Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-28
CAPTURED BY THE REBELS
United States Gunboat Urda-
meta Beached at Orani.
WAS RlDDLED AND THEN BURNED
Her Crew Are Prisoners, or
Have Been Killed.
A Ons-pounder Gun, One Colt Automatic
Gun and one NordenfeIdt go Millimetre
Gun, With Their Ammunition, We're Cap
tured-Further Details Are Lacking.


Manila, Philippine Islands, Sept Us.
1t is reported that the insurgents
have captured the United States gun
boat Urdaneta in the Orani River, ON
the northwest side of Manila Bay,
where she was patrolling. Ono officer
and nine Of her crew are missing.
Later-The United States gunboat
Petrol, sent to investigate the matter, has
returned, and reported that the Urda-
meta was beached opposite the town Of
Orani, on the Orani River. She was
riddled with bullets and burned, and
tho following guns, with their ammu-
milton, were captured: A one-pounder
gun, one Colt automatic gun and one
Nordenfeldt 25 millimetre gun. The
crew of the Urdaneta are prisoners, or
have been killed Further details are
lacking.
Washington, Sept 1.-Two import
ant dispatches from Gen. Otis were
made public by the War Department
today. @s
The first dispatch indicates that.the
insurgents on the Island of Negros are
about to recognize the authority Of the
United States An election in Negros
will be held on October I'd. The dis
patch follows:
"Manila, Sept. 49, --Adiutant- Gen
eral, Washington: Hughes, Iloilo, re-
ports Lopez and GA armed mon surren-
dered to Byrne, at Castellano, Negros.
Election in Negros October I'd. Sought
conference. Chief of insurgents in
Panay wished to know what promise
could be given them, in case of formal
submission. Told no arrangements
possible until surrendered and force
disbanded. Otis"
The second dispatch says the Anieri-
can flag will be raised on Sulu Island.
The chief insurgents in Zamboanga
are reported willing to accept the au-
thority of the United States. but desire
to name conditions, which Gen. Otis
will not accept. The dispatch is as
follows:
Manila, Sept. 24.-Adjutant- Cen
eral, Washington: Bates returned from
Jolo 2lst inst. having placed garrisons
at Siassi and Bungam, ,Tawi Tawi group
one company each place. Affairs in
archipelago satisfactory. Bates saw
Chief of insurgents lin Zamboanga.
Still anxious to receive United States
garrison, on condition of withdrawal
should Aguinaldo succeed in Luzon.
Proposition not entertained. Zambo-
anga having trouble with Datos. Have
raised United States flag at Dato
Cagayan, Sufu Island. eiNisited Jolo /;
gave adhesion and desired to raise
American flag. instead of Spanish flag
on island. American flag will be raised
there. Ready to give six months
notice, in order to establish in archipe-
lago customs regulating under procotol
between Spain, Germany and Great
Britain of 1885. Bates report by mail.
Otis -
Secretary Root has received a cable
gram from Gen. Otis regarding the
Chinese situation in the Philippines.
He says that the sliipload of 700 can
be landed without any serious inter-
ference with military operations. Gen.
Otis discusses at considerable length
the subject of Chinese in the Philip
pine Islands The dispatch has been
reforred to the State Department, where
it has been made the subject of q con-
ference between Acting Secretary Hill
and the Chinese minister.