The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-12-06
DRIVEN TO MOUNTAINS.
American Troops Organizing Pack
Trains.
CAPTURE BAYONBONG.
Iloi1o Cleared of RebeIs-Fifty Pieces
of Artillery Caprured-Aguina1do
Saves GilmOre's Life.


Washington D. c., Dec. 1.-Gen. Otis
advices to the war department today
show that the advance into the interior
is being vigorously pushed and the Amer
lean troops continue to drive back or dis
perse the scattered bands encountered.
He states that Capt. Warwick of the
Eighteenth infantry was killed in an en-
gagement at Pargi, Iloilo province, on the
Goth ult. Gen. Otis dispatch is as fol
lows
Manila Dec Hughes reports from CEN
tral Panay that Iloilo province, one-thlrd
of the island, is cleared or insurgents. BY
forced marches with two battalions from
Labuano by way of Calinog he obliged the
enemy to, (engage) at Parsi on the 2Gth
ult, and drove him with loss to the noun
tains in detached bodies. The company
Dreech- leaders, also nine rifles and several
thousand rounds of small ammunition.
Hughes. casualties: Capt. Warwick, Eight
zenith infantry, and Private Daniel W.
Humphreys, K, Eighteenth infantry, killed.
He reports his troops in excellent health.
Is now converting wheel into pack train
transportation for purpose of entering the
mountains. Expected that he will pass on
TO Capiz. on the northern coast of the is
that Was sfe eapureI ON the ssh
ult Both trails over the mountains are
Impracticable for wheel transportation of
any kind. Troops have Subsisted on rice
and scant supply of that Macarthur S
troops have had several minor gagements,
capturing men and rifles. Bells capture in
all in good condition. Over fifty pieces of
artillery were captured in the last three
weeks.
The Oregon brought in 1O6 Spanish pris-
oners from Vigan yesterday and ninety four
were received by rail the previous evening.
Young with three troops Of cavalry and
~ n iJstv h r.6 iv,fp
should have reached Vigan yesterday.
CONDITIONS at Zamboang are satisfactory.
Additional ordnance was surrendered, con
sisting of four field pieces, seventeen rifles
and quantity of ammunition. Natives of
adjoining towns visiting city and native
military bands are serenading troops Thir-
ty-first infantry leaves Manila this evening
to garrison several stations on Mindanao
coast; no difficulties anticipated
Rebel Leader Assassinated.
Mania, Dec. 1.-The steamer Salvador,
from Zamboanga, Island of Mindanao,
which has arrived here, brings details of
the occupation of the town by Command
er. Very of the United States gunboat
Castine. The revolutionists in Min
danao 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 a considerable fol-
lowing. The commercial depression and
the lack of food resulting from the block
ade set the people against the revolu-
tlonists and eliminated in the assassina
ton on November Is of CaliXto a fire.
brand, and the real leader of the revolu-
ton, by Midel, mayor of the town of
Tetuan. Midel, under pretext, secured
Calixtos presence in Tetuan and where
the mayors guards were stationed, the
latter fired a volley, killing Calixto in
stantly. Midel at once repaired to the
Castine and arranged with Commander
Very for, the occupation of Zamboanga.
Commander Very asked that Datto
toned on neighboring island, come to
ZambOanga.
Raised the American Flag.
The following morning Midel raised the
American flag over Zamboanga, the in
surgents offering no resistance and evacu-
ating the town. The Castine was salut-
ed with twenty -one guns, and Command
er Very landed hundred blue Jackets
and took possession of the town and for
tifcations. Datto Mandis' men arrived
wooden shields and swords and were used
on picket duty.
Commander Very dispatches the gun
boat Manila on November 10 to Jolo to
convey troops to reinforce him. A COM
pany of the Twenty-third regiment, I'M
der Capt. Nichols, arrived on November
IL, and two more companies followed
them shortly. Mandi's followers then re-
turned home.
Alvarez sought to arrange for a sur
render Of the arms and artillery pieces.
On the afternoon of November 20 Midel
called meeting Of the local chiefs, who
formally. deposed Alvarez as leader of
the revolutlonists in the island and elect
ed Midel president Of the new insular
government established under American
sovereignty and control The chiefs for
mally requested Commander Very to
grant exemption from taxes until the re-
establishment of commercial relations.
PERMISSION to carry arms in the noun
talns, religious freedom and the power to
conduct local governments as they had
previously done.
Reconciliation Effected.
Commander Very then effected an an
and Midel and their followers. Alvarez
signing a formal resignation of the posi-
ton of revolutionary leader on November
22 at point on the coast near the rebel
town of Mercedes. Alvarez. delivered
thirteen Nordenfeldts and Maxims, with
ammunition, which were stored on board
the Castine. Eight Nordenfeldts and
Maxims were delivered to the army in
ZambOanga, as were also over 200 rifles
and ammunition. The artillery came into
possession of the revolutionists from six
Spanish gunbOats bought by the army
from Spain which the retolutionists loot
ed before the Americans could get posses
sion of it.
Alvarez has only dozen followers left,
the remainder of the revolutionists hav-
ing scattered and returned to their occu-
pations. No fighting is expected. Com
mander Very having started to occupy
Zamboanga, is considered to have han
died the situation in it's many phases
with energy and diplomatic skill
Saved byAguina1do.
Manila, Dec. 1.-1:50 a. m.-When the
landing party from the United States
battleship Oregon took the town of vi
gan last Sunday they found there an es-
capped prisoner, A. L. Sonnenshein, who
furnished the first authentic account of
the experience of Lieut.. James G. Gill
more of the United States gunboat York
town who, with party of the Yorktown,
was captured by the insurgents near Ba-
Ter on the east coast of Luzon, last April.
Mr.. Sonnenshein was imprisoned at Abra
for a long time with Lieut.. Gilmore and
seven sailors, but contrived to escape.