Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-25
INSURGENT CAPTURE
One Of Dewey's Little Prizes Burned
by the Iusurrectionists Near
Manila.
TWO DISPATCHES FROM Otis
Several Tribes Raised the American Flag
and Others Wish to Confer in Order to
Make Terms for Early Surrender
to General Otis.

Manila, September 25.-It Is reported
that the insurgents have captured the
United States gupboat Urdanata in the
Orani river, ON the northwest side OF
Manila bay, where she was patrolling
One officer and nine of the crew are
missing.
Washington, September 25.-The gun.
boat Urdanata, captured with the crew
at Orani, about twenty-five miles from
Manila. on the bay of Manila, is a little
craft 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. She drew sup
plies from the battle-ship Oregon, and
was manned from the Oregon's crew.
According to last reports the boat was
last May under the command of Naval
Cadet Welborn G. Wood, but the per-
sonnet of the crew is not matter of
record, being subject to frequent
changes. Wood was appointed to the
naval academy from Oregon, had
passed the academic course, and was
performing sea service at the time of
his capture.
Washington, September 25.-Two i'm
portant dispatches from General Otis
at Manila were made public by the war
department to-day as follows:
Manila, September 2S.-Hughes, Ilo-
ilo reports Lopez and sixty-four armed
men surrendered to Byrne at Castella-
no, Negros. Elton, in that island, has
sought conference. A chief of insur-
gents at Panay wished to know what
promise could be given them in case Of
formal submission. He was told no an
swer was possible until a surrender and
his force is disbanded."
Manila, September 24.-Bates re-
turned from Jolo on 21st inst, having
placed garrisons at Siassi and Bungam,
Tawai, Tawai group, one company at
each place. Affairs in archipelago sat
isfactory. Bates saw chief of insur
gents. Zamboanga still anxious to re-
ceive United States garrison on condi-
tion of withdrawal should Aguinaldo
succeed in Luzon. Proposition not en-
tertained. Zamboanga having trouble
with more Datos in vicinity, who have
raised the United States flag. Dato,
Cagayan, Sulu island, visited Jolo; gave
adhesion and desired to raise the Amer
lean flag instead Of Spanish flag on the
island. American flag will be raised
there; ready to give six months notice
in order to establish an archipelago GUS
toms regulations under protocol be-
tween Spain, Germany and Great Brit
ain of 1885. Bates report forwarded by
mail.
(signed) "oTIS."
Manila, September 25.-The United
States gunboat Petrol. sent to investi-
gate the reports that the Urdanata was
beached opposite the town of Orani, or
the Orani river. She was riddled with
bullets and burned, and the following
guns with their ammunition captured
One 1-pounder, one Colt automatic gun
one Nordenfeldt 25-millimetre gun. The
crew Of the Urdanata are prisoners OF
have been killed. Further details are
lacking.
San Francisco, September 25.-Tht
United States transport City Of Para
arrived to-day from Manila. The Pare
had on board members of the 23d Unit
ed States infantry 22d infantry, 14tf
infantry, Sd artillery, 4th cavalry ant
18th and 10Th signal corps, who enlisted
under general order No. 40, and arr
known as volunteer regulars. All th'
returning men enlisted in California.
San Francisco, September 25.-Th'
transport Valencia, which arrived from
Manila yesterday with companies A, B
G, F, I, ], 1st Montana volunteers. OF
board, was docked early to-day. Th'
soldiers disefnbarked and marched t
the Presidio, where they went int
camp. They had a fine reception. Th
men We're decorated with wreaths ant
flowers as they left the transport.
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