indeed he might te able TO keep
alive among the hostile Igorrotes, who
killed several of his followers.
COMMISSIONERS ARR We.
Manila, June 8-The q. s. s. Hancock,
from San Francisco, April II, arrived
here this morning with the members Of
the Philippine commission. The mem
bers Of Gen. MacArthur's staff welcomed
the commissioners on board the Hancock.
At noon the commissioners landed and
drove to the palace escorted by Gen. Mac
Arthur's staff, band and two compan-
les of the e6th infantry with artillery.
At the palace the commissioners were
welcomed by Gen. Macarthur in short
and forceful address, After Judge Will
liam II. Taft, president of the commits
sion had replied, the commissioners re-
turned to the Hancock, where they will
remain until they have selected suitable
on land.