Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
800 SURRENDERED.
Important Capture by Lieut.. Monroe
and 40 Men.

EtlipinOs Were Made 60 Believe a big
Army Was ApprOsching---DetsI of
Surrender of guInaIdo
and His Army I'm the Mountains.
The capture by Lieut.. Munro and 90 men
of the Fourth cavalry of the Filipino Gen.
Oonon, with 800 officers and men with rifles,
several American and 20 Spanish prisoners,
at Bayambong, Province of Nueva Viz
caya, was a successful bluff. Lieut. Mum
no tapped the rebel wire, telegrapbed to
Conon that he was advancing with large
force and demanded his surrender. After
negotiations Conon consented to cspitulate
to superior force" whereupon Lieut..
Munro telegraphed that he would enter
the town with small guard and receive
the garrison's surrender. He captured the
whole Filipino force and secured their
arms, the rebels supposing Munro had an
army behind him.
The details of the surrender of Zamboan-
ga, Island of Mindanao, to Commander
Very of the United States gunboat CAstine,
show that the revolutionists in Mindanao
were led by Alvarez and Calixito. who
went from Luzon some time ago, and have
been stirring up the people the past several
months.
The commercial depression and the lack
of food resulting from the islands blockade
set the people against the revolutionists
and eliminated in the assassination on
Nov. 10 of Calixto, a firebrand and the real
leader of the revolution, by Midel, mayor
of the town of Tetuan.
Midel at once repaired to the Castue and
arranged with Commander Very for the
occupation of Zamboanga. Commander
Very asked that Data Mandi, with 500 of
his followers, stationed on a neighboring is
land, come to Zamboanga. The following
morning Midel raised the American flag
over Zamboanga, the insurgents offering
no resistance and evacuating the town.
The Castine was saluted with 81 guns, and
Commander Very landed 100 bluejack
cts and took possession of the town and for
tifications.
Gen. Otis cabled Friday that the advance
into the interior is being pushed vigorously,
and the American troops continue to drive
back and dispense the scattered bands
Capt. Warwick, 18th infantry, and Private
| D. w. Humphreys were killed in an en-
gagement at Passi, province of Iloilo, Nov.
90. Gen. Otis adds:
Both trails over mountains iIupracticable
| for wheel transportation of any kind.
| Troops have subsisted on rice aud scant
supply of that acArthur's troops have
had several minor engagements, capturing
men and rifles. Bells capture in noun
tains includes IA modern guns, all in good
condition. Over 30 pieces of artillery cap
tured by troops of corps in the last three
weeks. Oregon brought in LOG Spanish
prisoners from Vigan yesterday, "a receiv-
ed by rail the previous evening.
| Gen, Youngs column occupied Tagudin,
in South Ilocos province Monday, 600 reb-
els under General Tino evacuating the
place SO hours before. They deserted an
almost impregnable position. Aguinaldo
and his refugee army have gone into the
mountains, and Gen. Young hopes to cap
ture them in Benguet mountain pass.
A force of Filipinos, estimated at 800,
attacked the American garrison of 200 at
Vigan, province of South Ilocos, Tuesday
night. The American loss was eight killed
and many wounded, After very hard fight
ing the Filipinos were driven off anG
through the mountains, leaving 30 dead.
Col. Bisbee is reinforcing the garrison.
Gen. Hughes now occupies Santa Bar
bara and Cabutuan, island of Panay, his
lines extending 80 mieIs north of Iloilo, He
has occupied 20 towns. The inhabitants
are returning with white flags, their fear
of the Americans diminishing as they learn
that they will be well treated. 1t is inn
possible to get the natives to fight. They
are retreating to the mountains, and nc
more organized resistance is expected,
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