The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-11
/. AWAITING PROVISIONS
4 Temporary Halt in tho March Of
Our Philippines Forces.
AN ARoHB1sHoP's CONVENTIONS.

Roman Catholic Catechism Taught
in the Public schools and the sys-
tenn of Paroohial Fees Maintained.
Manila, Jan. 11.--Reports from the
movements Of the American command
ers south of Manila show that General
Bates and General Wheaton are at
Perez das Marinas and General Schwan
at Slang, all awaiting the arrival of
provision wagons. Reconnaissance
have shown that 1000 armed insur-
gents have retired to the mountains
from the district between Indang and
Maig, and that others have retreated
along the coast from Noveleta toward
Batangas.
Tuesday night Nolan's squadron of
the Eleventh cavalry drove a body of
insurgents from Maig. One American
was killed and two were wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found.
The movement largely resembles
General Schwan's experiences in the
same country, except that the towns
are now being garrisoned and that the
Insurgents refuse to fight, retreating
southwark and dividing into small
bands, with the apparent intention of
reassembling later. The plan Of CATCH
ing large number between two bri-
gades has failed. About a hundred in
surgents have been killed, but compar-
atively few arms have been taken.
The region is full of amigos, who
doubtless have been bearing arms,
which they have hidden. The women
and children remain in their homes
and the insurgents, as they fall back,
release all prisoners they have cap
tured.
It Ia asserted on high authority that
Archbishop Nozaleda contends, In his
interviews with Mgr. Chapelle, the
papal delegate, on behalf of the Ro-
man Catholic church and the brother
hoods that the titles to all property
held by the church and the brother
hoods In the Philippines should be
recognized; that the Roman catechism
should be taught In the primary
schools; that the existing religious or
ders should continue to administer the
parishes; that other parishes should
be established under the same control,
and that the parochial control Of ceme-
taries should continue.
He also lays stress, in his conten-
lions, upon the Importance of allow
ing the church to administer its own
affairs without state interference, upon
the necessity of a regime that will
guarantee the liberty of the church,
upon the desirability of European
clergy, the establishment OF a new col
lege for the instruction of native
priests and the continuation of indi-
rect contributions for the maintenance
Of churches and clergy, and upon the
expediency Of maintaining the system
of parochial fees, including revenues
from births, marriages, funerals, dis
pensations and apostolic indulgences.
In addition Archbishop Nozaleda adj
vocates the continuation of the
church's control of pawnshops and GER
tain designated hospitals and schools,
together with the establishment Of
special form Of parochial administra-
ton exacted by the actual conditions
in the Philippines. Finally he makes
a plea for the continuation of the pres
ent missionary work of the church.
The Inhabitants of the Islands Of
Leyte and Samar are suffering from
lack of food, resulting from the long
blockade, the arbitrary conascation Of
property and the levying Of tribute by
the so-called government of the Fill /,
pinos. The governors Of both islands
are Tagalos, who were appointed by
Aguinaldo. and they hold the terri
tories completely in their power, ad-
local affairs according to |
their own whims and accountable to
no one. They have armed forces,
which terrorize the peaceful inhabi-
tants.
The rebel forces, on the other. hand,
have never lacked food or money. The
driven to desperation by
the necessity Of having to pay four
times the normal price for foodstuffs,
organized against insurgent depreda-
lions, but having no arms they were
unable to resist their oppressors.