The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-23
PAID WITH THEIR OWN Coin |
Spaniards Charge Filipinos
With Fiendish Cruelty.
Uncertainty of the Future Seriously At
fecting Trade-Rebels Doing About
a. They Please-Health of Troops.

Manila, via San Francisco, Dec. 81.
Spanish refugees from the north say
that after the surrender of the town of
Aparri the insurgents formed pa
rade, the central feature of which was
Spanish lieutenant, who was carried
along the streets suspended from a
the pole was placed upon two forked
sticks and squad of rebels proceeded
to terrorize their helpless victim by
shooting as close to his head as possi-
BILE without wounding him. When the
nfo1tunate man was unconscious with
terror the procession moved on again.
Another story is tod of a Spanish
officer being confined in cell with his
hands tied behind his back and COM
PEELED to eat the portions of food allot-
ted to him from the floor of the cell.
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, upon hearing of
1T, dropped him into the hole and COM
pelled him to recover the papers. after
which he was paraded through the
streets for hours. The Spanish priests
who were captured Jared somewhat bet
ter. II
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.
Senior Palermo, president of the Fill
ipino assembly, is said to have cabled
a long message to Madrid a few days
ago to the effect that if Spain would
guarantee autonomy and other reform
measures the whole country would sup
port Spanish rule in preference to any
other form of foreign intervention.
Aguinaldo has seen fit to remove the
embargo upon Americans, and has is
sued an order granting the right to
held by the revolutionary government
to all foreigners, except Spaniards, so
long as they are unarmed.
The present unpleasant weather is
having its effect upon the health of the
American troops, hundreds of whom
are suffering from cramps and chills
occasfoned by the dampness of their
quarters and exposure. .-s..,. ..
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 pesthousv.
owing tn-thal cn,stipHa Hance of If. fhs'
which have occurred in private houses
throughout the city.
What with the uncertainty as to the
future disposition of the islands, and
the state of affairs existing outside OF
the limits of the city of Manila, which
are the bounds of American jurisdic-
;tlon, business in the Philippines is in
almost as bad condition today as it was
six months ago. From May 1 until
the surrender of Manila on August l
last, the only means of communication
between this city and the other ports
in the Philippines was entirely cut off,
since all coasting steamers were under
the Spanish flag, and had to lie up dur
in the blockade. = -:
With the advent of the American
army of oc ;upation it was hoped that,
trade would be resumed almost imme-
diately, but in spite of the fact that
arrangements have been made between
the American and Spanish authorities
toward this end, the fact remains that
the interisland trade, which amounted
annually to over $500, 600, ,000,, has
dwindled down to less than one-ffth
of its normal volume.