Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-19
MANILA A SORE SPOT
Luzon Metropolis the Most Trouble
some Center in the Philippine
Situation Today.
Insurgent Junta Is Growing More
Active and Many Dark Plots
Are Formed.
Rebels Reorganizing in Small Guer-
lila Bands Leaders Capture
the Best Remedy.

Manila, March 19-o;en. Otis consid-
sis Manila the most Troublesome center
IN the situation today. The insurgent
itsnia here. in conjunction With that in
Hong Kong, is growing active. The mill
sta,y authorities. haze been forced TO
8Ht u stop TO Mabini's intercourse with
E,H public Tie local and foreign press
iateti % incite the I7ilipinos TO a contin-
lisd revolt and prejudicial 10 American
Flores. who has iust arrived here,
avs he comes trusting 10 American
lienacy, and that he would not have
dared come 70 ManiIa if spain We're yet
INSPIRATIONS Which aetuated him when I'M
lstha field and desires 10 watch congress
sie1sal action upon he question Of the
l,lii ppines. The insurgents, he says, do
Ege Spest 10 vanauisll the Americans.
bUt are maintaining a resistance With
iiie t3ea OF forcing ceaeress to accord
i fllsil tha best posslbl-s terms.
I 3 satnbes cf pssssntatiye insnrgent
I Aas'sls from diffcrHt parts of Luzon
liiiN, repently BEEN Ii conference in Ma
ailss sanle have besa plaeed under ar
Test b,,i the Others Nus far have not
abfen fnteff~red WITH.
l.egls spitzeA head II The firm Of Lou
Is s-l,itzelt & Cos eontHaG tois to the Chi
iles government and himself q gu pecf
ted tiihusiei. came fien Hong Kong TO
! Marilse last week. ard vas temporarily
t!ssainea y custoGy on suspicion. II is
asseiia upon good antnoi',y that three
4leads q arms and ammunition have re
eeniiy bean landed on tins east coast OF
Ip2en ant Taylor q the Thirty ninth
lieginleat recently csptu,ed twelve new
Al4us near Caianlba.
rsosarts are current here OF active
i rsnel 81 sanizat.on iii The province Of
4 Molong mere Tire srsurgsnt leaders are
safd a be assisted b prominent spane
EjSh reSidenis InGabilants Of this pfov
tiflq- Hflo are nom q Manila have been
ADVISED not TO retHsn u their homes
b5s =, remain under the protection Of
III Arelicens
4 II " also reperied tilai the rebels are
I rearsanizing IN the ployiGfe of Fam
bale uHaa' Maseagdo fsrilanaS ase
EratiifniminG atrocities III the proyiuce Of
4 Neiiya lseisa. niles.e they fsve nG,-
\ sFaed twenty natives aud s'linamen.
l.ighJ other murders hage been commit
/ tod near lallas The Nueva Eciga in-
4 sllrsents arr heavily taxing local trad
i crs ard fafmer4 yith III. desult that
business is paralyzed and there is a
general scarcity Of food.
ihe fGads Tar maintaining this ster-
aiiia warfare are collected from the va
4 fions towns III island, whether oc-
A eupiod by tho Americans or not even
including Maisila.
In The psoNiiie OF Albay the insnr-.
i gents have ceased harassins the Amer
& i1af7s, owing. i reported 70 lack
tot alnmunition. but they continue raw
aging the country BY burning and loot
Be. The natives are firing Of this sort
81 thirg and threaten TO turn against
the lnarauaefs Already the townspeo-
pls If I-egasfis Alioay ard Donzol are
sloNly returning 10 their homes.
Mai. Aller " he Forty third Regi-
nierlt. has been appointed military gov
ernor IF The island Of Samar. where
lLusban, the former leader of the greb-
lels IN that locality is still in the
III mountains.
Cen KoDhe has opened twenty ports
in The southern part of 1.uzon and in
the islands Of Ssmar ard I.os,te the re-
suit of which is 10 stimulate trade
/ here. altho only temporarily, as the
country opened is productive and
iapparertly n9r-c ensuming. owing to
the political conditions OF the las,
wake months products accumulated
during the blockade Will be shipped 10
81 Manila and then the ports wil be
= empty,
i Evidence accumulates Of the treason
5 ard perfidy Of the municipal presidents
) in he provinces II Gen. MacArthurs
: district. The presidents OF several
Z Towns In Lenantd and Union provinces
5 have declined o continue their posi-
: lions, saving thess do not desire any
further Identification with the Ameri-
leans.
8 Travel between the towns garrlsoned
] pS the Americans is becoming more
4 dangerous. All wagon trains must be
: escorted by heavy guards in order to
: insure their safety. Two an1bushes
: were Narrowly averted recently: small
! travelling parties are attacked. single
travellers frequently disappear or arc
; ltiuuti " srdu.
. spaniards ard F'iipinos who are con.
g versant with the Tagalo characte,
n unite in asserting that Aguinaldo.s
6 capture would terminate the revolti.
ton. Three months have passed since
q he was actively pursued.
: The expedition 10 garrison the ports
! of northern Mindanao viii sail today
7 It will be ACCOMPANIED by the gunboat.
Manila and Yorktown. The exneditio,
5 viii take the h'ortieth Volunteer Reei.
!, ment from the Camarines If NOR,
! troops are needed the Thirty first Reg.
: iment, now in southern Mindanao, ane
5 the TwenNy- bird Regiment now II
: Jolo, are available
: PORTO RICO ASKS FOR ACTION
+ Mass Meeting Demands That Con.
e gress Decide Tariff Matter Mt Once.
e San Juan, P. r.. March 19.-At spe
cial meeting of the chamber of com
merce Saturday it was decided to clos
. all business houses on this afternoon t,
L an 10 rob inf 10 M