The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19
Others Are Permitted to Remain
at Large in the City.
Flores, Who Takes Advantage OF
American Leniency, Says the In
surgents Have No Hope of Beat-
ing Americans by Arms, Hut Are
Maintaining Their Resistance
with Sole Idea of Ultimately Re-
ceivfng Aid From Congress,
which They Hope VIII Grant
Them independence They Desire.

MANILA, March is. $50 p. m.-Gen. Otis
considers Manila the most troublesome
center in the situation today. The insur-
gent junta here, in conjunction with that
in Hongkong, is growing active. The mil
itaNy authorities have been forced TO put
a stop 10 Mabinfs intercourse with the
public The local and foreign press con-
siders his recent utterances calculated to
incite the F1lipinos to a continued revolt
and prejudicial to American control
Filipinos Hope for Aid I'm America.
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 were yet In control. He
cherishes the hopes and aspirations which
actuated him when in the field and de-
sires to watch congressional action upon
.he question of the Philippines. The in
sursents. he says, do not expect TO van
quish the Americans but are maintaining
a resistance with the idea Of forcing con-
gress to accord them the best po-sible
terms.
IpaurEcnts Confer In Manila.
leaders from different parts OF Luzon have
recently been In conference In Manila
Some have been placed under arrest, but
the others. thus far, have not been In
tcrfered with.
Suspected Fiiibustcr Arrested.
Louis spitzel, head OF the Arm of Louis
Spitzei q Co., contractors OF tho Chinese
government. ard himself suspected I'LL
buster. came from Hongkong 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 rhrty-ninth regiment, re-
Gently captured twelve new Mauscrs near
Calamba.
Rebels Reoraanistng In Morong.
Reports are current here OF active rebel
Reorganization In the province OF MoronE,
where the insurgcnt leaders are said 10 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
BriHands Murder Natives.
recognising I'm the province OF Zambelos.
under Mascardo. Brigands are commit
ting atrocities in the province Of Nueva
Eciga. where they have murdered twenty
natives and Cinnamon. Eight other mur-
ders have been committed near Tarlac.
The Nueva Eciga insurgents are heavily
taxing local traders and farmers. With the
result that business is paraiyzed and
l. a4
Towns Compelled 10 Contrisatr.
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 Ma
Mia.
In the province Of Albay. the Insurgents
have ceased haTassing the Americans.
owing. IL is reported, 10 a lack OK ANNA
milton, but they continue ravaEinE the
country by burning and looting. The ma
lives are firing ~ this sort OF thing ard
threaten 10 turn against the marauders.
Already the townsgeople OF LegRspi. Al
bay aud DoRsei are slowly returning 20
their homes.
Military Governor of snmar.
Mai Alien. Of the Forty-,hird regiment.
has been appointed military governor of
the island of samar. whore Lukhau. the
former leader OF the rebels IN that local
ity, is SIN in the mountains.
Twenty Ports opened.
Gen. Kobbn has opened twenty ports On
the southern part % LaEon and IN the
islands of Samar AMI Leyte. the resait of
whieh is TO stimulate trade there. al
though only temporarily. as the country
opened is n0upToductiyc aad apparently
nonconsumiuE. owing 70 the poiliicAi
conditions of the last twelve months
products accumulated duriag tho block
aae. Thexa sill b. shipped to Maniia and
then The ports will be empty
Treason Among Native omeiais.
Evidence accumuiates ~ the treason
and perfdy of the municipal presidents To
the provinces af Gen. MaeArlaurs dts
trict. The presidents % several towns in
Ie pauto and Unlon provinces have de-
clined 70 continue Ia their positions say
Ing that they DO not desire any further
identification with the Americana
Travel between the towns saFrisousd by
the Americans g. becoming more danger
oslx All wagon trains must be escorted
hy heavy guards la order 60 iazare taeir
safety Two ambusaes were narrowly
averted r ecentiy. Small travelling par
ties are attacked and siagie travellers fire.
auently disappear or are found dead.
Cotton Press harmed
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