Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14
II,OILO IS CAPTURED
,rv,yp FOR SURRENDER REJECT
ED by NATIVES.
WARSHIpS lombard Thu TOWN.
p.beI. Return the Fire, and Evncu-
ate the Place, After Setting FIRE Z"
rt-Tbeir Loss Relieved to he
Heavy.

Americans captured Iloilo on Saturday.
ed5 A. M.-The United states gunboat
Petrol arrived late last evening with dis
patches from Brigadier-General Marcus
=. Miller 10 Major-General GUS an
nouncing that Iloilo had been taken Dy
the American combined military ana ma
val forces on Saturday morning.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
General Miller. on receipt of his in
structions from Manila, sent the natiVe
commissioners ashore from the Unlted
states transport St. Paul, with a COM
munication for the rebel Governor VI
Ilolo. calling upon him to surtenue'
within a time stated, and warning MN
not to make a demonstration in the H.
terval The rebels Immediately moved
their guns and prepared 10 defend their
position; whereupon the Petrol hred TWO
shots and the rebels Immediately opened
ere mon her. The Petrol and Baltimore
then bombarded the town, when the
rebels set on fire and Immediately evacu-
ated. American troops were promptly
landed and extingushed the fires, but
NOT before considerable damage had been
done.
ENEMY'S LOSS HEAVY.
II Is believed that the enemys loss
during the bombardment was heavy, Dut
no American casualties are reported.
CONFIRMATION FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February b
Shortly before midnight Adjutant-Gene-
raj Corbin made public the following as
match from Major General Otis reporting
the capture of the town of Iloilo by the
American forces under General Mlller'
on the llth instant:
manila. February 13.-General Miller
reports from Iloio that the town was
J tai,en on the 18th instant. and is held by
| the troops. Insurgents given until eve
ming Of 18th to surrender, but their hos
| file action brought on engagement during
| the morning Insurgents fired native poI-
ton of town. but there is little loss OF
propertv 10 foreign inhabitants. No casu-
| alties amons the United States troops
io iSjrnen "OTIs."
REPORT FROM DEWEY.
4 dispatch also came from Admiral
| Dewey, telling of the capture Of the city.
! 1t was a brief recital of the facts In the
case; but, it is said, contained substan-
| tally the same information as that sent
! by. General Otis. 1t was sent TO the Navy
] DEIuE AlAiI44As dAtA ID - lf~~NNN-
public i'm the morning.
REBEL ATTACK AT MANILA
! MANILA. February Is, 1926 A. M.-Pur-
/ suing their customary tactics, the Ieue'S
/ ON the extreme left Of the line opened
/ fire at long range on the American troops
| last night, maintaining their IRE Tor
| few minutes before settling down. None
/ Of their shots took effect however, ana
| the Americans didn't reply. All was quiet
! along the rest Of the line. The CohcoIu
| is now lying Off Paranaque.
| The weather at night now IS cooler ana
/ showers are frequent.
Private Meisick, of the Montana resl-
/ ment. who was shot in the lungs IN inc
/ fighting between February attn ana Oth'
! died I'm the hospital yesterday
/ AMERICAN GORDON COMPLETED
| MANILA. February Bios =. Mine
| Fourth Kansas and the First ldaho VOL
uuteers have been recalled from the marsh
/ lands north Of Malabon, and the former
| regiment 10 now entrenched In trout ol
| Caloocan The American lines FORM
/ complete Gordon twenty-five miles III
/ Iength from the coast north almost 10
/ Pasaqua, south of Manila. There mas
been no change IN the disposition oil lhe
/ troops. except that the Fourth United
! states Cavalry has relieved the FIRST
| Idaho Volunteers, and a battalion or the
| Twenty-third has been stationed on the
left flank. The enemy are busily throw
| ing up entertainments on their LETT sharp
| shooters in the jungle covering their ope-
rations.
AMERICANS WOUNDED.
Several Americans were wounded in the
trenches. Second-Lieutenant George \.
| seaman. Of Battery b, Utah AruliIery'
was shot i'm the leg while standing hear
his gun. -Four men or the Second hau-
ees Volunteers were wounded slightly.
last night Private Brinton, Company -
! and private Stevens. Company q, OF the
| T,ventieth Kansas were wounded.
All of the enemy's dead at Caloocan
! have been bured-lH last Sunday ana w
Yesterday.
The United States cruiser Charleston
has moved up the coast, and Is now on
Nlalolos. the seat of the so-called Filipino
| Government, at a distance estimated TO be
about eight miles.
| AGUINALDO'S GENERALS FOR WAR.
MANILA. February T. via HONG
KONG February 13-Nauves assert that
an a conference on Thursday. February
"a. AgrinaldOs generals petuoned lor an
Immediate and formal declaration OF war
Aauinaldo refused to comply, on the
ground that he had promised the foreign
consuls at Manila that war would not be
declared without due warning.
SPANIARDS IN FILIPINO RANKS.
LONDON, February 13.-Reuter's Tele-
gram Company, Limited, has received the
following dispatch from Manila, dated
FEBRUARY 18th. 445 F. NJ:
AFTER the capture of Caloocan, Span
lard who had been a prisoner there came
10 the Americans. holding up his hands
and said that the Filipnos had offered 10
release the Spanish artillerymen II they
would undertake TO fight against the
Americans at 81 day. Most of the Span
iards refused and even those who accept
ed the offer did so in the hope or erect
ing their escape.
TAIISMANIC WATERS FAIL
"The rebels. according to this inform
ant are Disconnected, ill-fed, and bad
" drilled. the talismanic waters being
of no avail against wounds, munger ana
: fatigue.
con Friday Aguinaldo visited Polo a
few miles northwest Of Caloocan, and adj
dressed the Filipino troops there, claim
ing that he had won victory. and as
sorting that 200 Americans had been