Fair play., 1900-03-24
INSURGENTS STILL ACTIVE.
The Trouble In the Philippines By
M Means Endcd-InsurGcnt
Leaders In Conference.

| Manila. March IS, 9:30 p. m.-Geh
| Otis considers Manila the most trouble.
some center in the situation to-day.
The insurgent junta here, in cOnjunc-
tion with that in Hong Kong, is grow
| ing active. The military authorities
have been forced to put n stop to Ma
bini's intercourse with the public. The
local and foreign press consider his
| recent utterances calculated to incite
| the FilipinOs to a continued revolt and
pre- judicial to American control.
Tru.tinR to American Leniency.
Flores, who has just arrived here,
says he comes trusting to American
leniency, and that he would not have
dared to come to Manila if Spain were
yet in control. He cherishes the hopes
and aspirations which actuated him
when in the field, and desires TO watch
congressional action upon the question
of the Philippines. The insurgents.
he says, do not expect to vanquish the
| Americans, mt are maintaining 4 re-
| sistance with the idea of forcing con-
gress to accord them the best possible
terms.
InsurRcnt Leaders In Conference.
\ number of representative insur-
gent leaders from different parts Of
Luzon have recently been in confer
encc in Manila. Some Lave been placed
ha h,,c f,p
have not been interfered with.
Detained ON SuspicIon.
Louis SpitZel. head of the firm of
Louis Spitzel & CO., contractors to the
pected iilihuster, came from Hong
Kong to Manila last week, and was
temporarily detained in custody Oh
suspicion. 1t is asserted upon good
authority that three loads of arms
and ammunition have recently been
Capt. Taylor. of the Thirty-pinth regi-
ment, recently captured IL new Maus-
ers near Calamba.
Active NcbeI Reorganization.
IVIC VI dCtNC
rebel reorg rglnization in the Province
of MorCng. where the insurgent lead
ers are said to be assisted by pro,ni-
nent 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.
II is also reported that the rebels are
reOr"anzing in the Province of the
Zam6elcs. under MascardO. 'Brigands
are committing atrocities in the Prov
ince of Nueve Eciga. where they have
murdered 90 natives and Cinnamon.
Fight other murders have been com
mitted near Tarlac.
The Nueva Eciga insurgents are heav-
lily taxing local traders and farmers,
with the result that business is para
lyZed and there is general scarcity Of
food. 'rhe funds for maintaining this
guerrilla warfare are collected from
the various towns of the island, wheth-
er occupied by the Americans or not,
even including Manila.
As"s ssA ~ ASuHIss"S U"u ssVOthnks
In the Province Of Albay the insur-
gents have ceased harrassing the Amer
leans. owing, il is reported. to a lack of
ammunition, but they continue ravag-
ing the country by burning and loot
ing. The natives are firing of this sort
cf thing. and threaten to turn against
the marauders. Already the towns
people of Legaspi. .\Ibay and Donzol
are slowly returning to their homes.
Maj. Allen, of the Forty-third rrgi-
menf has been appointed governor of
the Island of Samar. where Lukban,
the former leader of the rebels in that
locality. is still in the mountains.
Opened Twenty Ports.
Gen. Kol'be has opened 20 ports in
the southern 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 not productive" and
apparently nonconsuming. Owing TO
the political conditions of the last u
months products accumulated during
the blockade. These will be shipped 10
Manila. ana then the ports will he
empty.
PcriLy of Municipal Prisoners.
Evidence accumulates of the treason
and perfidy CT the municipal prisoners
in tn. provinces of Gen. MacArthur's
district. The officials of several
towns in Lepanto and Union provinces
have declined to continue in their posi-
tions. saying that they do not desire
any further identification with the
Americans.
Travel Becoming DANGEROUS.
Travel between the towns garrisOned
by the Americans is becoming more
dangerous. All wagon trains must lie
escorted by heavy guards in order to
insure their safety. Two amhushes
were narrowly averted recently: small
travelling parties are attacked; single
travellers frequently disappear or are
found i;ead.
Would End the Revolution.
Spaniards and Filipinos WHO are
ccnversant with the Tagplo character,
unite in asserting that Aguinaldo's $ cap
ture would terminate the revolution.
Three months have passed since pc
was actively pursued.