The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-28
SOLDIERS ARE DISGUISED.
CONDITIONS AT MANILA NOT OF
THE PLEAsAxTEsT.
Capt. keye Brfngs News From the
Troops In the Philippines-Fear
fOf the Rainy Season-A Reign
of Terror Existing IN Peking.

PORT TOWNSEND. Nov. 2s.-Steamship
Gienogis. the latest acquisition TO the Meet
! Of the Northern Pacific Steamship CON-
pany, arrived in this port this evening
after a tUmulsuous voyage across from
Yokohama. which port she left on the
lAh instant. The vessel brought forty
cabin passengers, among whom IS Capt.
Frederick keye, Of Company e, First
North Dakota volunteers, who IS returning
On leave. Capt. keye made q careful
study OF the conditions AT Manila, and
says that the consensus OF opinion among
army officers Is tina: the Philippines should
not be retained. He says the natives
there are a lazy, low, troublesome lot,
among whom dissensions and trouble is
constantly brewing. Army officers have.
since the occupation of Manila, taken the
entire government in hand. all the offices
from the highest to the lowest being in
charge OF army officers, while soldiers con-
stitute the police force. The insurgents
openly proclaim that they will not submit.
10 American rule, and despite the strenu-
ous Efforts or Aguinaido and others OF more
Intelligence conflicts between the troops
and insurgents In small attachments are
OF almost daily occurrence. Capt. Keye
says that II the opportunity offered every
man or the 1900 troops In the Philip
pines would return home in disgust The
soldiers are looking forward with fear to
the stormy season, when the death rate
Is expected 70 be high, in face of careful
sanitary and medical precautions now III
vogue. The most pronounced sentiment
IN favor OF retaining the islands comes
from the British subjects, who see in
American occupancy a fife opportunity for
advancing trade relations with some surety
OF protection.
The Glenogle brings news Of a reign Of
terror existing In Picking, resulting from a
decision on the part of the dowager en-
press to confer the Shang Fang sword upon
Two powerful dignitares. Tsai Chi and
Prince Tsai Tein. This authority allows
taose holding IL to behead any and all per-
sons: irrespective CT rank. whom they will
shali die, that way. The two dignitaries
convinced the dowager empress that ii was
the oniy way through which to successfully
combat the growing inclination toward re-
oeihon. Already the right has been Wig
orousiy exercised. some of thu leading men
as well as innumerable OF the common
herd having been beheaded. There is no
redress against the power conferred by the
Shang Fang, and the willy Celestiais are
using 1t right heroically In their own in
terests. The vengeance of these iegaljzed
murderers Is now being directed against
FAMED Cantonese reformer who until the
enperor-Was relegated 10 ohscurity. was
one OF the particular favorites at the nal
ace: lie is now posted as degraded Grim
ma, and reward awaits him who will
bflhS the unfortunate to the sword WELD
ers. bribery Is rampant among high Chm
nese officials. and every move made hv
the empress Is Immediately renorted ~
representatives of the powers who are nra-
pairing TO cope against riosing and blood
shed that Is bound to come At nj distar+
date In the badly disrupted empire