The News and Observe*: VOL. XLVIII. NO. 34 Leads allM©pth(Dar©linaDaili©smMews andOireulatieini HOW ILIOLO WHS CAPTURED First Movement of Troops in Southern Philippines- TOWN FIRED BY FILIPINOS A Graphic Description by Dr. Paul C. Roving of Goldsboro. FILIPINO TROOPS EXIST AS A MOB. It Took aj)ay and a Half to Haul Away the Dead of the Filipinos. Only Twenty- Three Americans Killed. To the Editor: When General Marcus P. Miller left Manila Decem ber 26, 1898, to capture and garrison the city of Iloilo, the post of most importance, next, to Manila in the Philippine archipelago, he was con ' fronted by a condition of affairs which had hitherto not been known to exist. He found Iloilo garrisoned by 800 Filipino soldiers, who had and forced to withdraw all the Spanish troops which for centuries'Lack Spain had sent to protect her interests in the Island of Panay. Officers, as well as soldiers, had seen service against Spain, and the Commanding General of the American forces soon realized l-iiut his task was not to be an easy one. The enemy was armed with Manser, Remington and Murato rifles, and beside occupying the most formid able points in the city, they were strongly intrenched outside. On the morning of DeCemoer 28, the two big transports, Hancock and Newport, steamed lazily into Iloilo harbor, escorted by tlie cruiser Haiti more and gunboats Concord and I’e tree. Upon arriving. American offi cers wept ashore a white flag an I attempted to arrange terms of sur render. Also, the Filipino officials came aboard the transports and were .heartily received, but no terms, sat isfactory to lw>lh sides, could be agreed upon. Negotiations continued, as time fled by, and still no conclusion was reached. In old Fort Santiago, a tumble down. disintegrating pile of old stone not four hundred yards from Hit* transports, the insurgents had forty antiquated cannons, and wilh this collection of junk they threatened the American troopships. The Ameri can commander now threatened to bombard the city and the Filipinos re taliated by saying that should Ameri can troops be landed or the city bom boarded. he would burn the city, re treat to bis trenches and there give buttle. So matters continued and an agreement seemed impossible. For six weeks were the transports within a stone’s throw of the Filipino, and for six weeks did the American sol dier remain aboard ship waiting for the time to come when he could face his copper-colored enemy. He watch ed him drill from the rigging of the ship and listened to his trumpet calls at intervals during the day. As the sun arose every morning, he won dered what the day would bring forth. How much longer would he have to remain aboard ship? At night lie watched the city with its hundred lights, and with his feet dangling from live side of Ihe ship. looked down at the sparkling waters, twenty five. feet below him. “Surely,” In said. "this cannot last always. There must be a change soon.” Forty-seven days after the expedi tion left Manila, some Filipinos fired a shot tit tin* Baltimore! The cruiser responded promptly both by bom barding and binding her sailors. Old Fort Santiago was riddled and its gar rison sent flying to join their com mands quartered further in the city. Now there was no help for it. Troops had to land and they landed quioklv. So soon as practicable General Miller had his force ashore and a detachment from the naval vessels landed at Fort Santiago. It took the Filipinos but a short time to realize the situa tion and the blasting, booming sound of the heavy Remingtons was soon to be heard. The roaring of the naval guns, the explosive, resounding sound of the Remington and Murato, togeth er with the sharp crack *of the Mauser and Krag, made a mixtun which is never to he forgotten. A small mound of smoke is soon seen coming from the central portion of the city; another appears and then another. They grow larger and the air becomes thicker. Now the smoke seems to spring from everywhere. In huge black clouds does it soar upward as the air becomes filled with flying particles of carbon. The flames now grow larger and sizzle and crackle as they seemed to merge into one solid flake of fire. The city is a seething, flaming mass and the Americans cannot enter nor the in surgents remain. They have re treated to the trenches and taken harbor, while in front and behind them are scurrying five simple natives. Half frightened to death, the husband with his few possessions on his back and his wife with a child in her arms and another running beside her. are hurrying to the mountains. They cannot remain in the city. The in surgents have told them that Ameri cans will put them all to death. SECTION ONE—Pages I to 8. Among the better class, it was differ ent. For a month they have had in theii processions a lorelia (small schooner), in which to take refuge when necessary and now they resort to it. They all have their families alvoanl and put out into the Iloilo river. They are safe from insurgents and they know Americans will protect instead