The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
VOL. XXX.
From the Philippines.

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Assassinated C4lixo, Then Invited
in Americans. The Mayor Has
Himself Chosen President-Large
Number of Modern Rapid Fire
Guns, 800 Men with Arms Sur
rendered, Etc.
Manila, Dec. The steamer Sal
vatdor from Zemboanga, island OF
Mindanao, which has arrived here.
brings details of the occupation OF
the town by Commander Very OF the
United States gunboat Castine. The
revolutionists in Mindanao were led
By Alvarez and Calixto, who left
Luzon some time ago and for the
last seven months had been stirring
up the people, winning consider
able following. The commercial de-
preston and the lack of food result
ing from the islands blockade set
the people against the revolutionists
and eliminated in the assassination
on Nov. Is of Calixto, a frebrand
and the real leader of the revolution,
by Midel, mayor Of the town OF let.
uan. Midel, under apretext, secured
Calixto's presence in Tetuan, and
where the mayors guards were sta
toned, the latter fred volley, kill
ipg Cal;xto instantly.
M!del at once repaired to the Cas-
tine and arranged with Commander
Very for the occupation Of zamboan-
ga. Commander Very asked that
Datto Mandi, with 500 OF his follow
ers, stationed on aneighboring island,
come to Zamboanga. \
The following morning Midel
raised the American flag over Ram
boanga, the insurgents Offering no
resistance ard evscuatiDg the town.
The Castine was saluted with Il.
guns and Commander Very landed a
hundred blue jackets and took pos
session of the town and fortifcations.
Datto Mandi's men arrived in the
afternoon. They were armed with
wooden shields and swords and were
used on picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched the
gunboat Manila Nov. Is to Jolo, TO
convey troops to reinforce him. A
company of the Twenty-third regi-
ment under Capt. Nicholas arrived
Nov. II and two more companies
followed them shortly. Mandi's fol-
lowers then returned home.
Commander Very then affected an
apparent reconciliation conciliating
Alvarez and Midel and their follow
ere, Alvarez signing a formalressgna-
ton of the position of revolutionary
leader Nov. % at a point on the
coast near the rebel town of Merce-
des. Alvarez delivered l3 Norden-
feldts and Msxims, with ammunition,
which were stored on board the
Castine. Eight Nordenfeldts and
Maxims were delivered to the army
in Zamboange, as were slso 2OOrihes
with ammunition. The artillery
came Into possession of tie reVolu-
tionists from six Spanish boats
bought by the army from Spain
which the revolutionists looted before
the Americans could get possession
of then.
Alvarez had only dozen followers
left, the remainder Of the revolution
lists having scattered and returned to
their occupations. No fighting is ex-
pected.
Commander Very having started
to occupy Csuboanga is considered
to have handled the situation in its
many phases with energy and diplo
matte skill.
Alvarez sought to arrange for q
surrender of the arms and artillery
pieces. On the afternoon OF Nov.
| 20, Midel called meeting Of the local
chi. fs, who formally deposed Alvarez
as leader Ct the revolutionists IN the
Island and elected Midel pcesi lent o1
the new insular government estab
lished under American sovereignty
and control. Tie chiefs then re
onestel Commander Very to gran
exemption from taxes until the re
establishment of commercial relations
permission to carry arms IN tn
mountains, religious freedom ard tn
power to conduct local governmen
as they bad previously done, which
requests, pending the arrival o
Big. Gen. Otis or the military gov
ernor of the district, the commando
granted.
GEN. OTIS REPORT.
Washington, December l.-Gen
O.is' aGvices to tie war departmeG