The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-05
Insurgents TAKE |LO|LO
NOW GENERAL MILLER MUST
RETAKE IT.
Spaniards Evacuate in the Face of the
Filipino Army-An Expedition is
Sent From Manila.

WASHINGTON, December 2S.-Pres-
ident Mckinley expects that the next
news from General Otis will tell that
General Miller has taken Iloilo.
Whether by means of peaceful repre-
sentations to the insurgents or by the
force of arms, the American flag must
fly over the town and American au-
thority must be supreme there. Hur-
ry orders will be sent this week to the
Philippines and there will be congre-
gated there nearly 5000 men as soon
as they can be transported. This is
taken to mean that there will be no
time lost i'm making the authority of
the United States supreme in the ar
chipelago, and if there must be force
used in making the Filipinos under
stand that there can be but one gov
ernment it will be used.
The president is determined that
there shall be but one flag and one au-
thority in the newly acquired terrific
ry. There must be no division of the
government between the United States
and the insurgent armies, and this
fact will be Impressed upon both the
Cubans and the Filipinos at once.
Much Indignation is felt at the
White House over the display of flags
in Cuba, where are flying the United
States and Cuban standards side by
side. For the same reason which gov
erns in the case of army pay, the
President will rule that the only flag
which must float over American SOL
diers is the stars and stripes. From
this time there will be no division of
authority. General Brooke will be or
dered to have the United States flag
sent up at every point in Cuba where
there is an official, and that flag alone.
The same thing will be done in the
Philippines.
NEW YORK, December 2S.-A cable
to the Sun from Manila says: Colon
el Potter returned here today from
lloilo, which place was occupied by
the insurgents on Monday. He reports
that there was no pillaging when the
rebels entered the city and that mat
ters there are peaceful. Business is
proceeding as usual.
The news of the complete evacua-
ton of the southern provinces of the
island of Panay by the Spaniards is
confirmed. The Spanish are now con-
centrated at Zamboanga. General
Rios, Governor of the Vizcaya islands,
which includes Panay, is expected here
shortly.
MADRID, December 27.-General
Rios, the Spanish commander in the
Vizcayas, has telegraphed to the gov
ernment from Iloilo, capital of the Is
land of Panay, under date of Decem-
Der 24th, as follows:
Am preparing to embark on the
steamer Leo XIII for Zamboanga, ISL
and of NIindanao, having yesterday
(Dec. 23rd) formally surrendered IL
oilo in the presence of the military and
naval commanders, the mayor and for
eign consuls. Have charged the Ger
man consul with the protection of the
Spanish interests. Shall arrive at Ma
Mia by the end of the month"
NEW YORK. December 26.-A cable
from Manila to the Sun says: An en-
pedition consisting of signal detach-
ment Battery G, Sixth artillery, Eigh-
teenth regulars and Fiftytirst Iowa
regiment, under command of General
Miller, started for Iloilo tonight on
| board the transports Pennsylvania
Arizona and Newport. The expedition
was conveyed by the cruiser Balti'
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