of mistreat them. For hours American forces stand in the edge of the city or on the river bank and watch the city as it melts away. A few hours ago it was a thriving, busy city, its streets tilled with all nali/ms; now its walls have tumbled and the white soldier is greeted by brick-dust and ashes. Beautiful stone buildings have crum bled and fallen and what was short ly before a magnificent residence, surrounded by the richest of tropical scenery, is now an unrecognizable mass, surrounded by the charred re mains of eocoanut and royal palms. In the business portion of Hu* city is to be found the remains of buildings which yesterday had been stocked with silks and pinns and all the rich es of Ihe far Fast. Helpless, the American watched, as In* saw this wealth as it smoked and smouldered. Confronting him on every side was devastation and destruction! Ware houses. containing hit ml mis of tons of sugar were a mass of black re mains. while others containing huge stores of rice was shown no more mercy. Several buildings seemed to escape the insurgent torch. Among them were a number whose, owners had paid a price to insurgent officials to have Iheir property spared. Thou sands of dollars did the insurgents re ceive in this way. Along the water front, where Hu* Filipino soldier dare not go, a number of nice buildings seemed to have escaped entirely, but toward the east, not a hut remained standing. Every nipa shack which could shelter a soul was burned and its occupants turned adrift. When we consider that a simple shack of nipa leaves oftentimes gives shelter to from twelve to thirty people, we realize the number made homeless by the heart lessness and brutality of their own people, lu one ease a rather wealthy Spaniard paid $1,400 to have his prop erty spared, and in another, a native of means paid SI,OOO for the same niirpo.se. Other eases are mentioned, but suffice it to say that the houses which remained stationary were in conveniently located or else the owner When the insurgents retreated from the city they went only a sired dist ance. 'I he long wait in the ita.ltr by the American forces had given I<> them tl-e opportunity of building all kinds- end varieties of trenches and earthen fortifications, and during this time they had not been idle. I’heir trenches, which are still to be seen, were constructed by an expert, and on the most scientific principles. Be ginning just beyond Iloilo they ex tended back into Jaro (a pirns of 1.- 000 people three-quarters of a mile east), and beyond, along the main road to Santo Babara, the insurgent capital, twelve miles northeast. Those nearest Iloilo were in gun-shot range, but the insurgent being concealed and the American occupying the two re maining public buildings, gave the “insurreeto” every advantage, and these advantages he attempted 1o im prove by firing into these buiVings with great regularity. The long . nge and Hu* general incompetence of the race to handle firearms,. kept the American mortality to a low point, but it soon became apparent that the insurgents had to move further inland or Hie Americans further sea ward. On the morning of February 12th. a movement began. Bridgeman’s Bnl tery of artillery, drawn by enormous black mules, was brought into play, and with a portion of the Iklli In fantry. they entertained the enemv from tin* front. Thus directing the attention of the enemy. Hie remaind er of Hie 18th marched to the right and executed a flank movement gain ing a. position which enabled Hieiu to get in a cross-fire which resulted in temporary demoralization of the Fili pino troops. They retreated into Jaro. but when the istli entered that city they fell back into Iheir In uenes beyond and across the river, burning the bridge as they went. Five hun dred yards from the town they set led down in more trenches and there pre pared for another stand. Those people in the city who were not frightened to death by the boom ing of artillery and rattle of musket ry, now came forward and ex leaded to Americans a hearty welcome. Buildings, formerly occupied by in surgents, were taken as quarters for our forces. More outposts were ex tablished, patrols put on the streets and guards put out around the town. Just beyond the river waited the iu surrectos momentarily expecting to be attacked, and scarcely daring to show their heads above their ee-til works. Their bugle calls were to be beard as usual, and oeeasionally an officer dared enter the city under pro teetion of a white flag. Inside waited the Americans. Situated comfortably in Jaro and with outposts vigilant and patrols watchful they waited, also. With their small force they had gone as far as possible. Why should they again run the enemy from his trench es when he would merely retreat 200 yards, then drop into more trenches, and fight under cover, while the Americans must fight in the open. With his small force General Miller had taken and’ garrisoned Iloilo and Jaro and with his handful of men, he could do no more. Within a few days the kindly spirit and generous hand of the Americans began to make themselves manifest and the native population began to return. In Iloilo Ihe streets were cleaned, debris removed, new houses built, families returned, the market reopen (Continueil on Page Four.) RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1900. COMFORT ” ” THE AFFLICTED. liiagaßK Rockefeller: “Cheer up, old man. Trusts are a . -. '"—New Yoil< Evening Journal. _____ TRINITY COLLEGE SHOWS PROGRESS Commencement Programme Embraces Attractive Features. ARRAY OF BRILLIANT MEN Dr Lyman Abbott to Preach the Bac calaureate Sermon. HON. JOHN TCVIPLE GRAVES THE ORATOR ) President Kilgo Will Preach to Graduates and Dr. W. G. Bradshaw Will Deliver the Baccalaurea'e Address Changes in Faculty. