Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-02
IT rs NOT BELIEVED
Story That Foreign Ships Land
Troops at Manila Is Doubted.
Dewey Is Reticent as to why He Sent
for the Oregon-The Stars and
Stripes Raised Over the
Island Of Cebu.

for the OreEOn-The Stars and
Stripes Raised Over the
Island Of Cebu.
Madrid. Feb. An official dispatch
from Manila says: The situation here
is very serious. The foreign warships
are disembarlzing troops. Gen. Rios
will leave Manila and go to Zamboanga,
Island of Mindanao.
The government has received long
dispatch from Gen. Rios, at Manila, but
refuses to impart,its contents.
Ell impartial, which asserts that it is
in good position to know the truth Of
the situation at Manila, says: There is
constant fighting between the Amer
leans and the Tagalos. The courage
and stubbornness of the latter have
caused great anxiety to the Americans,
who do not conceal their belief that the
war will be a long and desperate one.
Sagasta says in an interview he con-
siders 1000 American reinforcemen
as inadequate and believes more num-
erous army will be required merely to
guard the coasts. He thinks all at
tempts to preserve order and maintain
a stable government in the interior are
useless.
Is Not Credited.
Washington, Feb 27.-The govern
ment officials here discredit the state
ment in the dispatch that the foreign
warships are disembarking troops at
Manila. Spanish sources of informa-
ton respecting affairs in the Philip
pine islands, they say, are not to be re-
lied upon, as the press and people of
Spain do not hesitate to circulate state
ments inimical to the interests of this
country. Secretary Alger was shown
the dispatch, and without entering into
discussion of it simply said he had
heard no news of that sort. Such of
the dispatches reaching the war de- /.
partment Sunday from Gen. Otis as
were made public were confined to rou-
tine matters, while Secretary Long said
he had not word from Admiral Dewey
during the entire day.
i Dewey Declines to Talk.
4 Manila, Feb. 27.-Admiral Dewey,
when asked to give his reasons for re-
questing Washington to send the bat
tleship Oregon to Manila, firmly de-
clined to discuss the matter. All was
quiet here Sunday night, and along the
line, except for some desultory firing
by the rebels near Caloocan and San Pc
dro Macati.
Stars and Stripes Over Cebu.
Manila, Feb. 27.--Admiral Dewey and
Gen. Otis on Saturda received word of
the surrender of Cebu, capital of the
island of the same name, to the United
States naval forces. Formal posses
sion of the city was taken blythe gun
boat Petrol, which was recently sent
from this station for the purpose. No
opposition was offered by the natives
to the American move A garrison
force will at once be sent to the island
by Gen. Otis, all public buildings being
placed in the possession of the United
States officials.
According to the advices brought by
the steamer Neustra Sonora del Car
men, whose arrival brought the news
that the American flag had been raised
over the island of Cebu, the United
States gunboat Petrol, Commander c..
Cornwell, visited Cebu on February %.
Commander Cornwell sent an ulti-
matum ashore, declaring the Intention
of the Americans to take possession
peaceably if possible, by force if nee
essary. The rebels Immediately va
Gated, taking their guns to the hills
A party of marines and bluej jackets was
landed and the American flag was
raised by them over the government
building, which they still occupied
when the Neustra Sonora del Carmen
left.
[Cebu Is a city of about IS 900 inhabitants
The island is one of the most important in
the Visayas group. It's area is 1900 square
miles and 1t has population of more than
100000. Although Cebu is just east of Me-
gros and but short distance from Panay
where the natives attempted to drive away
the American forces under Gen. Miller, the
instruction never gained any strength on
the island. Under the Spanish regime the
capital was city of considerable CONNER
cial and political importance.l
Quiet at IloilO.
A battalion of the Twenty-third reg
ulars left for Cebu Sunday by the Unit
ed States transport Pennsylvania.
The same steamer brought dispatches
from Brig. Gen. Miller, at Iloilo, to
Maj. Gen. Otis, reporting that all was
quiet there; that there had been no fur
ther fighting; that confden had been
restored and business was being gener-
ally resumed. Gen. Miller thinks i it
probable the natives will soon become
convinced of the error of opposing the.
inevitable and that the example set
by the inha of Negroes is having