The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-09
Force Holding Town Refuses TO Recognize
United States Authority.
BUILDINGS SOAKED WITH KEROSENE
Insurgents Say Thy viii Burn Business Section
When First Gun Is Fired by American
Shps-forCe VIII Be Used.

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 9.-The ad-
ministration's advices Official and un-
official, from Manila, last evening. have
awakened the gravest apprehension of
an armed conflict at Iloio and perhaps
fighting elsewhere. The president strong
ly desires. and therefore, still hopes
for a peaceful settlement, but his hope
is growing fainter, and unless IL comes
quickly il seems certain that IL cannot
come at all
Indeed according TO unofficial reports
from Manila, American blood has al
ready been shed by the insurgents at
,llo!lo, and the insurgents have notified
Gen. Miller that if he lands his forces
they will fire upon them and resist their
approach.
Last Friday boat left Iloilo, bring
ing to Manila, according to this report
the news of the insurgents defiance
and also the story OF how a patrol boat
manned by our soldiers, and guarding
our transports, on which our troops are
still quartered, was attacked by a p1al
from The shore, and two OF our artll-
lerymen stabbed.
Aglinaldos proclamation of lnde-
nendcnce and resistance has had bad
effect on the natives ana II Is eVldent
that Gen. Otis fears that AgIinaldo
influence, so banefully eNertcd, may sur
up an attack on Manila.
The Philippine crisis seems To De NJ
hand. il il has not already come The
administration, while still hopeful OF
maintaining peace, is prepared 10 NAM
tain on restore il by force and with
arms. Gen. Miller VIII nave, by Tues
day, IL is believed, the instructions sent
him yesterday through Gen. Gus, Tor
which he appears to be waiting. ana, II
he has not already done SO. Will, If the
insurgents continue defiant, summon
them TO surrender within p hours. and,
~ they refuse attack with ships ana
land mis- men.
II Is stated that an official dispatch
from Cen Otis, received late last even
ing. confirmed the unofficial advices as
10 the situation at Iloilo received at
the White House earlier. Secretary Al
ger and Adit. Gen. Corbin were at the
White House for some time, bringing
a dispatch from Gen. Otis and returning
to the war department with the re-
SpOnse To 1t.
II is stated that Gen. Otis trans
mitted the report of the defiant notice
Of the Iloilo insurgents 10 Gen. Miller
not to land or they would attack, add
ing that Gen. Miller reported our men
to be restless and uncomfortable on
the transports. where they were retain =
ed by Gen. Miller i'm pursuance OF his
instruc tfons-not TO take the aggressive
until all peaceful means had been eX-
hausted.
He also reported the attack OF the in
surgents on our patrol boat, and stated
that the stabbed artillerymen might die
and that their comrades defended
themselves so vigorously that the IN
surgents Withdrew To the shore, proba-
bly, with some wounded among them.
The answer made To Gen. otis is kept
secret but il is believed to be i'm the
line of the instructions sent TO him for
Gen. Miller last night.
Manila. Jan. a-Coi. Potter, the spe-
cial ernissarv Of Cen. Otis between
Manila aud Iloilo. arrived Yesterday af-
ternoon with dispatches from the latter
point. The situation when he left there
was practically unchanged The streets
were barricaded. and 4 was reported
that ihe principal buildings had been
kerosened the Insurgents having
threatened To destroy the whole busi-
ness section by fire az the first shot OF
bombardmcnt The banks were ship
ping their treasure to the United states
transport Newport and other vessels.
'rhe family of the American vice consul
had gone on board the Newport
Col. Potter reports that President
McI[inleN'S proclamation had To he
typewriter aboard ship, as the print
crs on shore declined To do the work,
and when the text OF the proclamation
was read to them ridiculed the notion
that conciliation was possible.
Prvates Harry SilveN and Frank
Kirkpatrick OF the 9Th United States ar
tillery. while guarding water boat as
tern of the Newport, were attacked by
the natives of the crew. Private Sill