The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-24
LETTERS CONHSCATED
Intended for the Insurgent Govern
ment Bring Out Some Interesting
Facts of Filipino Official Methods.

intended Tor the lnSurgent Govern
ment Bring Out Some Interesting
Facts of Filipino Official Methods.
WASHINGTON, March a3.-The cap
ture Of Caloocan. In the. Philippine is
land of Luzon, by the United States
forces recently resulted In the confsca-
ton OF considerable mail addressed to
the insurgent government, It, includes
number of letters of Aguiualdo and
other leaders and brings out some Inter-
esting facts about Filipino official
methods. Postal Agent Vaille, at Ma
n!la, has forwarded some OF this mail
to Acting Postmaster General Heath.
One letter Is addressed to AguInaldo's 8
so-called secretary OF the treasury and
Is In reply 10 request for money. The
writer Is apparently the fiscal officer at
Lucena, Luzon, to whom the insurgents
had entrusted the duty Of squeezing the
merchants and he had apparently con-
ascated for the insurgent cause lot Of
cocoa fibre belonging to large tobacco
company. When asked to turn over the
proceeds the agent remarks that only
$500 had come into his hands and that
amount he had paid to the troops who
were clamorlEg for more. The letter Is
written in very fair Spanish.
Apparently Aguinaldo's treasury off,
cials are running short OF paper for the
outer covering OF the letter is made Of n
sheet OF paper. written all over. torn OUT
OF record book, and 1t was tied around
win fragment OF Manila bagging.
a translation OF the letter follows:
No. 30. This government Is in receipt
OF dispatch 30. from the treasury de-
paftment under your worthy control,
relating to the Immediate covering into
the central treasury OF the proceeds OF
Inc sale OF the coprax (cocoanut flbre)
OF the companla Cabacalera tobacco
company and l can do no more than to
INFORM you that the local governor.who
was ordered to make the sale OF said
article, has only paid into the provincial
treasury $500, which sum has already
been distributed among the soldiers Of
me provincial battalion and that under
date OF the 9th inst, I Informed you
mat the provincial treasury had not
FUNDS for the expenses OF said battalion.
! begged your department to send
.ancs. / again beg you to take the
proper steps TO prevent the complains
ol the soldiers. @
God keep You for many years.
signed at Luceua, January 10, 1899.
lsigneO QUIRINO ELEASAR.
The secretary OF the treasury OF the
evolutionary government OF these Is
lands"
:, Another captured letter received by
me postoi!lce department was sent from
me provincial governor of Antipolo. ud :
dressed to Aguinaldo's secretary OF the
interior. In which he apologies for not
AaEing been presen. at Malalos ut the
Eomulgat!on Of the constitution, as
s,sniag as reason that the telegram
Iommandlng his presence. though dated
sanitary q. only reached him January
~ two days too late. To atone for his
absence he says he ordered oil the local
municipal presidents to get up demon
STATIONS and cry: Long live Filipino
.naependencc, and down with annexa-
IAis Is slgned byGoveTnor Jose Ellros,
governor of AntIpo,o.
some Intercepted letters to Aguinaido
H'hSeIf have also come into the possess
S!oA OF the postodice department,