The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-06


 that for barbarous intent it is un
 equalled in modern times" It direct
 that at o'clock on the night of tn
 18th of February, the territorial mill
 tia shall come together in the street
 of San Peiro armed With their boloS
 with guns and ammunition, wher
 convenient; that Filipino families onl
 shall be respected; but that all othe
 individuals, of whatever race they ma,
 be, shall be eXterminated without an.
 compassion, after the eXtermination O.
 the army of occupation, and adds
 Brothers, We must avenge ourselves
 on the Americans and exterminat
 them, that we may take our revenge fol
 the infamies and treacheries whicl | they have committed upon us. Have | no compassion upon them; attack witt vigor." A copy of this fell by good for | tune into the hands of our officers and | they were able to take measures to control the rising, which was actually
 attempted on the night of February
 22nd, week later than was originally contemplated. Consderab ble numbers of armed insurgents entered the city by waterways and swamps and in con- cert with confederates inside attempt ed to destroy Manila by fire. They were kept in check during the night and the next day driven out of the city with heavy loss. This was the un- happy condition of affairs which con- fronted our commissioners on their ar rival in Manila. They had come with the hope and intention of operating with Admiral Dewey and Major Gen. eral Otis in establishing peace and or der in the Archipelago and the largest measure of self government compatl- hle with the true welfare of the people. What they actually found can best be set for;h in their own words:
 'Deplorable as war is the one in which We are now engaged was un- avoidable by us We were attacked by a bold. adventurous and enthusiastic army. No alternative was left to us except ignomnious retreat.
 ''It is not to be conceived of that any American would have sanctiroed the of Manila to the insurgents.
 Our obligations to other nations and to the friendly Filipinos and to our selves and our flag demanded that force should be met by force. What ever the future of the Philippines may be, there is no course open to US now except the prosecution of the war until the insurgents are reduced to subms- sion. The commission is of the opinion that there has been no time since the destruction of the Spanish squadron by Admiral Dewey when it was possible o withdraw our forces from the islands ,ither with honor to ourselves or with | safety to the inhabitants
 The course thus clearly indicated has ! been unfinchingly pursued. The re- ,ellion must be put down. Civil gov cannot be thoroughly estab- ished until ordec is restored. With 9 devotion and gallantry worthy of it's most brilliant history, the army, ably nd loyalty assisted by the navy, has arried on this unwelcome, but most ighteous campaign with richly deserv q success. The noble self-sacrifice with which our soldiers and sailors, whose erms of service had expired, refused o avail themselves of their right to eturn home as long as they were need d at the front, forms one of the brightest pages in our annals. Alp hough their operations have been omewhat interrupted and checked by
 rainy season of unusual violence and uration, they have gained ground teadily in every direction and now ,ok forward confidently to a speedy 1mpletion of their task. The unfavorable circumstances con ected with an active campaign have ( ot been permitted to interfere with le equally important work of re- obstruction. Again I invite your at ntion to the report of the commits oners for the interesting and encour- ging details of the work already { in the establishment of ace and order and the inauguration ' self-governing municipal life in z any portions of the Archipelago. A { )table beginning has been made in { e establishment of government in e @ island of Negros, which is deserv- t E of special consideration This was r e first island to accept American f vereignty. Its people unreservedly i. oclaimed allegiance to the United c ates and adopted a constitution look i. E to the establishment of popular { vernment. It was impossible to guar il tee to the people of Negros that the f institution so adopted should be the a innate form of government. Such a e estion, under the treaty with Spain t d in accordance with our own con- n tuition and laws, came exclusively n thin the jurisdiction of the congress. O The government actually set up by el ] inhabitants of Negros eventually ft )ved unsa tisfactory to the natives tt ,mselves. A new system was put p' o force by order of the Major Gen. b u commanding the department, of al ich the following are the most im- rtant elements. ip t was ordered that the government U the island of Negros should consist bi a military governor appointed by If United States military governor of ou
 Philippines, and a civil governor OF an advisory council elected by the Ia ple The military governor was au- TT rized to appoint secretary of treas ar :, interior, agriculture, public in ed lction an attorney general at
 an auditor. The seat of ba
 government was fixed at of ,olod. The military governor exer- nc S the supreme executive power. He to 0 see that the laws are executed,ap- pl 1t to office, and fill all vacancies in of ,e not otherwise provided for, and ev 7, with the approval of the military ir: