Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-24
SCHURNAN'S OPINION.
The Philippine Commissioner Talks
About the Rebellion.
DISPATCHES FROM MAI. GEN. OTIS.
Force of Filipino Insurgents Driven
from Their Intrenchments in the Noun
tains of Nesros-AIu1es and Cavalry
Horses on Board Transports.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-JacoD Gould
Schurman, United States commissioner
to the Philippines, arrived in Chicago
yesterday from the islands of which he
| has Just completed six months study
at the instance of President Mckinley.
He left Tor his home in Ithaca, n. Y,
and will report to the president as soon
as a meeting can be arranged. In an
interview he said:
| So far as the results of my official negotia-
! tions with the representatives of Aguinaldo or
| other Filipino officials are concerned am not
| at liberty to talk of them till have made my
| report to the president. Concerning the islands
| in general, however, there is much to be told
In my opinion the rebellion, the last of which
| we are trying to suppress, was due IN the first
place to several causes, the principal OF which
were the tyranny of some religious orders, the
| exercise of arbitrary power by the governor
generals, and the delay and corruption of JUS
| tice.
| The leaders of the rebellion tell their follow
erS the most astounding tales of the Americans
and the common people believe that the priests
under American rule would subject them to the
same tyranny. That the American army killed
priests or otherwise maltreated church men or
church property is, believe, utterly without
foundation. Aguinaldo is believed in the is
lands to be honest and think that he is acting
honestly in money matters, but whether from
moral or political reasons, would not say.
While don't care to discuss the real motives
behind the rebellion at this time will say that
If it were suppressed there would be many
prominent native officials out of an occupation.
Mr.. Schurman declined to answer
the question whether he had been the
subject of any anti-imperialist COM
munications, saying that on that ques-
ton. or any which touched it even in
directly, he would not speak. He also
declined to give an opinion on the
l., L %11-o &@e
press the rebellion. When asked if he
considered the retention of the Phil
ippines good policy on the part of this
country, Mr.. Schurman said that the
resources of the islands were great,
but that he must decline to commit
himself on the subject of making them
part of this country.
DISPATCHES FROM MAI. GEN. OTIS.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The follow
ing dispatches announcing engage
ments with the Philippine in surgents
were received at the war department
yesterday:
Manila, Aug. 21.-The lieutenant colonel of
the Sixth infantry with 80 men, attacked and
routed 100 of the enemy entrenched at Tibuan,
Negroes mountains, having three men slightly
wounded. The enemy left in the entrench
ments 10 dead, six rifles and all reserve ammu
milton; supposed to be armed Taglos who few
days since crossed from Panay in small boats
Otis.
Manila, Aug. 21.-First Lieut., Alfred w.
Drew, Twelfth infantry, Instantly killed and
First Lieut. Willis Uline, same regiment
verely wounded yesterday in attack on insur-
gents in vicinity of Angeles by two companies
of Twelfth infantry. No other casualties. En-
envy routed.-OtS.
First Lieut.. Alfred Drew, mentioned
in the above dispatch, was born in
Texas and graduated from the military
academy in 1891, and assigned as sec
ond lieutenant of the Twelfth infantry.
During the war with Spain he was
major of the Third Texas volu nteer in
fantry.
BRUSH WITH THE INSURGENTS.
Manila, Aug. 2I.-One lieutenant of
the Twelfth infantry was killed and
another was seriously wounded while
accommodating Saturday evening north
of Angeles. The Americans encoun-
tered large force of insurgents and
drove them from their positions. Lieut.
Cole, Of the Sixth infantry, with so
men. encountered 100 insurgents en-
trenched in the mountains of the is
lands of Negroes and routed them after.
an hour and a half of severe fighting.
| The Americans had three men slightly
hurt. Nineteen dead insurgents were
counted in the trenches. Six rifles and
quantity of reserve ammunition We're
captured. The insurgents recently cut
the cable in Laguna bay, leading to
Calamba, on the south shore of the
lake, but the break has been repaired.
MULES EN- ROUTE TO MANILA.
San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The trans
port Siam has sailed for Manila with
$50 mules which will be used for mill
tary service in the Philippines. The
vessel will stop at Honolulu for several
days and the mules will be given run
ashore as a rest from their steamer
voyage. Fifty experienced drivers ac-
companied the animals.
CAVALRY HORSES ON BOARD.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 21.-The trans
port Garone has sailed for Manila with
400 horses belonging to the Third cav
airy on board.
Hanged by a Mob.