Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-01-07
INSURGENTS OCCUPY lLOIL0.
Spanish Evacuated the Town Sat,
urday.


Spanish Evacuated the Town Sat.
urday.
Manila, Dec. 30.-The expedition un.
der General Miller arrived at Iloilo
Tuesday and found the Spaniards had
evacuated the place Saturday. The
steamer Churuca transferred the Span
ish forces to Mindanao.
In accordance with the agreement
the rebels entered the city and trench
es Monday at noon. They immedj.
ately established n municipal govern
ment. Guards were placed over for.
cign property. Everything is quiet and
orderly. There was some footing dur
ing the night, but five natives were
shot and this had an exemplary eff
feet.
The only foreign ship in the harbor
was the British cruiser Irene.
A new Filipino cabinet has been
formed, the personnel of which is as
follows:
President of Cabinet and Minister Of
Foreign Affairs-Senor Mabini.
Minister of War-Senor Luna.
Minister of the Interior-Senor Ara
meta.
Minister of Agriculture and Com.
merce-Senor Buencamino.
Minister of Public Works-Senor
Canon.
To Send 400 Men TO Dewey.
New York, Dec. co. Especial from
Washington says:
The energy with which the navy de-
partment is strengthening its forces
I'm the Pacific ocean is further empha-
sized by its decision to send 400 enlist
ed men as quickly as possible across
the continent TO San Francisco, 10 be
taken by the next mail steamer TO
Hong Kong. This action was taken in
response to a requisition from Admiral
Dewey to send him men to take charge
Of the captured cruisers Don Juan dc
Asturia, 1sla de Cuba aud Isla de Luz
zon, the two latter vessels being now
in dry dock at Hong Kong, while the
first is being repaired at Cavite. In the
battle of Manila, when these vessels
were sunk, their Spanish crews aggre-
gated 531 officers and men, their com
plements being distributed as follows:
Don Juan de Asturia, % officers, 179
men; Isla de Cuba, and lsla de Luzon,
each 81 officers and 156 men. 1T is be-
lieved by Admiral Dewey that he can
reduce these crews by nearly one-half,
without destroying the efficiency OF
the vessels for the purpose Of cruising
and guard duty in the Philippine
group.
The personal of the navy
Will be severely taxed in sending these
men to the Pacific just now, on ac-
count Of the statutory limitations on
the number Of men allowed in the
service. The present peace establish
ment provides only 1880 men, but in
the war, under special temporary au-
thority, the total naval strength rose
to nearly 22, 900. This figure will be-
duced this week TO 10000, but below
this il is considered unsafe to go, and
an appeal will be made TO congress as
Soon as it reassembles to authorize
the department to retain in the service
for Il full term Of three years all OF
those men who enlisted for the war
and who desire to remain for the long
er period. Several thousand applica-
tons from these short-time men have
already been received at the navy de-
partment, and confidence is expressed
that no difficulty will be encountered
in securing enough good men for the
vessels which must necessarily be
kept in commission if congress will
give the requisite authority.
The naval authorities expect to hear
OF the arrival of the Buffalo at Port
Said today with its 400 men destined
for Dewey's ships, to take the places
of those whose terms of enlistment
have long ago expired, and who are
anxious TO come home to re-enlist on
the Atlantic coast after a brief holi-
day. The Buffalo is to be coaled at
Port Said and will not stop again un-
til it reaches Hong Kong early next
month. Reports received from Nor
folk indicate that the Yosemite, which
will follow the Buffalo with 400 sail
ors and 100 marines. will get away
| within two weeks. Most of the ma
rincs will be landed at Guam to hold
that island until the army arranges
to supply the garrison.