St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-01-20
WAR WITH THE FILIPINos.

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constitutions and votes confidence IN AgulD-
aldo, empowering him to,s declare wal
against Americans.
/ 23-U. S. government notlhed Aguinaldo
had proclaimed republic.
Feb. 4-Filiplnos make night attack on
Manila, but repuIsed; % American sol
diers killed, It's wounded. !, Agonclllo,
Filipino representative, leaves Washing
ton for Canada, on account OF strict gov
4 eminent censorship of all kilograms fol
Philippine islands.
l3-Brig. Gen. Milier's forces capture llollo
capital Island Of Panay; rebels fire.town
before eyacuating; no casualties on Amer
lean side.
2e-Surrender of Cebu, capital island ot
Cebu, to naval forces reported. W
Mar. l3--Gen. Wheaton captures city OF
Pasig.
20-U. S. Philippines commission meets in
Manila.
3o-Naj. Cen Macarthur enters Malolos
seat of insurgent government; battle last
ed 8 hrs; then Fiipinos set fire to town
and fled.
Apr. l0-Gen Lawton captures Santa Cruz
Laguna Prov.
l7-Filipno capital lat San Fernando since
capture of Malolos) removed TO Tarlac.
l8-Admiral Dewey reports capture by Fill
pinos of Lieut.. Gilmore and IA Of crew Of
the Yorktown who had gone ashore at
Baler to rescue number of Spanish.
MAY 2-Cenferenee in Manila between Gen
Otis and Filipino emissaries terminates
without definite results.
5--Gen. MacArthur's division advances on
San Fernando; find place evacuated.
9-First Filipino municipal government
sanctioned by Americans established at
Balinag by Gen. Lawton, Native mayor
and council elected.
tl6-San lsidro, important Filipino town
taken by Lawton.
22-AguiDaldo's commission meets Ameri
con commission in Manila; notified that
Pres. Mckinley offered following: "A
governor general TO be appointed by the
president; cabinet TO be appointed by
the governor general; all the judges to be
appointed by the president; the heads OF
departments to be either Americans or
Flipinos, or both and general advisory
council, its members to be chosen by the
people by form of suffrage to be hereaft-
er carefully determined upon
Jun. 3-Gen. Rios with remainder OF Span
ish troops sails from Manila for Spain.
i3-Americans under Lawton, Wheaton and
Ovenshine defeat Elipinos at Las Pinas;
heavy loss on both sides
I5--Rear Admiral John C. Watson arrives
ut Manila to assume command of Asiatic
squadron.
Jul 7- War correspondents in Manila pro-
patches.
25--Gen. Otis proclaims provisional civil
government on Island of Negros.
Aug. 4-U. S. steamer Saturnus captured
and burned
Sep. 22-Gen. Otis attempt to initiate policy
employed in Cuba of buying insurgents
arms fails
24-Gunboat Urdaneta while bombardine
Orani is captured and sunk by rebels,
crew made prisoners.
Oct. S-Aguinaldo issues proclamation re-
leasing American prisoners and permitting
Filipino soldiers in northern provinces to
go home.
9-Censorship of press dispatches to and
from Manila abolished.
l6-lnsufgent capital moved from farlac to
mountains west of that city.
26--Gen. f.awton establishes civil govern
ment at San lsldro.
81 insurgent capital established at Bayon-
gong,
Nov. 8-Filipinos routed near Mahalacat.
l2-Americaus enter Tarlac.
l4-Maj. John A. Logan killed while lead
ing battalion in battle Al San Jac1nto.
24-0tis reports that insurgent government
can no longer be said to exist, troops and
officials being scattered and Agmnaldo IN
hiding. IS. isautista, pres. Filipino congress.
before Gen. Macarthur formally re-
nounces all further connection with in
surrectlon.
26-Gapt. Very, Of gunboat Castipe, reports
to Admiral Watson, that Prov of lam
boanga has sunconditionally surrendered.
Dec. l0-Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar, command
ing Aguinaldo's body guard. killed IL tight
Is n. W. Cervantes
lS--Gen. 1irona, commanding in Cagayan,
voluntarily and uneonditionally surrenders
entire province
1e-Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton killed
while leading attack against San Mateo,
[ which was captured.