The record-union., 1899-03-02
SITUATION IN PHILIPPINES.
REBELS VERY ACTIVE AT CAL
OCEAN AND MALABON.
Their Evident Purpose to Mount q
Battery in Front Of the Church
Destroyed by the Monadnock.

MANILA, March 1.-(4:55 p. nh
The rebels are very active at Caloocan
and Malabon. They evidently intend
to mount battery in front of the
Malabon church, destroyed by the fire
Of the United States monitor Monad-
mock February 9th. They can be seen
throwing up earth for guns and epaule-
ments.
There was the usual desultory firing
yesterday evening and to-day, but only
one casualty resulted and is the case
of Private Parks, Company K, Califor-
mia Volunteers.
The Nebraska Volunteers at the res
ervoir had slight brush with a small
body of the enemy this morning The
rebels scattered in the jungle after the
first volley.
The United States transport Tacoma
has arrived here, without the loss Of a
| horse or a mule.
The Negros Commissioners have en-
tertained several American officers and
British subjects at their hotel in return
for the compliment paid them by Gen
eral Otis. They sailed for Negroes to-
day.
The United States transport st. Paul
has embarked Colonel Smith, Major
| Symes. battalion of the California
| Volunteers and the officers recently APP
| pointed to posts at Iloilo.
| The United States transport Arizona
has arrived here
| Generally speaking, the situation is
unchanged.
WILL PROTECT GERMAN INTER-
/ ESTS.
WASHINGTON, March Ito carry
out the Presidents promise relative to
the protection of German residents and
property in the Philippines, a cable dis
patch has been sent to Admiral Dewey
and one to General Otis instructing
them on that point.
| The published statement in certain
newspapers that the German PROPOSE
ton included the extension of the pro-
| lection of the United States over Ger
man interests in the Samoan group. it
| is said at the State Department is err
roneous. The German Embass ador's
proposition touched only the Philip
Tpines. The treaty of Berlin imposes
upon the three treaty powers which
undertook the government of Samoa,
the duty of maintaining one or more
warships there at intervals, and the
protocols to the treaty shows no mat
ter what may be the nationality of the
vesseDthat happens to be on the station
in the event of trouble she was to pro-
tect the interests of all three treaty
powers without discrimination. That
was the position taken by Captain
Sturdy of the British cruiser Porpoise
| hor, y - IL
American Chief Justice at Apia during
the recent disturbances. He held that
the treaty required him to protect any
nationality. If the German cruiser
Fake leaves Apia and British or Amer
lean war vessels that might happen to
be there afterward, either the Porpoise
or the Philadelphia would be under
treaty obligation to protect German
subjects and interests.
A FILIPINO REPORT.
| LONDON. March 1.-The Filipino
European Junta has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Manila, dated
February 2Sth:
The last encounters have been real
battles. We now hold Pasig, Paternos
and Guadalupe. Our northern line has
advanced to Tondo. The American
losses are far larger in proportion than
ours. We hold 900 American prisoners.
who will be taken into the interior Not
one of our people has surrendered, and
our government maintains it's independ-
ence and will not yield.
| Filipino telegram from Cebu as
serts that the foreign residents have
asked the insurgents to withdraw in
order to avoid a bombardment The
F1lipdnos have acceded, trusting that
their action will be brought before the
foreign Consuls, with the view Of ar
ranging an equitable settlement with
the Americans
CORRESPONDENCE" HEARS OF
| BAD NEWS.
| MADRID, March 1.-The 'sReforma,'
hears the Spanish Government has re-
ceived dispatch from the United
States protesting against the state
ments cabled from Manila by General
Rios. who formerly commanded the
Spanish troops i'm the Philippines, rela-
tive to the situation of affairs there.
The Correspondence asserts that it
has received such serious news from
Manila that it believes it to be it's duty
not to publish it until confirmed.