The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
I1NDER TAFT Commission
ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL GOVERN
NTENET IN DIFFERENT PROV
INCES OF LUZON
GOING TO SOUTHERN ISLANDS
Commission VIII Leave Manila
Shortly to Organize Governments
in UOiIO and Other Islands
Of the Group.

RATANGA, Province of Bataan, P. /,
March Provincial government has
been established in the past province
Brig. Gen F. D. Grants district. Gen.
Grant, speaking to the representative
OF the Associated Press today, said he
could not at present recommend the or
ganization of civil government in either
Bulucan or Bataan provinces The
provinces Of Pampanga. however, as
recommended by Gen. Macarthur, he
considered ripe for civil rule. IN Gen.
Grants opinion, no civil government
ought to be organized until the insur-
gents were either captured or conquer
ed, however peaceful they might appear.
Conditions were developing with such
unexpected rapi1ity that it was well to
organize civil governments in some prov
trces as an experiment and Gen. Grant
believed that some Of these would be
successful especially since unlike tia
system of municipal government, the
provincial system places little real au-
Jhority or self-government in the peo-
pie themselves the actual control re-
naming with the American Philippine
commission.
Mr. Worcester announced the decision
of the commission to appoint an Ameri-
can officer to be civil governor of Ba-
taan province during the transition
period, and Capt. John H Goldman, of
the Thirty second United States Volun-
teer infantry, has been thus appointed
All but one of the native delegations
favored the appointment of Capt Gold
man and applaud 1t. Capt Goldman
responded with stirring address.
Lieut.. Love, Of the Thirty-second in
fantry, has. been appointed treasurer
of the province and Sergeant Major
Vance, of the Forty first United States
Volunteer infantry, has been appointed
supervisor and secretary to Lieut. Love
The capital OF the province has been
fixed at Batanga.
GOI2yG TO SOUTHERN ISLANDS.
MANILAI March 2-The Philippine
commission will organize provincial gov
ernments in Romblon, Bohol, and the
Holt provinces and probably in CCbu,
Zamboanga and Mindaneo Possibly
similar governments will be instituted
in other islands. 1t is understood that
Sulu and the other Islands peopled by
MorOs will retain their own tribal gov
eminent under treaty.
The transport Summer, which will take
the commission on a Southern tour, sail
ed from Nagasald today. The commits
Sion VIII leave Manila March 10.
By direction Of Maj. Gen Macarthur
D. NJ. Carman, an American contractor,
who was taken into custody Feb. 6,
charged with aiding the Filipino insur-
gents, has been released on $4,000 cash
bail. Maj Kulp, medical officer. certi-
ned that Carman was very sick man
snd that further confinement was apt
TO cause his death. Brig. Gen. G. w
Davis, provost marshal of Manila, says
that the case had been very carefully
considered before the release was ordered
as it established a precedent in the Phil
ippfneS Of permitting persons charged
with aiding and abetting the instruction
to be at large. Carman is under sur
veillance in Manila and can be brought
to court whenever he is wanted.
He IS allowed no privileges save those
allowed by civil law elsewhere.
Carman's release on bail is much dis
cussed The prosecution is confident of
proving Carman's guilt if the case comes
to trial.
Lieut.. Crockett and his company of
Ilocano scouts has had szirmish with
Geronimo's band in the mountains Of
Morong province. Several rebels were
killed and fifteen rifles were captured
HOT FIGHT IN LEYTE.
TACLOBAN, Island Of Leyte, March 2
Lieut. Steel with twenty men of the
Forty-third regiment has had a fierce
erga cement with insurgents on the upper
Iayog river, in this island The enemy
numbering forty-two rifles and 100 bolo-
. men, the combined bands of Capile, Mox-
leo and Espina, were strongly intrenched,
Ualties were Private John Crimmins, of
the Forty-third, and two native scouts
killed.