The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-09
"A TOWN SHELL ED
Severe Fighting % The Island ll
MlndalaO.
PRINClpal POET B.0CKbDsD
A n sign Of Terror or Luzon Friend.
Iy Natiles 5 uffer-oIs' Army.
C-ptain Bark r.
PRINClpal POET B.OCKtDsD
\ COMMANDMENT.

NEW 1DHh, May sg-A dlspatch L.
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon.
don says: :.
\ special dispatch from Lcbaun an
nOunces that severe fighting is report
ed between Americans and Filipinos
on the Island of Mindanao.
The principal city of the Island 20
ambanga, has been bombarded and
burned.
The same dispatch reports trouble
in Sulu.
The Americans have blOckaded the
port.
4 British steamer was denied admis-
sion and was escorted seaward by the
United States gunboat Castine.
REIGN OF TERROR.
MANILA, May 31.-Friendly natives
arriving from the country around San
Isidro and San Miguel report that a
reign of terror has prevailed since the
American troops were withdrawn from
those parts of the Islands. The insur-
gents who are returning are dealing
vengeance upon those of their coun-
trymen who have shown any friend
ship towards the Americans during the
latter's occupation Of the territory
The fricndlies declare that unoffendine
people are being murdered daily and
that their houses are being burned and
their property coniiscated. Plenty OF
sympathizers with the insurrection re-
mained during the Americans stay,
and they have been reporting the in
stances of friendliness towards our
troops.
The refugees add that the inhab-
itants We're badly oppressed by the ma
tive soldiers before the American Oc-
cupatiOn, but that their condition Is
worse now. Doubtless there is much
truth in the reports, though such
stories from Filipino sources are al
ways magnilied.
OTIS ARMY.
WASHINGTON. May 80 Secretary
Alger tonight cabled Gen. Otis to ad-
wise him at once what further reen'
forcements he may need, after the ar.
rival of all the regular troops to be dis
patched to the Philippines to replace
the volunteers whose time Is out.
CAPT. BARKER.
llANlLA. May 3O--The cruiser Bos.
ton will soon sail for the United States
with Capt Barker. temporarily in com
mand of the Asiatic squadron, and the
departure of that officer will leave
Capt. George f. Wilde, now in com
mand of the Boston, in supreme con
| troll until the arrival of Rear Admiral
| Watson.
Capt. Wren has organized a company
of hundred Macababes as scouts
They wear United States army shirts
and trousers and are under Wren's per
sonal command.
CAPT. TlLLEY'S BODY.
NEW YORK, May 30.-A cable tC
the Sun dated Manila, May 81, III,
a. M, says. The third engineer, an
other officer and one of the crew of the
hospital ship Relief. while sailing in q
catboat yesterday off Paranaque, were
captured by the insurgents, who put
off from the shore in boats.
Gen. Smith, who sailed for Ncgro'
island to rescue Capt. George ii. Til
ley of the Signal Corps, who was fireC
upon by natives under the cover of d
flag of truce and cut off from rejoininG
his companions on board the cable
ship from which he had landed, found
the body of Tillcy in the river at Esca'
lante near where he was last seen. The
head of the dead Captain was badly
mutilatod. The body was brought back
to lloilo. where il was buried today
with hOnOrs.