The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-10-29
DEWEY REPORTS ANARCHY.
Admiral Urges Repression and ~
Orders Rshels to .WithdraW.

A cablegram from Manila, Octo
Der 23d says:
Reports have been flying about
for several days to the effect thai
the insurgent situation is again be.
coming critical. There is some
foundation for these reports, bu!
the seriousness Of the matter il
probably exaggerated. When Tbs
Filipinos withdrew in compliance
with Gen. Otis demand, on Sep
TENDER Is, some Of their forces re-
NAMED in the outskirts Of Pace
Cingalon and Sampaloc. Gen. Otis
demand specified no defined line,
beyond which the insurgents must
go; but since then Gen. Otis has
determined accurately the limits Of
the territory surrendered under the
capitulation. He now demands
that all The Filipinos Withdraw, out
side that line by October Is.
The principal cause of trouble
heretofore has been, Gen. Pic del
Pillar, the insurgent, who command
ed at Paco. He was getting beyond
the control of Aguinaldo, the head
of the insurrectionary movement,
and recently the latter deprived
him Of his command, and appoint
ed him a delegate to the insurgent
congress. Apparently, Aguinaldo
anticipated further trouble with him,
and yesterday caused the Generals
arrest, and he is now confined at
Waloros. There is small likelihood
now Of conflict. The insurgents
will probably withdraw quietly.
Aguinaldo is having trouble in
his own camp. Many reports are
received of actual conflicts in the
provinces. 1t is said that pitched
battle took place at Pampanga, and
that 400 of the combatants were
killed. This rumor is improbable.
1t is certain, however, that the Hi
canos, Paugasinanes and Pampan-
gos oppose the Tagal domination.
An outbreak of insurgents is re-
ported from Cebu. Aguinaldo is
undoubtedly doing his utmost to
force the rebellion forward in the
Visaya Islands.
Reports that have been sent to
Admiral Dewey within the past few
days describe outrages that are said
to have been committed by insur-
gents in North Luzon. It is said
that Apart the nuns were terribly
abused by the insurgents. The
priests were also subjected to horri-
BILE indigniies, and 100 Of them
were driven round the public square.
Admiral Dewey has cabled to the
government at Washington, saying
that anarchy is prevailing in the
provinces. He has made strong rep
reservations concerning the existing
situation. Admiral Dewey believes
that vigorous action ought to be
taken to repress the insurgents.
He has seized all the Filipinos'
launches in Manila Bay, and has
utterly stopped insurgent traffic and
communication by water.
Negotiations are proceeding be-
tween the insurgents and the Span
iards for an exchange of prisoners.
The Spaniards propose to release
all the political prisoners in the
Philippines, together with the Fill
pinos confined in Spain. They ask
Aguinaldo to release his Spanish
prisoners. He holds 5000 captives.
while the Spaniards have less than
1000.
Contracts have been signed at
Hong Kong with the Kowloon
Company for raising the wrecks of
the Spanish. warships Isla de Cuba,
Is!a de Luzon and Don Juan de
Austria for $4,000 each. The other
wrecks will be sold. The gunboat
Cebu, which was burned and sunk
in the Pasig River on August Is,
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