Rock Island Argus., 1899-02-27
F|LIPIHOS VERY NOISY
Kick UP Robbery That Puts the
United States Soldiers
on Guard.
URY FOB FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE

And Loudly Protest Affainst the "Mucho
Malo Americano"-S Sharpshoofers Con-
tinue to Give neutrality-suspicious. of
| Cebu-Natives Get Notice to Surrender
or Move and They Move-Madrid Has "A
Scare Telegram That Foreign Warships
Are DISCRIMINATING Troops at Manila
Manila, Feb. 27.-AdmiraI Dewey
when asked by the correspondent of the
| Associated Press to give his reasons for
| requesting Washington to send the bat
tleship Oregon 10 Manila firmly declined
| 10 discuss the matter. All was quiet
here last night and along the lire, except
for some desultory firing by the rebels
| near CaIoocan and San Pedro Macati.
| Manila, Feb. 27.-Saturday night the
| rebels concentrated in such numbers
| near the Chinese cemetery that Gen. Nc
| Arthur anticipated an attack and asked
| for reinforcemenJs. Two companies ot
| the Twenty-third regulars were sent to
| Caloocan and battalion OF the Twer-
| tieth regulars 20 the cemetery at about
Midnight. But the expected attack was
not made, the rebels. after making a
great noise with bugle calls and yeIls
| Of Viva Indenencia," and ''Mucho
maIo Americanos," and firing volleys.
disappeared in the woods. 1t is believed
their leaders are getting 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 rebels are evidently IN
willing to be pacified when facing the
Americans. 1t is just possible. however,
that they may be goaded into such Z
move before more reinforcements ar
rive.
How We Captured Cebu.
According to the advices brought Sat
urday morning by the steamer Nuestra
Sonora del Carmen, whose arrival
brought the news that the American
flag had been raised over the Island of
Cebu. the United States gunboat Petrol.
Commander &. Cornwell, visited Cebu
on Feb. %. Commander Cornweu sent
an ultimatum ashore declaring the in
tention Of the Americans to take pos
sesSiOn-peac ceably. if possibly; by force.
If necessary. The rebels Immediately
vacated. taking their guns u the hills.
y party Of marines and blue jackets
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.
y battalion Of the Twenty-third regu-
Jars left for Cebu Saturday by the Unit
ed States transport Pennsylvania.
All Is Quiet at IloiIo.
The same steamer brought dispatches
from Brigadier General Miller at IloiIo
to Major General Otis. reporting that
all was quiet there: that there had been
no further fighting: that confidence had
been restored and business was being
generally resumed. General Miller
thinks its proba hle the natives will soon
become convinced Of the error of oppos- |
ing the inevitable and that the eXampla |
set by the inhabitants Of Negros is !
having its effect among the other isl |
ands which. though not entirely con-
WINGED. are. in General Millers opinion |
open to reason.
Filipino sharpshooters Keep 1t Up.
All was quiet Saturday afternoon in !
side and outside of Manila. except near |
Caloocan, where the enemy's sharp |
shooters continued to annoy our troops |
at a comparatively close range. One |
man OF the Twentieth Kansas voIun- |
teers was killed. At Ariquina village |
which was burned Friday night four
were wounded in the skirmish. one of |
the Idaho. one of the Minnesota and |
two Of the Pennsylvania volunteers.
Did Not Fire on the Irene.
10 such emergency exists here as is
presented by reports circulated in the
United States-and cabled back TO Ma
nila-to the effect that Admiral Dewey
has had a collision OF fOrcible charac-
ter with the German naval commander.
who arrived here Saturday in command
OF the cruiser Kaiserin Augusta. 1.-THE |
report referred to was that Dewey had
fired or the German cruiser Irene.l