Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-19

troublesome center in the situation to-
day. The insurgent junta here. in
conjunction with that in Hong Kong,
is growing active. The military au-
thorities have been forced to put a
stop to Mabini's intercourse with the
public. The local and foreign press
considers his recent u%tterances calcu-
lated to incite the Filipinos to a con
tinued revolt and prejudic1al to Amer
lean control.
Flores, who has just arrived here,
says he m 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 in
%surgents, he says, don't expect to van
quish the Americans, but are main
tanning a resistance with the idea of
forcing congress to accord them the
best possible terms.
A number of representative insur-
gent leaders from different parts of
LuZon have recently been in confer
ence in Manila. Some have been plac-
ed under arrest, but the others have
thus far have not been interferred
with.
Louis Spitzel, head of the firm of
Louis Spitzel & Company, contractors,
to the Chinese government, and him
self a suspected filibuster, 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 recently
been landed on the east coast OF Luz
zon. Captain Taylor, of the Thirty
ninth regiment, recently captured
twelve new Mausers nea Calamba.
Reports are current of active rebel
reorganization in the province of Mo-
rong, where the 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 home but to remain
under the protection of the Ameri-
cans.
1t is also reported that the rebels
are recognizing in the province of
Zambales, under Mascardo.
Brigands are committing atrocities
in the province of Nueva Eciga, where
they have murdered twenty natives
and Cinnamon. Eight other murders
have ben 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 guer-
rilla warfare are collected from the
various towns of the Island, whether
occupied by the Americans or not, ev-
en- including Manila.
In the province of Albay the insur-
gents have ceased harrassing the
Americans, owing, it is reported, to a
lack of ammunition, but they continue
ravaging the country side, burning
and footing. The natives are firing OF
this sort of thing and threaten to turn
against the marauders. Already the
townspeople of Legaspi, Albay and
Donsol are slowly returning to their
homes.
Major Allen, of the Forty-third reg
iment, has ben appointed military gov
ernor of the Island of Samar, where
Lukban. the former leader of the rebels
in that locality, is still in the moun-
tains.
Gen. Kobbe has opened twenty 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 temporarily, as the
country opened is non-productive and
apparently non-consuming. Owing to
the political conditions of the last
twelve months, products accumulated
during the blockade. These will be
shipped to Manila and then the ports
will be empty.
Evidence accumulates of the trea-
son and perfidy of the municipal pres
idents in the province of Gen. Mac
Arthur's district. The presidents Of
several towns in Lepanto and Uion
provinces have declined to continue in
their positions, saying that they don't
desire any further identification with
the Americans. Travel between the
towns garrisoned by the Americans is
becoming more dangerous. All wagon
trains must be escorted by heavy
guards in order to insure safety.
Two ambushes were narrowly avert
ed recently; small travelling parties
= attacked; single travellers fxa-