Show 1 ILOILO BADLY WRECKED fires started by the natives destroy some of the largest and ernest buildings skirmishes in the neighborhood of the town reinforcements landed lande in manila friendliness of the filipinos on other islands than luzon deweys deleys De stay in asiatic waters manila marh 10 p in tho the remains if it col IV E smith maj E A mcconvill capt david S 13 ellis ats and second lieutenant eugene S french who were hilled in action were snipped homo today by the united states transport scandia andla Sc with military honors the second oregon volunteers furnishing the escort cort through the city maj den gen lawton who arrived hera hem today on board the united states transport grant from new york formally reported to maj gen otis after which ho lie returned on board the grant the troops that reached here on the grant the fourth infantry and a battalion of the seventeenth infantry try will be disembarked embarked dis immediately A battalion of the twenty second reg regiment I 1 has reinforced re gen Wheat ons brigade san sn francisco march 10 the government has revoked the order canceling the charter of the transport city of puebla and the vessel will be fitted out tor for another trip to tho the philippines the steamer conemaugh is now loading mules tor for manila and will probably sail sall on saturday san francisco march 10 ord O orders ers have been received at army headquarters here to prepare transportation for the ninth infantry which Is to be sent to manila although it had bad been assigned to various ports on this ale coast 0 as t it has been given out from department headquarters that the war department is 19 desirous of recruiting for the cavalry service in the philippines andallo and also for that of the artillery the recruiting officers of the department are ail authorized zed to make inake enlistments enlistment li for the light artillery and land cavalry service CEH GEN BIOS RIOS RESIGNED but resumed command of the spa spanish nish prisoners I 1 icv new york march larch 10 A dispatch to the new york I 1 herald lerald I 1 hayg general rio rios commander of th e spanish forces resigned owing to the tact fact that the government at madrid consulted with the archbishop of manila as to the best means of liberating the spanish prisoner prisoners on receiving v ho lie resumed liis his office spain now requires him to occupy the caroline marianna marianne and belew island islands before handing them over to germany which is apparently patently ly the purchaser ILOILO WRECKED city presents a scene of havoc and desolation new york march 10 A dispatch to tho the new york herald from islamic of negros march ath saya says after a pleasant voyage the st SL paul carrying the deputation from negros colonel james F smith the fira tAmer lean governor and tho the first battalion of atthe the california regiment arrived at hollo iloilo march ezrd 3rd As the vessel entered the harbor at midday it found the artillery in action and general 1111 millers lers command adi advancing anc in into the cocoanut coco anut plantations at the right of the line general miller fearing an organized and strong attack upon the town had requested assistance from the boston in landing captain wilde was unable to accede to this request owing to tho the fact that a portion of the crew was at cebu etwas it was at first expected that the californians would land and assist general millers forces but on landing the correspondent met general miller returning from the front and learned that it was only a false alarm hollo Iloilo was mas terribly wrecked by the insurgent incendiaries and presents a acene dune of havoc and desolation magnificent ent residences and nd great warehouses bouc es were totally wrecked general miller and his staff are con aident they can hold the town the insurgent strength la is not definitely known but it U is believed there are 2000 men armed with firearms and 2000 bolas they follow similar tac ties io to those at manila dropping irritating shots into the american lines throughout ithe night but never appearing in BuBl clenti clentA strength to justify a resolute forward movement few pew are reported the SL paul proceeded to and arrived at noon today the americana found a native guard of honor drawn up on the beach the inhabitants were amicably dispose h the american flag was wu already flying from an content I 1 1 i ati A ia A f ia lal la L DEWEYS PRIZE MONEY over half a gilliom dollars Dollar sWill win be divided amon r the men qan an francico ro allatch lo 10 geor george 1 holden of washington who returned from the orient on the ilon lions kons maru has in nis possession fcc claims ot of the officers and men of deleys f ewt ept for head money the claim claims arc to be filed with the court of claims in la washington for final action the head money tor for admiral dewey anil and his off leers and men will aggregate or per he held heid id for the 1875 officers and men of admiral montejon montejos Monte Alonte jos fleet tho the prize money for the officers and men under admiral dewey will amount to plus the salvage of three vessels recently raised tb money will be distributed by the united states district courts speaking of admiral dewey mr air holden said while somewhat worried owing to the exacting duties and anti responsibilities of his position he said sali his health was good he ile looked fairly well virell too DEWEY TO REMAIN will be allowed to select his own time for being recalled from philippines washington march 10 the taic ment can bo be repeated on an the authority of tho the detail officers of the navy department part ment that admiral not be relieved until he chooses to make application tor for such relief so far be he has not 0 given any intimation of a purpose to a apply ply for relief in the immediate future and from the few declarations eions he lie has let fall the department has every reason to believe that ho lie does not contemplate any such fiction consequently there la Is no fouti tation for the story that admiral schley or any other admiral lias has been selected od to take command of the asiatic station so SQ far aa as the navy department la Is concerned the tile directing officials are not only willing but anxious that dewey shall complete his task and deprecate the circulation of such stories as those alleging that he is to be relieved for the reason thai that by constant reiteration the impression might be conveyed to the admiral that the department would like to relieve him in the castellot cas casda of deweys deleys illious feeling the mere bug suggestion it if he had bad the slightest reason that it had an official foundation would bo be sufficient to induce him to apply immediately for relief rather than to embarrass tho the department part ment As dewey himself fixed tho the limitation of his ills stay by the length of the task before him it may be a matter of interest to record the bo belief of many naval officers that after all the end la Is almost in sight IN LONDON recovered from effects of shipwreck speaks of the manila dispatch as absurd london march 10 senor agoncillo the agent of aguinaldo has recovered from the effects of the exposure to which he was subjected through the wrecking of the steamer labrador on feb 19 in which vessel he sailed from st SL john N B for liverpool Co upon the associated press dispatches from manila this morning saying that rebel incendiaries entered the village of panda last night for uio the alleged purpose of terrorizing those of the inhabitants who do not sympathize with tho rebellion agoncillo says that if this were true it moans means the filipinos hare have advanced within the american lines lie ile added however that it la is absurd to eay say the filipinos are attacking or burning the place as he asserted it is the center of the filipinos free masonry |