Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
NEWS FROM MANILA.
The Insurgent Junta in the City
Growing Active. 7
ARMS BEING LANDED ON THE COAST.


Manila, Mdfcn lJ.--teD. Otls con-
siders Manila the most troublesome
center in the situation to-day. The
insurgent junta here, in conjunction
with that in Hong Kong, is growing
active. The military authorities have
been forced TO put stop to Mabini's
intercourse with the public. The To-
cal and foreign press considers his
recent utterances calculated to in
cite the F'iIipinos to continued re-
volt and prejudicial to American con-
troll.
A number of representative insur-
gent leaders from different parts of
Luzon have recently been in confer
ence in Manila Some have been
placed under arrest, but the others
thus far have not been interfered
with.
Louis Spitzel, head Of the firm of
Louis Spitzel & Co., contractors to
the Chinese government and himself
a suspected flibuster, came from
Hong Kong to Manila last week and
was temporarily detained in custody
on suspicion. II is asserted upon good
authority that three loads of arms
and ammunition have recently been
landed on the east coast of Luzon
Capt. Taylor, of the Thirty-ninth
regiment, recently captured 10 new
Alanscrs near Calnmba.
Reports are current here of active
rebel organization in the province of
Morong, where the insurgent leaders
are said to be assisted by prominent
Spanish residents. Inhabitants OF
this province who are now in Manila
have been advised not to return to
their homes. but to remain under the
protection of the Americans.
1t is also reported that the rebels
are recognizing in the province of
Zambaies, under Mascardo. Brigands
are committing atrocities in the pro-
vince of Nueva Eciga, where they
have murdered 20 natives and China
men. The Nueva Eciga insurgents
are heavily taxing local traders and
farmers. with the result that business
is paralyzed and there is general
scarcity of food
The funds for maintaining this
guerrilla warfare are collected from
the various towns of the island,
whether occupied by the Americans
or not, even including Manila.
In the province of Albay the insur-
gents have ceased harassing the Amer
leans, owing, it is reported, to a lack
of ammunition, but they continue
ravaging the country by burning and
looting The natives are firing of
this sort of thing and threaten to
turn against the marauders. Already
the town people of Legaspi, Albay
and Donzol are slowly returning to
their homes.
Maj Allen, of the Forty-third reg
iment, has been appointed military
governor of the island of Samar,
where Iukban, the former ,leader OF
the rebels in that locality, is still in
the mountains.
Gen Kobbe has opened 90 ports
in the northern part of Luzon and in
the islands Of Samar and Leyte, the
result Of which is to stimulate trade
there, although only temporarily, as
the country opened is nom productive
and apparently non-consumng. Ow-
ing to the political conditions of the
last T. months, products accumulated
during the blockade. These will be
shipped to Manila and then the ports
will he empty,
Evidence accumulates Of the trea-
son snd pcr6dy of the municipal pres
idents in the provinces of Gen. Mae
\rthur's district. The presidents OF
several towns in Lepanto and Union
provinces have declined to continue
in their positions. saying that they
do not desire any further identified.
ton with the Americans. Travel be.
tween the towns garrisoned by the
Americans is becoming more dan.
gerous, All wagon trains must be es.
corted by heavy guards in order to
insure their safety. Two nmbushes
were narrowly averted recently. small
travelling parties are attacked; single
travellers frequently disappear or are
found dead
| Spanards and Filpinos who are
convcrsant with the Tagalo character
unite in asserting that Aguinaldo',
capture would terminate the revo
luton. Three months have passed
since he was actively pursued.
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