Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-03-04
THE REBELS ACTIVE.
Filipinos Throwing Up Earthworks
for Guns at Malabon.
Foreigners In Cebu Apprshsasive That thu
Hill Men wiu Sack the Piaes--The
Story Of the Other side About
the situation.

Washington. March 2-The rebels
are very active ut Caloocan and Mala'
bon. They evidently intend to mount
q battery In front Of the Malabon
church, destroyed by the fire Of the
United States monitor Mouadnock on
February 81. They can be seen throw.
ing up earthworks for guns and
epaulements There was the usual
desultory firing Tuesday evening and
Wednesday, but only one casualty re-
suited and Is in the case OF Private
Parks, company X, California volun'
teers.
The Nebraska volunteers, ut the res.
ervoir, had slight brush with small
body OF the enemy yesterday morning.
The rebels scattered In the jungle after
the first volley. The United States
transport Tacoma has arrived here
without the loss of horse or mule.
The Negros commissioners have en-
tertained several American officers and
British subjects at their hotel in re-
turn for the compliment paid them by
Gen. Otis. They sailed for Negros
yesterday. The United States trans.
port st. Paul also embarked q battal-
ion OF the California volunteers for
Negros and Col. Smith and Maj. Sims,
recently appointed TO posts at lloilo.
The United States transport Arizona
has arrived here. Generally speaking
the situation Is unchanged.
1t is reported here that Spain au.
thorized Gen. Rios to offer the Philip.
pine republic $500, 900 for the release
OF the Spanish prisoners. The offer
was Indignantly declined and the in.
surgenis asked S7.000.00 Gen. Rios
threatened to expose the Philippine
rcpu Ollie as q lawless set Of bandits,
whose idea Of government is the de-
struclion of life and property, II they
refused 10 accept his conditions for
the release of the prisoners Senior
Flores and Senior Torres conveyed
Rios message to Aguinaldo's govern.
ment
The reports that the rebels are of
fering to treat for peace are untrue.
About 90 English subjects, including
some women and children, are within
the rebel lines, north of Manila.
Nothing has been heard Of them since
February 5.
cEBU IN GREAT FEAR OF LooTERs-
New York, March "A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: A letter
from Cebu. dated February 90. states
that the United States gunboat Petrol
arrived there on the 2ist Capt
Bormer, of the British gunboat Pigmy
and the British vice consul boarded
the Petrol Immediately and then re-
turned to the shore to confer with the
insurgents. Eight leaders of the
native forces boarded the Petrol In
the afternoon and conferred with
Commander Cornwell. They were
afraid the Americans would treat
them rs the Spanish formerly did
confiscate their property and shoot
them. Therefore they desired to re-
tain their arms. Commander Cornwell
assured them that the present native
government would rule under his su.
pervision. He gave them until eight
o'clock on the following morning to
surrender. There was great fear
among the foreigners that the hill men
would come in and sack the town dur
ing the night, SO landing parties were
kept in readiness on the Petrol.
Punctually ut eight o'clock the in.
surgent leaders arrived with formal
written surrender, which stated that
they yielded to superior force and
must await the action of Aguinaldo,
adding that they protested against the
manner in which the Americans waged
war at this end of the enlightened
nineteenth century. A company Of
men landed at $3.50 o'clock and hoisted
the flag over the fort, firing national
salute.
The natives turned over the govern.
ment during the day. Lieut. Plunkett
was was made captain of the port and
Parker collector OF customs. The
other departments Of the island adj
ministration will be conducted by
natives.
Word was sent to Iloilo when the
letter was written that fears were en-
tertained that mob would sack and
burn the town. Landing parties were
being held in readiness. This ex-
plains the hasty departure OF the
Twenty.third infantry.
THE STORY OF THE OTHER SIDE.
London, March 2-The Filipino Eu-
ropean junta has received the follow.
ing dispatch from Manila dated Feb
ruary 2s:
The last encounters have been real battles
We now hold PasiR. Paternos and Guadaloupe
Our northern line had advanced to Tondo The
American losses are far larger In proportion
than ours We hold go American prisoners
who will be taken into the interior. Not one
OF our people has surrendered and our govern
ment maintains It's Independence and will not
yield A Filipino telegram from Cebu asserts
that the foreign residents havs asked the In
surgents 70 withdraw In order TO avoid bonn
bardment The Filipinos have acceded. trust.
ing that their action will DO brought before the
foreign consuls with the view Of arranging an
equitable settlement with the Americans