The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-02
SURRENDER OF zAMBoANGA.
Filipino Town Is Now Occupied By
the Americans.

Manila Dec 1.-The steamer Saliva
dor, from Zamboanga. island of Min
danao. which has arrived here. brings
details of the occupation of the town
by Commander Very of the. United
States gunboat Castine. The revolu-
tionists in Mindanao were led by Al
varez and Calixto. who left Luzon
some time ago and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the peo-
pie. winning a considerable following.
The commercial depression and the lack
of food resulting from the island S
blockade set the people against the
revolutionists and eliminated in the
assassination on Nov. IS of Calixto. a
firebrand and the real leader of the
revolution. by Midel, mayor of the town
of Tetuan.
Midel, under pretext, secured Calix-
to's presence in Tetuan, and where the
mayors guards We're stationed. The
latter fired vclley killing Calixto in
stantly. Midel at once repaired to the
Castine and arranged with Commander
Very for the occupation of Zamboanga-
Commander Very asked that Datto
Mandi, with 500 of his followers, sta
toned on a neighboring island, come
to ZaInboanga.
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 100 blue jack
cts and took possession of the town and
Notifications. Datto Mandi's men ar
rived in the afternoon They We're
armed with wooden shields and swords
and were used on picket duty.
Commander Very despatched the
gunboat Manila ON Nov. Is to Jolo TO
convey troops to reinforce him. A
under Captain Nichols, arrived on Nov.
II and two more companies followed
them shortly. Mandi's followers then
returned home.
Alvarez sought to arrange for a sur
render of the arms and artillery pieces.
On the afternoon of Nov. 20 Midel
called a meeting of the local chiefs,
who formally deposed Alvarez as lead
er of the revolutionists in the island
and elected Midel president of the new
insular government established under
American sovereignty and control The
chiefs formally requested Commander
Very to grant exemption from taxes
until the re-esta blishment of CONNER
cial relations. permission to- carry arms
in the mountains, religious freedom
and the power to conduct local govern
ments as they had previously done.
which requests. pending the arrival of
Brigadier General Bates. the military
governor of the district, the commander
granted.
Commander Very then effected an ap-
parent reconciliation between Alvarez
and Midel and their followers, Alvarez
signing a formal resignation of the po-
sition of revolutionary leader on Nov.
%. at a point on the coast near the
rebel town of MerceIs. Alvarez deliv-
cred fourteen Nordenfeldts and Max
inns. with ammunition. which were
stored on board the Castine. Eight
Nordenfeldts and Maxins were deliv
cred to the army in Zarboanga- as
were also over 200 rifles and ammuni-
ton The artillery came into posses
sion of the revolutionists from six
Spanish gunboats bought by the army
from Spain, which the revolutionists
looted before the Americans could get
possession of them.
Alvarez has only. a dozen followers