The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-24
THE SITUATIONIN TITl: PHIL:
IPPINI:S.

easincss Everywhere.
Hong Kong. March 17-Tae fol
lowing general view Of the situstlo
is from correspondent of the ASS ,c
ated Press at Mania, and has evIdeui
. ~ not Daen subjected t. CENSORSHIP T.
Ine most ,emArkxbls feature { f tn,
situation Ia the Inability o, tn, A me,
cana aud r. s dents To- estimate the uu,
osrs, RESOURCES and plan. Ut tho FIJI
pinos. Prominent gent raj, Lninx tns,
Two or three battles will bieik theiI
spirit and make .hem rue fur terms
n majority OF Eagl,sa anI Other re,,
dents are OF The opinion that the ex.
terminatiou Of tho Tsgalus is the only
guarautee ut peis>e; that the, can ea,l-
y bs whipped II tney give battle, but
that they will dodge nesting with
the Americans In force.
SJme peoplo lhlnk ,hav will risk
battes at M&!aoon and Paranauue,
where they are "eieatei they will 70,
sumo bushwnacklag n, long as auy of
theu are ietC.
| Uni'ei S:ute. C,nsul Williams s,ys:
"t don't expect ~ live 10 800 the end
of the war"
The reJels shift about 80 much that
| 1t Is impossible t, estim lte ,hsir nun
bar.. The correspondent: questioned
several generals rs to the number of
the reboi, und the replies ragged f,om
10000 to 1000. The estimates of
the quantity of arms posse sed by the
rebels are equally uncertain. The
beet authorities say 10000. Large
sections ct the arnel natives
rr, iguoraut of the US, Of tier wea.
pJm.
The cou%try beyond the American
lines Is rice tie d., cane and rush The
rebels are familiar with every inch Cf
1t, and 1t aff,rds fine hiding places.
The residents say the Tagalos are
unanimously rebels, and they predict
the Americans will be resisted in The
Islands OF Nindoro and Mindanao and
ib 1t they will be obliged t, subdus
them.
The extent of the support which the
olner LnH III tribes are giving Aguin'
aldo Is mystery. IL is known that
several IEglm .n,s were unGer arms he.
IRE the outbreak, but the majority
OF them are supposed to be jealous ot
The Iugalos, whp are reported to b,
treating The other tribes iu the fashion
Of the Spaular is, dominating the is.
land and holding all tbs offices.
Reports from the rebels are to the
effect that the recent tactics of the
"A merIcaas in retiring TO their Is alb
llshed lines after pursuing, makes the
rebels think they are winning vic
-flie " RENTAL character is so deep
tive that the residents of Manila are
ignoraut as to whether their own ser.
wants sympath:z, with tbs rebels or
not. /. is known that a rebel or2anr
2 ,,ion exists in the city, and the
evidence is growing that there was
widespread plot to aesassinate the
Americans. the signal being the Cum
mencemcnt of hostiliiies. The SER
wants we've instructed to kill their EN-
pioyers, but they were terrorized by
the vengeance dealt out to offenders,
aud they weakened. Every Tagalo
would have cut his employers throat
if he darod, or 1T least this is cur
lent saying.
The faithIessness of the natives is
illustrated by the action OF the com
mssioDers who came here to offer the
allegiance Of ths island to Negros. 1t
is now known that t. g. were i'll friend.
ly communication with Agu:naldo
while here.
The rebels have been re-supphed
with ammunition and are usiug smoke
less powner.
Nearly every house here displays a
foreign flag for protection, whether 1t
is entitled to it or not. All flags ex-
cept the Spanish flag are seen. From
the native huts hang white towels or
shirts.
The natives working in the fields
plant a white flag on bamboo as a
protection against being mistaken tor
active rebels.
Every hut between the city and the
American line is a heap of ashes.
The residents are the chief sufferers
from the present state of affairs. Food
commodities have doubled and ,rebled
in prices, and many lines of business
are at standstil.
After O'Clock in the evening 6
deathlike silence prevails in the city