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The immediate cause of the fighting was the committing of outrages by Spaniards at Panlatuan.
The Spaniards burnt the township of Pilar and massacred five hundred of the native inhabitants.
The Philippino insurgents are concentrating at Albay with the object of cutting off the retreat of numerous Spaniards to the Camer- inas province.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
A German cruiser has carried despatches on behalf of the Spanish General Commanding the Visayas district, between Cebu and Iligan, the Spanish military depot in the Island of Mindanao.
The Maritima steamer Rosario, flying the German flag, while engaged transporting troops | from Iligan to Iloilo and the island of Masbate, has been captured by the Philippino insurgent forces.
The Philippino troops are indignant at this action, and have, as a consequence, refused to the German steamer Clara admission to their ports. Singapore Free Press.
THE CHINESE TO BE EXCLUDED.
GENERALS MERRITT AND GREENE TO VISIT HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 1st September. Consul-General Wildman has received an intimation from General Greene that no Chinese will be allowed to land in Manila.
General Merritt has left Manila, accom panied by General Greene, and is expected to arrive in Hongkong to-morrow. On Saturday he will leave for Europe in the Chusan. He goes to Paris to take part in the Joint Commission appointed to arrange as to the Philippines.
GENERALS GREENE AND MERRITT IN HONGKONG.
On Thursday Generals Greene and Merritt ar- rived in Hongkong, the China bringing them over from Manila,
The Concord entered the harbour on day night, and has gone into dock.
H.M.S. Powerful is going to Manila.
[September 3, 1898.. They were ruffled because General Merritt † that two hundred Triads had orossed over from. would not let them have their own way when the district called Leng Shui, und had joined they got into the city, and on the evening of themselves to those already in Tai-wang-shan. the 18th they put up barriers in the streets It was also reported that a band of pirates from against the Americans. Aguinaldo said hey did the seashore had reinforced the Triads in the this because they were afraid the Spaniards hilis. Still later it was reported that the Triads would attack them, but this was all rubbish. | had quarrelled among themselves and had scat- It was really because they were mad at us for tered. This last report we found was one keeping them from sacking the place.
spread by the Triads to prevent the natives We also erected barricades against the re- from sending out of the district their remove- bels, ours being about 200 yards from theirs. able wealth. In a few days it was known that W watched one another for two or three days secret meetings of the society were being held and then an agreement was conia to between all around the market and about the neighbour- General Merritt and Aguinaldo, the agreemeuting markets and that the Triads were forcing providing that Aguinaldo should Bausge affairs outside the city and that the insurgents -hould not come into the city a med.
We were soon on good terms with the Spaniards. Before we left it was a common thing for them and our boys to be seen drink ing together."
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the people to join them, providing them with money and arms. Finally, on the 24th of the 6th moon, we heard from reliable sources that six hundred men were encamped in a market called Lok-ki, 18 miles to the north- of No-tai, that they were well provided with and ammunition, aud that they were planning to attack the market in a few days. The Commandant requested us to send our wives to some place of safety, which we did at once, he providing an escort. On the morn- ing of the 25th the outbreak took place, as was planned. The Triads commenced by looting and burning villages, killing villagers, aud cap- turing the children. On the 16th we received word from friends in the society that an attack on the market was planned for the next morn- The British Consul, Mr. Butler, at Kiung-ing, and because of threats made by the Triads chow, has requested the American Consul. Dr. against us, advised our leaving at once, which Bedloe, at Canton, to urge the Viceroy to send we did, the official providing us with escort for soldiers to Nodos, near Hoihow, to protect the part of the way to Hoihow. un the way we lives and property of American missionaries in passed within short distances of villages where that district.
they were looting and burning and the next day were overtaken by a ruuner who told us that the attack on the market had taken place as planned.
MISSION PROPERTY IN DANGER,
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton. 26th August.
It appears that Rev. Dr. P. W. McClintock and Rev. W. J. Leverett, of the American Presbyterian Mission in the island of Hainan, were obliged to take their family and fly for their lives from Nodoa and seek the protection of the British Consul at Hoihow.
The reports just received here of the rebellion in Hainan indicate a renewed success of the Triad Society, a band of thieves and rebels who have been increased and strengthened by a bun. horde of pirates from the sea-coast, and this Wednes-lawless army have committeed many depreda tions by looting and burning a number of vill- ages in the Hoihow country. The British Consul. Mr. Butler, appealed to the Tantai on the 19th inst. to protect the threatened Ameri- cans and accordingly a company of soldiers were sent to the scene of strife and they suc- ceeded in rescuing the missionaries and their families, and escorted them from Nodoa, in the Tamehow district of Kinngehow, to Hoihow, leaving all their property to the care of the Chinese officials.
AMERICAN REGULARS IN
HONGKONG.
