The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-04
CHRISTINA IS OVERJOYED
SENDS CONGRATULATE TO
GENERAL POLIEVIEJA.
Eleven Rebel Chiefs, Including
Three Priests, Will Be Shot at
Manila Today-Eighteen More
Are Liable to Face the Rife of
the Executioner at Any Moment
Japan May Recognize the
Rebels.

Madrid, Jan. 3.-Queen Regent Chris
tina and the government have sent
messages to General Polievieja, cap
tain-general of the Philippine Islands,
congratulating him upon his great vic
tory over the insurgents on the
heights of Cacaron, province of Blu
lacan.
In the first engagement the loss of
the rebels was 500 killed.
The troops captured large guam
tity of munitions of war and factory
in which the rebels had been making
cartridges.
While the Spaniards were pursuing
the fleeing rebels it was suspected that
the latter, pursuing the method of
warfare followed by the Cuban in
surgents, would attempt to lead the
troops into an ambuscade in the dense
thickets through which the pursuit
led. The troops were, therefore, Or
dered TO set fire to the bushes in many
places in order TO drive out any rebels
who might be lurking in them. The
flames spread with great rapidity and
it was soon learned that the suspicion
of an ambuscade was we'll founded
A large number of the insurgents
were in hiding in the bushes, evidently
waiting for the troops to pass, when
they would have attacked them in the
rear. Many rebels succeeded in max
ing their escape for the time being,
but 200 of them persisted in the fire. In
the meantime other Spanish columns
had been hurriedly dispatched to out
flank the fleeing insurgents and in this
they were successful. The rebels were
utterly routed, losing 500 killed. The
total insurgent loss was 1900, 200 in
-
days dispatches. These 200 were with
out doubt those who were burned to
death. The Spanish loss was one Of
ficer and % privates killed. The VIC
tory, which it is believed will prove a
crushing blow to the instruction, is
hailed everywhere with delight and
General Polieveja's prompt bringing
about of results favorable TO the Span
ish arms is compared with eX-Captain-
General Blanco's dilatory tactics. much
TO the disparagement of the latter.
General Polavieja has confirmed the
sentence. of death imposed by court
martial Oh II rebel chiefs including
three priests They will be shot to-
morrow at Manila.
a court martial, sitting at Manila.
has commenced the trial of IS alleged
rebels. The evidence thus far addUced
shows that the accused were in cor
respOndence with patrons in Japan
who were interested in fomenting and
aiding the instruction. The prose-
cutor asks that sentence of death be
passed on the whole IS prisoners.
The trial of so men accused of COM
plicity in the revolt is impending and
sentence will be asked in the case of
each of them. The dispatch from Ma
Mia states that a great sensation had
been caused there by the revelations
that have been made by conspirators
now under arrest. One prisoner has
stated that he knows that Japan in
tends to send a squadron Of warships
to the Philippine islands and that she
would recognize the belligerency of the
rebels in all the provinces revolted.
This confirms the belief that has been
entertained ever since the outbreak of
the instruction that Japan is very
anxious to. secure possession of the
islands and is responsible for much, if
not all, of the trouble.