Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-03-22
INSURGENTS STILL ACTIVE.
'hs fr""hi- n the rhittrp,s.. b,
Ne Mesa. t-a~s-Ia.srs-.s
Leaders q. ss.ter~ae~.


ton with that in Hong Kcng. is grow.
Ing active. The miiit.ry authari.i..
have he"n fnr,-c,i To pot a step 20 VA.
h'ui's inter'ourse With the puhiie. al,
i"ea! and foreign press consider NJ
reccut utt~raness calculated 20 inr.,s
the filipinos To continu,d revolt and
Pr~ju'i'cisl 90 american caEtrsl.
Trs.',sE q. N--ri~s. I~.I~.r,.
FLORES. who has just arrived here
says be comes trusting to An1ericaaI
ienien.s. sud tia; he ,runld not have
dared 10 come 70 Manila u spain wers
Yet in cOnir',l. Itr chsri~hra the hopes
and ssg 'ratinnS which aetLated him
when in the iield. and ds~irrs 10 watch
e"ngrc> sionll action upon the qursiias
OF the Philippines The Insurgents
he says. do not expect to ,anqui~h ~,
Amcricans. Dot arr maintaining a r.
sisianec with the idea 81 forcing con
gress 60 accord them the best IrrssiDl,
terms.
t"-"rs.nt Leader. Ia Conference.
number ~ representative insur.
gent leaders from different parts Of
LUzon have recently t~,n IN confer.
enec in Manila. Some Lave been placci
under arrest. but the others thus far
have not been intrrf~rsd with.
D~ssi.ss On sa.piei...
Louis Spi'krl. head OF the hrm OF
Louis Spiixsl & Co. contractors 10 ~,
Chimes government. AMI himself suS
Peciel hlibuster. came from Hong
kcug ,o Manila last week. and vas
temporarily detained m custody or
suspicion. IL Is asserted upon -oo,
authority ,hat thrv~ ipads of arm,
and ammunition have recently ben
landed On tht east coast of Iuson
Capt. Taylor. Of the Thiriy-ninth reyi
ment. recently captured ~ new Maua
en- near Calamha.
Active Rebel R-srsssis.tIa..
Reports are current here of active
rebel r,orE IMITATION in the Prosinc,
of Morcng. wher- ihs insuryent lead
ers are said to be assisted by pnulni
neni Spanish residents.
Inhabitants Of this province who art
now in Manila have Deen advised no, te
return 10 their homes. hut To rrmair
under the protection Of the Americans
II Is also reported that the rebels arv
recognizing in the Province of IN,
Zambeles. under Nascardo Rrigand,
are committing atrocities in the Prov
lncr uf Nucvs Eciga. where they haS,
numbered % natives end Cinnamon
Fight other murders have been com.
mitte,l near Tarlac.
The Nneva Eciga insurgents are heav.
lily taNing local traders and farmers
with the result that business j. psra
iyze,. and there is general scarcity ui
food. The funds for rlainiaininy thi.
guerrilla warfare are collected from
the various towns Of IN. island. wheth.
er occupied 10y the Americans o. not
even including Manila.
nssaxins by burning ead Ioo,iag.
In the Province of Nlbay the inslr
gents have ceased harrassing the inner.
leans. owing. il is reported. To a lick ol
"AhahhHAAARAAs hht AAANN
ing the country by burning and loot
ing. The natives are firing OF this sort
81 thing. and threet N 10 turn against
the marauders. Already the towns
people Of Lsgaspi. Albay and Donsol
are SLOWLY returning to their homes.
Mai. Allen. of the Fartv-thirti resi
ment has been appointed governor Of
the Island Of Samar. whore Lukban
the former leader of the rebels in that
locality. is still in the mountains.
op~.~d Invent, Ports.
Gen. 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. "a the
country opened Is not productive and
apparently noneonsuming. Owing &c
the political conditions of the last y
months products accumulated during
the blockade. These will be- shipped tc
Manila, and then the ports will lie
empty.
P~raiy OF Naeieipai Prisoners.
Evidence accumalates OF the treason
and perfidy Of the municipal prisoners
in thu provinces of Gen. NaeArihurs .
district. The officials OF several
towns in Lepanto and Union provinces
have dc clinrd to continue in their posi-
tions. saying that they do not desire
any further Identification with the
Americans.
Travel DeeosIug Dangerous.
Travel between the towns garrisonej
by the Americans is becoming more
dangerous. All wagon trains mHSt lie
escorted by heavy guards in order to
insure their safety. Two ambushes
were narrowly ayert-d recently; small
travelling parties al. attacked: single
travellers frequently disappear or are
found Gead.
Would I.sd the Revelation.
Spaniards and filipinos who are
conversant with the Tagalo character.
unite in asserting that Aguinaldo's cap
tur- would terminate the revolution.
Three months have passed since ne
was actively pursued.
suddes Death of Mr.. Gr~yerafa.
Kokomo. Ind, March I9.-Mrs. Ida
Greycraff. the largest woman in In