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, X. April !21. The Trini ty College catalogue for JS9O-11MM) is jusl from the press. It contains on** hundred and forty-1 wo pages of print ed matter and eight cuts, showing the principal college buildings. The cata logue is printed on better paper than heretofore and has a handsome coc ci-. There is decided improvement in the mechanical make-up over catalo gues of former years, and the new ca talogue chronicles many additions and improvements in the work and equipment of the college. There are some changes in 11:*’ teaching ‘force. Prof-. Merritt, who lias been bead of both the Latin and Creek departments, becomes Profess or of Creek; and Prof. Cill, who has been instructor in Latin and Creek 's now adjunct professor of Latin, wit it entire charge of the department. Prof. Kd wards lias for Iwo years acted as adjunct professor of French and Centum. He lias been transferred to the Science department and becomes Professor of Physics. Prof. Ilannaker will give most of liis time to P.iology. hut will give some courses in Ceologv. Prof. Pegram becomes professor of Chemistry and Astronomy. Prof. Durham's name appears in the cata logue. for the first time as adjunct professor of Biblical Literature. In structors in French and Centum will he elected by the board of trustees at their meeting in .Tune. The courses of instruction have been enlarged in almost every subject, botn for undergraduates and graduates. The college is now equipped with in structors and library and laboratory facilities for giving thorough and ad vanced instruction in most depart ments of Academic learning. The two most imjtortant education al reforms ever inaugurated by the college are just now becoming thor oughly effective. These are the rais ing of the minimum requirements for admission to the Freshman class, and the effort to get here apparatus and trained instructors that will make it possible for the college to have a graduate department where graduates of other colleges may receive eotnpe u*nt advanced instruction m all branches of pure learning- The minimum admission requit*- r.ients have been raised as high as t \ can be raised until the seconda ry schools o; ibis .section are iniproc-’ c'd. atid there is perhaps no college in Hie Southeastern States that has a higher standard for admission, unless it be Vanderbilt University. The rais in. H a. m., commencement sermon. Dr. L\ - man Abbott. New York city. Tuesday. June T 4 p. m.. Alumni address. Mr. W. G. Bradshaw. High Point, N. <’. Tuesday, June Bp. in., commence ment address. Hon. John Temple Graves. Atlanta, (la. Wednesday. June 6, 10:30 a. in., graduating ex ercises. Wednesday. June 6, 9 p. m. reception in honor of graduating class. America s Fifty Immortal. Miss Helen Gould has offered to present a Temple of Fame to the University of Xew York. It is to contain the list of fifty American immortals, who have died since 1776 and before 1890. Here is a list prepared by Edward Everett .'ale. STATESMEN, DIPLOMATS AND GOVER NORS. Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamil ton, Roger Sherman. Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, De- Witt Clinton, James Kent, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley, \\ il liam H. Seward. George Washington. Sa muel Adams. Jonathan Trumbull. John Ad ams. James Madison, John Jay, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun. Daniel Web ster, Edward Everett, Salmon P. Chase, Charles Francis Adams. TEACHERS AND SPEAKERS. Francis Wayland, W. L. Garrison, Mark Hopkins, Louis Agassiz. INVENTORS, DISCOVERERS AND FOUN DERS OF STATES. Eli Whitney, John J. Astor. Rufus Put nam, Elisha Kane, John Ericsson, Rob ert Fulton, S. F. B. Morse, Daniel Boone, William T. G. Morion. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. T. J. Jackson, (Stonewall), D. G. Farra gut, Robert E. Lee, U. S. Grant. AUTHORS, PREACHERS. ARTISTS AND PHILANTHROPISTS. W. Ellery Channing, J. J. Audubon, Ly man Beecher. Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Bancroft, Washington, Allston, Washington Irving. Henry W. Longfellow, Henry Ward Beecher, John Brown. SIXTEEN PAGES. CHAIRMAI SIMMONS TO CIHMH BUTLER Declines to Treat With the Sham Republican Ticket A DESERVED ROAST Given to Political Tricksters Who Carry Out Republican Grders. POPULIST CONVENTION ON AMENDMENT !t Did Specifically Declare That the Amend ment Was Not a Parly Issue and T here fore no Issue is Presented. Chairman Simmons wrote a letter to Chairman Butler yesterday that shows that the Democrats have no in tention of letting the Republican- Populist machine change the issue of ibis campaign. The issue is White Supremacy vs. Negro Rule. The Republicans know that upon this issue lliey can make no headway because nine-tenths of the members of their parly are n *- groes. They have therefore arranged with the Populist leaders to act as tin* cat’s paw to pull tin* chestnuts out of the fire for them. In consideration of Republican support of Senator Bn tic.*’, the Populist machine has agreed In lake tin* lead and Iry to get up a hot light between white men, and thereby let the Republicans restore negro rule and llien vote for Butler for the Sen ate. To the accomplishment of ibis secret fusion, by which the Populists gd Butler and the Republicans get negro rule, Butler addressed the fo' lowing letter a day or two ago to Mr. Simmons. Democratic Chairman: Raleigh, N. ('.. April 20, 1900. Hon. F. M. Simmons. Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Commit tee, Raleigh. N. ('.: Sir: The candidates of the People s Party for Governor, and the *an
  • litics.” Yours truly, F. M. SIMMONS. Chairman Democratic State Ex. Com. That’s the way to treat decoy ducks! A SUIT FOR 30,000 DAMAGES. Against the N. C R R. Co , For the Killiug of Ernest Young. Durham. N. C., April 21. — Dr. W. I). Young administrator of the late Ernest P. oYung, has brought suit against ,tlie North Carolina Rail road Company for $30,000 damages, for the killing of the young man by a passenger train at East Durham in January. Deceased was a school teacher who resided in Wake county, and was visiting his uncle. 1)r. Young at East Durham, at the lime he was killed. He was struck by Southern passenger train No. 8, while on iiix way to the Fast Durham drug\store. Mr. Young graduated at the Cary High School last June, and won a. scholarship in Wake Forest Colleg *. where he would have entered last September blit for the fact that lie had tin attack of typhoid fever last summer which lasted for sometime and left him in sueli a weak condition that In* was not able to take up his studies. The suit will come up next October. The attorneys for the plain tiff are Messrs Boone, Bryant Jin.l Briggs, of 1 liis city. Mr. J. Robert Jordan, the well known impersonator, who was to have given an entertainment here on .Mon day night under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, will be unable to be here on account of sick ness. By reason of this the entertain ment has been called off indefinitely. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Perry returned home this morning from Baltimore and Washington, where they have been on account of Mrs. Perry’s health. Sin* returns very much im proved and a great deal stronger than when sin* left home. For Union of Methodists. Cincinnati. 0., Apri 1 Hl.-pThe breech bctjveen Methodists North and Mehto dixts South is being bridged. The clergy and laity of Cincinnati and Covington think the General Confer ence at Chicago should take ad ion looking to union. > Amalgamation would give tin* Methodist Episcopal Church almost five million members. When Bishop Andrew married a Southern widow owning slaves the Heneral Conference of 1844. disapprov ed his action by suspending a preach er slave owner named Harding. The Methodists of the South then with drew, and organized a church of Ihcir own. The Rev. ,T. W. Mitchell, of Coving ton, Ky., pastor of tne Eleventh Street’ Methodist Episcopal Church. South, son of a slave-holder, and an officer in the Confederate army, said today: "Both branches have made great mistakes. The Northern Church has established opposition churches in the South, and the Church South haxaconfcreneei n I llinoimox l . h ill b has a conference in Illinois. We now have no'real difference, and it is time to do away with rival altars.” Dr. P. C. Corniek, of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church. Cincin nati, said: “Union is bound to some, but liomueroiis preliminary steps an* necessary. The younger generation North and South is healing old sec tional sores.” The Rev. E. L. Southgate, of the Scott Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, Covington, an ex-Con federate soldier, believes the greatest drawback would lie in a predominance of power in the Cnnreh North, which is numerically and financilly Ihe stronger. He said: "This could be remedied by a number ot general con ferences geographically divided with one supreme general conference." TOLI) HIM WHY. Mr. Nicofello (cautiously)—Why arc you so cold and distant? Sweet Girl (quietly)—The fire has gone out, and this sofa is too heavy for me to move up to your chair. When you see an advertisement for a plain cook it’s a safe Bet that some man’s wife inserted it.