The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-15
NATIVES COwED
Bnt little Resistance at the Cap.
ture OF IlO.IlO.

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Washington, Feb. 1.-THE confirmation
Of tle press reports detailing the capture
OF iloilo were received az the war depart
ment today with considerable satisfaction.
While no apprehension had been felt
as to General Millers ability 20 capture
the capital OF the visayan federation. or,
: for that matter. anything else that was
! wanted IN the archipelago. the reports
OF strong entertainments the natives had
been constructing around the town led
the department 10 fear that the landing
would be a blooder affair than either
OF the battles Of Manila. IL was with
great satisfaction. therefore, that Admiral
Dewey's dispatch was received saying
that We had lost no men, and that the
casualties among the natives was much
smaller than at first reported. The fact
that foreign interests at Iiouo are being
satisfactorily guarded is another source
OF qualification to the administration. This
forestalls criticism OF danger OF inter-
ference from any OF tho foreign powers,
which has along been a complication that
had to be considered as a possibility, but
wnlch It was intended TO avoid at all costs
What the future will be. IL is scarcely
safe to say The President from the
inception Of the Spanls. war. has been
earnestly In favor Of the most humane
policy. and Il Is not intended to follow
the severe check to the Fniplnos with
a war Of subjugatlon "a the insurgents
viii allow this government to avoid IT.
They have had q stern lesson at Manila
and at 1lollo and II they are content 10
profit hy it and come peac.ably into camp
they may do so without fear Of further
| chaatisement stm It Ia recognized that
| Admiral Dewey and General cite have
much better grasp Of the local situation
than ls possible here, ana the adnlnistra-
tlons does not purpose to tie their hands
with unnecessary instructions
Manila. Feb Il. ul:50 a. m)-Partieulara
| Of the capture OF nono by the United
States forces under Brigadlor General NJ.
ID Miller. ON Saturday last, have been
received here.
On the morning Of Friday, Feb. 10. den-
eral Miller sent an untimatum 20 the com
mander Of the rebel forces on shore, nou-
| fying him that Il was his intention TO take
| uoilo, by force II necessary.
warned TO leave the town within "a hours
Non-combatants and foreigners were
| The rebels were also warned that ihey
must take no more beiigerent positions.
| The gunboat Petrol was then moved 10
position close in shore. and near the rebel
| fort, while tho cruiser Boston took up her
| station at the otner end Of the town.
Friday passed quietly, during the day
many refugees left the town Of Iloho, the
majority Of them were taken on board for
eign ships lying in the harbor.
| Search lights from the United States
| warship. were kept ah night long illu-
minating the town and its defenses. The
rcbcls. 80 far as the lookouts on the ships
could discover. remained quiescent all
night.
At o'clock on the morning Of Satur-
day, Feb II, the gunboat Petrel slgnalcd
to the cruiser Boston, that the rebels were
working on their trenches. In return the
Petrel was ordered TO fire warning shots
upon the town from her three Founders
This was done and the rebels replied with
a harmlss fusilade. The Boston and the
Petrol then bombarded the rebels trenches
completely clearing them of their occu-
pants in a very short space OF time.
soon after the bombardment began the
flames broke out simultaneously In varl-
Gus parts of the town. Thereupon As ma
rines acting "a infantry and artillery
.
a company was sent ashor from the gum
boat Petrol. These detachments marched
straight into the town Of Ilollo. and hoist
ed the stars and stripes over the fort. took
possession OF the place In the name of the
United States. m
The capture OF the town and its dofenses
having been accomplished. the marines ana
soldiers who had been sent ashore, pro-
| ppahph N hA Of ha A ma
can ana English and German consulates
from destruction from fire which was
raging In the infiamable buildings Of the
town. The Swiss consul's residence which
was in the Rame row as tho consulates
named was burned The entire Chinese
ana native sections OF the town were de-
stroyed, but foreign mercantile property
escaped with slight damage.
There was souIe desultory firing by the
enemy In the outskirts OF nolo. but not
4 single American was injured.
General Mller's force had complete con-
troll Of the situation when the Petrol sail
I'd from Ilolo for Manila. The Sixth Uni
ted States Artillery regiment occupied
that position commanding both bridges
leading into tho town. and the Tennessee
volunteers and the eighteenth United
| | states lntdntry were occupying the trench
Is that had Go,n instructed by the rebels
Wasi ington. Feb. 1.-THE Navy depart
ment has received tho following cable
gram;
Manila. Feb. H.
Secretary OF tho Navy. Washington:
'Petrel just arrived from noilo That
place taken by our force Saturday and
now occupied No prisoners. No cas-
ualities on our side. Insurgents loss not
known but believed to be slight. They
at mpted to burn the town. but foreign
property generally saved by our force.
(signed) DEWEY. ."
The United States gunboat Petrol ar
rived late last night with dispatches from
BFigadier General NJ. p. Miller TO Major
General Otis. announcing that IloilO has
been taken by the combined military and
naval forces on Saturday morning Gen
eral Miller on receipt OF his instructions
from Manila. sent native commissioners
! ashore from the United States transport
81. Paul with a communication for the
rebel governor OF Iloilo, calling upon him
, 10 surrender within a time stated and
warning him not 20 make a demonstration
. in the interval The rebels immediately ,
4 moved their guns and prep-red 70 defend
their position. TheFeupoa the Petrel anc
Baltimore then bombarded the town