The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-22
UNSUDDUED F|L|PINOS.
Securing Arms and Ammunition
From Secret Sources.
NANILA A TROUBLESOME CENTER
lnsurgent Junta Becoming Active
md Leaders Have Been Placed I'm
Atrocitics-Pcrfdy of OfncinIs.

Manila, March 19.-General Otis con-
s;ders Manila the most troublesome
center in the situation today. The in
surgent junta here, in conjunction with
that in Hong Kong, is growing active.
| The military authorities have been
! forced to put stop to Mabinfs inter-
| course with the public. The local ana
foreign press considers his recent ut
, terances calculated to incite the Fill
pinos to continued revolt and preju-
| dical 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 yot
/ In control. He cherishes the hopes and
aspirations which actuated him when
| In the field, and desires to watch con-
gressional action upon the question Of
the Philippines. The insurgents, he
| says, do not expect to vanQuiSh the
Americans, but are maintaining re-
| sistanCe with the idea of forcing con-
gress to accord them the best possible
terms.
A number of representative insur-
gent leaders from different parts of
Luzon have recently been In conference
I'm Manila. Some have been placed un-
der arrest, but the others thus far have
not been interfered with.
Louis SpitZel head Of the firm OF
Louis Spitzal a. Co, contractors to the
Chinese government. and himself Il
suspected filbuster, came from Hong
| Kong to Manila last week and was
temporarily detained in custody on
suspicion. 1t is asserted upon good au-
thority that three loads Of arms and
ammunition have recently been land
eG on the east coast of Luzon. Captain
Taylor. OF the Thirty-ninth regiment,
recently captured y new Mausers
near Calamba.
Reports are current here of active
rebel reorganization in the provice 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 return to their
homes but to remain under the pre-
lection OF the Americans.
1t Is also reported that the rebels IL"
reorsanizing in the province OF Zan,
bdICo. AluSIdluo al
committing atrocities in the province
OF Nueva Eciga. where they have muI
dered 20 natives and Cinnamon. Eight
other murders have been committed
near Tarlac. The Nueva Eciga in
surgents are heavily taxing local trad
ers and farmers. with the result thai
business is paralyzed and there Is {
general scarcity OF food.
The funds for maintaining this guer
rilla warfare are collected from tho
various towns OF the island, whether
occupied by the Americans or not. ever
including Manila.
In the province OF Albay the insur
gents have ceased harrassng the
Americans. owing. 1t is reported, to /
lack Of ammunition, but they continue
ravaging the country side. burning ant
looting. The natives are firing of thi.
sort OF thing. and threaten to turr
against the marauders. Already tn,
townspeople Of Legaspi, Albay ant
Donzol are slowly returning 20 thCi
homes.
General Kobbe has opened 20 ports
in the southern part of Luzon and il
,, the Islands of Samar and Leyte, III,
result Of which is to stimulate trade
there. although only temporarily, a
the country opened is -productiv,
and apparently non-consuming.
Evidence accumulates of the treason
and perfidy Of the municipal presi
dents in the provinces of General Mac
Arthur's district The presidents o
several towns in Lepanto and uniol
: provinces have declined to continue il
their positions, saying that they d.
not desire any further identification
with the Americans. Travel between
the towns garrsoned by the Ameri
cans is becoming more dangerous. AL
wagon trains must be escorted b,
heavy guards to insure their safety