Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01

Manila, Dec. l. $3.50 a. m.-The steam
er salvador, from Zamboanga. island
OF Mindanao, which has arrived here.
brings details OF the occupation OF the
town by Commander Very, OF the
United states gunboat Castine. The
fevolutlonlsts In Mindanao were led by
Alvarez and CallXtO, who left Luzon
some time ago and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the people.
winning considerable following The
commercial depression and the lack Of
food resulting from the island block.
ade sci the people against the revolu.
uonlsts and culinlnated In the assassin
auon on November 18th, Of Calixto. q
nre-brand and the real leader OF the
revolution, by Midel, mayor Of the
town Of Tetuan.
Midel, under pretext, secured Callx-
to's presence in Tetuan and where the
mayors guards were stationed. The lat
ter fired a volley, killing Calixto In
stantly.
Midel at once repaired 10 the Castlne
and arranged with Commander Very
FOR the occupation Of Zamboanga.
Commander Very asked that Dato
MandL with 800 OF HIS follower. sta
TONED on neIghborlng island, come to
ZaInboanga.
The followong morning Midel raised
the American flag over Zamboanga. the
insurgents Offering no resistance, and
eVacuating the town. The Castine was
saluted with twenty-one guns, and
Commander Very landed a hundred
blue jackets and took possession Of the
town and Notifications Dato Mandls
men arrived In the afternoon. They
were armed with wooden shields and
swords, and were used on picket duty
Commander Very despatched a gun
boat TO Manila on Nov, 18th, TO Jolo TO
convey troops 10 reinforce him. A com.
pany OF the Twenty third regiment I'M
der Captain Nichols arrived on Nov.
18th, and two more companies followed
them shortly. Mandi's followers then
returned home
Alvarez sought TO arrange for a sur
render Of the arms and artillery pieces.
on the afternoon OF Nov goth. Nldel
called a meeting Of the local chiefs.
who formally deposed Alvarez as leader
OF the reyolutlonists In the island and
elected Midel president OF the new in
sular government established under
American sovereignty and control The
chiefs formally requested Commander
Very 10 grant exemption from taxes |
until the re-establlshment Of CONNER |
clal relations, permission to carry arms |
In the mountains, religious freedom. |
and the power TO conduct local govern. |
ments as they had previously done. |
which requests, pending the arrival OF |
brig. Gen. Bates the military governor |
~ the district the commander granted |
Commander Very then effected an ap-
parent reconciliation between Alvarez
and Mldel and their followers, Alvarez
signing a formal resignation OF the DO
'ition OF revolutionary leader on Nov.
End, al point on the coast near the
rebel town OF Mercels. Alvarez deliv-
red fourteen Nordenfeldts and Maxlms.
With ammunition, which We're stored on
board the Castine Eight Nordenfeldts
IND MaNlms were delivered 10 the army
n ZambOanea, as were also over 200
'ifies and ammunition. The artillery
anne into possession OF the revolution
sts from six Spanish gunboats bought
~ the army from Spain which the
eyoluuonists looted before the Amerl-
ans could get possession.
Alvarez has only a dozen followers
EFT. the remainder Of the revolution
SITS having scattered and returned 10
heir occupations.
Commander Very, having started 10
ccupy lamboanga, Is considered 10
ave handled the situation In lis many
bases with energy and diplomatic skill.