The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-16

/ troops eXtinguished the flames.
There were no casualties on the
/ American side.
MANILA, Feb. Il, 9.45 Il. m.-The U.
! s. gunboat Petrol arrived late last
evening with dispatches from Briga-
! dier-General NJ. H. Miller to Major
! General Otis, announcing that
lloilo had been taken by the com
bined military and naval forces on
! Saturday morning.
! General Miller, on receipt of his in
structiOns from Manila. sent native
commissioners ashore from the U. S.
transport st. Paul with commune
cation for the rebel governor of Iloilo
calling upon him to surrender within
time stated and warming him not to
make a demonstration in the interval.
The rebels Immediately removed
their guns and prepared to defend
their position. Thereupon the Pet
rel fired two warnings guns, the reb-
els Immediately opened fire upon her.
The Petrol and the Baltimore then
bombarded the town, which the reb-
| els having set on fire, Immediately
evacuated
American troops were promptly
landed and eXtinguished the fires in
all cases of foreign property, but not
before considerable damage had been
done.
Confirmed at Washington.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 10
Shortly before midnight Adjutant-
General Corbin made public the fol-
lowing dispatch from Major Otis re-
porting the capture of the town of
Iloilo by the American forces under
General Miles on the 18th inst:
MANILA, Feb. -, 1899.
General Miller reports from Iloilo
that town was taken on 18th inst, and
held by troops. Insurgents given
until evening of 18th to surrender,
but their hostile actions brought on
engagement during the morning, In
surgents fired native portion of town
but little losses to property of foreign
inhabitants. No casualties among
the u. S. troops reported.
(Signed.) OTIS.
The First News Received,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch announcing the
capture by the American troops I'M
der General Miller, of Iloilo, on the
island of Panay, was the first news
received in this city of the fall of the
second city in the PHILIPPINES.
The announcement was promptly
communicated to the President at
the white house and it was read with
qualification. Half an hour later the
official intelligence was received from
General Otis.
The Insurgents Tactics.
MANILA, Feb. 13.-Pursuing their
customary tactics, the insurgents on
the extreme left of the line opened
fire at long range on the American
bIOOpo loSb hlShb, cllhUollllllS Uu6lF
fire for a few minutes before settling
down. None of their shots took eff
feet, however, and the Americans
did not reply. All was quiet along
the rest of the line. The Concord is
now lying off Paranadue. The wealth
er at night now is cool and showers
are frequent.
offered Spaniards Liberty If they would
Fight Against Americans-Many
Refused.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Reuters Tele-
gram Company, limited, has received
the following dispatch from Manila,
dated February 10, 3:45 p. IN.
after the capture of Caloocan, a
Spaniard who had been a prisoner
there, came to the Americans, hold
ing up his hands and said that the
Filipinos had offered to release the
Spaniards, refused, and even those
who accepted the offer did so in the
hope of effecting an escape.
1.-The rebels, according to this in
formant, are discounted, until paid,
united and thoroughly disilusioned,
the talismanic waters being of no
avail against wounds, hunger and
Sc