The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

the natives who have returned 10 Their
hcnes under amnesty. trumping no false
charges Of an Irrelevant nature agains.
those whom they suspec, Of being an.ax-
onissic to them, and openly defyiug the
government. Gen. Primo Dc Rivers N -
dsgus:ed with the government tor not
carrying out his recommends lions for re-
forms that be has insisted upon being
relieved Aore.. the colonial minister. IN
evidently In earnest abou, the reforms and
Is beat On seculxixiDg monassic orders:
but he is meeting with great opposition.
probably by pressure from the queen ~
gent. which Sasssta has not the moral
courage to insss, upon removing.
The correo Espanol. the principal Carilst
organ and consequently the advocate Of
the friars- IS trying TO persuade It's read
ers that secuIarixat.on Of these orders in
the Philippines Would bring about thu
emancipation OF the islands and their
total loss to Spain.
IL VIII De remembered that on the occn-
sion Of the last outbreak hundreds Of na-
tfves and half castles who hare since been
proved innocent. were seized by the Span-
iartis and incarcerated In foul pesshouses
where many contracted ,oathsorne a,s-
eases and died. Some. DO whom Proyi-
derce was less mercifui. suffered tor.ures
which revived the stories OF the snaulsi-
ton. aad finally the officials enriched tivsm--
selves by the extortion OF money from
Their crushed and hapIess victims Lin
Hap. one OF tho best known and moss
highly respected half castles. rad to pay
S2soo0 to be released: Dr. Pedro Rcxas IL
repnted to have paie $780, 600 to be allowed
to leave the country, and among other
sums mentioned are those paid hy LUIS
Yaneos $4,000 and chuiclalis s4e.oon In
Stances OF exsorton might be multiplied
ad lib. No wonder. therefore, that the
poor affrighted merchant classes, who
have any thing to lose. stand In as grea.
fear OF the spansards. wne should DO their
natural protectors: as of the uneducated.
semi-clyalized rebsas.
Spain seems to ia resorting to foul tar
tics TO Kill the rebellion. At the end OF
March i5o rebels were holding q meeting
1 In a house at Manila. News go, TO the
authorities and the house was surrounded,
with the result that. upon refusing to sur
render. about ten so-csiled inStrrectionists
we're killed some forty wounded and the
remainder taken prasoners. The prisoners
did not stay long In confinement. They
we're released by death. This diaboIicai
massacre has aroused intense Indignation
Japanese officials declare that /, becomes
more evident than ever. as events progress
and develop that neither the present gov
eminent nor the Philippine rebels can ever
govern the islands as they ought 20 be
governed. with a view TO a reasonable
development OF this paradise Of the EARTH
The Moors In the island OF Mindanac
have been giving the Spanish authorities
trouble again. but a small expeditionary
force was sent by Gen. -. Diego de Los
Rico. under command OF Gen. Bull. with
the result that the aborfg.nes were driven
back with great loss. IL Is believed that
a dato or chief was among the killed The
small gunboats built II. Hoagkong three
or four years ago were used by the Span
ish forces. the Sorcuere. Gen. Blanco and
Lenao.