The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-02
NUr TROUBLING DEWEY
A Denial of Hostile Action of
Germans, at Manila.
rwO PENNsYLyANIANs WOUNDED.
with che Little Petrol Rebels Were Or
dered to Surrender Island of Cebu OF
Take the Consequences-They Retired.
Demons ration of Natives Near Caioocln.

MANILA, Feb. 27.--U14O a. m.)-Ad-
miral Dewey when asked by the corTv-
spondent of the Associated Press TO give
his reasons for requesting Washington
to send the battleship Oregon TO Manila,
firmly declined TO discuss the matter.
All was quiet here last night and along
the line, except for some desult0y firing
by the rebels near Caloocan and San
Pedro Macati.
MANILA, Feb. 27.--No such emergency
existed here ~ was represented by rv
ports circulated in the United States
and cabled back 10 Madilla-to the effect
that Admiral Dewey had had collisiou
of a forcible character with the German
naval commander.
According TO the advices brought
Sunday morning by the steamer Nous
ira Sonora del Carmen, whose arrival
brought the news that the American
flag had been raised over the island of
Cebu, the United States gunboat Petrol,
Commander Q. Cornweu, visited Cebu
on Feb. 22. Commander Cornwen sent
an ultimatum ashore, declaring the m
tention of the Americans to take possest
ion-pcaceably if possible, by force IL
necessary. The rebels Immediately va
Gated, taking their guns to the hills. A
party Of marines and bluejacketS WIS
landed and the American flag was raised
by them over the government building,
which they still occupied when the
Neustra Sonora del Carmen left.
A battalion of the Twenty third regu-
lars left for Cebu Sunday by the United
States transport Pennsylvania, The
same steamer brought dispatches from
| Brigadier General Miller at DOilo to
Brigadier General Otis, reporting that
all was quiet there, that there had been
no further fighting, that confidence had
| been restored and business WAS being
generally resumed. General Miller
| thinks it probable the natives win soon
| be convinced of the error Of opposing the
| inevitable and that the example set by
| the inhabitant negroes is having its ef-
| feet among the other islands which,
though not entirely convinced, are, in
| General Miller's opinion, open to reason
All was quiet Sunday afternoon inside
and outside Of Manila, except near Calico
can, where the enemy's sharpShoOters
continued to annoy our troops at com
paratively short range. One man of the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers was killed
III Ariquina village, which was burned
|
| in the sllirmi sh, ono of the Idaho, one OF
the Minnesota and two Of the Pennsyl-
vania volunteer regiments.
MANILA, Feb. 27.-Saturday night the
! rebels concentrated III such numbers
near the Chinese cemetery that General
Macarthur anticipated an attack and
asked for reinfOrCements. Two com
panies of the Twenty third regulars
were sent to Caloocan and a battalion of
the Twentieth regulars to the cemetery
at about midnight,
But the expected attack was not made,
the rebels, after making great noiso
with bugle calls and yells Of "Viva In
dependencia, " and "Mucho Malo Amer
icanos," and firing volleys, disappearing
III the woods.
1t was believed their leaders were get
ting desperate and were attempting 10
force the United States troops to make
an attack, in the hope Of breaking
through the American lines, but the
rebels were evidently unwilling to BE-
sacrificed when facing the Americans.
1t was just possible, however, that they
might be gOaded into such u move be-
fore reinforcements arrive.
All was quiet in the city Saturday
night.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Major Gen
eral Otis reported TO the war department
the following additional casualties to
troops under his command:
"MANILA, Feb. %.
Additional wounded Feb. "a and 25,
in trenches near Caloocan:
"Second Oregon, Company G, Cor.
poral William Ponath, chest, severe.
Third artillery, Battery H, Privates John
w. Corder, thigh, slight; Battery K,
Michael j. Crowley, leg, slight. First
Idaho, Company +, Private Charles S.
Lamb, thigh, severe. Twentieth Kan
! sas, Company d, Privates Larry Jones,
head, serious; Campbell Scott, arm, So
we're. First Montana, Company A, Pri-
Yates Francis j. Auspach, arm, severe;
Albert S. Hicks, lung, severe. Private
John Anderson, Company f, First
Idaho, injured fractured ankle"
MADRID, Feb. 27.--An official dispatch
from Manila says:
"The situation here is very serious.
The foreign warships are disembarking
, troops. General Rios will leave Manila
: and go to Zamboanga, island of Min
danao."
The government received a long dis
. patch from General Rios at Manila, but
refused to impart it's contents.
FL impractical, which asserted that it
was in u position to know the truth OF
the situation at Manila, said:
1 There is constant fighting between
the Ameaicans and the Tagalos. The
. courage and stubbornness of the latter
Y have caused great anxiety to the Ameri-
cans, who do not conceal their belief
: that the war will be long and desper-
q ate one. There is the greatest alarm
0 among foreigners in Manila, and tho
0 commanders of the foreign warships
5 have decided TO land forces to protect
their subjects"
= LONDON, FsS. 27.-The Berlin CORES
4 pondent Of Ihe Daily Telegraph who
S said he was "uuthorized to deny that
Germany has amy intention to interfere
in the Philippines" adds:
Neither has any other power, and
the Oregon cannot therefore have been
: ordered to Manila on this account"
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