The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-19
TREASON ON EVERY HAND
TO BE IN A DISTURBED
CONDITION
MANILA A TRoUBLoUs CENTER
Maj. Allen Appointed Military Gov
ernOr of the Island of Samar
Danger In Gen. MacAr-
thurs District.


Otis considers Manila the most trouble
some center in the situation today. The
insurgent junta here. in conjunction, with
that In Hong Kong, Is growing active.
Military authorities have been forced to
put stop to Mabini's intercourse with
the public. Local and foreign press con-
slider his recent utterances calculated to
incite the Filiplnos to act in a revolt and
prejudcal to American interests. Flores,
who has just arrived here, says he comes
trusting to American leniency and that
he would not have dared come to Manila
II Spain We're yet in control. He cherishes
the hopes and aspirations which actual
ed him when in the field, and desires to
watch congressional action upon the ques-
ton of the Philippines 4ne insurgents.
he says, do not expect to vanquish the
Americans, but are maintaining a resist
ance with the idea of forcing congress to
accord them the best possible terms.
A number of representative insurgent
leaders from different parts of Luzon
have recently been in conference in Ma
Mia. Some have been placed under ar
rest, 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 1t is
| asserted upon good authority that three
loads of arms and ammunition have re-
Gently been landed on the east coast of
Luzon. Capt Taylor, of the ThIrty-ninth
! regiment, recently captured twelve new
| Mausers near Calamba.
Reports are current here of active rebel
| reorganization in the province of Morong,
where the insurgent leaders are said to
| be assisted by prominent Spanish resi-
dents. 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
reorganizing in the province of Zambales,
! under Mascardo. Brigands commit
ting atrocities in the province of Nueva
Eciga, where they have murdered twenty
natives and Cinnamon. Eight other MUIR
ders have been committed near Tarlac.
The Nueva Eciga insurgents are heavily
| taxing local traders and farmers. with the
result that business is paralyzed and
there is a general scarcity of food The
funds for maintaining this guerrilla war
of the island, whether occupied by the
Americans or not. including Manila. In
the province of Albay the insurgents have
ceased harassing the Americans, owing, 1t
| is reported, to a lack Of ammunition, but
they continue ravaging the country by
burning or looting. The natives are tir-
Ing of this sort of thing and threaten to
turn against the marauders. Already the
| townspeople of Legasp, Albay and Dob
sol are slowly returning to their homes
Maj. Allen, of the Forty-third regiment
has been appointed military governor of
the island Of Samar. where Lukban, the
former leader of the insurgents in that
locality Is still in the mountains.
Gen. Kobbe has opened two ports in the
southern part Of Duzon and in the Islands
of Samar and Leyte. the result of which
is to stimulate trade there only tempo
rarily, as the country opened Is nom
productive and apparently non-consum-
Ing. Owing to the political conditions of
the last twelve months products accumu-
lated during the blockade will be shipped
to Manila, and then the ports will be
empty.
Evidence accumulates of the treason
and perfidy of the municipality officials
In Gen. MacArthur's district Officials of
several towns Of Lepan and Lupto prov
inces have declined to continue in office
saying they do not desire any further
cOnnecUOn With the Americans Travel
between the towns is becoming more dan
gerous. All wagon trains must be escort
ed by heavy guard in order to insure their
safety.
Two American disasters We're narrowly
avoided recently: small travelling parties
are attacked; single travellers frequently
disappear and are found dead
Spaniards and Filipinos, who are con-
versant with the Tagalo character, unite
in asserting that Aguinaldo's capture
would terminate the revolution Three
months have passed since he was active
ly pursued.
Tomorrow will sail the expedition TO
garrison the ports OF Northern Mindanao.
1t will be accompanied by the gunboats
Manila and Yorktown. The expedition
will take the Fortieth volunteer regiment
from the Camarines. The Thirty-Hrst
regiment now In Southern Mindanao and
the Twentieth now in Jolo are available
II needed.
MANILA. March 10, $50 a. ma mill