The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
Manila Insurgents Getting Short
of Ammunition.
SALE OF INTOXICANTS PRO-
HIBITED AT IL0IL0.
Matters Quiet in Gen. Otis' Jurisdic-
tiOn---None of His Dispatches
Have Been Withheld From the
Public. Manila Railway.--Deyice
of FilipinOs at Cebu.

MANILA, Feb. 26-Late Saturday
night the rebels concentrated in such
numbers near the Chinese cemetery
near Manila that Gen. Macarthur an
ticipated an attack and asked for rein
forcements. Two companies of the
Twenty-thrd regiment were sent to
Csloocan and a battalion of the
Twentieth regulars to the cemetery at
about midnight. But the expected al
tack was not made, the rebels after
making great noise with bugle calls
and yells of "viva Independents" and
''mucho malo Americana" and firing
volleys, disappearing in the woods.
Advices received Sunday morning at
Manila state that the American flag
had been raised over the Island of
Cebu. The United States gunboat Pet
rel, Commander G. G. Cornwall, visited
Cebu on February 22d. Commander
Cornwall sent an ultimatum ashore, de-
claring the intention of the Americans
to take ssession-peaceably if posi-
BILE, by force if necessary. The rebels
Immediately vacated, taking their guns
to the hills. A party of marines and
blue jackets was landed and the Amer
lean flag was raised by them over the
government building which they still
occupied when the Neutras Sonora Del
Caraman left.
Advices from Iloilo say that all is
quiet there. The natives who fed on
the landing of the Americans are re-
turning to Iloilo, and many are taking
the oath of allegiance. The Charles
ton and Concord are patrolling the ISL
ands in search of filibusters.
MANILA, Feb. 28, 11:30 A. M.-Reg-
mental losses since the fire are, killed
six, wounded sixty. The insurgents
are believed to be running short of am.
munition as the firing by night is con-
siderably slackened. The American
troops are under orders never to take
the initiative and reply to the insurgents
only when their firing becomes unusu-
ally active. Recent improvements
have been made in the American
trenches all around the line, and they
are now practically impregnable. Gen.
eral Miller has prohibited the sale of
intoxicants at Iloilo.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Gen. Otis
cables the Adjutant General from
Manila this morning as follows: GA
battalion of the twenty third infantry
sailed for Cebu on the Goth instant. A
battalion of California volunteers will
sail for Negros tomorrow Everything
is quiet here for the past three days"
The information that all is quiet within
Gen. Otis jurisdiction since last Satur-
day is very gratifying to the administra-
ton. The impression prevails here that
the insurgents have had enough, unless
perhaps they are resting and gaining
strength, preparing for further
treachery. 1t is stated authoritatively
that nothing from Otis has been with
held from the public. 1t is believed
here that if Gen. Oils has received
overtures looking to the surrender of
the insurgents, he does not consider
them reliable enough to communicate
to Washington. The fact that he con-
siders himself able to get along without
two battalions of troops numbering
more than six hundred signifies his
confidence that he has affairs well in
hand.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Manila Rail-
way Company received cable from
Manila dated February 27, saying the
railway had ceased working and there
was no means of public conveyance.
The Americans are using the line to
convey troops to Oaloocan. A Filipino
agent here claims that he has received
advices from Iloilo that the British
consulate was burned; also that the
Filipinos at Cebu retired to the hills at
the request of the foreigners to avoid a
bombardment of the place by the Amer
leans, the foreigners promising to inter-
cede with the Americans with the view
of getting the Filipinos rights re-
spected.