Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1900
Guerilla War to Last.

nilla. We would have supposed, -
though we hardly dared hope in this
direction, from what our republican
friends have persisted in asserting
that THE War is Over" that the SIN
surgents across the water were at
last brought into subsection" But
according TO the appended article
from the News, which says Philip
pine commission is to visit Europe
soon to solicit funds for aid of the
"Rebellions we fear has gotten into
the columns of some of our Journals,
geographically, probably.
Manila, March 3.-Reports reach
the Associated Press from various
sources, including army officers and
the heads of commercial houses with
agents throughout the islands. of
continued activity among the insur
gents, who were endeavOring to keep
alive the armed opposition to the
United States. and are planning to
continue the instruction with guer
lila warfare on a larger scale when
the rainy season begins.
A person holding 4 position secon
Diary TO that Of the governor general
tells the Associated Press that he is
convinced that the insurgent organi-
cation has been remarkably rehabili-
tated during the past month. partic-
ularly in the northern province. lie
says the insurgents have an orgari-
cation patterned after the Katipunan
methods, even stronger, the garrison
ed towns allording perfect means of
communication and that the ma
chlnery is managed from Manila.
some of the leaders being Filipinos
pretendidg to be supporters of the
American administration. Many of
them are in the municipal govern
ments installed by the army forming
part of the machinery.
Two correspondents of leading
American weeklies who have travel
ed for month in Benguet and Ilocos
with letters from insurgent chiefs,
going alone fifty miles from garrisons
and being everywhere Hospitality en-
tertained, say the people make no
secret of their sympathy with the
insurrectiOn. Though admitting that
the Filipino soldiers abuse them.
they still protect these soldiers from
the American scouting parties. They
claim to have communication with
Aguinaldo. Paterna,, in the north
ern mountains of Manila, is full OF
civilian officials of all ranks, OF
Aguinaldo's government, VINO were
captured or surrendered, and who
were brought there and released on
promise to refrain from agitation.
While many of the insurgent mu
inequalities were continued in Office
on taking the oath of allegiance, res
idents who are acquainted with then
have little faith in. their adherence
to their promises. All the civil au
thorities of Tarlac, capitol of the
province of that name, numbering
IL persons, have been arrested and
charged with plotting, and two insur
gent agents have been captured a
Malabon with discriminating papers
and $4,000 collected from the natives
Some fthe municipal government:
appear loyal and efficient. On the
other hand, one American genera
declares he believes that the MAORI
in his province are agents of the
instruction.
The army throughout the island Of
Luzon is working hard, securing the
country and killing few insurgent:
daily. The section from Manila t.
Dagupan has been thoroughly clear
ed, the scouting parties being unable
to find any insurgents, Genera
Funston and Colonel KEENAN, took
200 men through the mountains to
Baler, on the eastern coast without,
meeting any insurgents. But they
were active along the northern coast
from Dagupan to Appar. Occasional
reports comes of an American sol
der being killed or disappearing. In
the southern provinces the insurgents
continue to. harass the American gar
risons by night demonstrations.