The age-herald., 1899-04-21
THE TRIBAL WARS
 WILL BE RENEWED State of Anarchy Expected to Prevail in
 the Philippines. OUR FORCES INADEQUATE To Preserve Order Alter Withdrawal of
 Spanish GarriSOnS.
TRIPARTE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
Will Be Arranged If Filipinos Gan Be Approached for egotiations-An American Scouting Party Att
 tackled by Natives.

Manila, April 20.-6:30 p. m.-Spain's evac- uation of the Philippine islands will be practically completed by the withdrawal of the Spanish garrison from Zamboanga, island of Mindanao and from the Sulu islands, and if the United States assumes control of Mindanao and the Sulu islands on the Spaniards withdrawing, the military authorities here must in order to garrison those islands, diminish the forces of Amer ican troops, which are already too small.
 There was almost mutny among the Spanish troops in the islands because they were ordered to proceed to the Ladrone islands and the Caroline islands, some of them refusing to do so. claiming that their enlistments had expired. The latter were exempted and were allowed to return to Spain on board the transport Alava.
 The native troops in the Spanish garri sons are in sad plight. They must ac- company the Spaniards or risk the ven- geance of their compatriots.
 Fear Renewal of Wars
 The Spaniards propose to disband them, but they refuse to give up their arms, for the natives of Zamboanga, emboldened by the suspicious capture of the ornaments on board the Spanish gunboats, which were purchased there by Francisco Reyes, of this place. as cabled to the Associated Press on April 13 are likely to prove trou- blesome when the Spanish garrfsons are withdrawn from the coast towns of the island of Mindanao. It is believed that the smoldering tribal wars will then be stunned, anarchy will prevail. and the in- habitants of nearly every village will fight with their neighbors.
 A triparte exchange of prisoners will be arranged if it is possible to negotiate with the Filipinos as if they were civilized na- ton. If the Filipinos consent to release the Spanish prisoners the Americans might re- lease the Tagalos they hold prisoners, In return for which Spain would free her po- htical prisoners.
 Fear Treachery Of FiIipinos
 The provisions of the Paris treaty would thus be carried out. The Spanish commits sion, however, hesitates to enter the Fili- pino lines, fearing treachery, although Aguinaldo has guarateed the safety of the commissioners. The release of the Fili- pinos held by the Americans might be dis tinctly advantageous, as they all claim to have been converted to the American cause by the good treatment they have received, and announce themselves to be anxious to influence their friends in favor of the pol- cy of the United States.
 A scouting party of the Minnesota reg- ment near Guiguinto, near Malolos and Bi- gaa, met a superior force of Filipinos this morning. The Americans repused the en- emy's attack until just their ammun- tion was failing, when the Minnesotas were reinforced by two companies of American troops. and the rebels were scattered. One soldier of the Minnesota regiment was wounded. A body of about 100 rebels tried to break through the lines of Prices bat talion of the Fourth regiment at Pasig last night, but they were repulsed without any loss on the American side.