The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12
The Story of Misrule and Wanton
Cruelty ofSpansh Sovereignty.
REBELS WILL BEAR WATCHING.
They Arc No Better Than Their OPP
Observation-Disclosures of the War in
the Far East-Thc Effect Upon
Trade with China and Japan.
Shanghai. China. May 3, 1895
Per. S. S. china. via san Francisco.
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pines Newspaper correspondents are
coming in but they are in the same TX
with myself. Manila might just as wen
Do 1000 miles on. for the opportulli'y
oil getting there. The usual route IS VIA
Hong Kong. but the black plaque Is
epidemic in that colony Personally 1
am rather Indifferent TO epidemlcs' De
ueylnE that ordinary rules or hygiene
aro ID sure preventive. but strict quar-
auunt &C. maintained against Hong KONG
and OD not care TO Watch @l't..NS
events from the inside of quarantine
STATION 4 therefore decided to val, pa
tIc.tty FOR tine departure OF ueutrdi
wIn Of war. knowing that. as yolr c. ne
sp,l ent. 4 shall have no dithcul'y m
securing transportation England ana
R'tsg furnished me- with Massage
during the Japau-China war. and / am
satisfied that battle can be better de-
fcr.bod from the deck of neutral yes
sell Than amid the smoke cloud and rain
OFF shells Of au active participant l
shall. of course. Doe ON the anxious scat
until ] goo and you may rest assured
that . shall eagerly seize the hrst oppor-
tunify
Amid tho rumors which ! have been
able to trace to reliable source. IS the
patriotic conduct OF United states Con-
eul Williams. of Manila. When that
gentleman received official notification OF
the impending state OF beligcrency, he
visited the American shipping I'm port TO
urge and hasten the departure. He then
gave warning 20 the Americans residing
in Manila but most of them, unable TO
wind ND their affairs a. so short a mo-
ticc. preferred taking mp their residence
500 neutral vessels boo port. The Spanish
Governor maintained. TO the last mo
ment that there would be no war and
urged Williams 90 remain. But the Con-
sul had business elsewhere. He had Sc
cured splendid maps OF Manila and It's
harbors and was anxious 10 place them
iu possession " Commodore Dewey. Inc
British Consul assumed charge of Amer
ican interests and Williams left. The
friendly feeling Of the English Is mani
fest wherever 7 have been; you would
think that they consider this cause as
their own
STORY OF OPPRESSION.
when the story Of misrule. oppression.
and w7nton cruelty OF Spanish sovereign
ty comes 20 De told. every American
viii feel proud Of his share IN putting
an end 90 IT, Only a few weeks ago, last
month in f8ct the Spanish forces bonn
lardod Ccbu. the third city Of the Philip
pines The Island Of Cebu produces
enormous quantities Of hemp and Sugar
and contains much mineral wealth only
recently "a company was formed with a
capital Of tlG0o 900 20 develop the oil and
coal fields. The cause of the lombard
mcnt was that the Friars had taken
forc'hle possession Of valuable lands be
longing 90 the natives. They did ~noZ
dispossces tho owners but graciOusly a.
lowed thcm 90 occupy their own properly
unOu payment Of an exorbitant rent
The owners objected and the collecting
OFF these illegal rents proceeded under
difficulties although aided by the au-
thoritios The SUGAR crops. seized by
collector were fred and troops were call
e5 unon TO- aid the lawl
There was not the slightest opposition
when tho Sn8niaris landed; the rebels
dD.9mped after helping themselves 20
500 non in hard cash. and the Spaniards
proceeded 90 show their courage and
ChiyaIry hv pouring iu a hot fire upon
uon-combatants. The peace-loving Chi
utse residents paid the bin: about thirty
OF these ironensive people were killed.
hut The Spanish heroes took good CO.
NOT Goo interfere with houses protected
hv % foreign a fg. This account true in
every u4rticurr. ARGUES for tho cry:
REBELS WILL BEAR WATCHING.
Down with Spanish rule In the Pacific!
our dear friends and allies. the rebels
OF the Philippines are for the greater
part as great scoundrels as their late
masters and VIII bear considerable
amount OF watching. Patriotism is
word OF which they do not know the
meaning Their principal leader Emilio
AruiuaIdo sold ont 20 Spain and then
refused 10 divide the spells among his
hcuchmcn. The truth Of this IS beyond
doubt since a suit has been brought in
Urr Kong 10 divide the blood money,
$500 no. deposited in the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank Here SIS the story as
given 20 the Court:
Gs1helo Artacho. the plaintiff. was ac-
c0rding 10 his own statement a leader
in the rebellion which broke out I'm Au-
gust. 1896. and ended az the close OF
December. 1901 I'm or about the month
of March 1897 Emilio AguinaldO as
stunned the direction Of the rebellion and
formed "a provisional government. con-
sisiing OF a Council Of seven persons
Aguinaldo was the President and Ar
farho the nlafrtlf as Minister Of the
Interior. was one Of tho members. This
precious band of patriots sold out 20 the
Standards in December. 1897. for con-
sidcrauon Of teo0 100 one half OF which
was 10 be divided among the members
of the Council and the balance among
those engaged in the rebellion one half
was 20 be- paid I'm Manila and the ball
ance would be RENTED 70 Hong Kong
Suain fulfilled its part Of the contract
AcuinaldO received the sum or 100000 In
the other hair was duly deposited. The
patr'ots assembled IN Hong Kong and
wanted their share Of the blood money
but Aguinaido did not see why he should
give them any. They dunned him on the
18th Of March and aVain ten DAYS later
but the former President was deaf and
Old not even Vouchsafc reply. SO the
whole dirty affair IS being aired In the
Court and that double dyed scoundrel
AglInaldo is t0adynC 20 Commodore
Dewey 20 furnish him with arms. A rome
81 gtaunch Manila hemp would be the
hest rin 10 the traitor who probably
would accept very small bribe 10 turn
rs arms against our troOps.
JAPANS POSITION.
Japan has declared neutrality and IS
nrenarcd 10 enforce Il. The decree Is
rather rigorous. and remarkable because
foreign residents are especially mention
cd 10 seems that I'm this proclamation
ranan has not forgotten Spains efforts
10 prevent the acquisition OF Formosa
.ffer the war with China: az all events
NTeroufs Ito does not favor any little
prlvateerlug schemes which Spain is said
"a nurse. Here is the preamble TO the
official notification:
..yVar having unfortunately broken out
between Spain and the United states. We
csuse the following regulations as 20
neutrality 10 be issued with a desire 20
,,.irfain tho peace and friendship NJ
,rosenf existing between this Empire and
tbe two countries above named. Our
s,bfects os this Empire and all persons
,cso are I'm the dominion OF this Empire
shouid observe strict neutrality in ac-
.rlrcfp1ee Of fnferua-