Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-03
ARMS FROM HONG KONG.
FILIPINO REBELS BUY FROM GER
MAN MERCHANTS
High Prices Are Paid Twelve of the
Captured spanish Gunboats Now
Doing Blockade Duty.

New York, July pa special to The
Herald from Washington says: Ac-
cording to verbal reports 10 the navy
from officers returning from the Phil
iDpines, Aguinaldo continues to get war
supplies through German merchants in
Hong Kong and Japanese merchants
in Yokohoma, although our consuls
have been directed to keep a sharp
lookout for flibustering In more than
one instance British officers have aided
the United States in preventing the
shipment of arms from Hong Kong,
but officers just returned say there is
no doubt the temptation offered by
Aguinaldos high prices has induced
merchants to violate the neutrality
laws and try to force the imperfect
blockade. Twelve Spanish gunboats
recently put on blockade duty have
done remarkably good service in cut
ting off Supplies between different
islands Last mail reports said they
had captured 16 different cargoes Of
supplies but not any valuable NUM-
tions of war
SEirmish st BalabG2 Island.
Sandayan, p. l., via Labuan, July 20.
A gunboat from Manila made a trip
TO Balabac, small island Of the Phil
ipqine group, 80 miles south of the
island of Palawan, recently to re-es-
tablish a lighthouse there. Returning
to Balabac after a short cruise around
the islands the commander of the gun
boat found the flag gone and the flag
of the Philippines floating in its stead.
He decided to land a force to remove
the native standard but the Filipinos
resisted the movement At length
two officers and 10 marines were landed
after a long, hard, stubborn fight, in
which the native chief, the first officer
and six natives were killed and several
wounded The American loss was
none.
Gen. Bates held a conference with
the sultan of Sulu on July "A and the
sultan has issued the following procla-
nation to his people Il have met the
Americans. They have come among us
as friends, not to interfere with our
religion, rights or government All
those who love their country or sultan
| warn to be friendly and not molest
them. The Americans are like box
of matches. You strike one or two
and they all blaze up"
Capture of Calamba.
Washington, July 29-The war de-
partment yesterday received it's first
official report of the capture of Calam-
ba in the following cablegram from
Gen. Otis: "Hall 900 men, captured
Calamba, important strategic position
Laguna de Bay, yesterday, driving out
500 insurgents. Command composed
portions 4th cavalry, 31st infantry
Washington volunteers, transported in
launches and cascoes, gunboat accom-
panying. Casualties. Privates
Charles Gleesup, 4th, and -- H.
2lst. killed; Corporal Thomas Totten
G, 4th, MORALLY wounded Privates
Michael Sheridan, Herbert Tracey, Ma
poleon White. X, 21st, seriously
wounded; Priyates Kinds and Plum
mer, G, and Samson c, 4th; Phillips,
Fl Christie and HOLSTER H. and Ash
land, 1, Dist, slightly wounded Insur-
gent casualties unknown. Forty
Spanish prisoners released Spanish
gunboat in good condition, long sought
for in bay, captured This town, the
direct objective of Lawton when he
captured Santa Cruz and launches in
April, but unable TO reach town by
boats on account of shoal water"