Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-28
WAR NOT ES.

ton, the monitor Monterey anu the
gunboats Concord and Lahro, with
marines and blue jackets from the
cruiser Baltimore, left Cavite sept. 10
and proceeded to Subig Bay To destroy
an insurgent cannon there. owing TO
the bad weather the operation was
postponed until Sept. 25d, wheh the
warships for three hours BON oarded
the town of Olangapo and the entrench-
ments where the gun was situated.
Men on the Charleston, Concord ana
Zafiro were then landed under heavy
insurgent fire, proceeding TO the can
non they destroyed it with gun cotton
and then returned to the warshlps.
The Americans had one man woudded
during the engagement Inc mum
Der of Filipinos who took part could
not be ascertained and no dead were
seen. The Monterey fred for four
hours 81 shots from her 10-inch guns
and II from her 12-inch guns. The
town, which was riddled with shells,
took fire at several points
The insurgents captured the United
States gunboat Urdaneta, in the Orani
river, on the northwest side OF Manila
bay, where she was patrolllng one
officer and nine of her crew are miss
ing The Urdaneta is beached opposite
the town of Orani, on the Orani river.
She was riddled with bullets ana
burned and the following guns, with
their ammunition were captured: A
one pounder, one Colt automatic gun,
and one Nordenfeldt % millimetre gun.
The crew of the Urdaneta are prison
ers, or have peen killed. Further de-
tails are lacking.
Two important dispatches from Gen.
! Otis at Manila were made public by
! the war department on the 18th. The
first indicates that the insurgents on
! the island of Negros are about TO rec
ognize the authority of the United
States. An election in Negroes will be
held on the 2d of October. The second
dispatch says the American flag will
be raised in Sulu island. The chief In
surgents in Zamboanga are reported
willing to accept the authority of the
| United States, but desire to name con
| ditions which Gen. Otis would not ac
cept.
Word has reached the war depart
ment that Gen. Otis has sought TO lml
tate the policy employed in Cuba O
buying Filipino arms. The natives
were given to understand that on sur
render of gun the military authori
ties would pay $40 and guarantee i'm
munity from arrest for previous armed
opposition to the United States ant
protection for the future. Notwith
standing this tempting offer, but on
bona fide surrender of gun is re
ported.
Recently Commander Davidson o
the little gunboat Paragua, had shar
engagement at San Fabian, Lingayel
gulf, with about 800 insurgents heavil
intrenched at distance of from LILO
TO 700 Yards. The insurgents fled
their fire being weak and ineffective
On the Paragua there were no casua
tiles The Paragua is one of the llttl
punboats turned over to the army b
Admiral Watson, and Davidson, tn
commander, is young ensign.
A party of insurgents ditched raj
road train a mile and a half south
Angeles on the 22d and then opene
fire on the derailed cars from ban
boo thicket close to the track. KILN
two Americans and wounding fN
others. Lieut.. LONE and five of h
4 scouts, who were on the train, made
o vigorous defense and caused the enen
to flee. Six dead rebels were afte
. ward found in the thicket from whiC
n the rebel fire came.
S The war department has inform
V ton concerning the escape from Agm
e aldo of DIR. Gonzalez and Sr. Ronlfac
IS Arcvalo. These men were In the l
e surpent camp for some time, and bell
y very wealthy they were assessed qui
heavily to assist the cause. Gonzal
was offered the position of minister
$. foreign affairs by Aguinaldo, but q
II clined.
q Cable reports from Ilolio concernil
II the results of Gen. Bates second tn
'C among the southern islands indica
G that about 400 rebels at Zamboan
!" refuses to recognize American auth'
% ity. The Moros and Filipinos are u
Is friendly and disturbances betwe
II them are liable to occur. Jolo is gu
Is and the natives continue friendly.
The war department has issued
general order in regard to the exam
r. alton of officers of the volunteer arm
It. an important provision of which
IS. that vacancies of second lieutenai
eff are to be filled by promotion from
of ranks of the regiments in which til
es occur.
ut Ensign Noah T. Coleman, of the b
is tleship Iowa, died on the 2lst in a
us vate hospital in San Francisco Cal.
Is, a result of complication of troub
and a bullet wound inflicted by h
self some time ago in an attempt
suicide.
TO- Gen. Otis has informed the war
ne partment that the six or eight ola
ct mail sent by the transport Moro
fn- City was lost in the wreck OF the '
ga sci.
n Gen. Otis reports that a typhoon
nc DELAYED the sailing OF the last ST