Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

worthy. and the greatest care has 70 be
taken TO guard against surprises. The
Islands, while there are no large armies
upon them. are everywhere OYerrun
with brlgands and bandittl. and there
are parts Of them which have not yet
been subdued. Garrlsons will have 90
he furnished for the chief towns by
mounted cavalry 10 allow the people to
work their fields and to make them
feel comparatively safe.
A CHAT WITH GENERAL HUGHES.
General r. p. Hughes, who is In
charge OF the Visayans, Is well fitted
for the position He had a good chance
20 study the Filipino character when
he was provost marshal OF the city OF
Manila. He took that place as soon as
the city was occupied by our troops,
and Il was due 70 his vigilance that the
insurgents were prevented from uprls-
Ing and burning the Philippine capital.
For months after the occupation he
slept IN his clothes. There were rumors
Of uprising almost every day, but 20
most OF them General Hughes paid no
attention. lie merely kept HE eyes
open and said nothing. At last one
day he doubled his guards and ordered
trouble He had noticed that the Fill
lpnos were taking their women aud
children out OF Manila. They were
leaving az the rate Of hundreds a day
and their departure was 20 be followed
by an uprising and the attempted mas.
sacre Of the foreigners. The increase
OF force, however, prevented the insur-
rection and thus saved the city.
When General Hughes came here the
natives burned the town upon leaving
II. They said that the most OF the
buildings In It belonged to Chinese and
the English, and that their destruction
would not hurt the natives, who live
chiefly in the suburban villages OF MolO
and Harrow They, therefore, soaked
the principal houses with cOaloll and
lighted them. They burned all OF the
best buildings including the Industrial
school and other public structures, so
that today Ilollo Is largely made up Of
ruins.
After the general took possession
there were more rum0rs Of insurrec-
lions and the murder OF foreigners. He
paid no attention, but one day his ma
tive clerk asked Tor an afternoon or
that he might take his family out Of the
city The general thought that might
mean business, and he had the town
searched for concealed weapons. He
found that the natives had hundreds OF
knives concealed IN their houses and
that they had planned to unite with a
band Of Tagaos who were to operate
from the outside, and at a concerted
signal 20 rise set the city on fire and
murder the foreigners.
The discovery Of the plot prevented
Its being carried out, and shortly after
this General Hughes attacked l.400 OF
the Tagalos outside the town and de-
feated them. He has now cleared the
island OF organized resistance, but he
tells me il will be months before the
bandtti can be cleared out, as they viii
probably take TO the mountains.
THEY BELIEVE IN BRYAN.
In talking Of the situation, General
Hughes said:
81 believe great deal OF harm Is be-
Ing done by the people Of the United
states discussing the advisablity Of
leaving the islands. All such reports
are published over here, and they have
led the peorle TO believe that the Amer
leans win eventually give up the strug-
gle. They had been assured that Con-
gress, as soon as IL met, would stop the
war and withdraw the troops. and have
been told that Mr. Bryan had advised
that this should be done. You will be
surprised 10 know that some OF them
can quote Bryan's speeches and can
name others OF the undergraduates
Bryan has been pictured az almost
equal 20 the President IN power. They
have been given only one side Of the
case. and this has come from the Fill
ipino newspapers. which are saying
nothing favorable Of the army Of the
Americans"
UNFIT FOR CITIZENSHIP.
what do you think OF the people