Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-16
ILOTLO IS CAPTURED.
The City Taken by General Millera
Forces.
IS SET ON FIRE BY THE REBELS.
FLAMES distinguished by the Ameri-
cans - Enomy's Loss Ineavy-NO
Casualties Among Iho
American Troops,


The United States forces under Brig.
adler General Miller captured llollo,
capital Of the island OF Panay and
seat OF the so.called government OF
the Visayas federation, on Saturday
last, after bombardment.
The rebels set the town on fire be.
fore eyacuating It, but the American
troops extngulshed the flames,
There were no casualties on the
American side.
Manila, February l4.--9:45 a. m,-
The United States gunboat Petrol ar.
rived late last evening with dlspat ches
from Brlgadler General VI, =. Miller
to Major General OTIS announcing
that llolo had been taken by the com.
bned military and naval forces, ON
Saturday morning,
General Miller, on receipt of his In.
structions from Manila, sent native
commissioners ashore from the United
States transport ST. Paul, with com.
munlcatlon for the rebel governor Of
Ilollo, calling upon him TO surrender
within time stated, and warning
hlhl hpb w lhuhN ~ MISREPRESENTATION ~
the interval.
The rebels Immediately moved their
guns and prepared to defend their po'
sition, Thereupon the Petrol fired
two warning guns, the rebels immedi'
ately opening fire upon her.
The Petrol and the Baltimore then
bombarded the town, which the reb'
els, having set on fire, Immediately
evacuated.
American troops were promptly
landed and eXtingushed the fires in
0ll cases Of foreign property but not
before considerable damage had been
done.
It Is believed that the enemy's loss
during the bombardment was heavy
but no American casualties are re-
ported.
= Washington, February 14.--shortly
before midnight, Monday, Adjutant
General Corbn made public the fol-
lowing dispatch from Major General
Otis, reporting the capture OF the
town of Ilollo by the American forcci
under General Miller, on the 18th inst
Mania, req, 10, loO5'
General Miller reports from lloilc
that the town was taken on the It'll
instant and held by troops, Insurgents
given unil evening Of the l1th TO sur
render hut their hostile actions
brought on an engagement during the
morning, Insurgents fired native por
tion of the town; but little losses tt
property Of foreign Inhabitants, NJ
casualties among the United States
troops reported. oIlS'
The Associated Press dispatch an
nouncing The capture by the Amer
can troops under General Miller o.
Iloilo, on the island OF Panay, was the
first news received in this city of the
fall of the second largest city in the
Philippines. The announcement wa'
promptly communicable the prest
dent at the White house and 1t was
read with qualification. Half an houl
later the official intelligence OF the
fall of the city came in cable dis
patch from Major General Otis, which
Ad1utant General Corbin promptly au
tIhorzed to be made public.
4oction anon q such Of the administra,
Aim officials rs are aware of this bat
tle ne considerable apprehension has
axisted not however. as TO the ability
81 the Americans TO take the place
,yhen thew decided mon this step, but
nc 10 the loss of life which this might
incur. The tension between tine op,
nosing forces at lloilo has been for
some 1ine at fine danger point, and
collision, between them at any time
would NOT have been surprlsinr II Is
IN bere gbat General Miller has con.
dncted himself with great circum
snection IN treatlnc with the natives,
oe thar attitude has been ANYTHING
AMT concillatory and petty annoy.
onces have been resorted TO by them
70 nrovoke the Americans.
About q, month or more ago the off.
cfals mere and in the Philippines
Jeemed N wise TO dispatch an expedi.
tinn TO Iloilo because of rumors that
4be natives were gathering i'm that