The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
Stream of Filipino Refugees
Pouring Into Manila
Has Been Checked by the Amer
lean Officials.
FEAR A PESTILENCE.
Food is Furnished But They
Must Stay Out of Town.
Are Afraid to Return to the In
surgent Lines.

New York, June IA Herald dis
patch from Manila says:
a thousand refugees who are attempt
3ng To come to Manila are being turned
back by the authorities who are fearful
OF the city becoming over populated
causing a pestilence and famine
There are frequent sights on the
country road, of men. women and chill
dren staggering along under loads of
household effects. The refugees are
hungry. but not starving. The American
officials are issuing rice to them for
their present needs. Many of the
refugees tell of being forced to give up
their supplies to the insurgent army
They are afraid to return to the enemy s
lines on account of the possible attacks
The insurgent government is to issue
an order for all the military forces to
discard their uniforms and wear or
dinary white in order to deceive our
army.
Communistic societies have been
formed in northern Luzon for the equal
division of property.
Manila, June ITO a. m.-Lteut,
Fred w. Pierce, of the Sixth United
States artillery, committed suicide here
this morning. He came from Iloilo
week ago on leave, but fingered here
beyond the limit and failed to reply
TO repeated kilograms from his COM
nander-
Yesterday he was put under arrest
on his commanders order. This morn
ing another officer called to see him.
when ne suddenly pulled a revolver
from under his pillow and shot himself
through the head. His friends say his
mind was affected by a recent sun
stroke.
A Spanish paper asserts that Colonel
Argueles, one of the two members of
the original Filipino commission, who
were placed under arrest a Tarlac last
month, after returning to Luna's camp
from their conference with the United
States commissioners, has been court
martialed and sentenced to twelve
years imprisonment for Friendship dis
played toward the Americans"
The Second Oregon volunteer regi-
ment has returned to the barracks in
Manila and is preparing to return to
the United States. The order to sail
VIII shortly be issued.
The First California regiment will To-
low the pregoniars.
1t is intended to send the First Colo
rado and the First Nebraska regiments
next.
sCHURMAN ON A TOUR.
Manila, June $40 2. m.-Prof.
Schurman of the United States Philip
pine commission sails from here on
Friday on board the United States gun
boat Bennington. for three weeks trip
among the southern islands The gun
boat Petrol has also been placed al the
professors disposal. and ne will visit
IloilO. Cuba, NegTOs and Sulu. He ex-
poets to investigate the local govern
ments and have talks with the leading
natives. He will sail for home in July.
The other members of the commission
will remain here for some months
longer
Gen Hairs brigade left Morong yes
terday, marching along the lake to
TaytaN- The troops encountered prac-
tiCally no opposition on entering sew
eral small towns. though few insur-
gent sharpshOOteTs hung about the
TANKS of the brigade. MOrOng. which
is an important port. will be garrisoned
temporarily by the North Dakota regi-
ment and the Fourth cavalry.