New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-27
DEWEY NOT TALKING.
pr REFUSES TO DISCUSS MS
CaLL FOR THE OREGON.
oCC1-pAT1ON OF CEBU-ALL QUIET
AT LOHO-FILlPlNOS AT MANILA
STILL BUZZING AROUND.


.,,,r,,a. Feb -. 11:4O a. m.-Admiral Dewey
mo, asked by the correspondent Of the AS
.,.,ed Press TO give his reasons for requesting
.,..,h,,eton TO send the battle-ship Oregon TO
,. er,nlv declined to discuss the matter
~ was quiet here last night and along the
49,. except for some desultory firing by the
Ills near Caloocan and San Pedro Macat
u.rua. Feb. 2G. 620 p. m.-According to the
-,n,ces brought this morning by the steamer
,.n,tra sclora del Carmen, whose arrival
....sb. the news that the American flag had
-, raised over the island Of Cebu the United
e..,ss eunhoat Petrol. Commander c. c. Corn
-.u visited Cebu on February ~. Commander
c,-nwen sent an ultimatum ashore declaring
,.a intention of the Americans to take posses
.,or-peaceably if possible by force If necessary.
rha rebels Immediately vacated. taking their
.,,,s 70 the hills \ party Of marines and blue
sockets was landed. and the American flag was
r,,sed hy them over the Government building
r,,ch thcy stn occupied when the Neusra
sssors del Carmen sailed.
battalion II the 23d Regulars left Manila
sr Cebu to-day by the United states transport
Penns'lvan
Tho same steamer brought dispatches from
prsadier-General Miller at lloho, to Major
General OTIS reporting that all was quiet there
n,t there had been no further lighting that
. ,,sfdence hal been restored. and business was
hing generally resumed. General Miller THINKS
T. probaalo that the natives viii soon be CON
rir,ed of the error of opposing the ineVltaD!e
and that the example set by the inhabitants Oh
Negros IS having its effect among the other
Islands. which. though not entirely convinced
ar. in Geneval M.liers opinion open TO reason
All Is Quiet this afternoon inside ana outslde
n Manila. except near Caloocan, Where 'he
,neov's sharIshocters continue 10 annoy our
irocrs at a. comparatively close range. one man
of ,bc aS,h Kansas Volunteers was killed. IN
Ar7ulra Village which was burned last night
four were wounded in the skirm-h. one OF
the Idaho on. e the Minnesota. and two OF the
Pennsylvania volunteer regiments
Last night the robes concentrated IN sucn
numbers near the Chinese cemetery mat Cen
sral Macarthur anticipated an attack ana
asked for r,irforcements. TWO conf anies OF 'he
3d Regulars were sent 10 Caloocan ana pa'-
TALON of the 2oth Regulars 10 the cemetery at
about midnight
Bu, the expected attack was rot made tHo
rebels after making a great noise with pug!f
calls and yeus of Viva Independently ana
oNvcho Malo Americano," and firing VoHeys'
disappearing in the woods.
It is believed their leaders are getting des-
tvYznr sra are attempting to force the United
States troops TO make an attack, in the hope oil
breaking through the American lines but the
rebels are evidently unwilling to be sacrificed
when facing the Americans. II Is just possible
hoWeve~. that they may be g0aded into such a
move before more roinforcements arrive.
All was quiet in the city last night
NJ such emergency exists here as is repre-
sented hy reports circulated in the United
States. and oabled back to Manila. 80 the effect
that Admiral Dewey has had collision or a
frcible character with the German naval COM
mander.