The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
Committed Is Murders in Less Than
That Number of Days.
WILL BE MADE DICTATORSHIP
4 Dispatch from Hong Kong Says
This Course Will BE Taken i'm
Regard Co Philippine Gov
ernment i'm Order to Keep
Up Fight Against the
Americans.

MANILA. Dec. 12-2.50 p. L-colonel
smith, with o. detachment OF the Seven
teenth Infantry surrounded and captured
in "a village near Malasqui a party Of
eueriIas who had made their head,
quarters there. The party included the
band which assasslnated seven officials
at Malasqui for friendliness to the Amer
leans.
All are insurgents who became bandits
when the disintegrauon Of the Filipino
army began. They kept the country
around Nlalasqul i'm state of terror for
several weeks, aud committed twenty
five murders I'm less than that number Of
days.
When they were caught they were
promptly sent 10 General MacArthurs
headquarters az Bayambang by train.
It is probable that they will be either
shot or hung as an example if convicted
The whole country north of San Fer
uand0 and between San Fernando and
Manila except within the permanent
line or troops around the city and the
closely patr0llcd stretches of railroad,
swaums with similar bands. Probably
they win be increased by men from
Pillars army. many of whom are making
.A'T way 7lU'' d" l''" '.,y .''''I' .',.i1
l'I'' ll ''Fl'' province
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General Wheeier's Secretary. Mr.. Gar
rott. WAS d.sarmcd and slashed by "a
b0I0mm almost within sight of head
quarters. his asaiant pursuing him all
most into the hoadguarters building
The policy of these ruhaus is to make
tur country unuhll.t.n'e fa~ A0orie..
and to riehten natives into refraining
from giving any assistance TO the Amer
leans as well as Zoo compel the inhab-
itants to support the insurrection.
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'He IIo"ieln "l SUPP ppIe7si"s mus EuetiIit
"aI'I"ie DIS any 'nIns hll easy or
7'.'.ion' some "i ine american oihcers
lh.nk it worse man nshting Indians owing
TOD '.e "lii .ii'I'- 'I .h' country ara lhe
II'Nn.e "I loca.lns ihe enemy VINO Zee
.'I-' ana moe lhrf guns
some oI ihe Americans favor the
issuance oil proclamation declaring al
Hdlle7 I'"hu W'lh arms. punishable as
'il"linti9 instead or being treated as
prisoners oi war
Information has been received a head
quarters THAT 800 Spanish prisoners have
been shipped from Nigan to Manila, and
that L5o others nave been assembled in
Nignn including General Pena. Probably
these are Splniards released by General
Noung's troops in the Bengua district
whore they were concentrated by the
insurgents.
A DICTATORSHIP.
LONDON, Dec. l2-Reu,crs Telegram
company has received the following dis
patch from Hong Kong.
1.-The usurgeut government Oso-caIledI
of The Philippines VIII be changed t9
dictatorship to continue hostllitsos against
lne Americans exclusively by the methods
of gurril.a warfare The Filipino army is
being split up into small bands. the troops
taking an oath before separating that they
viii fight until their countrys rights are
recognized.
"a force of United States marines. who
landed at Nisan. south Iloc0s province
from the battleship Oregon. Was defcatef
by the FiliplnCs under General FIuto
CTmol ON December 4h. The Manila
ucv-Dauers. dcspite the coDeorshfp gdrni.
tla General Lawt.n is missing" = 4,
The forago.ne dispatch was evidently
sent by the Filipino mnta in Hong Kopg
WASHINGTON Dec. Fin answer d,
the inouirv from the War Deparrrnoo,
relative to the coeniue of the bo-nn ,,orfs
I'm tho pbu,npines canoraI cfis ~ had,
made the foiloUine re-ronse.
-Nanilo Dec 10
"Hemo norts will be omen as soon as
tr,nsportstiop for froons can he secured
p~obatr, scti,.o trade o,,l,, b, Ta,,,ar,.
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WASH NOTION, Dec. l2.-Ihe War De