The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-27

Manila, Feb. 26.-Last night the
rebels concentrated in such numbers
near the Chinese cemetery that General
Macarthur anticipated an attack and
asked for reinforcements. Two COM
panies of the Twenty-third regulars
were sent 70 CaIoocan and a battalion
of the Twentieth regulars to the GEM
etery at about midnight. But the ex-
pected attack was not made. The reb-
els, after making a great noise with
bugal calls and yells of Viva indie
peEGencia" and ''Mucho malo Amer
icanos." and firing Volleys, disap-
peared in the woods.
II is believed their leaders are get
ting desperate and are attempting to
force the United States troops to make
an attack, in the hope of breaking
through the American lines, but the
rebels are evidently unwilling to ad-
vance when facing the Americans. It
is just possible, however. that they
may be goaded into such move before
more reinforcements arrive.
According TO the advices brought this
morning by the steamer Nuestra Senor
del Carmen, whose arrival brought the
news that the American flag had been
raised over the island of Cebu, the
United States gunboat Petrol, Com
mander c. Cornwell, visited Cebu on
Feb. -. Commander Cornwen sent an
ultimatum ashore, declaring the inten-
ton OF the Americans to take possess
siOn-peacefully. if possible; by force,
If necessary. The rebels Immediately
vacated, taking their guns TO the hills.
= party of marines and bluejackets
was landed and the American flag was
raised by them over the government
building, which they still occupied
when the Cuestra Sonora del Carmen
left.
\ battalion of the Twenty-third reg
ulars left for Cebu today by the United
States transport Pennsylvania. The
same steamer brought dispatches from
BTigadier General Miller at Iloilo to
Major General Otis. reporting all was
quiet there, that there had been no
fighting: that confidence had been re-
stored and business was being re-
sumed.
General Miller thinks it probable
that the natives will soon become con-
WINGED of the error of opposition to
the inevitable and that the example
set by the inhabitants of Negros is
having its effect among the other
islands, which, though not entirely con-
WINGED, are, in General GIiller's opinion,
open TO reason.
All is quiet this afternoon inside and
outside OF Nanild, except near CalOo-
can, where the eneny's sharpshoOterS
continue to annoy or troops at
comparatively close range. One man
of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers
was killed in Mariquina village, which
was burned last night, and four We're
wounded in the skirmish, one of the
Idaho. one of the Minnesota and two
of the Pennsylvania volunteer regi-
ments.
40 such emergency exists here as is
presented by reports circulated in the
United States. and cabled back to Ma
Mia, TO the effect that Admiral Dewey
has had a collision of a forcible char
acter with the German naval COM
mander.
Admiral Dewey. when asked by the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
to give his reasons for requesting
Washington to send the battieship
Oregon 10 Manila, firmly declined to
discuss the matter.
All was quiet here last night and
along the line. except for some desul-
tory firing by the rebels near Caloocan
ana San Pedro Macati.