The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-25

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Unler Their Control-Filipino
Soldiers, While Receiving Little
Pay. Get ClstAins ana Supplies.
MANILA, July a, via San Francisco,
Aug. AIN Manila talk OF the ending
| Of the war deals no longer with weeks,
| but with months and even years.
Held on Till Rains Came.
Among the mass of people here. military
men and foreign residents. there Is but
one opinion. The wno.e effort Of the in
| surgents for three months was TO head
| on the Americans until their ally. the
| rains, arrived. In this they have been az
| successful as they could have hoped. Un-
| less affairs take some unforeseen turn
| the rilipinos will resume the war this fall
| with fresh spirit and a replenished stock
| OF arms and ammunition. One shipload
Of arms, It is learned on good authority.
| has reached them within the past week.
How They Get Their Money.
| OF money the leaders Of the insurrec-
| ton have no lack. They control the re-
sources OF a large and exceedingly rich
| country and even though no crops were
| harvested for several years. they could
| still obtain enough cash and supplies by
| tmpressing to their use the treasures OK
! the church the storehouses Of farmers
and manufacturers and the funds OF pri-
| vate individuals. system OF levy which
they have long enforced with consider
| ahlc success. All the ships coming and
! going in the ports recently opened to
traae pay ke&vy tribute to the insurrse-
| ton. Much OF the proflts ox TINS INFORMAL
| sort Of government are supposed 10 go
| into the pockets of the leaders. excepting
| ARuinaldo, who is generally acquitted OF
enriching himself by the present war; out
| when the public treasury becomes empty
| the politicians who are exploiting Aguin-
| aldo may. II they see possibility OF sue
| cess. consider the war q good private In
| vestment.
Reports brought through Spaniards and
| F1ipinos In this city are that the spirits
| OF the insurrectionists are Improving
| stories Of Desertion Dtscredited.
| The Americans. Ike the spaniards. must
/, defer to nature. and resi- on their arms
most of the time while the country Is
mud wal1ow. The generals are telling
| their followers that American inaction dur
/ ing the pas, month Is due to discourage
ment and Generalization. The Filipino
/ soldiers according to these informants,
| are toserably conteuted Although the pay
| master seldom appears. they are living as
| comfortably as they have been accustom-
ed 70. being clothed and receiving rations
which an American or European could not
live on. chiefly rice, with only occasionally
| a little fish or meat. They are fairly we'll
housed having taken possession OF the
| dwellings and public and church buildings
/ In the towns upon which they are quarter
| -, and they add 10 their living by loot
| Ing.
1 Ftiipino Soldiers Content.
come different steries-thst the Filipino
| army Is becoming decimated by daily de-
| ser,.ons 20 the number Of twenty or thirty
and is fas, losing hear, and on the verge
| OF disruption. Past experience with the
secre. service jnstifes suspicion that
many of It's employees most OF whom are
| natives or spaniards, are deeply Interested
.n holding their places by seeming TO earn
! their pay whie the refugees who come
| through the lines have been disposed to
| give reports WDscA tHtf thiuA VIII please
/ the authorities Amos; since the begin
| ming os the war they have pictured the
/ Filipino army as on its last legs and its
| collapse bnt question of days. Two
months ago Gen. Otis caused the country
20 be placarded With an offer Of 50 for
/ each insurgcmt rifle voluntarily surren-
| dered IL the Filipino soldiers were de-
i scrting by companies. tired by war. and
| converted 10 American rts, many os them
| might BE expected 70 bring their guns into
the American lines and receive the reward.
| The entire harvest from this offer. hos-
/ ever, has been less than 40 guns.
| riiirinos We're Near De.tructioa.
| There was time when AguInaidos big
I ress army hung I'm the balance, when its
| destruction appeared inevitable. That was
| when Macarthur had captured san Fer
, nando and faston was marching Bpon
/ San f%sAro with the F!5plnos scattering
/ h@fore hsr iAxton rad made himself a
| terror 10 ,he insirrectioaAs.s because no
/ obstacles stopped him. II the country Was
raasssess his men cut reads and the general
ana his ssa1 took 81. their coats aaa helped
/ When rasinns were 10; forthcoming they
nreaksastea or another inch OF their belts
| ard marched ahead. and they aiwAys man
aged 10 attack NJ unexpected quarters
Knowing what rast or which side of
,cxn had heen insrenehea ana came In
from another direction With r4aw,on as
Ssn rssdro the rebels feared he might sweep
aresna upon Tsrlac. where they aad r.
stalled their nosnadie capital. ard ca;cn
;hsrs, txtwven two armies Al the archives,
sea!s. gsis ,rsamgies and treasure boxes
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