Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-01
zAMB0ANG0 QUIET
How a Native Mayor Squelched a
Rebel Leader and Surrendered
the City.
RIDDLED HIM WITH BULLETS
Dato Maridi Preserved Order Until the
American Troops Arrived from Jolo
and Local Government Was
Established.

Manila, December 1.-The steamer
Salvador, from Zamboanga, island of
Mindanao, brings details of the occupa-
tion Of the town by Commander Very,
Of the United States gunboat Castine.
The revolutionists Of Mindanao were led
by Alvarez and Calixto, who left Luzon
some time ago. and for the last seven
months have been stirring up the peo.
pie, winning a considerable following.
The commercial depression and lack Of
food resulting from the islands block
ace set the people against the revolu
tionists and eliminated in the assasSi-
nation on November Is Of Calixto, the
real leader of the revolution, by Midel,
the mayor of Tetuan. Midel under
pretext, secured Calixtos presence in
Tetuan, and the mayors guards fired a
volley, killing Calixto instantly. Midel
at once arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation of Zamboanga. Very
asked that Dato Mandi, with 500 Of his
followers, stationed ON neighboring is
land, come to Zamboanga. The follow
ing morning Midel raised the American
flag over Za1nboanga, the insurgents
evacuating. Commander Very landed |
100 blue jackets and took possession of
the town and fortifications. Dato Man |
dis men arrived in the afternoon, and |
were used on picket duty. Commander |
Very dispatched the gunboat Manila |
November Is, to Jolo to convey troops to |
le-enforce him. A company of the 23d |
regiment under Captain Nichols arrived |
November II, AMID two more companies |
followed shortly. Mandi's followers |
them returned home. On the afternoon |
of November 20 Midel called "a meeting |
of local chiefs, who formally deposed |
Alvarez as the leader of the revolution
lists and elected Midel president of the |
newt insular government established |
under American sovereignty and con- |
trol. Commander Very then effected an |
apparent reconciliation between Alva-
rez and Midel and their followers, Alva-
rez signing a formal resignation Of the |
position of revolutionary leader ON No !
vember %.
New York, December "A dispatch |
to the Herald from Manila says: Gener- |
al Lawton is at Banbong, twenty miles |
south of Bayombong, in the Caygayen |
valley He is in telegMphic communi |
cation with the insurgents over a wire
in their possession, and the commanders |
of the opposing forces are considering |
propositions by telegraph looking to a !
surrender of the rebels to the Ameri- |
cans.
Washington, December 1.-General
Otis to-day cabled the war department !
as follows:
Manila December Hughes reports |
from Central Panay that Iloilo province. |
a third Of the island, has been cleared |
Of insurgents. BY forced marches with |
two battalions from LabuanO, by way |
of Calinoag, he obliged the enemy to en-
gage at Passi on the Goth ult. and drove
him with much loss to the mountains in |
detached bodies Hughes casualties
were Captain Warwick, 18th infantry, |
and Private Daniel w. Humphreys, /,
company X, 18th infantry, killed. He
reports his troops in excellent health. !
He Is now converting wheel into pack
transportation for the purpose Of enter
ing the mountains. 1t is expected he
will pass on Ito Capiz, ON the northern
coast of the island. Dispatches from
Lawton indicate that Bayonbong was
captured on the 28th ult The trails over
the mountains are impracticable for
WHEEL transportation Of any kind. The
troops subsisted on rice, and a scant
supply at that. MacArthurs troops
have had several minor geanents,
capturing men and rifles. Bells capture
in the mountains includes fourteen
modern guns, all in good condition.
Over fifty pieces Of artillery have been
captured by the troops in the hast three
weeks. The Oregon brought i'm 106
Spanish prisoners from Vigan yester-
day, and ninetyfour were received by
rail THE previous evening. Young, with
three troops of cavalry and Marchs
battalion of the 3Sd infantry should
have reached Vigan yesterday. Condi-
tiona at Zamboanga are satisfactory
The 31st infantry leaves Manila this
evening to garrison several stations on
the Mindanap coast. No difficulties are