The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-29
is VERY SHAKY.
The Filipino Republic Totters to
It's Fail
n Council or War Held BY Insurgents
Decides that No United Opposition
Can be Made 10 tho American
Troops, but Guerilla War
fare IL Maintained.


Long on Sunday received cablegram
from Admiral Watson informing him
that the entire province of Zamboan-
ga, island OF Mindanao, had surren-
dered unconditionally to Commander
Very, of the Castine. The surrender
was made on the 18th inst. Admiral
Watson's dispatch follows:
"Cavite, Nov. 26.-November 1S en-
tire province of Zamboanga surren-.
dered to Very unconditionally. Deliv-
cry all guns promised. Numerous local
chiefs declared loyalty"
The information contained in Ad-
miral Watson's dispatch was received
by the president and his advisers with
unconcealed satisfaction.
On the 21st inst. Admiral Watson
cabled the navy department that Com
mander Very had captured the city of
Zamboanga. He was aided by friendly
natives and Moros and was holding
the town, pending the arrival of REIN
forcements from Joio. Gen. Otis in
formed the war department that he
had ordered two companies of infantry
to be sent to Zamboanga from Jolo.
Zamboanga is the principal city Of the
island of Mindanao, which is the sec
ond largest island of the Philippine
group. Advices from Admiral Watson
indicate that the entire southern half
of the island, which comprises the
province OF Zamboanga, has yielded to
the American forces and acceded to
the authority Of the United States.
Manila. Nov. 27.-The news which
the steamship Brutus brings from
Dagupan dispels all doubts that the
so-called Filipino republic is crumbling
like house of cards. Aguinaldo is de-
serted or being abandoned by the pol
iticians, and the army which a fort
night ago was entrenched at Tarlac
and exercised de facto government
over nine-tenths of the people of Lu-
zon is fugitive in the mountains, with
small hope of re-establishing the set
tlement again.
Buencamino, the brains Of the Fill
pino insurrection, is locked up here in
charge of Brig. Gen. Williston, the
provost marshal When Tarlac fell,
Buencamino fed northward with
|. Aguinaldo's 3-year-old son and an old
lady, supposed to be the mother OF
Aguinaldo's confidential servant. Maj
Cronin's battalion surrounded the vii
lage. Buencamino's guard had hidden
their rifles and uniforms, and Buen
canine surrendered without resist
ance. He had $1,000 in gold. Gen
Wheaton kept the woman and chile
. and sent Buencamino to Manila.
Aguinaldo is on the mountain trails
, having 25 horses in the party, and ha'
a good chance of eluding the Ameri
! cans unless he gets among hostile ma
! tives. tt
{ The last Filipino council of war wa
: held by the retreating leaders a
. Bayambang on November 1S, in tn
: house now occupied by Gen. Mac
: Arthur. 1t was attended by Aguinaldo
4 Pho del Pillar, Garcia. Alejandrino an
i. some members of the so-called cabinet
7 Information has reached Gen. Mac
Y Arthur from several sources to tn
effect that the council recognized tn
n futility of attempting further resist
ance to the Americans with unite
= forces, and agreed that the Filipin
o troops should scatter and hereafte
: follow guerilla methods Reports G
n ambuscades and sl1irmishes come fror
every section of the country along tn
railroads. Those districts seemed t
: be filed with small bands.
3 Saturday four men of the Ninth IN
, fantry were foraging beyond Bambar
a when 90 Filipino1 took them in an
), bush, killing one and capturing th
u other three. The Americans resiste
for half an hour. They burned tn
hamlet where the fight took plac,
" Three Filipino rifemen ambushed a
= American surgeon near Capas. II
't shot one and the others fled. Betwee
- Bamban and Angeles mule train wa
= fred upon by the insurgents, and
y Spaniard, former prisoner of til
Filipinos, who was with the train, wa
N shot. At Malasiqui the officials WI
J. welcomed the Americans were mu
n dered. This was the only railroa
A town which the Americans did III
4 garrison. and on the night the trooI
10 withdrew a band of insurgents e.
IN tered. dragged Antonio Mejia, pres
E. dent of the town, into the street ar
e. cut his throat. The murderers the