Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
SITUATION IN MANILA
Aguinaldo Asks a Filipino to Make
a Report About the Americans.
The Commissioner Denies That FIJI Pine
Prisoners We're Shot by Order Of Amer
lean Officers Young Filipin0s
/ Full Of Fight.

prominent Filipinos living in Manila
yesterday morning received verbal in
structions directly from Aguinaldo
who is at Tarlac, instructing him 10
make the most complete report possible
Of the situation in Manila, both politi-
cal and military. This is capable Of a
double Interpretation. Possibly Aguin!
aldo desires to know what the chances
are in the event of his surrender, or, II
is possible that he wants to obtain in
formation as to what places ale bring
ing produce into the country. The
blockading gunboats recognize clear
ances, but the fact that the opening Of
ports would enable the insurgents to
collect duties has delayed the issuance
of an order to this effect, and the con
sequence is that there is great hard
ship at several ports because of lack Of
food and business is stagnated, This
has influenced Gen. Otis, who considers
the situation sufficiently favorable to
permit the opening of ports. The in
snrgents are seeking from Filipino
sources information concerning the
strength and state Of health of the
American troops and the intention Of
the Americans to operate during the
rainy season,
The order Of Gen. Otis opening ports
simply permits the landing Of food at
various places. The natives remain
comparatively quiet in the south. An
insurgent scouting party yesterday
met u patrol of the Wyoming regiment
and fled into the arms of battalion of
the Fourth infantry. Two of the ma
tives were killed. There is increasing
activity at San Fernando where the
insurgents apparently want to fight
II is reported that Gen. Pic Del Pillar,
with 1000 insurgents, has joined the
main body there
WORCESTER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Chicago, June 20. Dean G. Worces-
ter, member Of the Philippine commits
sion, yesterday cabled the Tines Her
aid, denying reports that Filipino pris-
oners were shot by order of American
officers. This was in response to a
cable inquiry sent by II. H. Kohlsaat.
Commissioner Worcester said that the
charge has some semblance of truth,
for the reason that II is now believed
that two prisoners were shot in the
heal OF battle for refusing to pass TO
the rear when ordered to do SO. The
inhabitants Of the towns recently cap
tured have been maltreated, robbed
and left destitute by the insurgents
The natives rejoice at the arrival of
the American troops, who neither burn
their homes nor loot their property and
who feed the hungry. The wounded
insurgents are brought to Manila,
where they receive the same care and
attention Us our own.
YOUNG F1LlplN0s FULL OF FIGHT.
Victoria, B. G., June 80 --Advices
from Hakodate state that Capt. Saki-
chi, Of the steamer Ilokoku Maru, just
returned from the Philippines, reports
that in the southern islands the young
Filipinos are constructing Notifications
against emergencies. Every port is
garrisoned by thousand or so volun-
tecrs whose weapons, however, are
very crude, only about 20 per cent.
Of them being armed with rifles
(Remington's). They are, however, full
of patriotism and state that they will
not yield to the Americans, though the
whole of the islands are destroyed.
The lIokolsn Maru was warmly well
coined by the lilipinos, who consider
the japanese to be of kindred race
and hoped for assistance from them,
The Filiplnos were prepared to pay for
arms and ammunition, and said the
japanese vessels visiting the islands
could take return cargoes of hemp.
Capt. Salchi says he only sold the in
surgents two revolvers and the cooks
knives.