Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-02


bong. province OF Nueva Vizcaya,
/: to Lieutenant Monroe, with fifty
: men OF the Fourth Cavalry.
'.................. Observation-Disclosures:
IN PANAY PROVINCE.
Hughes reports from Central Panay
that Ilollo province, one third of island
cleared of insurgents. by forced
marches with two battalions from
Lambuano by way of Calinog he obliged
the enemy to engage in battle ut Passi
on goth instant and drove him with
loss to the mountains in detached
bodies, capturing 10 rifles and several
thousand rounds small ammunition;
hughes casualties are Captain War
WICK, Eighteenth Infantry, anu Private
Daniel w. Humphreys *, Eighteenth
infantry, killed. He reports his troops
IN excellent health. Is now converting
wheel Into pack transportation for pur-
pose OF entering the mountains. Elk
pected that he will pass on to Capis,
northern coast of island.
dispatches from Lawton indicate
Bayonbong captured 2Sth instant. Both
trails over mountains impracticable for
wheel transportation OF any kind.
Troops have subsisted on rice and scant
Gupply at that. ~ iNs
tt"MacArthnr's' troops have had sew
eral minor engagements; capturing men
and rifles. Bells capture in mountains
includes fourteen modern guns all in
good condition; over so pieces Of artil-
lery captured by troops of corps in last
three weeks. Oregon brought IN one
hundred six Spanish prisoners from
Vigan yesterday, "a received by rail
previous evening. Young with three
troops cavalry and March's battalion,
Thirty-third Infantry, should have
reached Vigan yesterday.
Conditions Zamboanga satisfactory.
Additional ordnance surrendered, con-
sisting four field pieces, II rifles, GUAM
tity Of ammunition. Natives adjoining
towns visiting city and native military
bands serenading troops. Thirty-flrst
Infantry leaves Manila this evening to
garrison several stations Mindanao
coast; no difficulties anticipated"
NATIVE SCOUTS.
Washington. Dec. 1.-Word comes
from the Philippines that the two com
panies OF Macabebe scouts under Cap
tain Batson are doing so we'll that it
has been decided to organize full bat
talon of these natives. The additional
two companies will be very useful in
the present campaign, in tracking the
fleeing remnants OF Aguinaldo's disor-
ganized army.
FALL OF ZAMBOANGA,
Manila, Dec. 1.-The steamer SAL
vador, from Zamboanga, island Of Min
aanao. which has arrived here. brings
details OF the occupation of the town
by Commander Very, of the United
States gunboat Castine. The revolu-
tionfsts In Mindanao We're led by AL
varez and Calixto, who left Luzon some
time ago. and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the people,
winning a considerable following. The
commercial depression and the lack of
food resulting from the islands block
ade set the people against the reyo-
lutionists and eliminated in the assas-
sination November 10 of Calixto, a fire.
brand and the real leader of the revo-
luton. by Midel, Mayor of the town OF
Tetuan. Midel, under pretext, Sc
cured Calixto's presence In Tetuan, and
where the Mayors guards were station
ed, and the latter fired volley, killing
CaliXto instantly.
THE TOWN SURRENDERED.
Midel at once repaired to the Castine
and arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation of Zamboanga. Com
mander Very asked that Datto Mundi.
with five hundred Of his followers, sta,
toned on neighboring island. come TO
Zamboanga.
The following morning Midel raised
the American flag over Zamboanga,
the insurgents Offering no resistance
and evacuating the town. The Castine
was saluted with twenty-one guns and
Commander Very landed O. hundred
blue Jackets and took possession of
the town and Notifications. Datto
Mundis men arrived in the afternoon.
They We're armed with wooden shields
and swords and were used on picket
duty.
Commander Very despatched the
ginboat Manila November 18th to
Iolo, to convey troops to reinforce
him.
A company OF the Twenty-third Reg
ment. under Captain Nicholas, ar
rived November 18th, and two more
companies followed them shortly.
Mundrs followers then returned home
MEETING OF LOCAL. CHIEFS.
Alvarez sought to arrange for a sur
render Of the arms and artillery pieces.
On the afternoon OF November goth,
s Midel called a meeting OF the local
chiefs, who formally deposed Alvarez
4 90 leader Of the revolutionists in the