WHAT THEY THINK OF THE PILIPINOS.
Hongkong, 27th August.
To-day Consul Bedloe notified the Viceroy of the conditions in Hainan and requested His Excellency to immediately telegraph peremptory orders to the officials in the disturbed district to disperse the rioters and protect the lives and property of the Americans under Section 11 of the Treaty of 1858.
A letter received to-day from oue of the American missionaries in Hainau to a friend in Canton_requesting him to appeal to the American Consul Bedloe says:-
When the Zafiro entered the harbour last week she brought with her half-a-dozen soldiers belonging to the U.S. regular army, their names being W. R. Brightwell, J. L. Harris, H. D. Limbocker, George Lumb, Charles Mc Grath, and George Kelley. They landed here and are awaiting a vessel to take them across to San Francisco, they having been invalided home. They formed part of the third expedi. tion to the Philippines, and consequently had not a very long stay in the archipelago, but while they were there they had a fairly lively time. They were in at the brush which took place on the evening of July 31st and were in the thick of the operations of the 13th of August. By this time the details in connection with these operations bave been pretty well written up, but there is some divergency in the accounts of the conduct of the insurgents on that occasion, and with a view to get-resistance and drove the insurgents out of the ting at the facts one of our representatives waited upon Privates Brightwell and Harris the other day and asked them for their version. Said Private Brightside: We were fight- ing an hour and a half after the white flag had been hoisted."
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"Where were the rebels all this time?"
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Oh, they were scattered around outside anil were crowding into the city. Their main line was to our right.
"The Triad Society in and about Nodea market, in the Tamehow district, Kiuugehow prefecture, has heeu compitting many crimes. Some three months ago, at the first uprising of the rebels, the Chinese mandarins made a bold
village, but a number of the rebel leaders escaped to a mountain about 15 miles from the American mission chapel and fortified themselves there. On the 2nd of the 6th moon, having been reinforced by a band of thieves from Tamehow district, they made an attack on the neighbouring market of Nodoa. A command of over a hundred soldiers bad been located there and being well armed were able to beat back the Triads. who after a short struggle, returned to their forti-
"They did not take much part in the fight-fication in Tai-wang-shan. ing. In fact they were more trouble than they were worth, being so mach in our way. They kept running here and there. They are no good for fighting. They don't know how to shoot. When they shoot they hold out their gun and turn their heads away. They pull the trigger and then turn round to see if they have hit anything.
"A good number of them got into the city with their arms, Aguinaldo being with them.
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"On the 4th of the same (6tby month the Chinese Commandant weat out with his soldiers to attack the rebels, but did nothing more than drive them out of a village and capturing one of their flags and a few prisoners. Although we heard many rumours concerning the plaus of the Triads, nothing more alarming than the looting of a few villages took place for over ten days, and it was reported that they had dis persed, Later word came from the interior
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"Sunday, August 14th-(6th moon 7th day).- Later particulars were that early Sunday morn- ing 700 men had attacked the market, that the local militia instead of fighting the thieves joined them, and with them fought the local commandant; but the commandant was able to beat them off, the Triads losing 18 men and a few flags. A later letter brings information that the Triads withdrew, but are threatening another attack, and the commandant has sout out asking for immediate reinforcements stating that he fears that his soldiers cannot hold out.
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official in No-tai gare as repeated as- strane that he would protect our property and our lives as long as he was able to do so, and for this purpose he sent soldiers into our com. pound, who remained there on guard for about a month, and during several nights before we left, and while the outbreak was hourly expected, he had soldiers near us all day, and he himself came at night and kept watch. On leaving we gave the property over into bis care, and into that of the headmen of the market, who acknowledged themselves respon- sible for the same. The local official has done all be could, but having a force of a hundred odd men be will be unable to stand out any length of time, and, nuless reinforcements reach him. must give way, and that means that our property must go. Soldiers have been sent to the neighbouring market, but not one muu has been sent to No-tai, although we have repeatedly sent out word to the laotai giving him the facts of the case, and demanding that adequate protection be afforded us in accordance with the Treaty of 1858. In this matter Mr. Butler, British Cousul bere, has kindly acted for us. It is now, however, deemed advisable that the matter be brought to the attention of the Viceroy, as the officials here will attempt to minimize the trouble in order to save themselves, and they also throw back the responsibility on the Viceroy by saying that they cannot act without orders from Canton, and we are told that in the same way will the Viceroy throw the responsibility on Peking and say that he cannot act without orders from there, so that we are advised that the rebel.ion should be rported to our U.B. Consul at Canton and also to the Miuister at once, and their co- peration secu ed.
May we ask of you then that you will request Consul hedloe to demand of the Viceroy that, there being a band of thieves near to where our property is located, and threatening it, he will at once send in a force of soldiers sufficient to quell the disturbance and panish the rioters.
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