Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-27
Ambush Americans and Assassinatc
officials who Befrlend Them.
LAST STAGE OF REBELLION.
American Troops nrc Active Province
OF yamboangn Accepts Amer.
lean Authority.

Der 18TH IA the NnuAN NOV N HlN no ~
Gen. Macarthur. 70 was attended by
Aeulnaido. pio bel r,lnl G.l.lt. Aio-
iandrln, nnd some member uf tho so.
called cabinet
Information has roaohni Con Mae
Arthur from acycf1i auurc,r Goo the of-
feet that tho council Recognized the
fuunlty of attempting further roais-
ianoc 60 the Americans with united
forcoa and agreed thnt The Filipino
troota should scatter and should here
after follow guerrilla methods.
IN, disposition u the generals, with
the approximate forces, 10 us follows.
Gen Conception. with 80 men, Ia New
Eglji province, Gen. hicah1lua, with
$50 men. az tho town uf iiuuca. pro.
Vince NJ Tuflnc. Gen. Pho bul iilar,
with 500 men, northeast NJ Malulns,
Geu. Agulnu. with 800 men. nt Arayat.
Gen. fan Miguel, with 10 men, ln Fam
bulca province, Gen. Murcafiu, with H.
100 men, M the mountain west uf
Angeles. and the largest force. probably
under Gen. Tr.ar. in Cnvitc province.
Reports Of nmbuaondcs ana uklr-
miHhoa come from every section NJ tho
country along the railroads. Those dis
trlcts seem TO be nlled with small
armed bands. Yesterday four mon ~
/ company u, Nlnth Infantry, were for
/ aging beyond Iamban, when twenty
/ Filinlnur took them la ambush killing
one aud capturing the other three.
The Americans resisted f1r half an
/ hour. The nring being heard nt liam-
/ ban. Lieut. Frazer. with squad, fol-
| lowed the rctrcatinE filipinua several
! miles. The Americans found tine body
! N the soldier holpcd. They burned the
! hamlet where the light took place.
Three Filipino rfiomcn am0ushcd an
| American surgeon near CnpaH. He
| shot ono and the others he'd
| Between Bamban and Angeles a mule
train was tlrc1 upon by the insurgents.
and q snaniard, former prisoner ~
the flliplnoa. who was with the train.
was shot.
~ Malaaiqul the officials who well
. coined the Americans were murdered.
This was the only railroad town which
the Americans ala not garrison, hnd on
/ the night the troops withdrew "a band
| of insurgents entered. dragged Antonio
/ Meiln. president Of the town. into tho
street and cut his throat. The muir
derura then nsauHHlnutcd the Vice pruni-
dent aud nyg members OF the town
council In the same manner and told
the frightened natives who witnessed
the slaughter that IA similar fate aw-it-
cd all The friends OF the Americans.
The mayor OF San Carlos. who rode In
The carriage with Cen. Macarthur and
Col Bell when the Americans entered
the town amid the cheers u the pcO-
pie. was murdered the next night.
Military activity continues In every
section. Col, Bells regiment has ud-
Vnncod from Buyambang upon Man
gntarcm, where II IN supposed thctc IN
a large lnHurgcnt force. Two battnllonH
Of the newiy-arrivod Twenty eighth In
! fnutfy have been sent by CuscucH to
BucOor 10 reinforce the south line
Maj. Spence, with ffty men " the
Thirty'Hecond regiment, surrounded "a
| village near Rautlstou during the night
and attacked the place nj dnybrcak.
capturing Filipino captain and nf-
tcon mon, with several rifles.
| The latest nowH from Gen, Young iH
that there are ten caValryucn and 200
Macabcbcs with him, most Of the
horspmeu who started having been
compelled 20 drop out because the
horses failed them.
The Filiplnns took the American
prisoners from Victoria 60 San carlos.
on the walls Of the Victoria prison ana
Of the san Carlos convent are the toll
lowing names.
clvillans--Georgc Lansford. Thomas
Hayes.
soldlors-Harry Winfield. PIN Better.
ton. J, l. Salisbury, \. n. Gordon. T.
n, Nufit. Frank Stone. John Desmond,
George saokctt. David Scott. Martin
brennan, Tom Edwards, u. 4. Curran
D
Davis, Leland Smith.
on the walls of the San Carlos CON
won't were also found the following
names. Civillana-CharloH BIRD. W. j.
shelly. Il. T.. Huber. sailora-f;dward
Burke. battleship oregon. G. ~. Pow
ers. gunboat urdaneta; John j. Far
ley, u. J. Greene. Tlldon Herbert.
Washington. Nov sG.-Thc secretary
Of the navy today received telegram
from Admiral Watson stating that IN,
entire province ~ Zamboangn island
II Minianao. surrendered to Com.
mandor Very OF the CnHtlne. uncOn-
ditionally. November 18th. Delivery OF
al guns promised Local chiefs de-
clared themselves loyal. Admiral Wat,
sons dispatch follows;
"Cnyltr, Nov. 2C.-On November 18th
entire province Of zamboanga sur,
rendered To- Very. Internationally De-
livery Of an guns promised. Numerous
0 WATSON"
The information contained In Ad,
mirnl Wats0n's dispatch was received
by the President and his advisers with
unconcealcd satisfaction. The sur
render OF the province OF Zamboangl
IL regarded ua the beginning of tho
end 81 the revolution IN the island OF
Mlndnnan. aud. u ~ believed Will b,
IA hard blow 30 those who nrc stu On,
denvorinE To maintain the instruction
In the island NJ l.uzon.
ON the 2ist inst Admiral Watson
cuhlcl the navy department that Com
, mandor Very had captured the city Of
Znmboangn on the 10th. lie was aided
by friendly natives and Moros and wa'
I holding tho town. pending the ariryh
Of endorsements from Jolo, on tn.
, / same DAY Gen. OUH informed the wal
department that he had ordered ~,
companies ~ Infantry 10 be sent &
2amhonnrn from Julo.
Zambonngu ia the principal city 81
the Island W Mudnnno, which Ia IN,
second largest Island ~ the Philippine
: | group. AdvceH from Admiral Watson
Indicate that the vutlro southern hal
, | Of tho island. which comprises th'
! provluca Of Iamhupnpn, has yielded q
Inc American forces and nccedcd to tn,
: authority of the United States.
The Ranger on - secret Mission.
, san Francisco. Nov. sd.-The Unlle,
states shin Rnnger, now lying a
, Mare lsland.has boon quietly hitting ON
I for SOME long yuyure, ana rumors ar
ourrent that she ls bent on some score
, mission The officers OF the Warshil
refuse to discuss the nature OF the voy
4 age. Several siN-lnch guns are belni
: pinced Ia position on the vessel. TIL
I only thing the officers will admit u
that the Ranger has been orderci
o To Panama and viii sail early In De
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