New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06

ing troops. Thlrty-hrSt Infantry leaves
Manila this evening to garrison several
ticipated."
Calixto Was Assassinated.
Manila, Dec. 2.-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
Alvarez 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 rom the islands
blockade set the people against the
revolutionists and eliminated in the
lixto, a frebrand and the real leader
of the revolution, by Midel, mayor of
the town of Tetuan.
Midel, under a preteXt, secured
Calixto's presence in Tetuan and where
the mayors guards were stationed.
The latter fired volley, killing Calixto
instantly.
Arrnnges for Occupation of Town.
Midel at once repaired to the Castine
and arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation of Zamboanga. Com
mander Very asked that Datto Mandi
with 500 of his followers, stationed on
a neighboring island, come to Fam
boanga.
The following morning Midel raised
the American flag over Zamboanga, the
insurgents offering no resistance and
evacuating the town. The Castine was
saluted with Fl guns, and Commander
Very then landed 100 bluejackets
and took possession of the town and
Notifications. Datto Mandi's men ar
rived in the afternoon. They were
armed with wooden shields and swords
and were used on picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched the gun
boat Manila on November Is to Jolo to
convey troops to reinforce him. A
company of the Twenty-third regiment,
under Capt. Nichols, arrived on Novem-
Der II, and two more companies fol-
lowed them shortly. Mandi's follow
ers then retur1e home
Alvarez Deposed
Alvarez sought to arrange for sur
render of the arms and artillery pieces.
On the afternoon of November 20 Midel
called meeting of the local chiefs, who
formally deposed Alvarez as leader of
the revolutionists in the island and
elected Midel president of the new in
sular government established under
American sovereignty and control.
The chiefs formally requested Com
mander Very to grant exemption from
taxes until tho 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 Brig. Gen. Bates, the military
governor of the district, the command
er granted.
Commander Very then effected an APP
parent reconcilia ton between Alvarez
and Midel and their followers, Alvarez
signing formal resic- alton of the po-
sition o. revolr+s Try leader on No
vember at on the coast near
the re g Mercedes. Alvarez
delivered .enfeldts and Maxims,
with amir Ion, which were stored
on board re Castine. Eight Norden-
feldts and Maxims were delivered to- the
army in Zamboanga. as were also over
900 rifles and ammunition. The artil-
lery came into possession of the revolu-
tionists from six Spanish gunboats
bought Il, ~ army from Spain which
the revoii nnists looted before the
Americans could get possession of
them.