The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-02-11
REBELS FIRE ON
AMERICAN FLAG
San Domingo Insurgents Kill 4
Naval Engineer.
the ATTACK WAS DELIBERATE
Shots Fired at Launch of CruiseF
Yankee-Bullet Stays Engineer
JohnstOne-Steps 10 BE Taken
to AvenGe Insult.

San Domingo. Monday. Feb. Tho
insurgents this morning deliberately
fred on the launch Of the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee, killing ]. c. Johnston.
the engineer. The bullet entered his
head above the eye. United States Min
lister Powell has directed the captain Of
the Yankee to take drastic measures to
avenge Johnston's death and this insult
to the American flag. Johnston will be
buried on shore this afternoon.
! The funeral Of tombstone took place
this morning. The body was escorted
to its grave In the Santa Barbara ceme-
| terry by detachment OF marines blue
Jackets and officers Of the Yankee. beaded
| oy the ships band. There were In all
100 men from the cruiser in the cortege.
United States Minister Powell, the
| American consul and vice consul and
nearly all the diplomatic and consular
representatives here went to the funeral.
The provisional government sent de-
| tachment Of troops to act as an escort.
The flags over the governmental build
| ings and the various consulates were
at half mast
The coffin was covered with wreaths OF
| flowers, one Of which had been sent by
the German consulate on behalf OF En-
peror William, while others from the
| American legation. the American con-
sulate and similar sympathizers. The
streets of the city were thrOnged with
| people as the funeral procession passed
and there were many expressions OF sor-
row at Johnstone's death.
Amazed At Delay.
Santo Domingo, Feb. 3.-Great sur
prise is expressed by all foreigners here.
especially by the Americans, that the
commander of the Yankee has not de-
manded immediate satisfaction for the
inexcusable killiAg Of tombstone and for
the firing upon the American flag by the
insurgents.
There was heavy firing all day to-day
around the city. A German steamer from
Europe was Obliged to leave the port
with its cargo on board because the
crews OF the lighters refused to work
on account Of being exposed to the In
surgents' firing from across the river.
The United States cruiser Columbia
has landed marines to protect the Ger
mans in the suburbs. Parieta. one Of the
suburbs, is BURNING The insurgents
have made desperate but unsuccessful
| efforts to set the city on fire by means
of shells. Fighting is going on continu-
ally, with no appreciable advantage on
either side. The city land side 10 sur
rounded by insurgents.
San Domingo. Saturday, Jan. 3d.
The German consul here requested Unit
ed States Minister Powell to afford pro-
| lection to Herr Woman, the German
vice consul, that he might bring his
| family into the city, as the insurgents
| have given Mr.. NORMAN 48 hours to leave
where he Is or suffer the consequences.
Consequently Mr.. Powell secured .
guard of GO men from the United States
cruiser Columbia and informed the gov
eminent that 1t was the intention of the
German consul and himself to bring
Herr Worman's family into the city, and
asked the government that its troops
not fire upon this party while It was on
| Its mission. He said that II fred upon
this party would protect themselves.
The guard started out. AS soon as they
passed outside the city they were COW
cred by the guns OF the Columbia. No
attack made, and the Woman family
and their belongings were brought back
here In safety. All the houses outside
the city walls have been pillaged. The
insurgents are desperate and are de-
stroylng foreign property wherever they
| find it, MIR. Powell has received urgent
appeals to protect foreign property
against this pillaging and the Columbia
may be compelled to land marines to do
so. The firing around the city continues.
The situation is serious, the prices of
| provisions are very high, and the poor
are suffering from want OF food.