The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-07

IRA VA o
" ~ i i s- Cats
q Yin 2-lb. pkgs. only
seems to be over here. The insurgents
have a government and are levylng
blackmnil under the name Of collecting
taxes, almost to the entire value or
property IN all the northern part OF the
island. They control most OF the rail-
road and rolling stock; they have TWEEN
ty-seven locomotives and we have
three or foui4 They have free COM
merce with the world through a half
dozen good ports to the north. II seems
almost impossible 10 believe, but !
know surely, that within the last week
or two, four vessels have cleared from
Manila with correct. and approved man
ifests with clearance papers signed by
the captain Of the port, and they car
ried each about $e00.000 of Mexican and
general merchandise. sailed into ports
where the lnsurgent government Is
collecting port fees, etc. In Manila the
United states government Is paying
through attorneys, large rentals to
owners OF buildings who are known TO
be officers In the lnsurgent army.
The const Of the island has never
been protected with any effect. and on
ly for short time with any attempt.
Communication. with Hong Kong
takes only a week. The news Of the
world is to be had in Hong Kong. All
news from the American army here
gets around the world and into the In
surgent country had in my possess
sion the other day copy OF La lnde-.
pendencia, an insurgent publication, OF
the date 81 April 30, 1899 San FeFnan-
60, before the American forces entered,
in which there was printed a cable
from London. dated March s. reading
about as follows:
MKINLEY SICK.
at is known with some concern that
President Mckinley Is quite iii. There
is no longer any attempt to conceal the
fact that his illness Is caused largely
by his concern in the disturbed 'hftairs
in the Philippines"
There Is IN the possession OF the as
slstant adjutant general of the First
Brigade Of the Second Division. piece
OF the same newspaper of another date
that contains q report Of a speech made
the policy Of the administration in
holding the Philippines is strongly de-
nounced.
The FIllpInos are then assured that
Mr. Bryan win soon be President, and
that freedom Of the people will be Sc
cured. Deductions as to what influence
the politics Of the United States are
having on the, Filipino situation can
readily be made The situation here
furnishes little material for him who
Is inclined to deliver himself of el0-
duent npostrophles on the outrage the
American army is committing on the
sacred person of Liberty" The sue
cess OF the instruction does not prom
!se liberty to the Filipino.
AguinaIdo Merccnary.
Aguinaldo is not patriot. but mer-
cenary, and SO demonstrated, He ac-
copied a bribe of 100000 from the
Spanish government to leave the island
and abandon the cause of his people,
and that was his business In Hong
Kong when Dewey picked him up and
brought him back to his own country.
The arms that Dewey turned over to
AguInaldo, are now being used against
our soldiers. There Is in the Hong
Kong Bank OF Manila to-day about
5000, 900 that belong to Aguinaldo, and
the bank account Of the money shows
It was received from the agent OF the
Spanish government
He had Genral Luna assassinated,
and one Of his old associates, his coun-
sci Is now In Hong Kong, from where ne
boldly announces his abandonment OF
Aguinaido's cause. us he regards the
motive of the leader as a purely mer-
cenary one. The people Of tine Islands
are divided into tribes after the fash
ion OF the North American Indians.
There ARE many wealthy. Intelligent
and educated Fllipinos, who know the
best culture OF the day. There are
many with an education that includes
the written and spoken knowledge OF
Spanish, but the masses OF the people
speak their tribal tongue.
The Tagals furnish the organization
OF the instruction. and the other
tribes are drafted into the service.
In the province OF Pampanga, where
the Second division is operating now
the natives would be peaceable II they
were let alone. All our wounded were
Talgalos.
All the natives, however. have conf.
dence In the supernatural powers oil
Agulnaldo. His glory as patriot
waned a little when he left the insur-
rectIon against the Spanish and went TO
Hong Kong. but Dewey rehabilitated
him fully when he brought him back
with the American ships and consider
ed him an honest ally.
Thirty thousand men2, Yes, ana three
times $4,000 to carry this war 20 any
thing like an Immediate end. The task
4. ANn IN
first The time we have lost. has In
snlred confidence in the insurgent SOL
dIers and has allowed the officers TO
perfect their organizations,
The greater part Of the island is un-
| der insurgent control and their re-
sources must not be underestlmnted.
Trade Conditions.
We have failed to prevent open ports
Trade fiourishes. and communication
between Manila and northern ports is
uninterrupted. That good news may
not make the impression on our good
people at home until It is further re-
ported that northern pOrts,accordlng TO
| last reports from the lnsurgent govern
ment, show marked increase In Imports
during the last quarter. One cargo oil
rapid Are guns and several cargoes oil
small arms and ammunition have been
| entered at Dlgupln for immediate
distribution to troops along the rail-
road, etc.
We viii not need that information out
In the field. for we can easily distin'
gulsh the rattle Of a machine gun from
n rife volley. 1t may not be long be-
fore we can pick up on the field after q
skirmlsh the shells Of expended ammu,
milton and find It marked "iS99' and
with some well known American firms
name.