The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-20


Deny These Allegations, and Re-
| taliate by Printing Charges OF
Spanish Atrocities Prior to the
| Surrender of ManiIa-AgufnaIdO
| Removes Embargo on Americans.
MANILA, P. l., Nov. % (via San
Francisco, Dec 19)-The claim so
strenuously made by Filipinos that
| they are a highly civilized race is not
| borne out by facts, according to SPAN
ish refugees from the north, who have
just reached here They say that aft
er the surrender of the town of Aparri,
the insurgents formed a parade, the
central feature of which was a Span
! ish lieutenant, who was carried along
the streets suspended from a bamboo
pcle, to which his hands and feet were
tied, just as hogs are carried here by
coolies On arrival at the plaza the
procession halted, the pole was placed
upon a two-forked stick, and a squad
Of rebels proceeded to terrorize their
helpless victim by shooting as close
to his head as was possible without
wounding him. When the unfortunate
man was unconscious with terror the
procession moved on again.
| Another story is that Ola, a Span
ish officer, was confined In a cell, with
his hands tied behind his back, and
compelled to eat the portions of food
allotted him from the floor Of his cell
like a dog. Not satisfied with this his
captors are said to have hooked rope
| to his swollen wrists and, through a
pulley overhead, hauled him off his feet
until he tainted.
| Still another refugee states that be-
cause he threw some papers which he
did not wish the rebels to have into
a cesspool the natives dropped him
! into the hole and compelled him to re-
cover the papers, after which he was
paraded through the streets for hours.
PRIESTS INUNDATED.
The Spanish priests who were cap
I tured Jared somewhat better, accord
ing to all reports. for the rebels or
ganized them into an extempore brass
band to head their procession, and, by
dint of kicks and blows, compelled
| their captives to produce plants of
discord which highly amused the ma
| tives.
The natives Indignantly deny these
allegations, and their newspapers re-
! taliate by printing horrible stories Of
atrocities practiced by the Spaniards
before the surrender of Manila, one Of
them even publishing the affidaVits OF
victims
| Aguinaldos official organ, the Re-
! publica Filipina, announces that its
Paris correspondent presumably
Agoncillo, says that the Philippine
group has been ceded to the United
States, which will grant independence
to the Filipinos after a time which is
to be fixed by protocol, and will not be
less that six years, if the Filipinos
show that they have satisfactory
faculty of governing themselves"
Aguinaldo has seen fit to remove the
embargo upon Americans, and has is
sued an order granting the right to
travel through the territory at pres
ent held by the revolutionary govern
| ment to all foreigners except Span
iards, so long as they are unarmed.
| None, however, may approach within
200 yards Of any forts or intrenchments
or carry kodak, under penalty Of
arrest Any Spaniard who sets foot
on PnllppIHS LcTIllOIyy IL CdpIuIeO1
will be judged by military law.
BAD FOR AMERICANS
The present unpleasant weather Is
having it's effect on the health of the
American troops, hundreds of whom
are suffering from cramps and chills,
occasioned by the dampness OF their
quarters and exposure. 1t has rained
continually for four days, and there is
every indication Of q continuance Of
wet weather, although the rainy sea-
son is supposed to be over.
It was currently rumored that at
least 20 per cent of the American army
of occupation is on the sick list, which
would indicate an epidemic, but inquiry
at headquarters has proved this to be
an eXaggeration, for the total number
of patients was only 750, Of which
only eighteen were smallpox, and about
200 fever patients.
An order has been issued compelling
medical practitioners to report all cases
of smallpox under their notice to the
authorities, in order that they may
be promptly removed to the pest house,
owing to the number of deaths which
have occurred in private houses
throughout the city.
TRADE IS PARALYZED.
What, with the uncertainty as to.
the future disposition Of the islands
and the state Of affairs existing out
side of the limits of the city of Ma
nila, which are the bounds of Ar1eri-
can Jurisdiction, business in the Phil
ippines is in almost the same condi-
ton 1t was six months ago. From
May / until the surrender of Manila
on Aug. 81 last the only means Of
communication between this city and
other ports in the Philippines was en-
tirely cut off, since all coasting steam
ers were under the Spanish and had
to tie up during the blockade. With
the advent Of the American army it
was hoped that trade would be re-
sumed almost Immediately, but, in
spite of the fact that arrangements
have been made between the American
and Spanish authorities towards that
end. the fact remains that the inter-
island trade, which in time of peace
amounted annually to over $500, 600, 600.