The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-20
70 PRISONERS
,vp,xr. INSURGENTS ESPECIAL
I,v SEVERE on sPASIARDs.
L., stories Are BrouHh1 20 Ma
MIA nv Refugees, Which Are De-
...s bx the F1iipinoS-Bad Eject
n weather on American Troops.

A ia.
Ys-Sgaa.sa refugees from the north
"a. aster ne surrender Of the town
- y.a insgrgtnts formed a parade.
Ia 'er.ral feature q which was & Span
i,ss.sseaant Mo sas carried along the
as ergpen3ed from a bamboo pole. On
L. AZ ihs plaza 30 pole was placed on
.Drsad ssl1ks ind squad az ressiz
I'D 10 .errsst &c tae.s helpless victim
u aos:ng as c9s. to Ill head az possible
-. wound. ~ sIisn. When ,ae unfor-
49, fnan aAs unconscious with terror
IL s.ocesz On nasse9 on again
Zsataer .sory told Of a Spanish officer
- eon..ne1 e 81 cell with his hands tisi
- h.s haes ard compelled TO eat me
u auz 81 fa1 allotted 10 aim from tae
- IF ;Gte cell Stih another refugee states
k F<ssaus. ~ threw come papers, which
IN nor = Isl the rebels 90 have. into a
A.asgl ihs iatlyes. upon hearing 81 Il,
- aim Rto stls hole aud compelled
10 rec5ef the IaHs%rs. after which be
gssysded through tbs streets for hours.
s.sn uTsts wt.o were captured Jared
psnaai otter.
naisys Indignantly deny these ale
1<1zs ar their newspapers retaisate by
Szzassg po<lols stories OF atrocities prac-
FL 81 aanlards before the surrender
aor Pterno, president Of the Filipino
ksnk.y l. sad 10 have csabied a long
Resgs . Madrid a few days ago 10 tHe
~ TIA if Spain would guarantee auton-
- ard gfnsF reform measures, the whole
hntrg fo1sid support the Spa niza rule ia
Eerene- any other form Of foreign
0fyeaion.
+is,.iss6o has seen III 10 remove The en-
Lao g0n AmH cans. and has issued or
q grsnt.ng tn right 10 travel through
VIZ teyrtoTy az present held by tbs gs.o-
AAsoszy government. - all foreigners Sx-
ssenisfds, SO long az they are UNI
We'd THE pTtAsnt unpleasant weather
!. s,sgi1g It's elfft upon The health Of the
keneaE troops hundreds OF whom are
k.esag from cTsmpE and ch.lis oCeasioned
N tie daHpaess Or tnei- quarters.
Ar order has bfu issued compelling med
n 4 pFaetit!oaeri 10 report all cases OF
kzl.ox under neir notice 10 the author
lk. n order at they may De pnomsity
Moved 70 tie pest houses, owing 10 the
~ ,inuance Of 9HtsIs which have occurred
Nrrtvate hoaststhrouga0ut the city.
sEhat with - uncertainty az to the
hare sispaz.iic Of the Islands and the
As.s OF aTaiFa existing outside Of the
Els 81 tie ay Of Mania. which are
y hounds os ltnerican jurisdiction. busi-
- In the Philippines is I'm almost as bad
Hgoudlflon toby ~ 1, was six months
-. From NJ first until the surrender
u Manila on August II last. the only
kans Of e0mp unication between this city
ne o,ast or9,s IN i, Pm PhilIPpinss was
+ we're un4r the Spanish fiag and had
fplle ap djDg the blockade. With the
aent Of Z American army OF occ9pa-
IA II washopod that trade would be
issmeG aiJpst Immediately. but I'm spite
kstha factihat arrangements have been
kase hetxin the American and Spanish
hard thf end the fact remains that
6;er-islafle trade which In time OF peace
kzounteG annually TO over so. Vs. so ha4s
xna,es. ifvn 10 less than one-fifta OF It's
IrenaAi htse.
fTfe largtt import firms have enormous
tisks. I1annot dispose of them for the
ssson th;s comm uuication IL blocked by
Ae insuFafits. and also because buyers
tN h3l8ni OF In the belief that the pro-
Bsed chste tn tho tariff viii be 10 their
k.yantags4 Exporters have nothing to ex-
bot bee Ne the hemp growing provinces
N ny IN PMS against the Spauiar3is and
Eolh sugsl ana tobacco plantations are
lie for n same cause
"a few kipiuents OF hemp have been
3ksae tlhthe inaursents collected heavy
tgles III IL in the southern provinces
: a taxefhn vessels CARRYING IL tonnage
bales i,ladditson thereto Indeed IL is
batssi uBollsthle authority that the rebels
- impsng burdens on commerce within
~ vertalls az Manila For instance "a
" cam tax "a levied upon every pas
8ager 81 IS foolish enough To acceie -
"a deend upon the ferry across the
~ as,avite. Then again. collectors
and gates ~ ali the hlg factories on
b. daani mulct the employees according
y thet sa aries as they leave OF r0urst,
lis d affects the Fflipiuos. bat IL tends
sha that the rebels can and are doing
1estJpGch as they IKE. in spite Of the
tktaqfses.
So as their troops are concerned they
Dc the most part anlenahie 20 reason.
S.sw az them who were qua rteresi in tho
khiss, presumed "a exercise their auth
fFlti buf after AguinR'du had summoned
dsse Pler and one or two either tUFhu-
y spirits 80 Malolcs and kept them
" HE Immediate supervision there was
nfarther trouhltD f'hcy stlil surround
y city, N8t AZ slrh a distance as 10
Ahnger - menace "a the peace or
IS VI the suburban residents Of Manila
~ NoSe Espanoia rAht3 anti Amert-
" paper has been suppressed hy the
ns0ritica and its ssiitor arrested fur
ping Uhelosla articles. the p'ario De
Ia which vas founded in lS4e has
Pended publication AMI TWO others. the
6ais AMI fsnaus CcmmeTCio are Eaily
Ectef & follow suit.
the ottler hand half "a dozen Eli
IN papers ire IN circulation here aud ANY
49, - American publications. The
pa Times. an evening daily. MS the
II news .'aper IN the field It's HTsi isslIe
"a on .3' l-th inst Two days later
Amer an @ morning paper, which
- e. have TIE only Associated Press
K'ee r. fAe eest appeared
AAn c7WH Freedom. tri- weekly. Uncle
ah1 several more weeklieS. al of
p spreaT 70 he doing fairly well