The Iola register., 1899-08-25
SCHURMAN'S OPINION.
The Philippine Commissioner Talks
About the Rebellion.
DISPATCHES FROM MAI. GEN. OTIS.
Large Force ofFilipino Insurgents Driven
from Their Intrenchments in the Noun
tains of Negros and Cavalry
Horses on Board Transports.


NhIcdgo' aug @l'-JacOD bOulu
Schurman, United States commissioner
to the philippines. arrived i'm Chicago
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,ions Win tb" ra,,rclcrt,,i,S. og ,',,,iu,iI'r
other Filipino official, are concerned / nm not
at liberty to talk Of them tin have made my
report to the president Concerning the islands
In r, nninn t,c rctJitr , ,"Jn it ~ W. i1,
we are trying to suppress. was due In the fir,t
place to several causes, the principal of which
were thc tyranny OF some relgiou, orders the
gcnnrnIs and ,bo %o,, powI' o,'I J @
ticc.
The leaders Of the rebellion tell their follow
on1 , ,UT, ,u,S VI tt iil,,ig'S
undcr American rule would subject them to the
same tryanny. That the American army killed
priests or otherwise maIireoted church men or
Sonn6"tinup t,,in,iaa d.. n,,,nrod |i'Vuy ,,a W
lnud, to bo honest nn, I mink tbnt he IL nctip,
honestly i'm money uuttcrs but ,yhothrr from
moral or politicnl rea,ouS. would NOT sDv
While don't caro- TO discuss the real motives
behind the rebellion ut this time will ..y fi IT.
If ii were ,uuprc,,cd There would be mgur
prominent untiyc onirinl. ont of an, occunotion
Nj. S,i,,,,,,,,,, d.,,li,,,l g.. ..,,.,,.,.,.
, nun y" '"Ni
the question whether he had been the
subject of any anti-imperialist COM
muuications. sayinu that on that uues-
,;,,, go. ,,,,. ,,.l,i,l, ,o,,ol,,d (, 80, l.,
'
olrccllN' nc Noulu not speak lie also
declined to give an opinion on the
length of time it would take to sup
press the rebellion. When asked if he
considered the retention of the Phil
ippines good policy on the part of this
country, Mr. Schurman said that the
resources of the islands were great,
but that he must decline to commit
hlmSeIt ON tine SUBJECT OF making them
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n'HrA ''''HS ; H"' NAL ohN' oIIS'
Washington Aug 2i Inc follow
''E uiSPatcn'N announcing engage
h'eh'S win tiie Ih'i'Pp'he insurgents
were received at the war department
yoSlerdaN'
MUnliR' Aut. .l-in' n'ulon'n' cG.on'l oi
routed tol of me cnnr,. entrcnchc5 nv rinnan
Ncgros mountains, having three men slightly
wounded. The enemy left in the cntrcnch-
nonl> " uoau' SIX rlIeN ana an reserve oinilu-
d,,.. .icr cr,,s.c1 frn,, para I'm .,n,ii h,,
OTIS.
Manila, Aug. 2l-Fir,t Lieut., Alfred w.
Drew TWef,n infantry instantly ElHel ana
yrrcIy womnd"J yrstcrJ@y i'm nttncI, on insur-
gents In vicinity of Angelo, by two companies
of Twelfth infantry. No other casualties. En-
eny rouuu.-otS,
FIRST Lieut. aired Drew mentioned
III III uhe oooNe u'sP"Icn' was oorn III
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A BRUSH WITH THE iNsuEGENrs.
Manila, Aug. 2L-One lieutenant of
the Twelfth infantry was killed and
another was seriously wounded while
recohholterihg aaturuay evening horth
OF Angeles me Americans encoun-
tereo large iorGe OF insurgents ana
uroVe uneIn IRON tI'etr oosltlohs' Lieut..