Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-09-28
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Dispatches From Gen. Otis.

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Dispatches From Gen. Otis.
Washington, Sept. 26.-Two i'm
rortant dispatches from Gen. Otis. at
Manila, are made public by the war
department. The first indicates that
the insurgents on the island of Negroes
are about to recognize the authority
of the United States. An election in :
Negroes will be held on October 2. The
dispatch follows:
Manila, Sept. 23.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Hughes, 1loilo, re-
ports Lopez and GA armed men sur
rendered to Bryne at Castellano, Ne
gros. Election in that island October
2. Sought conference. Chief insur-
gents Panay wished to know what
promise could be given them in case
of formal submission. Told no ar
rangements possible until surrender
and force disbanded.
OTIS"
The Second Dispatch.
The second dispatch says the Amer
lean flag will be raised in Sulu island.
The chief insurgents in Zamboanga
are reported willing to accept the au-
thority of the United States, but de-
sire to name conditions which Gen.
Otis would not accept. The second dis
patch follows:
Manila, Sept. 24.-Adjutant Gen.
eral, Washington: Bates returned from
Jolo, on the 21st instant, having placed
garrisons at Siassi and Bungam, Ia
wal Tawi group; one company at each
place. Affairs in the archipelago sat
isfactory. Bates saw chief insurgents
in Zamboanga; still anxious to re-
ceive United States garrison on con-
dition of withdrawal should Aguinal-
do succeed in Luzon. Proposition NOT
entertained. Zamboanga having trou-
BILE with more Datos in vicinity, who.
have raised the United States flag.
Dato Cagayan, of Sulu island, visited
Jolo, gave adhesion and desired to-
raise the American flag instead of the
Spanish flag on the island. The Amer
lean flag will be raised there. Ready
to give six months notice in order to
establish in the archipelago customs
regulations under protocol betwee1
Spain, Germany and Great Britain of
1885.
Bates report by mail.
"oTIS.a
The Captured Gunb0at.
Washington, Sept. 26.--The gunboat
Urdaneta which was captured with
her crew at CRAM, about 25 miles from
Manila on the Bay of Manila, is a lit
tie craft of only 40 tons displacement,
not much larger than small tug. She
was captured by the navy early in the
war, and has been on police duty in
the bay for months past. The records
of the navy department show that She
was one of the boats of which the Orc
gon is the parent ship. That is, she
was supposed to draw all her supplies
from the battleship, TO be manned
from the Oregon's crew, and to act
under the instructions of the Oregon's
commander. According to the last re-
ports to the department the little boat
was, last May, under the command of
Navel Cadet Welborn c. Wood, but the
personnel of the crew is not a matter
of record, being subject to frequent
change. Wood was appointed to the
naval academy from Oregon; had
passed his academic course and was
performing two years sea service at
the time of his capture. Naturally the
department officials are vexed that the
difficulties of the negotiations looking
to the release of Lieut.. Gilmore of the
Yorl2town, and his men should be
added to by this last misfortune.
Still, there is no disposition unneces-
sarily to curb the junior officers of the
navy who are RENDERING sucb gallant
service in the Philippines.