The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-01
ARE DESPERATE.
Filipinos to Force Americans to
Attack Them.
AParty from One Of Dewey's GunbOata
Lands on the Island of Cebu and
Takes Formal Possession.

Manila, Feb. 27.-Saturday night the
rebels concentrated in such numbers
near the Chinese cemetery that Gen.
anticipated an attack and
asked for reinforcements. Two COM
panies of regulars were sent to Caloo-
can and battalion of regulars to thu
cemetery about midnight. But the ex-
pected attack was not made. The reb- |
els, after making great noise with
bugle calls and yells of viva indepen-
dencia" and ''mucho malo Americanos"
and firing volleys, disappeared in the
woods. 1t is believed their leaders are
getting desperate and are attempting
to force the United States troops to
make an attack, in the hope of break
ing through their lines, but the rebels
are evidently unwilling to be sacrificed
when facing the Americans.
All was quiet Sunday afternoon eX-
cept near Caloocan, where the enemy's
sharpshooters continue to annoy our
troops at comparatively close range.
One man of the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment was killed. At Mariquini village,
which was burned, four men were
wounded in the skirmish.
According to advices brought by the
steamer Neustra Sonora del Carmen,
whose arrival brought the news that
the American flag had been raised over
the island of Cebu, the United States
gunboat Petrol visited Cebu on Febru-
ary %. Commander Cornwell sent an
ultimatum ashore, declaring the inten-
tion of the Americans to take posses
sion-peaceably if possible, by force if
necessary. The rebels Immediately va
Gated, taking their guns to the hills
A party of marines and blue jackets
was landed and the American flag was
raised by them over the government
building, which they still occupied
when the Carmen left.
A battalion of the Twenty-third reg
ulars left for Cebu yesterday on the
transport Pennsylvania. The same
steamer brought dispatches from Brig.
Gen. Miller at Iloilo to Gen. Otis, re-
porting that all was quiet there, that
there had been no further fighting,
that confidence had been restored and
business was being generally resumed.
Gen. Miller thinks it probable that the
natives will soon be convinced of the
error of opposing the inevitable and
that the example set by the inhabitants
of Negros is having it's effect among
the other islands, which, though not
entirely convinced, are, IN Gen. Miller's
opinion, open to reason.
No such emergency exists here as is
represented by reports circulated in the
United States, and cabled back to Ma.
Mia, to the effect that Dewey has had
a collision of forcible character with
the German naval commander.
Admiral Dewey when asked by a cor
respondent to give his reasons for re-
questing Washington to send the bat
tleship Oregon to Manila, declined to
discuss the matter.
All was quiet Sunday night along the
line except for some desultory firing
by the rebels near Caloocan and San
Pedro Macati.
/ Madrid, Feb. 27.-An official dispatch
from Manila says: The situation here
is very serious. The foreign warships
are disembarking troops. Gen. Rios
will leave Manila and go to Zamboan-
| ga, island of Mindanao.
| El impartial, which asserts that it
is in position to know the truth of
the situation at Manila, says: There
is constant fighting between the
Americans and Tagalos. The courage
and stubbornness of the latter cause
great anxiety to the Americans, who
do not conceal their belief that the
war will be long and desperate one.
There is the greatest alarm among for
eigners in Manila and the commanders
of the foreign warships have decided
to land forces to protect their subjects.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The govern
ment officials here discredit the state
ment in the Madrid dispatch that the
foreign warships are disembarking
troops at Manila. Spanish sources of
information respecting affairs in the
Philippines they say are not to be re-
lied upon, as the press and people of
Spain do not hesitate to circulate state
ments inimical to the interests of this
country. Secretary Alger was shown
the dispatch and without entering into
a discussion of it simply said he had
heard no news of that sort.
Such of the dispatches reaching the
war department Sunday from Gen. Otis
that were made public were confined
to routine matters, while Secretary
Long said last night that he had not
had a word from Admiral Dewey dur
ing the entire day. Gen. Otis has re-
peatedly stated in his dispatches to
the authorities here that he has the
situation well in hand and there is no
reason to believe he would have trou-
BILE in keeping order at Manila, where
the cream of his troops is stationed.