The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-01
PRESS In FAR LUZON
ICAN PAPERS IN UNCLE SANS
NEW SUBURB
PRAISE FOR COLORADO BOYS

Manila Tribune Pays n Tribute to
State - American GunbOats Raise
the Sunken Launch Arayat-News
of AguinaIdO's Cabinet Fresh
From the Conference at TarIac.
Journalism in the Philippines, since
the advent of the American invasion, has
not been limited to the efforts of a corp
of American correspondents represent
Ing newspapers in the United States, but
three daily papers are printed in English
every day by Americans.
The Tribune, IAN exponent of true
Americanism," is one of the papers. Six
copies, covering a period from Oct. Is to
Nov. 10, have just reached st. Paul, and
present some interesting reading. Pat
ent insides" and date lines are but little
known, but American inspiration is mani
fest in the general tone of the papers.
Nearly everything in the paper is local
and from the attractive array Of display
heads on the front page it is evident
that the editor, or perchance the staff,
has penchant for good stories.
The commonplace manner in which the
Tribune discusses Aguinaldo's cabinet at
Its Tarlac headquarters certainly must
annoy Gen. Otis, who wants to capture
Aggy
In the following paragraph it will be
seen that young politician is still unre-
lenting:
1t seems that the Spanish commission
sent to Tarlac to negotiate the release
ceived and entertained by the whole of
Aguinaldo's cabinet. has failed to obtain
the purpose in view. Aguinaldo still
sticking to the idea that none of the
prisoners who have a right to liberation
according to his decree of last month
ought to come to Manila through the
American lines. but to be put aboard
any steamer flying the Spanish flag at
the ports mentioned in the proclamation.
The personal column of the paper is
devoted most largely to attention to high
dignitaries, for one item reads:
Gems. Grant and Wheaton visited Gen.
Otis yesterday at the Ayuntamiento.
A graceful. and, no doubt, we'll de-
served, bouquet is presented the Colo
rado regiment that has just laid aside
the garlands won In battle. For the
Tribune says:
The Colorado men have been mustered
out and great is their rejoicing thereat.
They have served faithfully and there is
no regiment that brings home a military
record that can better theirs.
The light-fingered gentry evidently COM
mence professional operations quite young
in far away Luzon, for it seems equally
true that the Fly bobs' spend more time
attending to their duties than engaging
in domestic quarrels.
Detective Grey, Of the secret service de-
partment, arrested an etght-year-old Fill
pino yesterday for picking a Chinaman's
pocket on the water front. Grey had
been observing the boy for some time
he felt convinced that he was a pick
pocket. The lad mingled with the crowd
and before long Grey saw him run his
small hand into a Chinaman's pocket and
draw 1t out again with the fist closed
Meantime the Chinese was entirely OBJ
livious to the action.
Here's an item that may be of interest
to Mai. Bean.
lice, Sampaloc, night before last, single
handed, captured an inSurgent officer
Anastacio Domingo by name, armed with
doza
Unfortunately, the insurrecto's COM
panions had cleared out before, taking
possible to find out the prisoners exact
rank. as outside the dagger, only his cap
badge, the Filipino insignia was found
on him, his shoulder straps were evil
IDENTIFY removed and placed in safe keep
ing.
American enterprise is opening the eyes
of the natives and Spaniards, as will be
seen in the following:
A sunken steam launch was discovered
a few days ago by the American gun
boats in the Rio Grande Pampanga. Eff
forts were at once put forth to raise the
poat which proved successful, the launch
being. raised and floated with but little
trouble.
The vessel proved to be the old Span
ish launch Arayat. During the advance
of the Spanish forces on Arayat, the
launch came to her fate by a shell from
an tnsurgent gun which had been pre-
yiously captured by them from the
Spaniards.