The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-27
They Evacuate Mangalaren In
Hurry.
Leave 81 Spanish and 2 Ameri-
can Prisoners Behind.
FLEE TO MOUNTAINS.
Col. Bell viii Follow Them Up
at Once.
Entire Province of ZambOanga
Mindanao, Surrenders.

Manila, Nov. 27-11:3O a. m.-The IN
surgents have evacuated Mangalaren.
province of Pangasanaa, leaving seven
American and 81 Spanish prisoners
who escaped in the confusion of the
Filipino retreat The Americans are P.
J. Green and George Powers, Of the
battleship Oregon; Thomas Edwards
and Charles Bird, of the Sixteenth in
fantry Henry W.James. of the Twelfth
infantry; John Desmond of the signal
corps, and F. H. Huber of Loves 5
scouts They report that two Amert-
cans We're unable to escape, and are
with the insurgents They are DaVld
Scott of the Twenty-fOurth infantry,
and William Sherry of the hospital
corps. Four deserters are with the
FiIipinos, Howard. Martin and Ford OF
the CaIifornians. and Watts whose for
mer regiment is unknown.
Howard is the only one serving with
the insurgents. He is a captain of ar
tillery.
Col. Bell of the Thirty-fourth volun-
teers, arrived at Mangalaren last even
ing after a hard march and fording the
Agno. He found that Fowler's COM
pany of the Thirty third had occupied
the town for two days. The insurgents,
Gen. AIejandrinO commanding retreat
ed to the mountains behind the town,
short of food and ammunition. Beside
this his men were deserting and six
cannon. which the insurgents were
dragging fmpeded their march
Col. Bell proposes to follow the Fill
pinos until he can bring about a decis-
i've fight, or they are scattered. Man
galaren was strongly fortified with RI
fie pits commanding the roads, but the
insurgents abandoned the place with
out firing a shot.
ZAMBOANGA SURRENDERED.
Washington, Nov. 27-Secretary Of
the Navy Long has received a cable
gram from Admiral Watson informing
him that the entire province OF Zam-
boanga, Island of Mindanao, had sur
rendered Internationally to Comman-
der Very, of the Castine. The surren-
der was made on the 18th instant. Ad-
miral Watson's dispatch follows:
Cavfte. Nov. 26, 1899.
Secretary Navy Washington.
November Is entire province Zambo-
anga surrendered to Very uncondition-
ally. Delivery all guns promised. Num-
erOus local chiefs declared loyalty.
WATSON.
The information contained in Admir-
al Watson's dispatch was received by
the president and his advisors with un-
concealed satisfaction. The surrender
of the prOvi of ZambOanga is re-
garded as the beginning of the end of
the revolution in the island of Minda-
mao, and it is believed Will be a hard
blow to those who are still endeavoring
to maintain the insurrection in the is
land of L.uZOn.
on the 21st inst. Admiral Watson ca
bled the navy department that Com
mander Very had captured the city of
ZambOanga on the 10th. He was aided
by friendly natives and AIorOs, and was
holding the town. Pending the arrival
of reinforcements from Jolo, on the
same day Gen. Otis informed the war
department that he had ordered two
companies of infantry to be sent to
ZambOanga from JOlo.
ZambOanga is the principal city of
the island of MindanaO. which is the
second largest island of the Philippine
group. AdViceS from Admiral Watson
indicate that the entire southern half
of the island. which comprises the pro
vince of ZambOanga. has yielded to the
American forces and acceded to the
authority of the United States.
CASUALTY LIST.
Washington. Nov. 27.-Gen. Otis re-
ports to the war department that the
officer killed in action at lIoilo on the
22nd inst, was Charles NJ. Smith, a sec
ond lieutenant in the Eighteenth in
fantry.s Following is the full list of
casualties reported by Gen. Otis. under
date Of yesterday
Variola, Nov. 20. John Evans, com
pany X, Nineteenth infantry
Nov. Il, John Miller. Fourth infantry;
malaria.
Nov. Is. Jacob Abel. company K:
Twenty infantry.
Nov. 22 Charles Britenstine, hospital
steward, Thirty-secOnd infantry; neph-
ritis
Nov IS. Bert L. Flanders, company
K, Fourth infantry; Samuel L Davis,
company C, Twenty eighth infantry;
tuberculosis.
Nov. 49, Lawrence Dinnen. sergeant,
company B, Thirteenth infantry; stab
bed by comrade.
X
Nineteenth infantry; typhoid fever.
Nov. Il, Joseph Haueck, company D,
Eighteenth infantry; phthisis.
Nov. p, Benjamin R. Fairchild, COM
pany L,TWenty-sixth infantry; chronic
dysentery.
Nov. 25. Charles Stader. company A.
Thirty-sixth infantry; VIM. ]. Kenne-
dy, company c, Twentieth infantry
acute dysentery.
Nov. p, Frederick Bale.
Nov. a, Clarence Beall. company K
Fourth infantry.
Nov. II, Charles w. Lamb, company
u, Thirty-fourth infantry.
Nov 19. Thomas Bell, company A
Twenty-fourth infantry: heart disease
Nov. p, Fred Stroutman, corporal
company NJ, Thirty-second infantry
Charles NJ Smith, second lieutenant
Eighteenth infantry.
Nov p, at uoilo Panay. result gun
shot in action, Ernest W. Rhodes com
pany c. Seventeenth infantry: David
MacAdoo, company B, Eighteenth in
fantry.
William J. Wallace. company F. Max
Thirty y-fourth infantry. 8 o'clock D. m.