Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-27
FILIPINO LEADERS DESPERATE
AMERICAN FLAG Is NOW FLOATING
OVER CEBU.
General Otis Reports Additional Cas-
ualties-Two Kansans Among the
List-More Troops to CalO-
ocan-All Now Quiet
in the City.

exists here as is presented by reports cir
culated in the United States-and cabled
| back to Manila-to the effect that Admiral
Dewey has had collision of a forcible
character with the German naval comman.
der.
Last night the rebels concentrated in
| such numbers near the Chinese cemetery
that General Macarthur anticipated an at
tack and asked for reinforcements. Two
companies of the Twenty-third regulars
| were sent to Caloocan and battalion of
the Twentieth regulars to the cemetery at
| about midnight
But the expected attack was not made.
The rebels, after making a great noise with
bugle calls and yells Of "vlva Independents
cia," and "Mucho malo Americanos," ana
| firing volleys. disappeared in the woods.
It is believed their leaders are getting
| desperate and are attempting to force the
United States troops to make an attack,
in the hope of breaking through the Ameri-
can lines, but the rebels are evidently un-
| willing to be pacified when facing the Am
orleans. 1t is just possible, however, that
they may be goaded into such a move be.
fore more reinforcements arrive.
All was quiet in the city last night.
According to the adyices brought this
morning by the steamer Nuestra Sonora
del Carmen, whose arrival thought the
| news that the American flag had been
| raised oyer the island of Cebu, the United
States gunboat Petrol, Commander C. Corn
| well, visiting Cebu on February %. Com
| mander Cornwell sent an ultimatum
ashore, declaring the intention of the Amer.
| leans to take possession-peaceably, if pos.
sible, by force. If necessary. The rebels
Immediately vacated. taking their guns to
the hills. A party of marines and blue
jackets were landed and the American flag
was raised by them over the government
building. which they still occupied when
the Nuestra Sonora del Carmen left.
battalion OF the Twenty-third regulars
left for Cebu to-day by the United States
transport Pennsylvania. The same steam
er brought dispatches from Brigadier Gem
eral Miller at Iloilo to Major General Otis.
reporting that all was quiet there; that
there had been no further fighting; that
confidence had been restored and business
was being generally resumed. General Mil
Ter thinks 1t probable that the natives will
soon become convinced of the error of op-
position to the inevitable and that the ex-
ample set by the Inhabitants of Negros is
having its effect among the other islands
which, though not entirely convinced, are.
| In General Millers opinion, open to reason.
All Is quiet this afternoon inside and
| outside of Manila except near Caloocan
where the enemy's sharpshooters con-
tinue to annoy our troops at a compare
lively close range. One man of the Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteers was killed in Ari-
quina village which was burned last night
and four were wounded in the skirmish,
one of the Idaho one of the Minnesota and
| two Of the Pennsylvania volunteer regi-
ments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-Major General
Otis has reported to the war department
| the following additional casualties to
troops under his command:
MANILA, Feb. 26.-Additional wounded
February "a and Is, in trenches near Ca
loocan:
Second Oregon, Company C. Corporal
William Ponath. chest, severe.
Third artillery, Battery H. Privates
| John W. Corder. thigh, eight; Battery X,
Michael J. Crowley, leg, slight.
First Idaho, Company F, Private
Charles 8. Lamb, thigh, severe.
Twentieth Kansas. Company D. Pri-
| Yates Larry Jones, head, serious; Camp
| bell Scott, arm, severe.
First Montana, Company A, Privates
Frances ]. Auspach, arm, severe; Albert
S. Hicks, lung. severe. Private John An
| derson. Company F, First Idaho. injured.
fractured ankle"