Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
INCITIHG REBELLION.
Malabcn Urged to Rise Against Americana
Cord Treatment o. American Prisoners.

Manila, Sept. 27.-The insurgents are
| trying to incite the natives Of Malabon,
city of 10000 inhabitants, five miles
| from Manila, to rise against the Ameri-
can garrison. Capt Allen has been
holding the place with two companies
| of the 10th Infantry, but on account of
! the need of all the available men at
the front. his force has been reduced to
| 20 men. They now remain near the big
church where they are quartered, being
too few in number to attempt to patrol
the town. Armed uniformed parties OF
| insurgents recently dis Embarked from
cascoes during the night and have col
lected money for the insurrection and
preached revolt. Two mayors have de-
clined to serve
Malabon has been made the shipping
point whence provisions and other stuff
are brought from Manila by trains and
shipped into the hostile territory.
The insurgents seem to be trying to
| make their good treatment of the
American prisoners q card by which to
| gain outside sympathy. Two English
men, who have arrived here from Tar
| lac. report that the Americans are
! treated more like guests than prison
ers. They are fed on the best that the
country affords and everything is done
! TO gain their favor
Filipino paper says that on the oc
| cation Of recent fetc at Vittoria, in
celebration of mythical Filipino vic
! tory the American prisoners there were
given the freedom Of the town ana five
pesos each with which TO celebrate the
victory" The Englishmen also say
/ The FiIipinos have offered all the
Americans commissions il their army.
ana that three Of them accepted. This
! is not believed
| American officers north Of Manila
tell the correspondents of The Asso-
/ ciated Press that AEuinaldo is attempt
| Inc TO enforce good government after
/ the American fashion. ordering his sol
dio;s to suppress a bard Of robbers.
three Of whom We're executed at Mari
| quima. He has also prohibited gam
bling in the villages under his control.
Palermo. the president Of the So
called Filipino cabinet, has fallen into
| disfavor among the Filipinos On ne
count Of his peace procliNi.lgs. They
| suspect him Of planning tp repeat his
| trrachery of the former lrsurrectiOn
when ne went over to the Spaniards
and they may expel him.
| Agujnaldo has issued a decree in
i wiling Filipino descrters to return
within a month. in which case they
! Will be pardoned.
The American authorities have a.
| clined the request Of General Jaramillo.
| the Spanish officer who is settling
| SPANS military affairs in the Philip
| pine islands 10 send 4 vessel Under the
| Spanish flag to collect the Spanish
prisoners al insurgent ports, as stipu-
! lated BY the Filipinos 0n the ground
! that the ports are closed and such a
! step would therefore be unlawful, and
| because they declined To accept the
| Filipnos' dictation. Tho authorities
are ready to send an American vessel
The Spanish commission. therefore
win return to the insurgent lines ana
erdeavor To effect an arrangement for
the delivery of the prisoners on board
an American vessel.
Aguinaldo has issued a statement
saying the warlike activity Of the
Americans has prevented the concen-
tration Of the prisoners. as intended,
but that they will be delivered up OC-
tober 70.
The Tagalogs Of the island Of Minda
rJo have expressed their readiness to
accept American sovereignty in ex-
change for protection against the
harrassng Moros.
A native officer has offered Major
General Otis 1000 Maccabebe tribesmen
to fight Tagalogs Of the Laguna de Bay
district The troops engaged in the
fighting at Cebu belonged to the 18th
Infantry. 9th Infantry, 23rd Infantry
and 9Th Artillery.