The Portland daily press., 1899-02-14
REBELS DRIVEN OUT BY
BOMBARDMENT.
Natives Set Fire to Town Before
Leaving 1t.
FLAMES WERE ExTINGUIsHED BY
AMERICAN TROOPS.

r he Affair was a Regular Battle of Ma
| Mia as Far a. Casualties are Com
| cerned Not One Occurring on the
| American side--PIncc was Seat of
| So Called visayan Federation
| Manila, February 14-9.3o a. m.-The
United States forces under Brigadier
General Miller captured Iloilo. capital of
tho Island Of Panay, and seat Of the 30.
called government of the visayan fedora
tion, on Saturday last after lombard
ment.
The rebels set the town on fire before
evacuating It, but the American troops
extinguished the flames.
There were no casualties on the Ameri-
can side.
FROM GEN. OTIS.
Washington, February 13.-Shortiy
before midnight, Adtutant General Cor
bin made public the following despatch
from General Otis. reporting the cap
ture of the town of noilo by the Ameri-
can forces under Gen. Miller on the ilth
inst:
| manila, February 13.-General Miller
reports from Iloilo that taken 1lth inst
and held by troops. Insurgents given
until evening of Ilth to surrender, but
their hostile action brought on engage.
ments during the morning. Insurgents
fred native portion Of town; but little
loss to property of foreign inhabitants.
No casualties among the United States
reported.
| "Otis."
THR INSURGENTS UNEASY.
London, February is-Reuters Tsle-
gram company, limited, has received the
following despatch from Manila, dated
February ls. g. 45 p. M:
| After the capture OF Caloocan. o
SpAniArd, who had been prisoner there
came to the Americans, holding up his
hands, and said that the Bilipiaos had
offered to release the Spapiards, especially
the ARTILLERY men, II they would under.
take to fight against the Americans at n
. day. Most Of the Spaniards refused and
even thass who accsptsd the ODER did 80
In The hope Of enccting an escape The
rebels, according to this informant, are
discontented, unpaid, unfed. and
Thoroughly disillusioned, the talismAnie
waters being Of NO avail against wounds.
hunger and fatigue. On Friday Aauinal.
Calooc can and addressed the Filipino
troops there, claiming that he had won y
victory and asserting that s50O Americans
had been killed.
THROWING UP ENTRKNCAMENTS
Manila. February la-4.0o ? m..-Ths
twentieth Kansas and the First Idaho
volun teers have been recalled from the
marshlands north Of Malabon, and the
| former is now entrenched in front OF
Caloooan. The American line forms a
complete Gordon twsnty-two miles in
length from the coast on the north almost
to PaIanAqua, south Of Manila. The
enemy are busily engaged throw wing mp
entrenohments OH their left. sharpshooters
in the jungle covering their operations
Several Amer leans were wounded in
the trenches today. The United States
cruiser Charleston has moved up the coast
and is now of Malolos, the seat Of the So
called Filipino government at q distance
estimated at atout eight miles.
The PRTREL'S REPORT.
Manila, February i4-9.45 a. m.-Ths
United States gunboat Petiel arrived last
evening with dispatches from Brigadier
General Miller to Major General Otis, an
noun6ipg that noilo had been taken by
the combined military and naval forces
on Saturday morning.
General Miller on receipts OF his in
structions from nd anila, sent native com
missioners ashore from the United States
transport st Paul with q communication
for the rebel governor OF Iioilo, calling
upon him TO surrender within time
stated and warning him not TO make
demonstration in the meantime. The
rebels Immediately moved their guns
and pre- pared to defend their position.
| Thereupon the Petrol fired two warning
guns, the rebels Immediately opening
Ere upon her.
| The Petrol and the Baltimore then
| bombartied the town. which the rebels.
having set on fire. Immediately evacuated.
American troops were promptly landed
and extinHuished the fire In ell cases Of
foreign property before considerable
| damage had been done.
10 Is believed that the enemy's loss dur
ing the bombnrdment was heavy, but no
American casualties are reported.
OPENED FIRE AGAIN.
Manila. February I3-l0 80 a. m.-
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