The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
GOVERNMENT N NEGR0S.
THE ISLAND HELD UNDER AMERI-
CAN SUPERVISION.
Troops Have Dissipatcd the bands
OF Robbers and Driven Ont Rev
olutionists who sought to stir
Up Observation-Disclosures Elected

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BACOLOD, Island Of Negroes. p l., Nov.
7-Panay Is the shipping port for all the
products Of Negroes. Negros island was
first gnrrisoned by the California volun-
teers, which regiment was replaced early
in July. 1885, by the Sixth United States
infantry. Brig. Gen. Smith. formerly coll
onel Of the CALIFORNIA;, rs military gov
ernor of Negroes, ana since last July af-
fairs have been advanced rapidly and well
under his direction. Last July the sit
uation had two sides. the military and the
CIVIL The Sixth infantry had before It
the duty of suppressing the interior
mountain bandits. as Well as the scatter
ing Of the revolutionary party. which was
operating under instructions from Agui-
naldo In Luzon.. As to civil matters. Gen;
Smith had In view the establishment and
maintenance OF civil and elective govern
n,ent which would ultimately serve. to
good things would be enjoyed under
American rule. Negroes was selected as
the most promising field for this experi-
ment.
Since July last these bandits who have
held undisputed control over parts Of this
country for years have encountered the
Sixth infantry, and they are not nearly
~ the profession had lost all its popular
ity and may be considered to be on Its
last legs. II would be unwise to state in
e ers hays st p seT Fe S 81 these he
number Is large and there surely would
be people at home in ignorance of the
fact that drastic and severe measures
quently might raise an outcry against the
killing. A. part Of our inheritance from
Spain is the robber chief known locally
sr q tie band Ve Operating in the southsrn
portion Of the island who are called Ba-
byaIanes;. a Wild. superstitious people,
Against them the American soldiers have
waged constant warfare that has re-
suited in the bandits being killed. demon
allied and scattered. handful OF
American troops have taken positions
that forty trained men could have held
against an army corps.
Revolutionists ON Negroes.
Since last July there have been revo--
lutionists on Negroes, Tagalo leaders and
soldiers from Panay and Luzon having
en Ssy to landed sF Up fs s
Of the island and effected a junction with
the bandits Of that locality known as the
TuIisanes. The. Tulisanes are marauders
pure and simple. They operate in tho
north as do Papa Issidou's people in the
south, and they have their own leaders.
Their name is the vernacular for BAN
dts. The revolutionists made an ali-
ance with the Tulisanes, and the work
began. But they began counting without
the Sixth United States infantry, which
met them in the MOUNTAINS. killing and
leaders sent in to Gen. Smith to ask per-
mission humbly to return to Panay. Gen.
Smith refused, declaring he would do all
in his power to prevent their leaving Ne
gros, and. as he considered them Moth
Ing more than murderers and robbers,
would punish severely all whom he
caught Several OF the rebel officers and
many OF the soldiers were killed in bat
tie, until finally the last Of them, about
forty in number, managed to escape to
Panay--and this Is the end of the revo-
lutionary movement in Negroes.
On October 2 elections for a president Of
the island, for councilmen and for a SUI
preme court were held, and the SUCCESS
full candidates were inaugurated yester-
day. There were In all some forty cam
didates in the field, and over 5000 votes
were cast. Melisco Severeino was elected
president Of the island by a majority Of
thirty. When the new government was
inaugurated, on November 6, 1t took over
all the functions Of the provisional civil
government. operative until that time, and
began its career with q three days feast
in Bacolod. Today this village is covered
with homemade American flags, none. of
which, however, has more than a dozen
stars and half dozen stripes. Country
people have come in in bull carts from
miles around to attend the festivities.
There has been a most successful official
dance at the government house, and this
afternoon there will be horse races and
wrestling on the plaza.