The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12
lncenaiary leaaets for the purpose Of rails

incendiary leaflets for the purpose Of rails
| ing q rebellion.
.Tho priests required that DR.. Rial
should be executed. but the governor gen
| oral refused tc allow II. Ri1nl said II was
utterly impossible that he should DO exc
cnted for what no had written, but all hs
could yet out OF the governor general
was Very we'll; you are pan
ished 10 the island OF Minda-
mao Dapttan is the place to which
he was banished, and where he remained
for four years. l saw his little nut there
on the bay and visited him there. Ihat
displs ssed tho priests very much, Iney
had strife and questions between them ana
the governor general. The latter saini =
am ecipg TO show you how ~ YOU arc
working. and all OF guuden oe hai luo
residences OF the Augustine monks, IN y
place north OF Manila, suddenly seized
il is very we'll known that he found u
printing press, printing these same 'ncen-
diary leaflets. The priest who was em-
ployed In so doing was perfectly Wen
known TO every one In Mnilabun. where
there Is d big sugar refining establishment,
owned by Americans and English. These
English reside In Manila and the Amer
leans In Hong Kong The man disappeared
and was never seen again. ] can not say
where he went, The leaflets were seized,
and from that moment the governor gen
eral was condemned man. ana he left.
went out In 1898. and no was not there.
THE DOMINATING POWER.
/ Question You regard these orders as the
dominating power7
Answer--Yes, SIR General Blanco was
out there In Manila. where I saw him near
ly every day. Flo was there at the be-
ginning OF the instruction, in 1896. The
archbishop is the most bloodthirsty man
there. knew him perfectly well. used TO
meet the priests and hear what they had
q IA al hat x,ha
done did not please them at all--did not
suit their view of it---though, OF course,
! had very little TO say--notb!ng to say
In fact. But their complaints were that
General Blanco was not sufficiently blood
thirsty for them, and that Ia the reason be
won't away from there. Their idea was that
be should take the few troops he had and
spread fre and sword broadcast among all
the islands. And Blanco was practically
exiled from there because he was not suf-
ficiently bloodthirsty TO satisfy the priests.
Question--Whnt are the causes, briefly,
OF Instructions?
Answer-yery broadly speaking, the
main cause " persecution by the priests,
their interference In the little petty de-
tails OF mans life. his wife's and daugh-
ter's; constant persecution and petty ro-
venge These parish priests Interfere In
mans own home and household, In the
| interior workings of mans house. All
OF sudden priest VIII take diSlike Tor
some little thing. or nothing, and then that
man is marked. Periodically the priests
will take piece OF paper and write on
(! It. and say that he has reason to believe
] the individuals marked In the margin are
i whatever he wants TO call them--diEturb-
ers of the peace, etc.--nnd request that
| they be removed from his district. The
marked man will be taking his coffee In
| the morning. getting ready TO go to his
estate. when the civil guard VIII appear
and say: you are wanted" what for?"
"By order OF the governor" And he 10
walked of, and II he shows the least dis
( position TO dispute his arms are tied behind
him, and he has to tramp, tramp. down.
J and down. and down to Manila. That Is ono
OF tho points especially raised BY Aguin-
aldo--arbitrary power TO arrest at any
| time, simply Ia the name OF the governor.
PRIESTS STATE REVENUES.
Questions-Are these priests supported
by the slater
Anbwer--yes, air; by the governmental
1 funds,
cuestion-stste. II you know. what the
amount OF aid furnished per arnum to one
OF these secular priests will average
4 Answer--It Is very trtdlps ~ around; J
should say possibly $500 (lIexicsn) y each