Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-02
zAMBOAhGA YIELDS
TO The AMERICANS
An Entire Province In the Island
of Mindanao Surrenders
Internationally.
LAST COUNCIL OF REBEL LEADERS
Conference Held In Bayambang
November I3, when Ii Was
Decided to Adopt Guet-
rilIa Tactics.

Washington, Nov. 2s.--Secretary OF
the Navy Long yesterday received
/ sablegram from Admiral Watson in
forming him that the entire province
of Zamboanga, island of Mindanao,
1ad surrendered Internationally to
Commander Very, Of the Cartine. The
/ surrender was made on the 18th inst.
Admiral Watson's dispatch reads:
"Cavite, Nov. &c, 1S97.-Secretary OF
the Navy, Washington: November IS
the entire province of Zamboanga sur
rendered to Very unconditionally; de-
livery of all guns promised; numerous
local chiefs declared loyalty.
Watson"
The information contained In Ad.
mral Watson's dispatch was Received
| by the president and his advisers with
] unconcealed satisfaction. The surren-
der of the province Of Zamboanga is
regarded as the beginning OF the end
| Of the revolution in the island Of Min
| lanao, and II is believed will lie hard
! blow TO those who are still endeavor-
! ing to maintain the insufrection in
! the island Of Luzon.
On the 21st inst. Admiral Watson
! rabled the navy department that Iom-
! mander Very had captured the city OF
! Lamboanga on the 10th. He was alded
! by friendly natives and Moros, ana
was holding the town pending the ar
| rival OF reinforcements from Jolo. On
The same day General Otis informed
| the war department that he had or
1ercd two companies of infantry to he
sent TO Yambuanga from Jolo.
Zamboanga is the principal city OF
the island of Mndanao, which is the
second largest island in the Philippine
group. Advices from Admiral Watson
Indicate that the entife southern
half Of the island, which comprises
the province Of Xamboanga, has yield
ed TO the American forces and acceded
to the authority Of the United States
Last Filipino War Council.
Manila, Nov. 2S.--Thc last Fill
pino council Of war was held
by the retreating leaders at Bay
nmbang OH November -, In the, house
now occupied by General Macarthur.
It was attended by Aguinaldo, Pho del
Pillar. Garcia, Alexandria ana some
members of the so-callea cabinet. III
formation has reached General Mac
Arthur from several sotifCes TO the et-
feet that the council recognized the
futlity of attempting further resist
ance TO the Americans with united
forces, and agreed that the Filipino
troops should scatter and should here
after follow guerrilla methods. Ke-
ports Of skirmishes and ambuscades
come from every section of the coun-
try along the railroads. Those dis
hicts seem to be flied with small
bands. Yesterday four men OF Com
pany ID, Ninth infantry, were foragins
beyond Ramban when twenty fili-
pinos took them In ambush, killing
5ne and capturing the other three. The
Americans resisted for half ah hour
rhe firing being heard in Bamban,
lieutenant Frazer with squad fol-
owed the retrcating Filipinos several
niles. The Americans found the body
IF the soldier boloed. They burned
ihe hamlet where this fight took place.
The Filipino rifemen ambushed an
American surgeon near Capas. ID"
shot one and the other fed.
Between Angeles and Bamban
mule train was fred on by the insur-
gents, and Spaniard, n former pris-
3ner Of the Filipinos, was shot: ~
Malasiqui the officials who welcomed
he Americans were murdered. ms
VAS the only railroad town which the
Americans did not garrison and on the
night the troops withdrew n band of
Insurgents entered, dragged Antonio
Meiian, president of the town, into the
streets and cut his throat. The muir
lerers then assassinated the vice pres
dent and five members of the town
council in the same manner, and told
he frightened natives who witnessed
The slaughter to spread the news that
q similar fate awaited all friends OF
the Americans
Military activity continues in every
section. Colonel Bells regiment has
advanced from Bayambang upon Man
gatarem, where il is supposed there is
large insurgent force. Two battal-
ions of the newly arrived Twenty
Eighth infantry have been sent by cas-
eocs tc Bacoor, to reinforce the south
line.
Major Spence, with fifty men of the
i nlIlN N-SttOll'i iNSiAiSh'' S''' 'o''''NN' "
village near Beautiston during the
night and attacked the place at day
break. capturing Filipino captain
and fifteen men, with seven rifles.
The latest news from General Young
IS that there are ten cavalrymen and
200 Macabebes with him, most OF the
horsemen who started having been
compelled to drop out because their
horses failed them.
The Filipinos took the American
prisoners from Victoria to San Carlos.
On the walls of the Victoria prison and
of San Carlos convent are the follow
ing names:
Civilians--George Langford and
Thomas Hayes.
Soldiers-Harry Winfield, Phil Bet
terton, j. /. Salisbury, Angordol, +. \.
Nufft, Frank Stone, John Desmond,
George Sackett, David Scott, Martin
Brennan, Tom Edwards, ID. Z. Curran,
John Cronin, Charles Baker, c. l.. Da-
Wis and Leland Smith.
On the wall of the San Carlos con-
vent were also found the following
names:
Civilians--Charles Bird, w. j. Shee-
hy and +. +. Huber.
Sailors-Edward Burke, battleship,
Oregon; {. B. Powers, gunboat Ur-
daneta; John j. Farley, B. j. Greene,
Tilden Herbert.
Col. George II. Davis Dead.
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