Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-21
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MOIST GOVERNED PEOPLE.
TAsy ass The EsAaIiszats q sAe PAiiippias
Islands.

SHse.Hsi- China july ~ froeaoI
the wefss .susFrSset people on tis1' globe at
the natives OF Is'e finaffine tsiaMss
These Islands we're discovered IN TIE sas
seenfh century is >fsnish iasisassaf- ans
siSfe sinre osseH tb* ssas ef shS Sostiipi
Generai VI the Spanish COLONIES IN thc IA
east Tbs natives haze pr5sri 10 tt quie
ansi Peas;wable, aaI on asconhs oi ms;
sIcklias nature hare tsen greatly opisfessss
BY their Spanish masters The fhdnpfane'
arr siafons the rscfssst possessions IN ti's
East lnslies, ami the resenue derived froni
tobacco aHl spaces srosn IA ehem FORMS
quite large PAT OF tie total rsceifss o.
The spanish Treasury
he inhabitants form the larger pertlot
'sf the army used by Spain to GARRISON mel
fortinsations IA this part OF The "erti, aiit
form TIE troops winch she ssh1s IL saSaus
rstelaons IN her remaining provinces. a
present the force Of Iee nea now engage
IN carrying On the war with the natives q
Ponopi, AMI by whieh the American frotes
tan. missionaries living oi that lsia.ni has,
suffered so severely. are fhihpane lsiali
ers' commanded by officers OF the regaial
army vi SPa,n- The sailors OF the spanish
vessels OF var IN the East are eoaaposeh al
most entirely OF Mahila'ien.
Since Spain first acquired possession o.
the Philippines the Spanish tatsiohes ha't
ascrrun the fsiands, hutli now tue priests
virtually control the entire doseshnieht
and their Word Is even more than iaw III
matters pertaining 10 the natives On nc,
count OF the official censorship exercised
over the newspapers Of Manila, hat little oi
he. al "A
oatsiie world, anal acts OF oppression o.
curing almost daily seldom GET heyohh lie
know ledge of the parties concerned. ah
instance of the hisillian,itd action OF the
priests IN conjunction with the "o'erno'
General has Just eome to light AMI Is III
substance as follows;
In the Department OF l-aghnl de Bay s
town called haloniba, which has exist Il
for more than two centuries. Last octobei
the Dominican monks, wishing to increase
their weaitii-aiready oFerfiowiils--set ap =
claim to the land upoa which halomba !.
stating that an carly grant from the spanish
King had decided IT to them. The lnhabit'
ants resisted the claim AMI carried the ease
Ia the courts in Madrii. not wishing Ia
leave the matter to lie dcchied IN the court
At Manila. where the influence of the Do
miniean friars Is paramount.
The monks fearing that their unjust
claim would not be allowed by the Madrid
court did not wait for its decision. but took
matters into their own hands They IN
,laced the governor general to use force +,
compel the Inhabitants To surrender What
they conceived to be their rights. The gov
ernor-genersi then issued an order for tn.
people to yacate their property anu turn II
over to the monks. In reply to this ordel
the people pleaded thai the case was sui
pending in the courts, that the Dominican'
had not yet proved their claims, and thai
they wished to await the final Judgment OF
the Madrid court.
The governor general Immediately dis
patched body of soldiers including cav
airy and artillery, against the town, though
the inhabitants were known TO he peaceahlf
and law abiding. Had the inhabitants re-
sisted they would have incurred the charg,