The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-03-20
JUNTA Is ACTIVE.

"""''" "ranch of Filipino Orran,zat,,r
"".''y Engaged in Making Plans.
MANILA, March 2O-General Otis con.
siders Manila the most troublesome
0e"'er IN the situation today. The in.
surHent Jnnta here. IN conjunction with
that IN Hong Kong. is growing active.
Military authorities have been forced m
put stopto Mahini'< intercourse with
'h' pubic. Flores, who has lust ar.
siVed here, says he comes trusting IN
American leniency and that he would
""' nave dared come to Manila if Spain
were yet III control. He cherishes the
hopes and aspirations which actuated
MN when III the field and desires to
watch congressional action upon the
question OF the Philippines The insur.
gents. he says, do not expect to vanuaish
the Americans. but are maintaining a
resistance with the idea Of forcing con.
Rress to accord them the best possible
terms
A number Of representative insurgent
leaders from different parts Of Luzon
have recently been in conference in
Manila. Some have been placed under
arrest but the others thus far have not
been interfercd with.
Continue to Land Arms.
Louis Spitzel. head of the firm OF
Louis Spitzel & Co.. contractors to the
chinese government. and himself Il sus.
pccied hlibustcr. came from Hong Kong
porarily detained in custody on suspi.
cion. II is asserted upon good author
ity that three loads Of arms and ulnmu.
milton have recently kcil landed on the
east coast of LuZon. Captain Taylor Of
the Thirty-ninih r, ,-!ment recently cap.
/ tured IL new Mausers near Calamba.
! Reports are current here Of active
rebel reorganization in the province OF
Morong. where the insurgent leaders
are said to be assisted by prominen,
Spanish residents. Inhabitants of thi.
province who are now i'll Manila have
been advised not tn return to theil
homes. bu: To remain under the protec
/ tion of the Americans.
! l, is also reported that the rebels ar
reorganizing i'll the province Of lam
bales. under Mascurdo. The Nuev,
Eciga insurgents are heavily taxin,
local traders and farmers, with the re
suit that business is paralyzed and ther'
is u general scarcity Of food.
4 Rebels Collect Funds In Manila.
The funds for maintaining this guer
rilla warfare are collected from tn
various towns Of the island, whethe
occupied by tho Americans or not, in
cluding Manila. In the province o
Albay the insurgents have ceased har
rassing the Americans. owing, 1t Is re
ported, to a lack Of ammunition. bu
they continue rayaging the country b!
burning or looting. The natives ar'
firing of this sort of thing and threatei
to turn aguinst the maraudcrs Alread,
the townspeoplc Of Legaspi. Albay ant
Dobsol are slowly returning to thel
homes.
Evidence accumulates Of the treason
and pertidy Of the municipality official
in General MacArthur's district. ON
cials of several towns of Lepan AM
Iupto provinces have declined tn con
tinue in office. saying that they do no
desire any further connection with TN
Americans. Travel between the town
il s,coniuy more dangerous. All wagol
trains must bc escorted by heavy guar'
in order 10 insure their safety.
Standards and Filipinos, who are con
vcrsnnt with the Tayalo character, unit'
in asserting that Aguinnldo's capture
wonld terminate the revolution. Thre'
months have passed since he was "ctl'ei'