The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
MlNDANAO ACCEPTS
AMERICAN RULE
mayor of amboanga Assas.
slnated Calixto and Has
Himself Made President.

vador from Zamboanga. island Of
Mlndanao, which has arrived here
brings details of the occupation of
the town by Commander Very of the
United States gunboat Castine The
revolutions in Mindanao were led bv
Alvarez and Calixto, who left Luzon
some time ego and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the
people, winning considerable fol.
lowing The commercial depression
and the lack of food resulting from
the islands blockade set the peonIe
against the revolutionists and culmi.
mated in the assassination on Nov Is
OF Calixto. firebrand and the real
leader of the revolution, by Midel.
mayor of the town of Tetusp.
Midel, under a pretext, secured
Cslixio's presence in Tetuan, and
where the mayors guards were sta.
toned, the latter fred volIey, kill
ing Calixto instantly.
Midel 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 bis follow.
ers. stationed on q neighborine isl
and. come to Zamboanga
The foIlowiDgmorniDg M,del raised d
the American flag over Zamboanga.
the insurgents Offering no resistance
and evacuating the town The
Castine was saluted with 2l guns and
Commander Very landed q hundred
blue jackets and took possession OF
the town and Notifications. Datto
Mandis men arrived in the after
noon. 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
Alvarez sought to arrange for q
surreoder of the arms and artillery
pieces. % the afternoon OF Nov 20
Midei called meeting of the local
chiefs. who formally deposed Alvarez
as leader Of the revolutiorists 10 the
island and elected Midel president OF
the new insular government esta ablisbed
under American sovereignty and con.
troll The chiefs then reoues ed
Commander Very to grant exemption
from taxes until the reestabiish ment Of
commercial rels.ioos, permission to
carry arms 10 the mountains. religious
freedom and the power to conduct local
government as they bad previously y
done, which requests. pending the
arrival Of Brig Geo Otis or the military
governor of the district. the commsn.
der granted.
Commander Very then affected ap
apparent reconciliation between Alva.
rtz and Midel aod their followers.
Alvarez signing formal resign alton Of
the position Of revolutionary leader
Nov 22 at point on the coast near the
rebel town of Mercedes AIvsrez de.
'ivered Ii NordeD feldts and Msxims,
With ammunition. which we're stored
oo board the Castiue. Eigh: Nordeu
feldts and Maxims we're delivered to
the army in lam boangs. as we're also
2OO rifles with ammunition.
Alvarez bad only a dozen followers
lett. the remainder of the revolution
lists haviog scattered and returned TO
their occupations No fighting is ex.
pec'ed
Commander Very having started to
ocoupy Zlmboauga is considered to
have handled the situation 10 it's mauy
phases with eoergy and diplom alto
skill.