The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-02
low zAMBoANGA WAS TAKEN.
oroprE WE'RE TIRED OF RESULTS
OF THE BLOCKADE.

90 of the Insurgent Lenders Was
,ssoSsinated by a Local Official
d the other Soon Surrendered.
,,,,rican Flag Was Raised and
,,,nmander Very Took Charge.
1,arez Turned over His Arms and
,,,munition TO the Americans.
Manila. Dec. 1.-The steamer Salvador
s-,r, Zamboanga, island OF Mindanas,
n5.,h has arrived here, brings details of
~. .-..Dation Of the town by Command
=. Very. of the United States gunboat
Casino.
THE rsvolutionists in Mindonao were led
nv Alvarez and Calixto. who eft Luzon
s,,-stine ago and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the people,
thinning considerable following.
The commercial depression and the lack
~ food resulting from the islands block
ode set the people against the revolution
,s,s and eliminated in the assassiha lion
an Nov. Is of Calixto, a fire brand and
,,s real leader of the revolution, by Midel,
MAYOR of the town of Tetuan. Medel, un-
de- a pretext, secured Callxbo's presence
in Tetuau, where The mayors guards were
stationed The latter fired volley, kill
ing Caxto Instantly.
Nidel at once repaired to the Castine
and arranged with Commander Very for
tho occupation of Zamboanga. Comman-
der Very asked that Datto Mandi with
go of his followers, stationed on a neigh
boring island, come to Zamboanga..
Raised American Flag.
The following morning Midel raised the
American flag over Zamboanga, the in
sYrg-nts Offering no resistance and evacu-
atrq The town. The Castine was saluled
with twenty-one guns and Commander
Nsrv landed a hundred b-ue jackets and
took p ssessin Of the town and fortifica-
lions. Iatto Mandfs men arrived in the
afternoon They were armed with wooden
shields and swords and were used on p cls-
ct duty,
Commander Very dispatched the gunboat
Mania on Nov Is 10 Jolo, to convey troops
10 reinforce him.
A company of the Twenty-third Regi-
men. under Capt. Nicholas, arrived on
Nov. II. aud TWO more companies followed
them shortly. Mandfs followers then re-
turned home.
Alvarez ught to arrange for a surr5n-
der Of the aims and artillery pieces. On the
afternoon Of Nov. 20, Midel caRed a meet
ing Of the local chiefs, who formally de-
posed Alvslez as leader of the revolution
ISIS in the island ard elected Midel presi-
cent If he new insular government estab-
shed under American severe. gnty and
control
The chiefs then requested Commander
Very to grant exemption from taxes until
the establishment of commercial rela-
tons permission to carry arms in the
mountains, religious freedom and the pow
er 10 conduct local governments as they
had previously done, which requests,
pending the arrival of Brig. Gen. Bate,
the military governor of the district, the
commander granted.
Arms Were SURRENDERED.
Commander Very then effected an ap-
parent reconciliation between Alvarez and
Midel and their followers Alvarez sign
ing a formal resignation of the position
of revolutionary leader on Nov. p, at
point on The coast near the rebel town of
Mercedes. Alvarez delivered thirteen Nor
4 denfeldts and MaXims, with ammunition.
which We're stored on board the Castine.
Eight Nordenfeldts and MaXims We're de-
lyered TO the army in Zamboanga, as were
also over 200 rifles and ammunition. The
artillery came into possession of the rev.
outionists from six Spanish boats bought
by the army from Spain, which the revolu-
tionists looted before the Americans could
get possession of them.
Alvarez has only a dozen followers left,
the remainder of the revolutiouists having
scattered and returned to their occupa-
tons No lighting is expected.
Commander Very having started to oc-
cupy Hamboanga is considered to have
handled the situation in its many phases
with energy and diplomatic skill.