La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-15
PHILIPPINE REBELS.
ARE conouERrno sPANlARos.
Mating Successful Attacks In the soathssn
I.iands-They Are Anxious to He An
nexed to the Uaited stsess.

Chicago. Oct 1O.-A cablcgram from
Ilollo. Philippine islands. 10 the Record.
says:
The Insurgents OF the Island Of Luzon
have invaded the island OF Panay and
| are moving on Iloilo. which II ls es-
pected they will attack before the
peace conference ut Paris shall have
! arrived at a decision regarding the fate
OF the Philippines.
General Rios. acting captain general
OF the Spanish forces III these Islands.
Is concentrating troops ON i'anay to re
sist the rebels. bu, ne frankly admits
that he regards such Resistance rs
hopeless. because Of the number and
enthusiasm Of the native forces and
! the lack OF spirit manifested by the
Spanish soldiers. To protect loilo
General Rios has withdrawn the Span
ish garriSJns from Mindanao and
Pnragna. leaving those islands prTc-
tlcally defenseiesS In his desperation
General Rios has cabicd Madrid advO-
eating the granting OF autonomy TO tn"
natives OF the Philippines. this being
last resource. the Spanish forces h''-
Ing utterly unable to cope with the In
surscnis. The Madrid government m
fused to grant autonomy ON The re''-
ommendation OF the acting captain gen
crul. whcreupon General Rios immedi-
ately resigned his Office. and now a
new governor for the Islands Is coming
from Spain.
The insurgents from Luzon are hand
ing In large numbers on the wes; coast
OF panay and are moving IN fore
from the west 10 the east coast To at
tack Iloiio. Spanish troops are being
hurried out of IioIlIo to Intercept The
lnsurgent advance. The Spaniards.
however, have already been badly
beaten by the insurgents On the wei
coast OF panay. and they expect no bet
ter fortune in future engagements,
The dcfens.s OF the city are very
weak. the garrison consisting OF less
than n thousand soldiers, IA majority
OF whom are natives and thoroughly
unreliable. since they have no loy. for
Spain.
The proposition which seems TO find
favor In the United States. that Amer
ca retain only the island OF Luzon
leaving Spain to rule all the other isl
ands OF the Philippines, Is regarded
with the creates; possible disfavor in
this city. not only by the large com
mercial firms. which believe that
America Is responsible for the future
welfare Of the Islands and should hold
n!l OF them. but also by the natives
themselves. The FilipInos OF Panay are
acting Independently OF Aguinaldo and
his prov isional government and they
are heartily In favor of American an
neNation. So also are the spanish bus.
mess men for existing conditions have
| convinced them that Ii TX impossible
| for Spain ever To regain control OF the
southern Islands OF the Philippines. II
America should rclinpuish the south
crn Philippines the result is sure TO lie
"A prolonged rebellion 10y the natives
against Spain. leading ultimately 10
| the overthrow Of Spanish rule
| The commercial possibilities OF the
| southern Philippines are fully equal 10
| those OF Iuzon the islands OF Negros
and Panay being the greatest sugar
producers Of the entire group. The
| island Of Mindanno IL the largest of the
Philippines. aud tie possibilities there
OF growth In important Industries are
| very great.
| A large number Of priests are dis
| posing OF their property and leaving,
1 Ilollo In citizens clothes. the threats
| OF the insurgents and their impending
| attack on the city rendering IL very nm
safe for them 10 remain.
Three small Spanish gunboats are
/ cruising among the southern Philip
I pines and have driven most Of the In
surgenis back 10 Manila for safety. \
! report WIS started recently that the
gunboat FL Cane had fired on and sunk
the insurgent vessel Filipanas, which
figured In the Irene incident in Suhig
bay. but this report Is untrue.
II Is positively known here that :,
large stea mer Is on It's way 10 the Phil
ippiues from Spain hrinCin. ammur.
tion and supplies for the Spanish
troops.