New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

Of the Filip!nos
The correspondent also says that 4 is re-
ported the Filipinos have murdered the ere"
Of the steamer Saturnus.
A dispatch to The Associated Press from Mania
on August said the steamer Saturnus' Oh 'ne
Compagnia Martina. coasting under the America"
nag had been beached under the insurgent trenches
at San Fernando and had been burned August .
TALK AT MANILA OF END OF THE war;
MAY BE PROLONGED MONTHS AND EVEN
YEARs-INsURGENTs PIN THEIR HOPES
ON CONGRESS AND THE PRESi-
DENTAL ELECTION.
Manila. July o. via San Francisco Aug OH
Manila talk of the ending Of the war deals ITO
longer with weeks but with months ana even
years Among the mass OF people here military
men and foreign residents there Is only one opll'.
ion. The whole effort Of the insurgents Tor three
months was to hold of the Americans uh'h the''
ally the rains In this they nave oeel do
successful as they could have hoped Unless aiiafs
take some unforeseen turn, the Flnplnos WI" re-
sumo the this fall with fresh spirit anu
repleushed stock Of arms and ammunition o'e
sbipload Of arms It Is learned on good authority
has reached them within this week
or money the leaders OF the instruction nave ho
lack They control the resources OF large anu
exceedingly rich country. and even thoush no eiop
several
obtain enough cash and supplies by impresslng 10
their use the treasures Of the church the SUIT
houses Of farmers and manufacturers, ana funos
Of private Individuals system OF levy winch they
have long enforced with considerable success Al
the ships coming and going into the ports recently
opened to trade pay heavy tribute to the INSURGENTS
Much Of the profits Of this informal sort OF gov
eminent are supposed to go into the pockets OF the
leaders, excepting Agulnaldo, who IS generaiy ac-
omitted OF enrlching himself by the present war;
but when the public treasury becomes empty the
politicians who are exploiting Aguinaido may Il
they see a possibility Of success, consider the war
good private investment. Reports brought through
the lines 10 Spaniards and Filipinos IN TINS CITY
are that the spirits Of the nsurrectionists are I'M
proving
Americans like the Spaniards, must defer 10
roture and rest on their arms most or the Tune
u,hile the country Is a mud wallow Inc generals
are telling their followers that American lnactlon
In the last month is due TO encouragement ana
denoraIzation The Filipino soldiers. according 10
these informants toerably contenteu. Al
though the paymaster seldom appears they are Nv
ing as comfortably as they have been accustomed
70 being clothed and receiving ratons winch an
American soldier could not live on chieny rice WITH
only occasionally a little fish or meat Ihey are
fairly we'll housed, having taken possession OF 'he
dwelling houses and public and church buildings IN
the towns In which they are 9uartered' anu 'hey
add TO their living by footing.
Through the American secret service come diner-
ent stories that the Filipino Army Is becoming
decimated by desertion to the number OF twenty
or thirty day, and the men are fast losing hedtI
and are on the verge Of disruption Past experience
with the secret service tustifes suspicion that
many OF it's employees most OF whom are natives or
Standards ara deeply interested In holding their
places by seeming to their pay, while the
refugees who through the lines nave peeh
disposed to give reports which they think VIII
please the authorities Almost since the beginning
of the war they have pictured the Filipino Army
az on its last legs. and Its collapse only question
of days General Otis caused the country 10 De
pacarded with an offer Of $50 for each insurseht
rife voluntarily surrendered. II the flhpino SOL
diers were deserving by companies urea OIL '"'
war and converted to American rule, many OF theih
might be expected to bring their guns into the
American lines and receive the reward. The entire
harvest from this offer. however has been less
than hundred guns
There was a time when Aguinaldo's biggest army
hung in the balance, when It's destruction appea'eu
inevitable That was when Macarthur had capt
ured San Fernando, and Lawton was marching
upon San Isidro. with the Ffipinos scattering De-
fore him. Lawton had made himself terror 10
the insurgents. because no obstacles stopped him.
II the country was trackless. his men cut roads,
and the General and his STAFF took on their COATS
and helped When ratons were not forthcoming
they breakfasted on another inch OF their oelts
and marched ahead, and they always managed 10
attack from an unexpected quarter. knowing what
road or which side of a town had been intrenched'
and bouncing in from any direction. With Lawton
at San IsIdro the rebels feared he might sweep
around upon Tarlac where they had Installed their
nomadc capital, and catch them between oW9
armies All the archives, seals. gilt trlangles ana
treasure boxes were packed ready for snpn' en-
vance. Lawton asked TO be allowed TO make ms
with the and ratlons he had But id- 9ree nS
return 10 Maolos. leaving small garrsons al Some
OF the towns he had captured HIS retirement ,s siae
Flliplnos construed into a retreat, and from tnat
day the sinking hopes of the insurrecton seemed
to rise Luna and Mascardo, who had retreated
brought their armies back; and proceeded to con;
struct horseshoe line OF ntrentnmentS arVS SnT
led their followers to believe they had Macarthur
The assassination of Luna was expected TO bring
the whole Filipino organization topping down IN
civil war but while the usual stories } OF dSse m
appearances go, was to leave Agunaldo the un-
disputed eadershR The FpnoS ARE enc
cans and the departure of the volunteers They
read the American newspapers and think the home
after the rains will be as It was before-a cam
palgn for gaining time and wearing out their op,
Will declare against annexation II CONGRESS fails
the heS M sg 70 WITH 5ns the
that OF the political parties will declare against
To whip them while they are pursuing such tactics
an army will be needed that can move rapidly and
a1ng day a fo oy 5 thus giving
enemy time to reorganize; To capture them, most
sary' Time after time the Americans have care
fully planned movements which seemed sure TO
m ' rebe trap but every time the d
cutes Of the country the slowness or the wagon
ana the snpered as gas Gi them sa and
emissions OF The ar se
men who announced themselves amigos"