The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
The War Department yesterday receive.
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20 ls reported that az ZaAboanza inlurgeuts a.
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4aa, ga-s aad arms captured iron sDsEisa saz-
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g-sE casualties anouz tr55gs. Spanish sarsi1on HoE
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Is-.sL OTIS
Madrid. May 14-Senor Don Francisco
SlVela. the Spanish Premier, IN an inter
view to-day regarding the attack By the
F1.lpiuos upon the spanish garrison Al
ZsmbUauga Island Of MindsnaO, in which
three Spanish officers and three men
were wounded and one man killed, said:
1t IL very painful 10 US 10 have sut-
!ered these losses in territory that does
UOt belong 10 Us. We left these troops IN
The Philippines In the hope that they
fnlsht aid IN securing the release Of the
Spanish prisoners in the hands Of the
FiliunOs Our efforts In this direction
hav" been fIuiticss. AgunaidO refuses 10
treat with Us. and Frenchman on Du-
marsis) who had offered on our behalf TO
treat wish the enemy was killed by them
America has not yet succeeded. as she
has no more authority than we had We
cannot leave troops any longer in terri
tory that We are not Obliged 10 defend.
and | have telcgraphed Gen Rios TO use
pOTtation Of our troops from Zamboanea
and IOO and TO aCquaint Maj. Gen. Otis
with those instructions. so that the
American commander may possess the
territories We are abandoning
willing To Discuss Terms.
Manila. May 1.-THE civilian members
Of .the United States Philippine Com
mission are favorable 20 the meeting with
a Filipino commission which was sug-
by Lieut.. Reyes, OF the staff Of Gen.
Gregorio del Pillar who came TO Gen.
IAwton under q flag Of truce, bearing the
proposal II is thought by the American
commissioners that the idea may have
resulted from recent meeting Of the So
called Filipino congress at San IsidrO
Definite information on this point, how
ever cannot yet be obtained though the
local Filipino committee which is in close
communication with the leaders of the re-
otlllon. Is doing its utmost 10 secure
Ten members OF Mai Gen. Lawton's
band OF scouts, under ". NJ Young, the
"ld indian hghter, entered the town or
S-h Miguel, about fifteen miles north OF
NorZagdry, not aware OF what Ilace ii
Y as. They found 200 FilipinCs there. but
the rebels, taking the scouts for the ad- /
vance or Gen. LGVtCn's army. fed, after
hring few shots Young and another
.'Sdt ntlt NOuiEutus anu nave Dten /
brought TO Manila.
Going q the Front.
The Ninth Infantry and a mountain bat
terry OF six gurs have been sent 10 the |
front.
The uniform quiet now prevailing in
Manila has led the authorities TO relax the
rule under which the city streets were
cleared from 70 $50 p. H., and this even
iULr There no ap1 mast brill
Iant assembly OF pedestrians and people
in carriages 10 listen 10 a band concert
on the Luneta that has been known here
since the Spaniards aeft.
Prof. Schurman. President OF the United
states Philippine Commission, gave a
farewell luncheon to-day to Admiral
Dewey, al which Prof. Dean G. Worcester
and Col. Charles DENLY, of the commits !
sion, with Gen. Macarthur, Mrs. Lawton, |
and Others, We're present The health of |
the Admiral was drunk with the utmost /
CoIdielljy.