The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-19
Native Presidents of the Provinces
Are Renewing Their Allegiance
to the Cause of Aguinaldo.
AMBUSHES BARELY AVERTED
WAGON TRAINS AND TRAVELLERS
MUST BE HEAVILY GUARDED.
Capture Of Aguinald0 Essential to
Peace-Twenty Ports Opened to
Trade i'm Southern District.

Otis considers Manila the most trouble
some center in the situation to-day. The
insurgent Junto here, In conjunction with
that in Hong-kong, is growing active. The
military authorities have been forced to
put a stop to Mabini's intercourse with the
public. The local and foreign press consid-
ers his recent utterances calculated to In
cite the Filipinos to a continued revolt, and
prejudicial to American control. Flores,
who has just arrived here, says he comes,
trusting to American leniency, and that he
would not have dared 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
do not expect to vanquish the Americans.
but are maintaining resistance with the
idea Of forcing Congress to accord them
the best possible terms.
A number of representative insurgent
leaders from different parts of Luzon have
recently been in conference in Manila.
Some have been placed under arrest, but
the Others thus far, have not been inter-
fered with. Louis Spitzel, head of the firm
of Louis Spitzel & Co., contractors to the
Chinese government, and himself a sus-
pected filibuster, came from Hong-Kong to
Manila, last week, and was temporarily
detained in custody, on suspicion. 1t is as
serted, on good authority, that three loads
of arms and ammunition have recently
been landed on the east coast OF Luzon.
Captain Taylor, of the Thirty-ninth Regi-
ment, recently captured twelve new Maui
sers near Calamba.
Reports are current here of active rebel
reorganization In the province of Morong,
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 re-
turn to their homes, but to remain under
the protection of the Americans. 1t is also
reported that the rebels are reorganizing
in the province of Zambales, under Mas
cardo. Brigands are committing atrocities
in the province of Nueva Ecija, where
they have murdered twenty natives and
Cinnamon. Eight other murders have been
committed near Tarlac. The Nueva Ecija
insurgents are heavily taxing local traders
and farmers, with the result that business
is paralyzed and there is general scarcity
Of food. The funds for maintaining this
guerilla warfare are collected from the
various towns of the island, whether occu-
pied by the Americans or not, even includ-
ing Manila.
In the province of Albay the insurgents
have ceased harassing the Americans
owing, lit is reported. to a lack of ammuni-
tion, but they continue ravaging the coun-
try by burning and looting. The natives
are firing of this sort of thing and
threaten to turn against the marauders.
Already the townspeople of Legaspi, Albay
and Donzol are slowly returning to their
homes.
ment. has been appointed military gov
ernor Of the Island of Samar, where Lux
ban. the former leader of the rebels in that
locality. is still in the mountains.
General 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
only temporarily. as the country opened is
nonproductive and apparently nonconsum-
ing. Owing to the political conditions of
the last twelve months products accumu-
lated during the blockade. These will be
shipped to Manila and then the ports will
be empty.
Evidence accumulates of the treason and
perfidy of the municipal presidents in the
provinces Of General MacArthur's district.
The presidents of several towns I'm Lepanto
and Union provinces have declined to con-
tinue in their positions. saying that they
do not desire any further Identification
with the Americans.
Travel between the towns garrisoned by
the Americans is becoming more dam
gerous. All wagon trains must be escorted
by heavy guards in order to insure their
safety. Two ambushes were narrowly
averted recently. Small travelling parties
are attacked. Single travellers frequently
disappear or are found dead.
Spaniards and Filipinos who are con-
versant with the Tagalo character unite
in asserting that Aguinaldo's Capture
would terminate the revolution. Three
months have passed since he was actively
pursued.
The expedition to garrison the ports of
northern Mindanao will sail tomorrow 1t
will be accompanied by the gunboats Ma
Mia and Yorktown. The expedition will
take the Fortieth Volunteer Regiment from
the Camarines If more troops are needed
the Thirty-first Regiment. now In southern
Mindanao. and the Twenty-third Regiment.
now in Jolo. are available.
GENERAL WHEELER's SERVICE.