The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-27
DEWEYS
DENIAL !
The Admiral Has Had. No Clash
With the German Commander,
OUR FLAG OVER OBBU ISLAND.

The Rebels withdrew to the Hills
When Commander Cornwall An
nounced ais Intention to Take Pos
session.
Manila. Feb. 27.-No such emergency
exists here as IS represented by reports
circulated in the United States-and
cabled back TO Manila-to the effect
that Admiral Dewey has had a collision
OF a fOrcible character with the Ger
man naval commander.
Saturday night the rebels concentrated
in such numbers uear the Chinese GENE
terry that General Macarthur antici-
pated an attack and asked for reinforce
meuts. Two companies 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 a great noise with
| bugle calls and yells OF "Viva indc-
pendencia' and "Mucho MalO Ameri-
canos,' and firing volleys, disappearing
in the woods.
1t is believed their leaders are get
ting desperate and are attempting to
force the United States troops to make
an attack, in the hope Of breaking
through the American lines, but the reb-
els are evidently unwilling to be sac
rifced when facing the Americans. II
is just possible. however, that they may
be goaded into such a move before re.
Inducements arrive.
According to advices brought yesterday
by the steamer \eustra Sonora del Car
men, whose arrival brought the news
that the American flag had beeu raised
over the Island Of Cebu, the United
States gunboat Petrol Commander Q.
COrnwell, visited Cebu on Feb % Com.
mander Cornwell sent an ultimatum
ashore, declaring the intention OF the
Americans to take pOssessiOn-peace-
able, il possible, by force If necessary
The rebels Immediately vacated, taking
their guns, to the hills. A party Of
marines and bluejackets was landed
and the American flag was raised by
them over the government building
which they still occupied when the
Neustra Sonora del Carmen left.
The same steamer brought dispatches
from Brigadier General Miller, at Iloilo,
to Major General Otis, reporting that all
was quiet there, that there had been no
further fighting, that confidence had
restored and business was being general
ly resumed. General Miller thinks It
probable that the natives will soon be
convinced of the error of opposing the
inevitable and that the example set
! by the inhabitants of Negros is having
its effect among the other islands, which,
| though not entirely convinced are, in
General Miller's opinion, open TO reason.
A battalion of the Twenty-third regu-
lars left for Cebu yesterday by the Uni
ted States transport Pennsylvania.
All is quiet inside and outside of Man
ila, except CalOocan, where the enemy's
sharpshoOters continue to annoy our
troops at a comparatively close range
One man OF the Twentieth Kansas vol
unteers was killed. Al Mariquina village,
which was burned Saturday night, and
four were wounded in the skirmish, one
of the Idaho, one Of the Minnesota and
two Of the Pennsylvania volunteer regi-
mentS.
Admiral Dewey, when asked hy 4
press correspondent to give his reasons
for requesting Washington to send the
battleship Oregon, firmly declined to
discuss the matter.