The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-11
In Engagement That Took Place One AmsTl-
can Was Killed and Two Wounded.
REBELS REFUSE BATTLE AND RETREAT
Thar As Froksn Iniu Small Bands but VIII Prob
ahJ Concsn rate laIsr Archbishop NOla-
ledas Dem nds as 10 Church Properly.

Manila, Jan. .11.-Reports of the move
ments OF the American commanders
south OF Manila show that Gen. Bates
and Gen. Wheaton are at Perez las
Marinas. and Gen Schwan at Slang,
all awaiting the arrival Of provision
wagons Reconnaissance have shown
that 1000 armed insurgents have retired
to the mountains from the district be-
tween Indang and Maig. and that 9TH
ers have retreated along the coast
from Noveleta toward Batangas
Tuesday night Nolan's squadron Of
the 11th Cavalry drove a body of in
surgents from Maig. one American
was killed and there were two wound
ed Thirteen dead Filipinos were
found.
The movement largely resembles
Gen. 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
assembling later The plan Of catch
ing large number between two bril-
gades has failed About 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 re-
lease all prisoners they have captured
1t lis asserted on high authority that
Archbishop Nozaleda contends in his
rT1- H.
Papal delegate on behalf Of the Roman
Catholic church and the brotherhoods,
that the titles TO all property held by
the Church and the brotherhoods I'm
the Philippines should be recognized
that the Roman catechism should be
taught in the primary schools that the
existing religious orders should con-
tinue to administer Parishes that 9TH
er parishes should be established under
the same control and that the paro-
chial control OF cemeteries should con-
tinue. He also laws stress in his con-
tentions upon the importance Of allow
ing the Church to administer its own af-
fairs without state interference; upon
the necessity of a regime that will
guarantee the liberty OF the Church:
upon the desirability OF European cler-
gy. the Z. oli5hment OF a new college
for the instruction of native priests.
and the continuation OF indirect con-
trihution5 for the maintenance of
churches and clergy. and upon the ex-
pediency of maintaining the system OF
parochial fees. including revenues from
births, marriages. funerals. dispensa-
fions and apostolic indulgences.
In addition Archbishop Nozaleda ad-
vocates the continuation OF the
Church's control OF pawn shops and
certain designated hospitals and
schools. together with the establish
menf OF a special form OF parochial
administration exacted by the actual
conditio1s in the Philippines. Finally
he makes a plea for the continuation
OF the present missionary work OF the
Church.
The inhabitants Of the island of
Leyte and Samar are suffering from
lack OF food. resulting from the long
blockade. the confscation Of property
and the levying OF tribute bv the So
called government Of the Filipinos
The governors Of both islands are Tag
alogs, and were appointed by Aguinal-
do, and they hold the territories COM
pletelv In their power administering To-
col affairs according to their own
whims and accountable 10 no one They
have armed forces which terrarize- the
peaceful Inhabitants.
The rebel forces, on the other hand
sfave never lacked food or money The
inhabitants driven todesperation by the
necessity OF having TO pay four times
the normal price for foodstuffs, or
Tanized against insurgent depreda-
HiOns. but having no arms they were
unable 10 resist their oppressors