The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-22
raounI.n AT MANILA.
Otis Considers it the storm Center
OF the situation,

OF tine &AuMktens
Manila, March 20. Gen, Otis con-
slders Manila the most troublesome
center in the situation to-day. The IN.
surgent 1nnta here. Ia conjunction with
that In HonBkong, Ia growing active,
Military authorities have been forced
to put n stop to Mahinits intercourse
with the public. Local and fereign
press considers his recent uttefanees
calculated 10 lac!te the Fillnlaas "a aet
In revolt and prejudieIai TO American
interests, Flores, who has lust af.
rived here. says he comes trusting 10
American leniency, ana that he would
not have dared came 10 Manila IL spain
were yet In control He charlahes the
hopes ana aspirations whleh actnated
him when IN the field. and desires TO
watch congressional action upon the
question Of the philippines. The I'M
surgents, he says, do not expect 10
yanqtllsh the Americans, hut IRE
maintaining a resistance With the Idea
Of forcing congress- 10 accord them the
hest pasaihle terms A number or
representative inSurgent leaders frutn
different parts at Lagoon have recently
been In conference la Manlla Some
have been placed under arrest bat the
others thus far have not heen intels
Tered with. I,auls Splisel, head III the
Arm OF Louis Spitzel Il ca, contracts
0rs 20 the Chinese government, and
himself suspected tiilhusteG eame
from Hangkong 10 Manila last week
aud was temporarily
Detained Ina Gnstads
ON suspicion, II IN asserted upon gaoa
authority that three loads Of arms ana
ammunition have recently been landed
on the eaat eaast Of LuaeH, GApf,
.raylnr, af the Thirty ninth regiment,
recently captured twelve new MaHaefs
near Salanihn, Reparla ufa current
here of active rebel reorganization ih
the province af Marang, where the M
snrgent leaders are said To he assisted
Inv proninent spanish residents, In
hahltantS Of thia nroylnee Who arc AoN
I'll Haniia have heeR advised act 10
return 10 their homes, hut 10 feitlttle
under the protection 0f the AmeflpAAas
III Iii Also reported that the peheis ara
reorganiging In the ploylnee az NAtliF
bales, nIidaf Maaeardas Hflganaa are
committing atrocities Ia the province
az Neusa EGiga, where they have muir
defea twenty natives ard ahinanels,
Eight ether murders have been eain1
mittea near tfarlac, The Nuaga hpiaa
insurgents are heavily taxing local
traders aud farmers, with the result
that business II paraiyzea and there u
a general scarcity III feed the Isinaa
FER maintaining this guerrilla warfare
are collected frem the various towns
af the island Whaghef occupied hy me
Anefteana aF NOT, Including MlHilAi
In the ppaVinae nf Aibay the lnsulz
genta have ceased hareassing the
Americans, owing, IN Ia reported, ~ n
lack nf aalmAlitlpn, hut they epnlsAAA
Fayaglng the enuatry by burning o.
iaotina, The natives are tlrlng Ut fhls
sort az thing and
NAssBtsn ga fanA
against tie maEautsess, ALREADY the
tawHspeaple iii i,egaRpt Alhay aFld
nohspl Hle slpMly ralarnllig "A their
hupea, Nal, Allen, 0f the Fart hlfa
gaglneui, has heen anpOlniea HiliithiY
gayppnnr III the island az Aaslaf, WheEn
l.tlkhan, the former igaaer qf ting ~
s,tfgaists in that laealiiy, Ia sIllt IA lhe
lnnunlAlns tsen. hplsfia has plenea
tWs. parts Ia the Aptsthapn part al LA
zon aAd la tha islands ~ eaMstf ana
Leyte, the result " which is 10 stimNE
lite trans Ihere aliis temporarily ~
the pAuntpy ppaned II noiiItfeauqtlve
mad appafentlY nunveansunalas aw'
ing 81 tha political conditions af we
iast twelve nlalllhs prnauais aeealatss
latFa aUring the hlaekadet THESE Will
he shinpsa % Manila and then the
pepIs viii he anpty, Evidence aeelFaut
iataa pf the transuts and pafisdN ~ fhe
municipal ptiiqIAis III Glen, MaeArEhafss
district Officials ~ several tewGis ct
Lepah aud lnnsa pFaYl Afes haRe as'
Glued ii continue LII eiEipe, sayins thaY
"A NOS desire any further eannepstaA
with tbs Americana, Travel between
lhN lawns Is heppialng mere Dangerous
All Waapu trains must he asearlea ny
heavy Eaard IN afueF - Insure theif
aafets I've American Disasters ware
narrowly apalluA geeantlyt sillail iFaV'
altng PARTIES ara altaekadi slnsie IFAv'
e.eps frequently disappear ana are
found dead ananiAfsia And thliiluss,
who are panYepsant win the iAAala
character untte ln asserting thai
AgulnHldp's qWplNfe Wpillil iarlAlnala
tho rayelgtian, Three manfns haYa
elapsed atnpe lie WAs actively pursued,