The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-30

~ United States transport Garonne.
49, Conrad, which arrived last Wednes-
49, som Manila, Nagasaki and Yokohama,
~ has since been anchored in the bay
-s,tng berth. will make fast to the
..,,rgton dock early this morning The
'savv Oriental mail. which has been de-
syad aboard 10. two nights and a day,
e. then be close enough to the postoffice
! he handed with neatness and dis
Atch.
vhila al Manila the Garonne participa.-
"A IN a military expedition, under COM
nand OF Ger Kobbe, L. s. ". to open
hemp ports in the islands of Luzon, Sumar
Ind Leyte.
srhe por,s had been closed by order of
len. OTIS, to prevent the insurgents re-
sIving supplies through them, but the
ebeUon being almost suppressed and the
nsurgent forces scattered, IL was decided
= reoneu them for commercial purposes
The expedition left Manila for the south
IN coast Of Luzon and the islands south,
In the afternoon Of January IS. 1t was
|komppsed OF the gunnoats Nashville, Hell
Ina and No. 10. the Venus, Hancock. Sal
xadaro, Eolus. Castellano and Gsronne,
. which sailed In double column, the flag
ship being the Nashville.
Capt. Conrsdi's story.
AT one place only was there anything
me hard fghting This was at Katbalo-
ran. the headquarters OF the Filipino gov
. srnnnent on the Island of Sumar. where the
expedition arrived at daylight on the morn
| Ing Of January a. In speaking OF this
Engagement yesterday to Post-Intelli-
kencer reporter Capt Conrad said.
"f3rtr Gen. kobbe went ashore with
white flag and was met by three natives
&tarrying white flag In the parlcy on
the beach Gen Kobbc demanded the un-
conditional surrender OF the town. The
1glpinos replied that their general wes
.hway In the interior and that they could
not surrender the place They also said
that II troops were landed they woul9 set
. FIRE to the town. Gen. kobbe returned
aboard the Nashville and the white nag
vas hauled down, The natives Immediate
~ set hre 10 the town In three places, and
to the beautiful cathedral, and then fed
Our troops were landed at once and charg-
cd the town, They took two forts, one
on each side of the town II the natives
had stood to their guns they could have
swept the beach and probably prevented
the small boats landing with the soldiers.
siienccd the Forts.
sThe Nashville and gilEboat No. 10. In
Command OF an ensign, opened fire on the
fcr,s and silenced them. Then they were
|bapiured along with thirteen guns The
[WhNtt taNA WIS ASatAtNtl ny ttif lfplHpN.
m. cathedral was saved, but all the large
stores kept by Europeans were destroyed
BY the confagration.
IN pursuing the retreating T'ilipinos,"
fontlHaed the captain "one of the COM
Bnands came upon a TRAN or silver dollars
pa one Of the paths IL was followed up.
~ course, and led 10 sacks containing a
total Of s2S,oD In Mexican silver dollars.
which had been hastily cached and con-
realed By the fugftivea THIS money may
have belonged to tho Filipino government
Sf 70 some native grandee. The trail CT dol
av had probably dropped out OF the sacks
tmnoiieed as they were carried along The
|fnoncy was returned to katbaloTan. | un-
tiersIand and thence taken to Manila. Al
katbaiogan were found a powder maya
bine and, a cartridge factory.
Tho Town IL Captured.
'Ta,loban was the headquarters OF tho
Insurgents On the island OF Leyte The
palives met Gen. Kobbe when ho landed
tnd told him that'the port was open TO all
halions fof trade but that they would al
lcw no soldiers u land. Troops were land
ID and captured the town after sarse hours
~ quite severe fghting at times. A sar-
fiscn Of four companies and two guns was
left here
"A, okmok, on the island of Lsytc,"
/ "a the beaeh 20 receive us. Okmok ID the
5ten,er Of a large hemp-growlns country,
she town was peaeeahle. and We sailed
I IRON there the same night, leaving no
garrison at all At SuroEspn. on The lower
psi Of Lrzon soldiers were landed from
ths transport Hancock, and the Filipinos
Ian away They found the journal Of the
taipinos open upon "a table. The iast en-
Wy IN 4 read. The euemy's fleet IA enter
hs the hArhor II is time for Va 70 clear
sss Landing parties from the NASHVILLE
tnd Helena AZ Alb we're attacked on the
tsaeA ~ natives with bows and ARROWS.
FNo soldiers were wounded and one man on
Do Nashville was Nh0, by a KUN from the
fhorx AT kalbayOk. on the island OF
ainsy, there WAS a skirnish ashore and
feseFai natives wegu Killed Fourteen brass
|fsnnen s-pounders, were captured. seven
lcins Ia c0urso ~ construction- Garrisons
serc left 20 occupy the towns where sheTe
BAL been resistance
The Cafusne carried the artillery Of the
Expedition packers teamsters and Norses
y the Forty and Forty seventh resi-
hsnis white towing i've hfc boats At
hAtealcgan iusursent bullets struck me
lAsseh 81 Capt Conrad On February
tAe expedition. completely spccc Ssiul, ar
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