The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-19
EXPELLED BY REBELS.
Americans and Foreigners Es-
corted From Their Lines.
LAwTON's ADVANCE WAS MOVING.
Cruiser Concord Fired Upon With Ar
rows When a Boating Party Landed
at Aparri--American Forces Had Start
ed to Relieve spaniards at Jolo.

MANILA, May 17.-Messrs. Carrick
and Holmes, the American and Cana
dian civilians captured at the Calumpit
rice mill, were released by the rebel
general, Luna, who saw them through
his lines with several Englishmen, who
received 4S hours notice to leave rebel
territory.
The United States cruiser Charleston
arrived here from Hongkong. She
touched at Aparri, communicating with
the United States gunboat Concord,
stationed at the mouth Of the harbor.
Some native arrows shot around the
Concord's bow when o boat was sent
ashore for sand. No further attempt to
land was made.
The Charleston also spoke the United
States gunboat Wheeling at Lingayan.
All was quiet there.
General Lawton's advance force
left San Miguel and was moving in the
direction of San Isidro. A rainstorm
lmpeded the progress of the troops and
severed the line of communication
when the force was within about seven
miles of it's destination.
MADRID, May 17.-General Rios, in
command of the Spanish troops remain
ing in the Philippine islands cabled to
the war office here announcing that he
had entered into an agreement with
Major General Otis, the American com.
mander, for an immediate Spanish evac.
uation Of Zamboanga and Jolo. Conse-
quently, the dispatch added the steamer
Leon XIII had started with American
troops who will occupy Jolo and render
honors to the Spanish flag on the de-
parture of the Spanish troops.
The Leon XIII will proceed from Jolo
to Zamboanga, where the vessel will be
met by General Rios with the steamers
Porto Rico and Uranus. The Spanish
general will superintend the evacuation.
The dispatch further said the Ameri-
cans would not occupy Zamboanga.
LONDON, May 17.-The Filipino junta
here informed the Associated Press that
on receipt of the news saying all for,
eigners had been ordered from the Hu.
pino lines, cable message of inquiry
was sent to Aguinaldo, who replied
that the announcement was due to the
statements of Mr.. Higgins the manager
of the railroad, on his return to Manila
after several months residence in the
Filipino lines.
The Filipinos, it was added, ridiculed
the statement that Aguinaldo was a
fugitive, and declared his retirement t.
the Carballos mountains was part of his
strategic plans, as the mountains are al
most inaccessible and are inhabited by
savages who use poisoned arrows, and
that it is absolutely impossible for tn,
Americans to follow him there.
NEW YORK, May ia dispatch from
San Miguel, via Manila, published here
Tuesday, said: 1t is said that Aguin
aldo has fled into the province of Nueva
Ecija. On April 30 he retreated by car
riage from Balinag through San IsidrC
and nothing has been heard from hin
in the two weeks since.
The 5000 Spanish prisoners who are
reported to be held by the insurgents
have been carried into northern prov
ince and scattered among small garri
sons. They are beyond American succol
this season unless Filipino surrender
takes place within three weeks.
Five American prisoners were carried
through this town last week. Theil
names were unknown.
Another dispatch from San Miguel
via Manila, published here Tuesday
said: The insurgent general Gregorit
del Pillar believes that he has been de
serted by the Filipino government an6
desires to surrender if he can secure
what he regards as honorable terms
from the Americans. The insurgen
hospital near San Isidro was reported tt
be overwhelmed with wounded. Gen
eral Pilar's main subsistence depot wa'
five miles in front f::Lawton.
The indignation of the natives com
| PEELED the insurgent generals to counter
mand their orders to burn the towns al
they retreated. The American policy o
not destroying property was creating {
revulsion of feeling in our favor.
Natives were returning through the
American lines to their own homes.