The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-16
AaUN2ALDO DESPERATE
Drives all English Subjects
From His BOmain.


London, May i5-The following dls.
patch has been received by Lloyds from
Manila:
owing TO the orders OF tho rev. .'utlon
isis ail English employees have been for-
ced TO leave the rice nclda and To come
here. Native employes win De- left at the
mills. A protest has been filed with the
British consul
London. May lJ-The Filipino iuuta
has just received The following dispatch
from Agunaldo. cahlod from Hons Kong
under date Of May n.
"The Filipino government In accordance
with the general feeling In the country.
has decided TO continue the war al an
costs until lndcpenderca ia secured
"rhe Filipinos theoretically refuse the
american peace overtures. based on res
tictive autonomy coupled with promises
Of 'ubsequent soif-government
% Filiptnos demand a strict fulnu-
mc,e OF the articles of the United states
constitution and treaties contracted by
the American representatives. when im-
ploring a Filipino alliance IN cambltine
the spaulards.
IAN the Filipino generals support As-
uiualdo. General Buna's reported over
lures for peace are untrue our army "a
near Manila, simultaneously attacking
the whole American line
''The heat ond rain are causing mony
casualties in the American army Am tho
hospitals are crowded with slck ana
wounded -Four hundred OF tho C.nciu-
uau regiment have boon imprisoned by
General Otis for characterization in re-
fusilg 90 neht. Tho rcWilar troops quar-
tcrcd near Manila and othcr towns are
very quiet Tho volunteers are abused
and are always al the front with scanty
rations.
"The dscontcnt between Americans
and Europeans is general"
New York. May IA dispatch To- the
journal and Advertiser from Manila.
says;
On May {. the Spanish garrison at
Zamboanga, Col Olorz commandine
WAS attacked by Insurgents with arms
which were taken from The Spanish gum
boats before they We're transferred 10
America
Tho garrison fought vainly against this
aggression, driving the insurgents back
The Spanish General Montero. Cover
nor General % the province, was serious
ly wounde as were arso Major Gimlno
ana capt. Builla who was mortally hurt
Lieutenant Grauadas was slightly
wounded. one soldier was iill-d aro.
three wounded The insurgents suffered
severely.
An American merchantship, the Dos
IIermandus which happened to be ln port
was Immediately dispatched to uouo.
Captain Cano cahled the facts TO Gener-
al Rios al Manila who cobled 20 Madrid.
The government replied 90 put the trans
port Leo XIII ana Puerto Rico at hs
Americans disposal FOR tho evacuation OF
the Spanish garrison
Rios asked Tor the evacuation n long
time ago. He states that IT ls necos-
sary Immediately lie had a conference
with General Obs yesterday The
spaniards are capable of holding the
| place temporarily Tho above transports
are being Inspected for tho purpose OF
| transferring troops 10 Zamboanga
Washington, May i5-1t Is expected al
| the war department that General Otii
will take steps at once 90 replace the
| Spanish garrison at Zamboanga with tn
| United states troops. Tho indications ar,
that a comparatively small force vii auf
fee. provided 90 IS supported by one oi
| two gunboats. The place is one OF great
stragetic importance being the cape 0'
the island of Minango. the largest in tho
| Philippine group ANA q good seaport
lt was 20 thls point that tho Spanish
forces retreated from uoilo when that
| town was evacuated without notice 10 tine
American troops. The town De easily defeu
sible with q small artillery force. The
| fact that ,he lugurgents are IN possession
| of rapid fire guns makes The situation o.
| zamboanga more serious. but &c s NOT
believed Nere that they have a large sup
| ply of ammuritlon necessary 90 operate
the weapons which VIII consequently soon
| become useless To- them Through unofn.
cial agents the government here haa
| quietly been making lnvestigaUona into
the state OF affairs In the sulu group ius.
90 the south of the Visaya Islands. with
a view Of determining whether by good
management the inhabitants cannot eh
| brought into allegiance 20 the United
states without lnsurrectlon The natives
| are generally Mohammedans and owe
| allegiance 10 sultan whom the Span
| iards have never been able 90 bring into
more than nominal submission. Ho main.
tains harem and lives IN state ana d
l. probable that an annuity win have 6,
be provided for him out Of tho revenues
al the island after the United State
| takes possesson.
| Washington May 15-High officials 70
tho war department were reluctant O
discuss the Cuban situation The dispatol
Of the Rssociated Press dld not oaus.
much surprise among army officers wh,
are well Informed about the Cubans
There rs an impression that the iuten
| of General BrOoke8 to see thar tho 23
10000 are distributed among au tho Gu
ban troops has caused d'sappoin.uen
among tho several generals and other
high officers who were evidently expect
ing 20 secure large share OF the mon
ey
The belief was expressed that the SID
uation IN Cuba D. serious ana that care
fm and diplomatic management win b.
needed II was stated that no o-der
woul be ISSUE % General Brooke, az
De bad ample authority 90 deal with ans
situation that might arise There seem
10 be "a belief that General Gomez ha
contributed 20 tho delay in the paymen
OF the money.