New-York tribune., 1899-12-25
MRS F. c. VAN DCZER.

time than II takes TO read these words. Three he
shot with his Krag held at his hip he not having
room 10 lift II his shoulder. fourth
hayonetted and the last killed by blow with
the butt OF his gun The leader of this band tall.
handsome man. with all the appearances Of a pure
Spaniard well mounted. well dressed and well
armed fought from the back OF his horse until
finally shot to pieces. He a very hne pair Of
French field glasses which in my pos
session. remarked Captain Byrne, OF the 6th. who
was In charge OF this expedition
The loss in killed inflicted upon the bandits in
this encounter disconnected them vastly, and II
them utterly. They are now beginning
unarmed into the valleys, anxously seeking a vo-
| unproAtabe and too dangerous. that food is scarce
and that Papa i5o is Losing ay ms tn and
that the charms Of Issio fail TO protect Papa lsso
viii probably end it all and then for the first time
in many generations, brigandage will be impossioie
Since last July there have been revoutonists on
Negros Tagalog leaders and soldiers ron Fana3 may
! discomfort They landed on the northern coast or
ne apa 6ov ann KeoWa as the Tussnes The Tu
| sanes are marauders, pure and simple They op-
south IN and nd they have their own leaders. Their
name is the vernacular Tor oandS ne d on
work began But they counted without the on
which net them @ IN TN 5ne leaders sent in
TO General Smith TO ask permission mummy BY To- i re
he would do all in his power 10 prevent Their cay
| ing Necros and that, as he considered them noth,
puntsh severely all whom he caught Several OF
| the rebel officers and many of the soldiers We're ,
about forty in number, managed TO escape 10
Panay-and this was the end Of the revolutionary
When we fought in Negros we fought seriously
! No halfway measures were adopted we had neIS
as have elsewhere an enemy VINO ass Do.s' s e'
every evidence Of consideration ana klndness a.
not rnince matters We fought 10 finish and we
fought hard. and the enemy suflered eIsdIy es m Is
to-daV at reace and her people are fairly startfd
| on the road 10 a civil administration OF ther o""
| affairs.
E.F-GOvERNMENT ESTABLISHED
On October elections for President Of the
island for Councilmen and for Supreme Court
u,ero held and the successful candidates were IN
| ougrrated Yesterday. The suffrage was determined
| by ability to read and write English. Spanish or
| Visayan or the possession Of 500 MeXicaD worth
| OF property or the payment OF rent upon SI'V"
| worth Of property. There were in all some forty
candidates In the field, and over five thousand votes
,zera oaet Nelscio Severiro was elected President
! n, mo leland bv majority Of 20. When the new
| Government was inaugurated on November u
took over all the functions of the provisional cl'H
government, operative until that time ana oesa"
,.s career with a three days feast in Bacolod To-
| 6av fhjs village is covered with homemade amer
can nags none of which, however. nave more L,aI @
peope have come in IN bulcarts from miles aTouna
10 attend the festivities mere eI, mas 80 rolIse
trts aTterrnon there will races and
| II~estlinp on the Plaza Native bands nave oeen
| n1avinp necessarily I'LL over the village loI W.
6avs cockfghts fixed for every aite,ho0l,, %I r
| the monte games ere running Iul pi"a'' ~ ~
! incident occurred l.. .-oa.od
! The power Of veto and final declslon II s ~
in General Smith, the Military governor an "a
whole sveten of civil administration IL cohIoeTp ~
bv the American authorities. rms is dIinad
| The beginning; and latitude can only be aHo"eu
The greatest danger that threatens the sue e.
| cAee ~ mis- experiment" said General smith IN
The course OF conversation. lis polltlcal ln'.su &
/ oeo1,.a fu-ac .
| We Stand very good chance OF success -, -
! Negros is the first and only example on tne spr
ncafion OF the principle of self I
| American control 10 any OF the Philippine Isl
onds If the experiment results success. ~!
| opds nd for preserving Negros TO be at peace win
fueiness booming and life and properly pIotectsu,
| otbers will ask. why cannot we enjoy he sanls
! biessinCs?" Aguinaldo recognizes TINS tact aud
| bas tried in vain 10 stay the march OF eVehts a.!
,,9o, ,bis island as for instance by sendlng N
! the revolutionary party that was so piol"P"'
| "Negros has seen happy and successful GiVlslon
! of labor among the American authorities GeheI az
smith as Military Governor OF tne lsialu' an, am
| 6one excellent work General Smith is volun,,
tee officer and Colonel Miner Regular. General I
| Smith is primarily man OF aiIalrs: WIZ t slS
| Co;onAl IS trained soldier Tne dlNisloh OF aooi
| has heen along these lines Colonel Miner mas az
| .erded more directly 10 military matters. thus
| rstt4Ts more time 10 be diplomatic. and more
| time 10 study and understand the men "ho 0oi"
| nose his civil government 49, II, N,o
The result Of the experiment In Negros VIII nave
! fuportant bearings upon the larger prooIeiH %
| government throughout the archipelago