Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-01
THE TOWN
IS OCCUPIED
Zamb0anga Surrendered to
Capt. Very of the Castine.
LEADER OF REVOLUTION
Was ASSaSSinated by the Mayor
of Tetuan, Who Was Ap-
pointed Civil Governor.
CAPTAIN WARWICK KILLED
CAPTAIN WARWICK KILLED
He Was an Officer in the Eighteenth
lnfantry-Much Rebel Artillery
Was Captured During the Advance
of the American Forces,

Manila, Dec. 1, $50 a. m--The steamer
Salvador, from Zamboanga, island of
Mindanao. which has arrived here,
brings details of the occupation OF the
town by Commander Very, Of the Unit
ed States gunboat Castine The revolu-
itionists in Mindanao were led by Alvarez
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
blockade, set the people against the rev.
olutionists and eliminated in the as
sassination on Nov. Is, of Calixto, a fire
brand and the real leader of the revolu-
ton, by Mldel, mayor of the town Of
Tetuan. Midel under a pretext, secur-
ed CalixtO's presence in Tetuan and
where the mayors guards were station
ed the latter nred a volley, killing Calx-
to instantly. Midel at once repaired to
the Castine and arranged with Conn
nander Very for the occupation of
Zamboanga.
Commander Very asked that Datto
Mandi, with 500 of his followers, sta
toned on neighboring island, come to
Zamboanga. The following morning
Midel raised the American flag over
Zamboanea, the insurgents Offering no
resistance and evacuatng the town.
The Castne was saluted with p guns
and Commander Very landed 100 blue
jackets and took possession of the town
and fortitications. Datto Mindi's men
arrived in the afternoon. They We're
armed with wooden shields and swords
and We're used on picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched the gun
boat Manila on Nov. Is to Jolo to convey
troops TO reinforce him. A company of
the Twenty-third regiment under Cap
tain Nichols arrived on Nov. II, and two
more companies followed them shortly
Mandis followers then returned home
Alvarez sought to arrange for surren-
der of the arms and artillery pieces On
the afternoon of Nov 80, Midel called a
meeting of the local chiefs, who formally
deposed Alvarez as leader of the reyOlu-
tiCnists in the island, and elected Midel
president of the new insuiar government
established under American sovereignty
and control.
The chiefs formally requested Com
mander Very to grant exemption from
taxes until the re-establishment of COM
mercial relations, permission to carry
arms in the mountains, religious free
dom and the power to conduct local
governments as they had previously
done, which requests. pending the ar
rival of Brigadier General Bates, the mill
itary governor of the district. the COM
mander granted. Commander Very
then effected an apparent reconciliation
between Alvarez and Midel and their
followers. Alvarez signing formal res
ignation of the position of revolutionary
leader on Nov. 30, at a point on the coast
near the rebel town of Mercels.
Alvarez delivered IA Nordenfedts and
Maxims, with ammunition. which We're
stored on board the Castine. Eight
Nordenfeldts and MaXims We're delivered
to the army in ZamboanSa as were also
over 200 rifles and ammunition. The
artillery came into possession of the
revolutionists from six Spanish gunboats
bought by the army from Spain. which
the revolutionsts looted before the Am
ercans could get possession of. AL
varez has only a dozen followers left,
the remainder of the followers having
scattered and returned to their occupa-
tions. Commander Very, having start
ed 10 occupy Zamboanga, is considered
to have handled the situation in its
many phases with energy and diplomatic
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