The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-08
Severe Fighting On the Island Of
MinianaO.
PRINCIPAL PORT BlOCEADsD
n Reign ot T.rror or nLuzon-Fri.ra.
~ Natives suffor-ous' Army.
Captain Barker.
\ COMMANDMENT.

y COMMANDMENT T.
NEW YORK. May si.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Ion
don says:
\ special dispatch from I.rl,aun an
nounc"s that severe hEh,inE is report
cd between Americans and Fflgpinns
ON the Island uf Mindanao.
The principal city of the Island. 10
amhanga. has bc~n hombar,i-d and
burned.
The same dispatch reports trouble
i'm Sulu.
The Americans have bIockadcd The
PORT.
\ British steamer VAS denied adusis-
sion and Was escorted s-aWard ~ the
United States EInlsust Castinc.
REIGN oF TERROR
MANILA. May Friendly natives
arriving from the cunutry around san
Isidro and san Miguel report that -
reign uf terror has prevailed since the
American troops were Withdrawn frusn
those parts uf the Islands. The insur-
gents who are returning ere dealing
.
trymrn w-n have shown any friend
ship towards tho Americans during the
l-'trr'F occupation uf thc territory.
The fri.ndIirs declare that unofIcndinE
people are being murdered daily and
that their houses arr being burned and
their property cunftscasrd. lsirnty a.
sympathizcrs with the tnsugrcctiua Tc-
maiucsi during the Americans stay.
and they have lsr~u reporting the in
stances ~ fri~ndltu~sa towards our
TROOPS.
The refugees add that thr inhab-
itants were badly opprcsas-d by Ih- na-
tive soldiers before The American o.
rupatiun. but that their condition. is
wurs. now. Doubtics& there is much
truth in the reports. though such
stories from Filipino sources arr al
ways maEnif.d.
OTIS ARMY.
WASHINGTON. May S0.-s-rru,ary
AlEcT tonight cabl-si Gen. Otis To ad-
wise him at ono" what further rccn-
furc.mcnts h" may need. after the ar
rival % all the regular troops To b. dis
patched to th. Philippines to replace
the volunteers whose tim" is out
CAPT. BARKER.
MANILA. May ss.-Th~ cruiser Isus-
tuu will supn sail for the United States
with Capt. Barker. temporarily in COM
maud uf the Asiatir squadron. and the
dsplTtur" of that officer Wtll leave
Capt George =. Wilde. now On rnm-
maud of th. Boston. tn supreme gurl-
troll until the arrival uf Rear AdraiFE5
Watson.
Capt. Wren has urEanizrv. q company
uf n hundred MaratahfE as souasa.
They vcar United State army shirts
and trousers and are under Wrer-f rrf-
sural command.
CAPT. TI1.1.EY-s BODY.
NEW YORK. MAY so=A cable tp
tie sun. dated Manila. May 90. Iis1o
%. m.. says. The third engineer. am
other officer aud ono 90 thr rfru uf thr
hospital ship Relief. while sailing 5u a
catl.uat yesterday uG p4rauagur. urr~
captured by the insurgents. ubD rgf
OF from the shore in boats
Gen. smith. Who sailed for NrErns
island Co. rescue Capt George 81 TIL
ley uf fhr Signal CORPS. uhu VAS Erred
upon bv natives under tEr cover uf @
raE ug truce auf frt uE from resuiuirz
Lia Uawrau.ura on hoard The cable
shin from which d. had landed. found
Flr s.r5v uf Til,ry iu the river at Esra-
rarsH near where hr vas last Fafm. Tho
as.d .f fha dead captain vas badly
--fs.HfsI. The holy wEa trunEhf hack
f1 Uui5u. where it Was buried TO-DAY
With honor