Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1899 — AGUINALDO IN A BOX. [ARTICLE]

AGUINALDO IN A BOX.

Imwamt Chief and Mb Army Reported to Me Burroandcd* The flmtijrwnT have practically dosed fee trap in which it was intended to catch Gen. Agninaldo aad his army. The first fife to be landed in the net were Againalia’a secretary and 172 bffomen, who were acting aa his escort. The capture was made by CoL Hayes near Carraaglaa. from which place the trail leads over the mountains. The bolomen captured were part of a force of 400 men who had come from Xueva Yioeaya. The eon of Gen. Llaneras aad his family are prisoners. The general barely escaped. The press correspondent with Gen. Young telegraphs (Tom San Jose that A|«in,Un did not escape to the northeast. He and his army, the correspondent are surrounded. His last orders to the Filipino commander at San June were to hold San Jose had Carrs nglan at aH costs. The recent encounters were too onesided to be called fights. The insurgents are mortally afraid of the Americans, howovee strong their position. They make hot a brief aad feeble resistance and ran when the terrible American yell reaches their can, whereupon the Americans panne them and tiay maay. The manl effect of fee hews that* 66,008 troops are on their way there has been unqorationsUy great. The insurgents are suffering more from disease thaa the Americana awing to poor food, lack of medicines and filthy hospitals, with the result feat these is great mortality among