The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-17
TAKING OF ILOILO.
Concerning It's Capture
by the Americans.

OmeIaIs at Washington Pleased That the
Landing OF Our Troops Was Attended
with No Loss OF EAfe-Ths Xiii
tary sIsuation.
Manila, Feb. I5-Particulars Of the
| capture Of Iloilo by the United States
| forces under Brig. Gen Miller have
been received here. On the morning
/ of February 10 Gen. Miller sent an
uItimatum to the commander Of the
rebels on shore, notifying him that it
was his intention to take uoilO, BY
/ force, If necessary Non-combatants
| and foreigners were warned to leave
the town within p hours. The rebels
were also warned that they must make
no further belligerent preparations.
/ The gunbOat Petrol was then moved
| 70 position close in shore and near
/ the end of the rebel fort while the
| cruiser Boston took up her station at
the other end Of the town.
! Friday passed quietly. During the
/ day many refugees left the town of
/ uoiIO. The majority Of them were
/ taken on board foreign ships lying in
\ the harbOr Searchlights from the
/ United States warships were kept all
/ night long illumin ating the town and
| its defenses.
! at three o'clock on the morning Of
| Saturday, February II, the gun boat
\ Petrol signaled to the cruiser Boston
/ that the rebels were working in their
/ trenches. In return the Petrol was
| ordered to fire warning shots upon the
/ town from her three-pOunders- This
was done and the rebels replied with
/ a harmless fusillade- The Boston and
/ the Petrol then bOmbarded the re bels'
! trenches, completely clearing them Of
! their occupants in a very short space
/ of time.
! Soon after the bombardment began,
flames broke out simultaneously in
/ various parts of the town Thereup on
IS marines, acting as infantry and ar
] tillery, were landed from the cruiser
| Boston, and a company was sent
| ashore from the gun boat Petrol These
detachments marched straight into
the town Of HOilO, and, hosting the
stars and stripes over the fort, took
/ possession Of the place in the name OF
/ the United States
The capture Of the town and its de-
fences having been accomplished, the
marines and soldiers who had been
sent ashore proceeded to the task of
saving the American, English and
/ German cOusuiates from destruction
By fire, which was raging among the
fraiI and infamuable buildings Of the
/ town The Swiss consuPs residence,
! which was in the slms row as the
( cOnsuIs named, was burned The en-
tire Chinese and native sections of the
town were destroyed, but foreign
mercantile property escaped with
elf -E-@ DO =
sultory firing By the enemy in the out
skirts of Iloilo, but not a single Amer
lean was injured.
/ OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON PLEASED
Washington, Feb. I5.-The confrma-
tion OF the press reports detailing the
capture Of IlOilo were received at the
war department yesterday with con-
siderable satisfaction. While no ap-
prehensiOn had been felt as to Gen.
/ BIiIler's ability 10 capture the capital
Of the Viscayan federation, or, for that
matter, anything else that was wanted
in the archipelago, the reports of
strong intrenchments that the natives
had been constructing around the
town led the department to fear that
the landing would be a blOOdier affair
than either of the battles OF Manila.
fore, that Admiral Dewey's dispatch
was received saying that we had lost
no men at all, and the casualties
among the natives were much
smaller than at first reported.
The fact that foreign interests at
IlOilo are being satisfactorily guarded
is another source of qualification to
the administration. What the future
will be, it is scarcely safe to say. The
president, from the inception of the
Spanish war, has been earnestly in
favor Of the most humane policy and
it is not intended TO follow the severe.
check to the FilipinOs with a war of
subjugation If the insurgents viii al
low this government to avoid It
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
New York, Feo. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: Gen
Otis said 70 the Herald correspondent:
/ The situation is excellent now a few DAYS
ago FilipinoS. under kapunan and Do-omsn,
came down the river. strong on the TOl1O dis
trict. in the rear OF Gen MacArthur's division
At that time the situation was alarming 1
ordered an attack upon CaIoocan- The order
was 70 clear out the enemy. al least in front. 50
We would not be taken betwe q the Filipino
army aud the forces OF Eapunan AMI D0lomsn-
AZuinal1O Is collecting fOrces somewhere near
Polo HIS present estimated strength is 80. GA
How MANY more he VIII be abe TO collect 70 is
impossible 70 tel perchsuce as many as 1900
The more he brings together the more satisfied
we viii be for We had rather have him attack
Z Us than 70 hunt for him
Gen Macarthur said:
The military situation IS excellent in the VI
entity o. Manila We have obtained decided
srratecerical advantages There are remote
co1seQu noes which however. depend quite as
much upon statasms1ship as Eensralship- Mis-
approximations as 70 the terms Of the treaty OF
peace vim Spain growing cut Of difference IN
language and the previous political evolution
q the Islands make the dfplomacr Of the stu
alton % the very first importance Hsreto-
fore our policy has been considerably eubar-
raised bF the long delay in reachinz results
Under The treaty now We are approa hing the
conclusion that the future colduc- OF Affairs
viii re much easier. and u IS believed the var
xiii be concluded with honor and credit 20 the
United SUITES and 10 the permanent benefit Of
the people Of the Islands
Had TO Do some shovelIuz.
Washington Feb 15--Wheu house
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