The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rs-Establhhed by Order Of Gov
ernor General Otis.
THE SPANISH SYSTEM REVIVED.

Local British and American Interests
Underworld to Have the English
Code and Language Adopted-Cap-
tain Tilley . Victim of Treachery.
Manila, May 30.--An order has been
issued rs-establishing the Philippine
courts. which have been closed since
the American occupation. 1t revives
all the Spanish system not conflicting
with the sovereignty Of the United
States.
The chief justice is Cayetano Are
lano. The associates Of the civil
branch are Manuel Araulla, Col. Crow
der and GNgorio Aranita. The JUS
tees Of the criminal branch are Ray
mundo Mellliza, Ambrosia Rianzares.
julio Lorento, Major Young and Cap
tain Birkhimer. The attorney general
is Florentio Torres. This corresponds
with the American supreme court.
The Filipino members are all
prominent lawyers. Arrellano is the
leader of his profession in the islands.
In the early stages of the Filipino
movement he was Aguinaldo's prin-
cipal adviser. Aranita was a member
of Aguinaldo's first cabinet. Melliza
was president of the insurgent govern
ment at Iloilo. Torres Ia the leader Of
the local committee working with the
commission to conciliate the insurrec-
tionists.
Spanish will be the official language
of the courts. There has been agita-
ton among the local British and
American business men and American
lawyers who came to the Philippines
to make fortunes to have the English
code and language adopted, but Major
General Otis concluded that 1t would
be unwise, even If practicable, to upset
long usage.
The Spanish salaries proved Stun
bling block to obtaining good men, the
highest being only $500, the Spanish
judges receiving fees, which are abol-
ished.
Two correspondents of New York
paper have been disbarred for fabri-
eating an interview with General
Lawton, dated Manila, May %, and for
evading the censorship.
The steamer Ell Cano has arrived
here from the island of Guam, bringing
the Filipinos who were exiled there by
the Spaniards for participating in the
old rebellion.
It now appears that the attack on
the men of the signal corps at Escana-
late, on the island of Negroes, was the
result of vilest treachery. Captain
Tilley and his party landed to pick
up and repair the cable. The natives
had white flag floating over the
cable house when the party landed.
The latter, however, were no sooner
on shore than they were fired upon by
the natives. They at once took to the
water. A number of them were picked
ND by a boat, but Captain Tilley and
two native men of the party are miss
ing.
General Otis says that the campaign
against the Filipino insurgents will be
prosecuted blythe American forces with
the utmost aggressiveness possible
during the rainy season.
General Lawton is of the opinion
that an early settlement of the pres
emit troubles and the close OF hostil1-
ties depend largely upon the Americans
giving rigid protection to the working
classes in their peaceful occupations,
while waging incessant war against
| the armed forces of the enemy from
this time forth by means of guerrilla
warfare. He will show the insurgents
by vigorous action on the rivers, lakes
| and mountains that their belief thai
our troops cannot campaign in this
rainy seasons or in the mountains Is
| nntrllA.