The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

were mainly Ofhcfa1. His manner toward
us was brusque and at times discourteous.
He was extremely suspicious of us, partic;
ularty Of the diary that we kept from
day to day, and of a camera that formed
part Of our equipment. He became slowly
convinced however, that we were not
seeking military information. After he
had assured himself of this he told us
that the colonel feared that we were max.
ine maps Of the country. During the rest
of our journey we were entirely fret
from the faint OF this suspicion. Accord
ing to Senior Villas statement. the charg:
! had been first made by the Spanish pric.
oners, who have never ceased to warn
the natives that American troops woul'
come into the province to conquer them,
when they would find themselves in worse
hands than before they rebelled against
| Spain. 49,:
| "'In the streams, and particularly II.
the river Magat and the Rio Grande de
Cagayan, there are many alligators, of
which the natives are in great fear. No
native will venture into the water nor
| into the grass along the bank until he
o1ak 6g0t thrown stones in front of him
to brighten away any alligators which
may be in the nedghborhood. . =
| I'VE arrived at Ilagan that evening,
Nov. I. This town Is the capital
city OF the Province of isabella It has
q population Of between 10, 900 and 49,
900, and has many large wooden houses
rooted with corrugated iron, giving It q
| Gather European appearance It IL well
! situated for defense, being at the juno
ton of the Rio Pinamanauan with the
| Rio Grande. It is protected by these
wide streams from all points except the
south The site of the city is raised,
about forty feet above the level OF the
river. In this town we were entertained
| at the house of a wealthy citizen.
1.-THE first night after our arrival a
ball was given in our honor, at which
there were over fifty young women, and
| an equal number of wel-dressed and gen
tlemanly men. The ball was well conduct
ed: the dances were Spanish. The next
| evening we were invited to the theater
! to see two One-act Spanish comedies pre-
scented by the society young people OF the
/ town. They were excelently given and
spoke we'll for the intelligence OF the
| players. s-@s.:
."There are. many Spanish prisoners in
Aparri-civil officers, priests, soldiers.
Eighty-four priests were paraded IN the
street for our inspection, only four or
five of them wearing robes OF their
office. Nearly all of them wore long hair
and boards. They appeared in good
health, and we could detect no evidence
of maltreatment. These prisoners had
been assembled from different parts of
the province. They are kept under
strfcter guard than either of the two
OCner classes OIL prlSOIleIS, UeCduoe IHS
native officials fear that if permitted to
go among the people, they will use the
influence they posses through their posi-
ton in the church to incite them against
the Philippine government. We also met
Don Jose Perez, a Spaniard who had
previously been governor of tho island.
He was we'll dressed and seemed to be
enjoying all the ordinary comforts.
I'm these two days we passed out of
the Province of Isabella and entirely
| through the Province of Cagayan. These
| are the leading tobacco provinces In the
island. An idea of their wealth can be
obtained from the fact that, before the
Philippine instruction 100000 in to-
bacco alone came yearly from the one
Province of Isabella. The tobacco of this
province is preferred for exporta ton to
that of Cagayan. Both provinces raise
also sugar, rice, cocoa and coffee. Cattle
are shipped from Apart. H. sH!i
'"The steamer Saturnas, which had left
the harbor the day before our arrival
brought news from Hongkong papers
| that the senators from the United States
at the congress of Paris favored the in
| dependence of the islands. with an Amer
| lean protectorate. Col. Tirona considered
the information Of sufficient reliability to
| justify him in regarding the Philippine
| independence as assured and warfare in
| the island at an end. For this reason he
| relinquished military command over the
| province, and placed this power in the
hands of civil officer elected by the
| people. This officer also made an i'm
passioned speech, in which he thanked
| the disciplined military forces and their
| colonel for their service, and assured
them that the work they had begun.
would be perpetuated by the people of
the province, where every man, woman
and child stood ready to take up arms to
! defend their newly won liberty, and to
resist with the last drop Of their blood
! the, attempt of any nation whatever to
bring them back to their former state of
dependence He knelt, placed his hand on
an open Bible and took the oath of office
| 1--WE left Aparn Nov. on the steamer
Oslo. Before leaving Col Tirona provid-
ed us with a sealed letter directed to
Col. Tine at Vigan, in the Province Of
| Ilocus Sur, or, in the event Of his absence
from that town, to the commandant. The
Oslo remained outside the breakers while
we were put ashore In ships boat We
passed several native canoes going out to
I the ship, the leading one having on board
landed on the beach, and Immediately
sent the boat back to the ship. A few
i minutes later two officials from the town
of Cabu3ao rode up Our arrival had been
reported to Them, and they had come Inn
mediately to refuse, US permission to dis
embark. The Oslo was already under
i way, however, and they were not able to
1 carry out their intention. We explained
/ our position, and showed the letter to Col
/ I.ne. or, in case Of his absence to the
4 commandant at Vigan. They permitted
US to proceed to Magsingal, where they
1 could communicate with their superior.
They politely insisted on our taking their
i carriage. while they followed in our cart.
i We We're delayed at MagsingaI until the
Il early evening waiting for an answer from
Il the commandment. He brought the an
Il sWer himself, in a handsome carriage
i drawn by four horses. He had with him
4 copy of the order he had just received
4 from the Philippine secretary Of war.
! This order granted liberty to persons Of
any nation except Spain to travel at will
Il through the islands, under certain restric-
tions, viz: They coulud not carry arms,
nor approach within. 200 metres or a for
Il tifca ton, nor make any plans Or take
photographs OF them. In comp iance with
this order we were allowed to proceed,
but were requested to give up all our
arms including our reviewers. We went
on to Vigan that night. accompanied by
Il the tc0n1mandant and five other officers.
Il who had assembled at Magstngai
II eve remained at Vigan all next day.
II Nov. ~. 1t had rained during the night,
4 rendering irnpassable part 81 the road
to the next town. We walked through
4 the town and visited the houses OF several
tradespeople. IS. sis-
AT on4 Of these housAs - hea1s t1,4