Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-02
REBELS APPLY THE TORCH.
Insurgent Conspirators in Manila
Make an Attempt to Burn
and Loot the City.
AMERICAN TROOPS CHECK THE FIRES.
The Property Loss Is Enormous-The
Native Rising which Was Planned
Proved Faiiure-Seven of Our
Soldiers Wounded Stars and
Stripes Fly Over Negroes.

/ Manila, Feb. 23.-Rebel conspirators
| in Manila, in pursuance of orders issued
| by the insurgent leaders, as set forth
! in their plan for rising against Amer
lean rule, attempted to burn and loot
the city.
In order to make sure Of success. the
incendiaries planned to start the con-
| fagrations in three different quarters
CT the city, believing that the flames
would soon get beyond control ard that
| they would then have a chance to kill
! the foreigners here and pillage their
| property. Santa Cruz. San Nicolas and
| T'ondo were the quarters selected for
the starting of the fires.
Did Their work Well.
! Those who were chosen to apply the
torch did their work only too well.
| In a short time after the fires were dis
covered the flames had spread to such
an extent that the destruction of the
city was threatened. The troops and
foreign residents worked manfully TO
/ check the fires, but it was not until this
morning that the flames were under
control and the city out of danger.
Uprising Failure.
The native rising which was planned
| TO accompany the fire proved fail
ure Many of the rebels were detected
and arrested. There was considerable
firing upon the troops from native
houses All such houses were raided
and the inmates imprisoned. The first
fire was in the Santa Cruz district, and
after an interval of quiet fires broke out
in the other native quarters named.
Americans wounded.
During the confusion attendant upon
the work of fighting the fire armed rebel
sympathizers concealed in houses in
the vicinity of the burning quarters
fired upon the troops. In the Tondo
quarter seven members of the Mime
sofa regiment were wounded, including
| Capt. y. c. Robinson. of company c.
Loss Is Heavy.
1t is estimated that the loss will be
very heavy. About 1000 native houses
and several hundred native shops were
burned. The fire. originating in the
Binondo quarter. threatened at one
time 10 reach the wharves, but was
checked. The property of European
residents generally escaped.
The Flag over Negroes.
Manila. Feb. 23.-Whle the guns on
the city walls and those on board the |
ships Of Rear Admiral Dewey's fleet in |
the bay fired a salute in honor of Wash
ington's birthday four commissioners |
from the island of Negros had an in
terview with Maj. Gen. Otis and in
formed him that the American flag had |
already been raised over that island and |
that its inhabitants were ready, anx-
ious and willing to accept any propo-
sition the Americans might offer
Driven BACK.
Manila. Feb. 24.-Wth daylight |
Thursday morning the enemy com
mcnced worrying tactics at various |
parts of the American line. apparently |
for the purpose Of Withdrawing atten- |
ton from affairs inside the city. An 1
attempt Was made to rush through our |
extreme left. near Caloocan, but it was |
promptly checked by a hot and effec-
tive musketry and artillery fire.
The Americans killed large number |
OF their antagonists and scattered the |
remainder Two of our men were killed |
and several wounded The killed are
Oscar FELTON,, private. company c. First |
Dakota, and Lieut.. Eugene s. French. |
company L. First Montana.
Wants the Oregon.
Washington. Feb. 25.-The following |
dispatch has been received at the |
navy department:
Manila. Feb 2i-For political reasons. |
the oregon should be sent here at once.
(Signed) DEWEY"
The cabinet gave some attention TO
naxx.4t-fs Ia IN he
political Importance of sending the |
Oregon at once to Manila. The con-
clusion reached was that too much inn |
portance should not be attached 10 it,
that Dewey wants the big ship TO influ-
ence the Filipinos through fear. Sec
rotary Long said when asked for an ex-
PLANTATION Of the reference TO political
reasons in the dispatch: II am sure
has no international significance.
VIII Not Interfere.
London. Feb. 21.-The CORES pondent
nf the Daily Telegraph. who says he is
authorized 10 deny that Germany has
any intention 10 interfere in the Phil
ippines. adds: Neither has any other
power. and the Oregon cannot there
fore have been ordered 10 Manila on
this account"
stars and stripes Over Cebu.
Manila, Feb e5.-Admiral Dewey and
Gen. Otis on Saturday received word Of
the surrender of Cebu. capital of the
island Of the same name - the United
States naval forces. Formal possess
sion az the city was taken by he gun
boat Petrol. which was recently sent
from this station for the purpose. No
opposition was offered by tie natives
30 the American move. garrison
for1e viii at once he sent In the island
by Cen o,iS, an pubiic buildings being
placed in the possession Is the United
States officials
ICebu is city Of about s5-o1a hahi5ants
The island is one 81 she most important in
the Nisayas group. lis area Is 2eo0 square
miles and il has population 81 more than
EeoaQ Although Ccbu is Just east of Ne