The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19
Our "Furin" Parts.

The following encouraging items are
culled from last weeks republican pa
pers: Manila, 100 rifles were captured
last week, six Americans were killed on
these expeditions and twenty wounded.
One man killed and four wounded for
every 1875 guns cheap as dirt. Besides
the general outlay in the war and those
who die of disease, or must afterwards
have pensions. Meat is selling at ST. 40
a pound, chickens 81 and there is much
suffering among the poor class. The
deaths from the plague were 80 in Jan
uary, AZ in February and So in March,
and still climbing. Diverse skirmish-
ing everywhere, in some of which re-
suits are not reported, while in others
American soldiers have actually had to
pick up their heels and dust before the
insurgents. Not at all dignifed. In
surgents broke into n town and not
finding the major at home, killed his
cook, thinking the major would then
starve at his own accord. Gen. Young
commanding Northern Luzon Las made
several requests for reinforcements-
force inadequate, men exhausted by
constant necessity of eternal vigilance,
unable to garrison town, insurgents re-
turning and killing Amigos. Gen. Bell,
of Southern Luzon, has made similar
representations merely holds few
towns, without controlling the territory.
Even governors in occupied town are
being assassinated for favoring the
Americans. Thus, is the war over in
Luzon where the greatest effort has
been made aud most of tho troops are?
The 100, 900 have not been much more
successful than the Otis estimate of 3d.,
600 at the start, have garrisoned few
more towns but are exhausted by the
eternal vigilance necessary to hold them
AS to the territory it "stand as you
were" The price of liberty is eternal
vigilance and it seems that despotism
comes equally as high. And the rainy
season comes on apace when the Amer
leans are at still greater disadvantage.
Time of enlistments are wearing away
and it is said no troops in such climates
should remain more than one year en-
lIstment or no enlistment.
If our plous President aims to occupy
Philippine territory, evidently he
should send out that 800, 900, if the pur-
pose is only to hold few sea coast
towns. Perhaps theOtis estimate OF 30,
900 was the correct estimate. Why
stand We hauling between two opin-
ions? The occupation of few sea
coast towns, however, would be be-
nevOlent assimilation of the distant or
cool order, better send the 500, 900 and
secure assimilation of the gushing sort.
Dead loads of expansionists are anx-
ious to be draftedfo this holy purpose.
Besides this, Europe will not consent
that we stand everlastingly between
them and Philippine trade; establish
order in the Philippines or quit and let
the Phllipions do it. In the meantime
our blockade beats the tariff in devel-
oping Philippine manufactures. But
the real fun will perhaps come when
Christianity tackles Mohammedanism
in Mendanas was and the Sulus. AS you
value your life, never bulge on Mas
lem fanatic
1t would seem that we can't find Ag-
uinaldo and have quit hunting him.
Auginaldo, just before hostilities broke
out, told On American interviewer, 81
have hid away in the inaccessible
mountains arms and munition for go
600 troops. If my present army is dis
persed / can retire to those mountains
and in year, from the friendly tribes
there, have an other organized army
ready to take the field" Add this to
these now making it so lively for our