The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-04
.FILEPLNOS AGAIN ACTIVE,
Insurgents Are Reorganizing and Ban-
dts Are Committing Atrocities.
MANILA CENTRE Of TROUBLE.

Tcre7al Otis Considers That City Respon.
sible For Prolonglng the Revolt-Na.
tive Leaders Conspire Under Authorl.
ties Noses, and Some of Them Ara
Arrested-Kcbels Secure More Arms.
MANILA (By Cable).-General Otis con-
,iders Manila the most troublesome centre
so-day. The insurgent Junta here, In con-
junction with that In Hong Kong, Is grow
Ing active. The military authorities have
oeen forced to put a stop to Mabini's
intercourse with the public. The local
aud foreign press considers his recent ut.
;erances calculated to inclte the Flliplnos
to continued revolt.
Flores, who has just arrived here, says
ae comes trusting to American leniency
md that he would not have dared to come
10 Manila II Spain were yet In control. Hs
cherishes the hopes and aspirations which
actunted him when In the field and desires
to watch Congressional action upon. the
question OF the Philippines. 80
The insurgents, he says, do not expect to
vnnquish the Americans, but are maintain
ing resistance with the Idea Of forcing
Congress to accord to them the best pos
sible terms. Representative tnsurgent iead-
ers from different parts Of Luzon have re-
Gently been in conference in Manila. Some
have been placed under arrest, but the
others thus far. have not been interfered
with. NJ. .i5,,s
It is asserted upon good authority that
three loads OF arms aud ammunition have
recently been landed on the east coast OF
Luzon. Captain Taylor, OF the Thirty
ninth Regiment, recently captured twelve
new Mausers near Culamba. AS -ts.
Reports are current here OF actiye rebel
reorganization In the province OF Morong,
where tho 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. 4
1t is also reported that the rebels are re-
organizing in the province OF Zambules un.,
der Mascardo. Brigands arc committing
atrocities In the province Of Nueva Ecija.
whore they have murdered twenty natlyes
and ChInamen. Eight other murders have
been committed near Tarlac.
, The Nueva EcIia insurgents are heavily
taxing local traders and farmers, with the
result that business Is pnralyzed and there
fs general scarcity OF food.
The funds for maintaining this guerills
warfare are collected from the various
towns OF the islands, whether occupied by
the Americans or not, even including
Manilu. Nf
In the province of Albay the insurgents
have ceased harassing the Americans.
owing, 1t Is reported, to lack Of alununi-
tion, but they continue ravaging the coun-
trysde, burning and lootlng. The natives
are tiring 3f this sort OF thing and threaten
to turn against the marauders. Already
the townspeople OF Legaspi, Albay aud
Donzol are slowly returning to thelr
homes. .-.
Mujor Allen, OF the Forty-third regiment,
mas been appointed Military Governor OF
the Island OF Snmar, where Iukban, the
,ormer leader OF the rebels In that local.
''ty, Is still In the mountains.
Travel between the towns garrlsoned by
the Americans Is becoming more danger
ous. All wagon trains muss be escorted by
heavy guards In order to insure theit
safety. Two ambushes were narrowly
averted recently; small travelling parties
are attacked, and slugle travellers ire.
1uently disappear or are found dead.
Spuniards and FilIpinos who nre conver-
SAINT with the Tagaloc character unite In
asserting that AguinGldo's capture would
.erminate,the revolution. Three months
nave passed since he was actively pursued.
An expedition to garrison the ports oil
Northern Mindanao has Just sailed, accom-.
panied by the gunboats Manila and York.
town. The expedition took tho Fortietb
Volunteer regiment from the Camarines.