Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-29

Manila 1t is reported that the in
snrgents have captured the United
States gunboat Urdaneta in the Grant
river on the northwest side of Manila
Bay, where she was patrolling One
officer and nine of her crew are missing
The United States gunboat Petrol
sent to investigate the matter has re-
turned nd reports the Urdaneta beach
ed opposite the town of Orani on the
Orani river. She was riddled with
bullets and burned and the following
guns with their ammunition were cap
tured: One one FOUNDER, one Colt au-
tomtio gun and one Nordenfeldt 20
millimetre gun
The crew Of the Urlandeta are pris-
oners, or have been killed.
Further details are lacking.
Commanded by Cadet Wood
Washington. The gunboat Urda-
meta which was captured with her crew
at Orani, abont seventy five miles from
Manila, on the bay of Manila, is a lit
tie craft of only forty tons displace-
ment, not much larger than small
tag She was captured by the navy
early in the war and has been on police
duty in the bay for months past. The
records Of tho navy department show
that she was one Of the boats of which,
the Oregon is the parent ship This is
she was supposed to draw all her sup
plies from the bat,leship, to be manned
by the Oregon S crew and to act under
instructions Of the Oregon s command
er. According to the last reports to
the department. the little boat was,
last May, under the command of
Naval Cadet Welborn c Wood, but
the personnel Of the crew is not mat
ter Of record, being subject to frequent
changes. Wood was appointed to the
naval academy from Oregon; had pass
cd his academic course and was per-
forming two years sea service at the
time Of his capture. Naturally, the
department officials are vexed that the
difficulties of the negotiations looking
to the release of Lieut. Gilmore of the
Yorktown and his men, should be add
I'd to by this last misfortune. Still,
Ghere is no disposition, unnecessarily, to
curb the junior officers of the navy
who are rendering such gallant service
in the Philippines.
,Scgros Insurgents will Submit.
Washington Two important dis
patches from Gen Otis, at Manila
were made public by the war depart
nent Monday The first indicates that
the insurgents on the island of Ne
Ecos are about to recognize. the au-
thority Of the United States. An
election in Negroes will be held on the
second Of October
TIE dispatch follows
Manila, Sept 24-Adjutant Gener-
al, Washington: Hughes, Ilollo, re-
ports Lopez and sixty four men surren-
}ared to Byrne at Castellano, Negros.
z ection in that island October 2
ght conference. Chief Of insur-
nt5, PanaY wished to know what
promise could be given them in case Of
formal submission Told no arrange
ments possible until surrendered and
force disbanded.
"OTIS."
The second dispatch says the Ameri
can flag will he raised in Sulu islands
The chi eff insurgents in Zamboanga are
reported willing to accept the author
iy of the United States, but desire t.
name conditions which Gen Otis would
not accept. The second dispatch fol
lows:
VIII Raise the Flag in Sulu.
Manila, Sept 24-AdJutant Gen
eral, Washington: Bates returned from
Jolo on the list inst having placed gar
rison at Siassiand Bungam, Tawa
group; one company each place
Affairs in archipelago satisfactory
Bates saw chief insurgents Zamboanga
Still anxious to receive United State
garrison on condition Of Withdrawal