The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
MOVEMENT NEAR MANILA
Reports Show American Commanders Are
Awaiting Provision Wagons.
a'aASvs SQUADRON HAS OCCUPIED MAlG
the Papni Delegate Regarding the
Church and brotherhood.

Manila. January 10. 1880 p. m.-Re-
ports from the movements of the Amer
lean commanders south OF Manila show
that General Bates and General Wheaton
are at Perez das Marinas and General
Schwan al Slang, all awaiting the ar
rival OF provision wagons. Reeonnais-
sanoes have reported that 1000 armed in
surgents have retired to the mountains
| from the district between Indsng and
Mag and that others have retreated along
the coast from Noveleta toward Batangas
Last night MoMann's squadron of the
Eleventh cavalry drove body of insur-
gents from Maig, ore American was
Killed and two wounded. Thirteen dead
Filipinos were found. The movement
largely resembles General Srhwan's ex-
perence in the same country, except that
the towns are now being garrisoned and
that the insurgents refuse to night. retreat
ing southwark and dividing Into small
bands, with the apparent intention Of re-
assembling later. The plan OF catching
large number between two brigades has
failed About :, hundred insurgents have
been killed. but comparatively few arms
have been taken. The region Is full oil
amigos. who doubtless have been bearing
arms, which they have hidden. The wo-
men and children remain at their homes
and the insurgents, as they fall back. e.
lease all prisoners they have captured
1t is asserted on high authority that
Archbishop Nozaieda contends in his in
tervew with Mgr. Chappelle, the papal
delegate on behalf Of the Roman Catholic
church and the Brotherhoods. that the
titles to all property held by the church
I and the Brotherhoods in the Philippines
should be recognized; that the religious
orders should continue TO administer TO the
parishes: that other parishes should be es
tablished under the SAME control and that
! the parochial control of cemeteries should
| continue He also lays stress in his con
tentions upon the Importance of allowing
/ the church 10 administer its own affars
without State interference upon the neces-
/ sty Of regime that will guarantee che
| liberty Of the church. upon tho desirability
! OF European clergy. the establishment OF
/ a new college for the instruction of ma
! tive priests and the continuation OF in
direct contributions for the maintenance
! OF churches aud clergy and upon the eN
pediency OF maintaining the system Of
! parochial fees including revenues from
births, marriages. funerals, dIspensations
and apostolic indulgences, In addition
| Archbishop Nozaieda advises the continue
tlou of the church's control OF the pawn
shops and certain designated hospitals and
schools together with the establishment
OF special form OF psrochial administra-
tion eXacted by the actual conditions in the
Philippines. Finally he makes plea for
the continuation OF the present missionary
work OF tho church.
The Inhabitants OF the Islands OF Beyto
and Samar are suffering from lack OF food
resulting from the long blockade the arr
bitrary conhscaton of property and the
levying OF tributes by the so-caled gov
eminent OF the Filipinos. The governors
OF both islands are Tagalos. who were APP
pointed by Aguinaldo, and they hold the
territories completely in their power, ad-
ministering local affairs according TO their
own whims and accountable to no one.
. They have armed forces which terrori7e
the peaceful inhabitants. The native forces
on the other hand have never lacked food
or money The inhabitants. driven to des-
peration by the necessity OF having to pay
four times the normal price for foodstufts,
organized against insurgent depredations,
but having no arms they we're unable to
resist their oppressors.