The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
VIII Resume War This Fall With
Fresh Spirit and Supplies.
THEIR RESOURCES ARE AMPLE
As They Have An the supplies in tho
ports of the American secret
Service as to Their Disrup-
ton Discreditcd i'm
Manila.

MANILA, July - via SAN FRANCISCO.
Aus 4-ln Manila. talk of ,he ending OF
the war deals no longer with weeks. but
with months and even years. Among tho
mass OF people here. military men and
foreign residents. there Is but one opinion.
The whole effort Of the insurgents for
three months was % hold OFF Americans
until their ally, the rains. came In this
they have been as successful as they
could have hoped. Unless affairs AXE
some unforeseen turn tho Fnlpnos viii
resume the war This fan with fresh spirit
and a rep.enlshed stock of arms and am
munition one ship load of arms 10 Is
learned on good authority has reached
them within This week or money. the
leaders of the insurrection have no lack
They control the resources OF a large and
rich section and even if no crops were
harvested Tor several years they could
still obtain enough cash and supplies hy
impressng 90 their use the treasures -
the churches. the storehousos Of farmers
and manufacturer ana funds Of private
individuals a. system of levy which they
have long enforced 10 considerable extent.
An the ships coming and going in the
ports open % trade pay heavy tribute %
the Insurgents.
Much of the profits Of this informal sort
of government are supposed 80 go !nfo
the pockets OF the leaders except Agii-
naldo who is generally acquitted OF en-
riching himself by the present war. but
when tho public treasury becomes empty
tho politicians who are exploiting Agui-
naldo may II they see % possibility n
succes consider the war q good private n-
vestment
Reports brought through tho lines 20
Spanards and Filpnos Do this city are
that the spirits of the lnsurrecuonists are
Improving
a MUD WALLOW.
Americans like the Spaniards must
defer % nature and rest on their arms
most OF the time. while the country is -
mud wallow The generals are telling
their followers that American inactlon
during the past month is due 10 discour-
agoment and decentralization. The Fiji
pino soldiers according 10 these inform
ants are t0lcrahly contentcd. Although
the paymastor seldom appears. they are
living as comfortably as they have been
accustomed tO being clothed and rcceiv-
ing rati0Us. which an American soldier
could not live on chiefly rice with only
occasionally a little fish or meat They
are fairly well housed having taken pos
sion Of the dwellings, public and church
In the towns u which they are
luartered and they add TO their living
By looting
Through the American secret service
'Omes different stories that the Filipino
irmv are becoming decimated by dcfec.
lion 10 the number of % 20 30 day and
ire fasf losing heart and on tho verge OF
disruption.
sN..
ustifes suspicion that many 0f iis em-
lloyes. most Of whom are natives or
;paniards. are deeply interested in hold
ng their places hy seeming 90 earn their
.sy while the refugees who come through
Doe lines have been disposed % give re-
,orfs which they think Will please the au-
h0riucs Almost since the beginning Of
Doe war they have pictured the .filipinO
.rmy as ou its last less and its collapse
.ut a question Of days.
General Otis caused the country 90 b.
paclrded with am offer Of go Tor each
nsurgent rifle surrendered. n the FIJI.
uinD soldiers We're Ceserting by com
1auies tired D. the war and converted 70
American rule. many of them might be
expected tO bring their guns into tho
American lines and receive the reward.
The entire harvest from this source.
however has been less than 10 guns.
There was "a time wh n AguilaldO's army
lung in the balance when ifs destructiOn
appeared inevitable. Thar was wh'n
Macarthur had captured San Fern1ndo.
nd lawton WAS marching upon san
sidrc With the llliuin scattering before
i'm Lawfon bad made himself Cd terror
% the insurgents because no obstacles
topped him.
with Iawtop at san lsidro the insur-