The Portland daily press., 1900-01-11
Archbishop Nozaleda's
Many Demands.
Islands of Leyte and Samar i'm
Hands of Insurgents.

Mapila, Jan uary 1o.-lo.to p. m.-Re-
ports OF the movements of the American
commanders south of Manila show that
General Bates and General Wheaton are
at Perez Das Marinas and General
Schwan at Slang, all awaiting the arri
val OF provision wagons. keoonnolssancei
have shown that 2)C0 armed insurgents
have retired to the mountains from the
district betwosn Indang and Maig and
that Others have retr5sted along the
coast from NoTelta to Batangas.
Last night -Iolan's squadron of ths
1lth cavalry drove n body of Insurgents
from Maig. One American was killed
and there were two wounded. Thirteer
dead FiliDinos were found.
The movement largely resembles Gen
eraI Schwan's experiences In the sam'
country exoett that the towns are nov
being garrisoned and that the insurgents
refuse TO fight. retreating southwark nnt
dividing into small bauds with thu
apparent intention of resssembling later
The plan of catching a large number
between two brigades has failed. About
a hundred insurgents have been killed
but comparatively few arms have been
taken.
The region Is full Of amigos, who
doubles have been hearing arms which
they have hidden. The women and chill
surgents as they fall back, release all
prisoners they have captured.
1t Is asserted on high authority tina,
Archbishop Nozalsda contends in his In
tsrFiews with Monsignor Chapelle, the
paral delegate ON behalf Of the Roman
church, and the brotherhoods that the IT,
ties TO all property held the. by church and
the trotherhoods In the Philippines
thould be recognized, that the Roman
Catholic catechism should be taught In
the primary schools, that the existing
religious orders should continue to ad'
minister the Parishes. that other
parishes should be established under the
same control ani that the parochial
control OF cemeteries should continue.
He also lays stress in his contentious
uron the importance Of allowing the
church to administer Its own affairs
without state Interference upon the nee
essity OF regime that win guarantee The
liberty Of the church, upon the desirable
ity Of European clergy, the establishment
of a new college for the instruction of
native priests and the continuation Of in
direct contributions for the maintenance
OF churches and clergy and upon the ex-
pediency of maintaining the system oi
par7ohial fees, including revenues from
births, marriages, funerals, dlspensations
and apostolic indulgences.
In addition. Archbishop Nozaleda, ad-
vocates the continuation Of the church {
control of pawn shoIs and certain
designated hospitals and schools, together
with the establishment of a special form
of parochial administration exsctei by
the Eotusl conditions In the Philippines.
Finally he makes plea for tbs contin-
uation of tins. present missionary work oi
the church.
The Inhabitants of the Islands Of Leyte
and Samar are suffering from lack ol
food resulting from the long blockade, tie
arbitratory confisoation of property and
the levying of tribute by the so-called
government Of the Filipinos. The COVER
nors of both islands are Tagalogs who
were appointed by Aguinaldo; and thsJ