The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-07

long Delayed Americans, but our well
come was none the less sincere when
we discovered they were Engllshmen,
One was the master Of the coasting
steamer "Eisle." which had gone
ashore on the north coast, while the
other claimed TO have been the secre-
fary to one OF the Spanish governors Of
an interior province. While waiting
for orders from General Wheaton as to
their disposition, the outpost listened
very attentively to every detail which
the wayfarers saw 1T to describe. Their
story differed materially from the tales
of earlier arrivals we,hai been led to
believe that the rebels were short Of
ammunition and that the insurrecto
army was gradually dislntegrating, The
EngItshman averred that rather the
contrary state Of Affairs existed. Food
was plentiful, their story ran, while to-
bacco, wines and other articles Of CONF
fort and luxury could be bought at Tar
lac and Dagupan far cheapertthan for
the market price quoted Mt Manila.
There seemed to he no dearth OF re-
cruits to fiji all vacancies In the army
nor ordnance or ammunition with which
to equip them. They stated that re-
cruits were being drilled in every town
through which they passed and that
only day or two previous to their de-
parture from Tarlac, quite a. body Of
this freshly acquired material had been
distributed along the railroad on our
immediate front. In fact. their descrip-
lions pictured the Instruction as get
ting along swimmingly and that all but
the northern provinces seemed well
content with "Aggie's" regime. Whence
came all this ammunition and army
supplies they were unable to state. but
they intlmated that blockade running
waz very profitable employment Just
at present.
I MOST POTENT, YET PROBABLY
MOST TRUE. CAME THEIR MARIA
TIVE or HOW THE REBEL PRESS
COPIED EVERY ITEM OF AMERl-
CAN NEWS UPON WHICH A CON
STRUCTIOS COULD BE PLACED
AS FAVORING THE lNsURREC.
TION OR SYMPATHIZlNG WITH
THE MOVEMENT WHICH IT EVIL
DENcED. EXTRACTS FROM THE
SPEECHES OF EVERY SO-CALLED
I-IAIPERIALISTIC MEMBER OF
CONGRESS WERE QUOTED. THE
RAWLINGS OF EVERY "AuNTIE" IN
THE LAND WERE SCATTERED
BROADCAST THROUGH THE PRO
VINCES. PRINTED IN TWO Lam
GUAGE1 WERE ALL SORTS OF
PAMPHLE CONTAINING THE
VIEWS OF THoUGHTLESs AMER
ICANS WHICH APPEALED TO THE
TAGALo MIND JUST AS EFFEC-
lively AS THE BEST W0RDED
YOUR OWN PEOPLE AT HOME
ARE YOUR WORST ENEMIES"
the Englishman said. THE INSUR-
RECTION HAS BEEN PROLONGED
TINE AND TINE AGAIN BY SOME
APPARENT WAVE OF SENTIMENT
IN THE STATES WHICH BID FAIR
TO OVERWHELM THE ACTION OF
CONGRESS WHEN THAT BODY
NEXT ASSEMBLED"
The EngIishmen laughed when we
questioned how the Filipinos were able
to obtain all these papers and maga-
zines from America. THEY GET
G<AIkA4 AMI AbGAND&AAhsA 4NAS W ~ ~
EVERYTHING WHICH TRANS
PRES IN YOUR COUNTRY came
the reply, "AND MOREOVER BY
THE TINE II is FILTERED
THROUGH THE FILIPINO PRESS
THE READER GETS ONLY ONE
SIDE OF THE STORY"
There is every reason to believe that
at least portion Of the story related
by these men Is untrue, but that the
willy insurrecto leaders are making the
best OF every adverse criticism of the
war and every INSTRUMENTATION edi-
toriAl Of a partisan press there can be
no doubt.
After the prisoners had reported to
General Wheaton. some very interest
ing and serious discussions took place
in the box cars which shelter the out
post reserve during their period of
duty. The thought OF an abundance Of
rebel ammunition was scarcely given
expression. Tons OF that had come in
the direction OF the American lines
upon numerous occasions without caus-
ing much comment. The mere fact, II
1t be fact. that the other fellows were
living on the fat Of the land, also cut
but little figure in the discussion.
YOUR OWN PEOPLE AT HOME
ARE YOUR WORST ENEMIES"
WAS THE EXPRESSION WHICH
FORMED THE THEME OF A SPIR.
TIED DEBATE You listen to COM
mon sense discussions very frequently
in the army. There was not u man of
the score or more who expressed his
views on the subject but grasped the
real situation perfectly. None were so
narrow minded as to hold that the
American people were encouraging the
instruction, either directly or indi-
hut ha rN0 a fVpn FaNt'
who. by utterance Of pen or speech,
have given the Tagalo an opportunity
Of justIfyIng his conduct and continu-
ance OF the present conflict, the
strongest Invectlves in the GoldIers'
vocabulary were hurled. Frankly
speaking, however, the American SOL
dler in the Philippines has utterly fall
ed to "sabe" the great American pub
lie. For time 1t looked as II the ad-
mfntstratfon was as uncertain In its
policy as popular sentiment still seems
to be. THEN CAME THE CHEERING
NEWS THAT WASHINGTON HAD
AWAKENED TO THE SERIOUS
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS OVER
HERE AND THAT FRESH TROOPS
WERE BEING RECRUITED TO
HELP THE BATTERED FELLOWS
WHO HAVE BORNE THE BRUNT
OF THE CONFLICT so LONG AND
so WILLINGLY. But 80 far as the
Philippine resident can determine by
reference to press which is more or
less tainted with pnrtisanship, popular
opinion seems to have been focused In
no particular direction.
THE ARMY HAS, FROM THE
FIRST, ADVOCATED A FIGHT TO A
FINISH IN THE STRUGGLE AND
NOW. THAT IT HAS GAINED THE
ADMINISTRATION AS a POWER