Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01

Manila, Dec. 1. $50 n. m.-The steam
or Salvador. from ZanboanEa. island
of Mindanao. which has arrived here.
brings details OF the occupation of the
town by Commander Very. OF the
United States lsiinboat Castinc. Tho
rcvolutlonlsts In Mindanao were led by
Alvarez and Callxto. who left Luzon
some timc ngo and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the people.
winning considerable following The
commercial depression and the lack OF
food resulting from the island block
AIDE set the people against the rcvolu-
uonlsts and cuimlnated In the asgassin-
alton on November 18th, OF Calikto. a
nrc-brand and the real leader OF the
revolution. by Midel. mayor OF the
town of Tctuan.
Mldcl. under prctext. secured callx-
to's presence In Tctuan and where the
mayors guards were stationed. The lat
ter fired vollcy. killing caliSto In
Stnntly.
Mldel at once repaired to the castlnc
and arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation Of ZamboanFa.
Commander Very asked that Dato
Mandi. with 600 Of his follower, sta
toned on nclghborlnE island. come to
ZanbOanFa.
The followong morning Mldci raised
the American iiar over Znmboanga. the
insurgents offering no resistance. and
salutcd with twcnty.onc guns, and
Commander Very landed hundred
blue jackets and took Possession Of the
town and fortincatlons. pato Mandra
men arrived In the afternoon. They
were armed with wooden shields and
swords. and were used on picket duty.
Commander Very despatched gun
boat to Manila on Nov. 18th TO Jolo to
convey troops TO reinforce him. a COM
pany OF tho Twcnty-thlrd regiment un-
der CAPTAIN Nichols. arrived on Nov.
18th. and two more companies followed
them shortly. Mandfs followers then
returned home.
Alvarez sought 10 arrange for sur
render Of the arms and artillery pieces.
on the afternoon Of Nov. goth. Midel
called a meeting OF the local chiefs.
who formally dcposcd Alvarez as leader
cf the rcvolutionists In the island and
elected Midol president or the new In
sular government established under
American sovereignty and control The
chiefs formally requested Commander
Very To grant exemption from taxes
until the ro-estnbllshment OF CONNER
cial relations, permission to carry arms
In the mountains, religious freedom.
and the power to conduct local govern
ments ms they had previously done.
which requests, pending the arrival ~
lirig. Gen. Bates, the military governor
OF the district, the commander granted.
Commander Very then effected an APP
parent reconciliation between Alvarez
and Mldel and their followers, Alvarez
signing a formal resignation of the po-
sltion Of revolutionary leader on Nov.
22nd, at n point on the coast near the
rcbel town or Mcrcels. Alvarez dcliv-
orcd fourteen Nordcnfeldts and Maxlms,
with ammunition. which We're stored On
board the Cnstino Eight Nordenfeidts
ana MnSlms were delivered to the army
IN Zamboanga, ns were also over 200
rifles and ammunition. The artillery
came into possession OF the revolution
lists from six Spanish gunboata bought
by the army from spain which the
revolutlcnlstr looted before the Amerl-
cans could get possession.
Alvarez has only n dozen followers
lcft, the remainder ~ the revolution
lists having scattered and returned to
their occupations.
Commander Very. having started 10
occupy ZamboanEa. ~ considered TO
have handled the situation In It's many
phases with energy and diplomatic skill,