Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-02
SURRENDER TO VERY.
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Manila. Dec. The steamer Saliva.
dor from Zamhoinga. Island Of Minda.
mao which has arrived here. brings de.
tails OF the occupation Of Zamboanga nv
Commander Very Of the United state.
! gunhoat Castine The reyolutlonist. in
Mindanao were led By Alvarez and Cal.
iHto. who left Luzon some time ago and
for the last seven months had been stir.
ring up the people. winning consider.
able following
The commercial depression and tho
lack OF food resulting from the island,
blockade set the people against the rev.
olulionists and eliminated in the ASA.
sination on Nov Is Of Calixto. A fire.
brand, and the real leader OF the rsv,.
luton. by Midel, mayor Of the town Of
Tetuan.
Midel. under preteIt. secured Ca.
iEto'z presence in Tetuan where the
mayors guards wers stationed To
latter fired volley. killing Calirto in.
stantly Midel at once repaired 10 the
Castine and arranged with Commander
Very for the occupation Of Zamboanga.
Commander Very asked that Datto
Mandi. with 800 Of his followers sta.
toned on neighboring island come 10
Zamboauga
The following morning Midel raised
the American flag over Zamboanga the
insurgents offering no resistance and
eyacuating the town The Castine was
saluted with - guns. and Commander
Very landed 100 blue jackets and took
possession Of the town and fortification.
Datto Mandi's men arrived in the after.
noon. They were armed with wooden
shields and swords and were used ON
picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched the gun.
boat Manila on Nov. IS 10 Jolo 10 con.
Vey troops to reinforce him A comma.
ny Of the Twenty.third regiment under
Captain Nichols arrived on Nov II and
two more companies followed them
shortly. Mandfs followers then return.
ell home.
Alvarez sought TO arrange for sur.
render Of the arms aud artillery pisces
On the afternoon of Nov 20 Midel call.
ed meeting Of the local chiefs who
formally deposed Alvarez as leader Of
the revoluiionists in the island and
elected Midel president Of the new insu.
lar government established under Anne
lean sovereignty and control The
chiefs formally requested Commander
Very 10 grant exemption from taxes un.
I'll the reestablishment Of commercial
relations, permission TO carry arms in
the mountains. religious freedom and
the power TO conduct local governments
as they had previously done, which re.
quests, pending the arrival Of General
Bates, the military governor Of the dis. /
trict, the commander granted.
Commander Very then effected an AZ.
parent reconciliation between Alvarez
and Midel and their followers. Alvarez
signing a formal resignation Of the posi-. /
ton Of revolutionary leader on Nov % .
at a point on the coast near the rebel
town Of Mercedes Alvarez delivered
j. Nordenfeldts and Ma1ims with am.
which were stored on board
the Castine Eight Nordenfeldts and
MaIims were delivered 10 the army in
Zamboanga "a were also over 200 rifles
and ammunition. The artillery came
into possession Of the revolutionists
from six Spanish gunboats bought by
the army from Spain which the revolu.
tionists looted before the Americans
could get possession. Alvarez has onIy
a dozen followers left. the remainder Of
the reyolutionists having scattered and
returned 10 their occupations No fight.
Ing Is expected
Commander Very having started TO
occupy Iamboanga he Is considered TO
have handled the situation In its many
phases with energy and diplomatic skill