Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-20
ILOILO
TAKEN.
Americans Capture Reb-
bels' Stronghold on
Panay Island.
Our Troops Don't Suffer
the Loss Of Even
One r1an.
y ~ ~sN11 Dn&K0E
Baltimore and Petrol
lombard City Which /
Enemy Fires.

Washington, Feb. 14-Shortly be-
fore midnight Gen. Corbin made pub
lie the following dispatch from Gen.
Otis reporting the capture of the town
of Iloilo by the American forces under
Gen. Miller, on the 18th inst:
Manila, Feb 13.-Gen. Miller re-
ports from Iloilo that the town was
taken the 18th inst and is held by our
troops. The insurgents were given
until the evening of the 18th to sur
render but their hostile actions
brought an engagement during the
morning. The insurgents fired the ma
tive portion of the town; but with lit
tie loss to the property of the foreign
inhabitants. There were no casualties
among the United States troops re-
ported. Otis.
News Reaches Manila.
Manila, Feb. 14.-9:45 a. M, Tuesday
The United States gunboat Petrol ar
rived late last evening with dispatches
LIOm NGI1s Nl111O1 W GGu OI1S 1AnOuAG-
ing that Iloilo had been taken by the
combined military and naval forces
Saturday morning. Gen. Miller, on
receipt of his instructions from Man
ia, sent native commissioners ashore
from the United States transport St.
Paul with a communication for the
rebel governor of IIoilo, calling upon
n M ~ c11rroc h in tho tiY1oo rot
ed and warning him to make no dem
onstration in the interval. The rebels
Immediately moved their guns and pre-
pared to defend their positions.
Thereupon the Pretrel fired two warn
ng guns, the rebels Immediately open
ing guns, upon her. The Petrol and
Baltimore then bombarded the town,
which the rebels, having set on fire,
Immediately evacuated. The Ameri-
can troops promptly landed and extin-
guished the fires in all cases Of foreign
property, but not before considerable
damage had been done. It is believed
that the enemy's loss during the bonn
bardment was heavy, but no American
casualties are reported.
Gen. Miller has with him the 18th
infantry and battery G, of the 9Th ar
tillery and, if they arrived as expected,
the list Tennessee regiment Of infantry,
while the naval assistance rendered
him was by the gunboat Petrol and
cruiser Baltimore.
The goth Kansas and 1st Idaho vol
unteers have been recalled from the
marsh land of Malabon, and the former
regiment is now entlenched IN front of
CaloOcan. The American lines form
a complete Gordon, % miles in length,
from the coast north almost to Pasa-
qua, and south of Manila. The enemy
is busily engaged throwing up in
trenchments on their left, sharpshoot-
ers in the jungle covering the opera
tions. Several Americans were
wounded in the trenches. Second Lieut..
George A. Seaman, battery B, Utah ar
tillery, was shot in the leg, while
standing near his gun. Four men Of
the goth Kansas were wounded slight
ly. All Of the enemy's dead at Calico
ca have been buried-127 a week ago
Sunday, and 800 last Sunday. The
cruiser Charleston has moved up the
coast and is now off Malatos, the seat
of the so-called Filipino government at
a distance estimated to be about eight
miles.
Agoncillo Mum.
Montreal, Feb. 14.-Agoncillo was in
bed when an Associated Press repre-
sentative called at his hotel last night.
Dispatches announcing the fall of
Lloilo were sent to his room, but he re-
fused to make a statement.