The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-03-09

Manila, March 6.-Reports reach Ma
nila from various sources, including
army officers and the heads of com,
mercial houses with agents throughout
the islands, Of continued activity
among the insurgents, who are en.
deayorlng to keep alive the armed op
position to the United States, and are
planning to continue the insurrectiOn
with guerrilla warfare on Il larger
scale when the rainy season begins. A
person holding a position second only
to that of the governor general says he
is convinced that the insurSent organ
ization has been remarkably rehab
tated during the last month, particu-
larly in the northern provinces. He
says the insurgents have Il secret OF
ganization patterned after the Knti-
punan methods, even in the strongest
garrisoned towns, affording per. Get
means of communication. and tha, the
machinery is
Managed From Maniln.
some Of the leaders being Fiipnos pre-
tending TO be supporters of the Amcri
can administration, many of the mu-
nicipal governments installed by the
army forming part OF the machinery.
Two correspondents of leading Ameri
can weeklies who have travelled for a
month in Benget and Ilocos with let
ters from insurgent chiefs, going alone
fifty miles from garriSonS and being
everywhere Hospitality received. say
the people make no secret of their
sympathy with the insurrection. AL
though admitting that the Filipino sol
diers abuse them, tLey still protect
these soldiers from the American
scouting parties. They claim to have
communication with Aguinaldo. Pa
terno, in the northern mountains Of
Manila, is full Of civil and military Of
6cials Of all ranks of Aguinaldo's gov
ernrent who We're captured or sur
rendered, and who were brought here
and released on promise to refrain
from agitation.
Small Faith in Promises.
While many Of the insurgcnt munic-
ipal GERS were continued in office Oh
taking the oath of allegiance. residents
who are acquainted with them have
little faith in their adherence to their
promises. All the civil officials of Tar
lac, capital Of the province Of that
name, numbering eleven persons, have
been arrested and charged with plot
ting, and two insurgents have been
captured at Malabon with incriminat,
ing papers and $4,000 collected from
the natives. Some of the municipal
governments appear loyal and eff
ficient. On the other hand. one Ameri-
can general declares he believes that
the majority in his province are agents
Of the insurrection.
A fresh issue of insurgcnt pamphlets
is being circulated, asserting that the
American promises Of good govern
ment are merely n mask for com
mercial exploitation of the Philippines,
quoting Senator Beveridge's speech
and an editorial from Washington
newspaper headed "Let us Be Honest"
The trial Of the guerrilla charged with
the commissions verdict will be guilty.
Indictments against others have been
prepared.
No News From Bates.
No report has been received from
Gen. Bates expedition. He has prob
ably moved inland. where communica-
ton with him is imprac!icable. The
army throughout LuZon is working
hard securing the country for insur-
gents and killing few daily. The sec
tion from Manila to Dagupan has been
thoroughly cleaned. Gen. Funston and
Col. KEENAN, took 200 men through the
mountains to Balor without meeting
an insurgent. In the southern prov
inces the insurgents continue to harass
the American garrisons by night dem
onstratiOns.
NOTED TRAINER BANKRUPT.