The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-04
1T Is NOT BELIEVED.
Story That Foreign Ships Land
Troops at Manila Is Doubted.
Dewey Is RetIcent nv TO why He Sent
for the Oregon-The Stars md
stripes Raised over the
Island of Cebu.

Madrid. Feb. 2I.-An ofllclal dlspatcn
from Manila says: The situation here
is very serious. The foreign warships
are discriminating troops. Gen. Rios
will leave Manila and go to Zamboanga,
Island of Mindanao.
The government has received long
dispatch from Gen. Rios, at Manila, but
refuses to impart its contents.
FL impartial, which asserts that 1T is
in a good position to know the truth OF
the situation NJ Manila, says: There is
constant fighting between the Amer
leans and the Tagalos. The courage
and stubbornness of the latter have
caused great anxiety to the Americans,
who do not conceal their belief that the
war will be a long and desperate one.
| Sagasta says in an interview he con-
siderS 1000 American reinforcements
as inadequate and believes more num-
erous army will be required merely TO
| guard the coasts, lie thinks all at
tempts to preserve order and maintain
"A stable government in the interior are
useless.
Is Not Credited.
Washington. Feb. 27.--The govern
| llltlli OIlItldIS ntTt ulSNItAlll INV
ment in the dispatch that the foreign
warships are disembarking troops at
! Manila. Spanish sources Of informa-
| ton respecting affairs in the Philip
! pine islands. they say, are not TO he re-
lied upon, as the press and people of
Spain do not hesitate to circulate state
ments inimical to the interests of this
country. Secretary Alger was shown
the dispatch. and without entering into
n discussion of it simply said he had
heard no news of that sort. Such of
the dispatches reaching the war de-
partmeut Sunday from Gen. Otis as
were made public were confined to rou-
tine matters, while Secretary Long said
he had not a word from Admiral Dewey
during the entire day.
Dewey Declines to Talk.
Manila. Feb 2T.-Admiral Dewey,
when asked to give his reasons for re-
guessing Washington TO send the bat
tleship Oregon to Manila, firmly de-
clined to discuss the matter. All was
quiet here Sunday night, and along the
line. except for some desul,ory firing
by the rebels near Caloocan and San Pc
dro Macati.
stars and stripes Over Cebu.
Manila, Feb 27.-Admiral Dewey and
| Gen. Otis on Saturday received word of
! the surrender Of Cebu. capital of the
| island of the same name, TO the United
States naval forces. Formal possess
! sion Of the city was taken by the gun
boat Petrol. which was recently sent
| from this station for the purpose. No
opposition was offered by the natives
to the American move. \ garrison
force will at once be sent to the island
by Gen. Otis. all public buildings being
| placed in the possession of the United
| States officials.
According to the advices brought by
the steamer Neustra Sonora del Car
men. whose arrival brought the news
that the American flag had been raised
over the island Of Cebu. the United
States gunboat Petrol Commander G.
Cornwcll. visited Ccbu on February %.
Commander Cornwell sent an ulti-
matum ashore, declaring the intention
Of the Americans to take possession
peaceably il possible. by force if nec-
cssary. The rebels Immediately va
Gated taking their guns to the hills.
party Of marines and blue jackets was
landed and the American flag was
raised by them over the government
building, which they still occupied
when the Neustra Sonora del Carmen
left.
ICebu Is a city OF about e, 900 Inhabitants
The island is one of the most important In
the Nisayas group. Its area is 1000 square
miles and II has n population of more than
100000. Although Cebu Is just east OF Ne
gros and but short distance from Panay,
whore the natives attempted to drive away
the American forces under Gen. Miller tho
instruction never gained any strength on
the island. Under the Spanish regime the
capital was n city of considerable CONNER
cial and political Importance
Quiet Mt IloiIO.
a battalion of the Twenty-third reg
ulars left for Ccbu Sunday by the Unit
cd States transport Pennsylvania.
The same steamer brought dispatches
from Brig. Gen. Miller, at Ilolo, to
Maj. Gen. Otis, reporting that all was
quiet there; that there had been no fur
ther fghtings that confidence had been
restored and business was being geIrer-
ally resumed. Gen. Miller thinks it
probable the natives will soon become
convinced OF the error OF opposing the
inevitable, and that the example set
by the inhabitants of Negros is having
its effect among the other islands
which. though not entirely convinced.
are, in Gen. Millcr's opinion, open to-
reason.
All is quiet inside and outside of
Manila, except near Caloocan, where
the enemy's sharpshooters continue to
annoy our troops at comparatively
close range. One man of the Twentieth
Kansas volunteers was killed in Ari-
quinn village, which was burned Sat-
urday night, and four were wounded in
the skirmish, one Of the Idaho, one Of
the Minnesota and two of the Pennsyl-
Sania volunteer regiments.
Blind Woman Murdered.
Chicago, Feb. 27.-Cora S. Henderson,