The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
zAMBQANGO Is OURS
Entire Province Surrenders Unoon-
ditionally to the Americans.
FILIPINOs' LAST WAR COUNCIL.

1t Was Held by the Fleeing Rebel
Leaders On Nov. 10, and It Was Re
solved to No Longer Oppose the
Americans with United Forces.
Manila, Nov. 27-The entire prov
ince OF Zamboanga, Island of Min
danoa, has surrendered unconditional
ly to Commander Very, Of the Castine.
The surrender was made on the 18th
inst. The surrender Of this province
is regarded az the beginning of the
eud Of the revolution in the Island Of
Mindanao, and, 1t Is believed, will
be hard blow to those who are still
endeavoring to maintain the insurrec-
ton In the Island of Luzon. Fam
boanga is the principal city Of the
Island Of Mindanao, which is the sec
ond largest island Of the Philippine
group
On the 21st Admiral Watson cabled
the Washington officials that Com
mander Very had captured the city Of
Zamboanga on the 10th. He was aided
by friendly natives and Moros. and was
holding the town pending the arrival Of
reinforcements from Jolo. On the
same day General Otis ordered two
companies Of infantry to be sent to
Zamboanga from Jolo.
The last Filipino council Of war was
held by the retreating leaders at Bay
ombong on Nov. 10. in the house now
occupied by General Macarthur. 1t
was attended by Aguinaldo, Pho del
La, ii
members of the so-called cabinet. In
formation has reached General Mac
Arthur from several sources to the eff
feet that the council recognized the
futility Of attempting further resist
ance to the Americans with united
forces, and agreed that the Filipino
troops should scatter and should here
after follow guerrilla methods.
Reports of ambuscades and skirm-
fishes come from every section of the
country along the railroads. Those
bands. Saturday four men of Com
pany D, Ninth infantry, were foraging
beyond Bamban, when 20 Filipinos
took them in ambush, killing one and
capturing the other three. The Amer
leans resisted for half an hour. The
firing being heard at Bamban, Lieu
tenant Frazer, with a squad, followed |
the retreating Filipinos several miles.
The Americans found the body of
soldier boloed. They burned the ham
let where the fight took place.
Three Filipino riflemen ambushed an
American surgeon near Capas. He
shot one and the others fed.
Between Bamban and Angeles a
mule train was fired upon by the insur-
gents, and Spaniard, former prs
oner of the Filipinos, who was with
the train, was shot. At Masiqui the
officials who welcomed the Americans
were murdered. This was the only
railroad town which the Americans
did not garrison. and on the night the
troops withdrew band of insurgents
entered, dragged Antonio Mejia, presi-
lent of the town. into the street and
cut his throat. The murderers then
assassinated the vice president and
i've members of the town council in
he same manner and told the fright
sned natives who witnessed the slaugh-
er to spread the news that a similar
ate awaited all friends Of the Ameri-
ans.
The mayor of San Carlos, who rode
Il the carriage with General MacAr-
hur and Colonel Bell when the Amer
cans entered the town, amid the
:heers of the people, was murdered the
lext night.
Military activity continues In every
ection. Colonel Bells regiment has
.dvanced from Bayombong upon Man
/. large insurgent force. Two battal-
ons of the newly arrived Twenty.
ighth infantry have been sent by cas-
oes to Bacoor. to reinforce the south
Inc.
Major Spence, with so men of the
regiment, surrounded
illage near Bautiston during the night
nd attacked the place at daybreak.
apturing Filipino captain and Is
zen, with seven rifles.
The latest news from General
'oung is that there are ten cavalry
len and 200 Maccabebes with him,
host Of the horsemen who started hav-
1g been compelled to drop out because
heir horses failed them.
The Filipinos took the American
risoners from Victoria to San Carlos.
n the walls of the Victoria prison
nd of the San Carlos convent are the
names:
Civilians--George Langford and
homas Hayes. Soldiers-harry Win
ED, Phil Betterton, J. I. Salisbury,
=. N. Gordon. e. N. Nugent, Frank
tone, John Desmond, George Sackett,
avid Scott, Martin Brennan, Tom
dwards, d. P. Curran, John Cronin,
harles Baker, C. L. Davis and Leland :
NTH.
On the walls of the San Carlos con-
snt were also found the following ,
ames: Civlians-Charles Bird, w.
Sheehy and +. e. Huber Sailors
dward Burke. battleship Oregon; c.
Powers. gunboat Urdaneta; John J. .
arley, B. J. Greene and Tilden Her. ,
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