The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
Funds Collected From
Natives.
Cargo of Arms Reported to Have
Been Recently Landed.

Manila, Maroh IS, o. 30 p. m.-Gensrai,
oti, confi5ers Manila the most trocble-
some center in the situation today. The
insurgent junta here. in conjunction
with that In Hong Kong Is growing 40.
tive. The mi itary authoii les have been
forced 10 put . stop to Mshioi's inter-
course with the public The local and
foreign press considers his recent utter
Anoes calculated to inoits the Filipinos to
q continued revolt and prejudicial to the
American control
Flores, who has just arrived here, says
the comes trusting to Americas lsniency
and that he would not have dared come
e Manila Il Snetn ware vet In control.
anguish the Americans bes ere inain-
aiming resistance with the idea Of forc'
ing Congress to accord TO them the best
possible terms.
A number of representative insurgent
eaders from different parts Of Luzon,
rave recently been In conferences In Ma
nila. Some have been placed under az
rest, but the others thus far have not been
inter fered with.
1t is asserted upon good authority that
three loads OF arms and ammunition have
reosntly been landed on the east coast OF
Luzon. Reports are current hsrs Of active
rebel reorganization in the province OF
Morons. where the insurgent leaders are
aid to be assisted by prominept Spanish
residents. Inhabitants Of this province
who are now In Manila have been advised
not to return to their homes, but to re-
main under the protection OF the Ameri-
cans.
1t is alse reported that the rebels are re-
organizing In the province Of Zam oales
under Masoardo. Brigands are. com
mitting atrocities In the province OF
Nueva Eciga, where they have murdered
twenty natives and Cinnamon. Eight
Ither murders have been committed neHI
Tarlao. The Nueva EcigA insurgents are
heavily taxing local traders and farmers,
with the results that business is para
lyzed and there Is general scarcity II
food.
The funds for maintaining this guerills
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 harra ssiDg the Ameri
cans, owing, 1t 10 reported to lack o.
ammunition, but they continue ravasinf
the country side, burning and looting.
The natives are tiring OF this sort o
thing and threaten TO turn against thu
| maursuders.
Major Allen Of the 43d regiment. ha
Teen appointed military governor of th'
island Of Samar.
Evidence accumulates Of the treason
and perHdy of the municipal presidents ii
the provinces Of General MacArthur's
district
Travel betwss the towns gArrisone'
by the Americans is beo Oming more dan
gerous. Spaniards and Filipinos who are
Oonvsrsant with the Tagalog charaote
unite in asserting that Aguinalde's cap
ture would terminate the revolution
Three months have passed since he wa
actively pursued.
| EXPEDITION TO AINDANAO.
Mapila, March IL, $50 p. m.-TomoI
row win ssil the expedition to garIi'o
the ports Of Northern Mindanao. 1t wi
be accompanied BY the gnnboats AAnil
and Yorktown. The expedition will tab
the fcrtisth volunteer regiment from tn
Camara ines. II m ore troops are needle
the thirty first regiment, now iu southsr
Minadanao and the twenty-t hird reg
ment, now In Jelo are available.
A MISSIONARY JOURNEY.
New Yogk. March ls.-B.saop Henr!
q. Potter, formally announced At tn
morning service in Grace church. today
that the object Of his recent journey
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