Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-24
UNSUBDTED FILIPINOS.
Securing Arms and Ammunition
From Secret Sources.
MANILA TROUBLESOME CENTER

Insurgent Junta becoming Active
and Leaders Have Been Placed I'm
der Arrest-Brigands Committing
Alphabetically of officials.
Manila, March 19.-General Otis con-
siders Manila the most troublesome
center in the situation today. The in
surgent junta here, in conjunction with
that in Hong Kong, is growing active
The military authorities have been
forced to put a stop to Mabini's inter
course with the public. The local and
foreign press considers his recent ut
terances calculated to incite the Fill
pinos to a continued revolt and preju-
dical to American control.
Flores. who has just arrived here
says he comes trusting to American
leniency, and that he would not have
dared come to Manila If Spain were YET
in control. He cherisheS the hopes and
aspirations which actuated him when
in the field, and desires to watch con-
gressional action upon the question of
the Philippines. The insurgents, he
says, do not expect to vanQuish the
Americans, bUtAre maintaining re-
sistance with the idea of forcing con-
gress to accord them the best possible
terms.
A number of representative insur-
gent leaders from different parts OF
Luzon have recently been In conference
in Manila. Some have been placed I'M
der arrest, but the others thus far have
not been interfered with
Louis Spitzel, head of the firm of
Louis Spitzel & Co., contractors to the
Chinese government, and himself a
suspected filibuster, came from Hong
Kong to Manila last week and was
temporarily detained in custody on
suspicion. 1t is asserted upon good au-
thority that three loads of arms and
ammunition have recently been land
e0 on the east coast of Luzon. Captain
Taylor, of the Thirty-ninth regiment,
recently captured II new Mausers
near Calamba.
Reports are current here of active
rebel reorganization in the provice of
MorOng, where the insurgent leaders
are said to be assisted by prominent
Spanish residents. Inhabitants of this
province who are now in Manila have
been advised not to return to their
homes, but to remain under the pro-
lection Of the Americans.
1t is also reported that the rebels are
recognizing in the province of Fam
bales, under Mascardo. Brigands are
committing atrocities in the province
of Nueva Eciga. where they have muir
other murders have been committed
near Tarlac. The Nueva Eciga in
surgents are heavily taxing local trad
ers and farmers, with the result that
business is paralyzed and there is a
general scarcity of food.
The funds for maintaining this guer-
rilla warfare are collected from the
various towns of the island, whether
occupied by the Americans or not, even
including Manila.
In the province of Albay the insur-
gents have ceased harrassing the
Americans, owing, it is reported, to
lack Of ammunition, but they continue
ravaging the country side, burning and
looting. The natives are firing of this
sort of thing, and threaten to turn
against the marauders. Already the
townspeople of Legaspi, Albay and
Donzol are slowly returning to their
homes.
General Kobbe has opened 20 ports
in the southern part of Luzon and in
the Islands of Samar and Leyte, The
result of which is to stimulate trade
there, although only temporarily, as
the country opened is productive
and apparently nOn-consuming.
Evidence accumulates of the treason |
and perfidy of the municipal presi- |
dents in the provinces of General Mac
Arthur's district The presidents of |
several towns in Lcpanto and Union |
provinces have decliIad to continue in
their positions, say%g that they do
not desire any further Identification
with the Americans. Travel between |
the towns garrisoned by the Ameri- |
cans is becoming more dangerous. All |
wagon trains must be escorted by
heavy guards to insure their safety.