The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
Cases of Treaehery of Natives Report
ed by General Macarthur I'm Let
ters to Secretary Root.
AN OFFER TO INSURGENTS
ONE PRISONER WILL BE RELEASED
FOR EVERY GUN SURRENDERED.
FcdernIists Negotiating with Trias-
Fifty-Four American Warships
Now i'm Oriental Waters.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-General Mac
Arthur has notified the War Department
by mail that. In pursuance of authority
obtained from the department under date
of Dec. q last, he has ordered the deporta-
tion OF a number of persons whose overt
acts have clearly revealed them as in aid
of. or in sympathy with. the insurrection
and the irregular guerrilla warfare by
which II Is being maintained and whose
continued residence in the Philippine
islands is. I'm every essential, regarded
inimical to the pacifcation thereof" Fol-
Lowing Is a partial list of insurgents and
sympathizers whose deportation was
oered by General Macarthur UP to the
date of his report:
General officers-Artemio Ricarte. Pho del
Iilar. Maximo Hizon, Mariana Llanera,
Francisco de Los Santos.
ColOnels-Macario de Ocampo, Esteban
Consortes, Lucas Camerino, Julian Corona.
Lieutenant colonels-Pedro Cubarrubas.
Mariana Barruga, Hermogenes Plata, Cor
nelio REQUESTS.
Major Fabian Villarnel.
Subordinate insurgent officers - Juan
Leandro Villarino. Jose Mata, Ymgmidio
de Jesus, Alipio Tecson.
Official insurgent agents. sympathzers
and agitators-Apolinario Mabni, Pablo
Ocampa, Maximo Trias, Simon Tecson, Pho
Varican, Anastasio Carmora, Mariana Sew
lille, Manuel Roxas. Sylvestre Legaspi. Juan
Mauricio. Doroteo Espiono. Bartolome de
Ia Rosa, Norberto Dimayuga, Jose Buena-
ventura and Antonio Frisco Reyes
BY direction of the commanding general.
the persons named were delivered to Maj.
Henry B. Orwig. Thirty-seventh Infantry,
u. s. ", on board the transport Rosecrans,
for deportation TO the Island of Guam,
there TO be held under surveillance or In
actual custody, as circumstances may re-
quire. during the further progress of hos
tilities and until such time as the restora-
tion OF normal peace conditions In the Phil.
ippines has resulted i'm public declaration
OF the termination OF such hostilities"
subsequently another batch of insurgent
sympathizers and agitators were deported
to Guam on the United States ship Solace,
TO be held under the same conditions as the
others. This party consisted of members OF
the Katipuan Society. who had taken the
oath OF allegiance TO the United States sim
ply for the purpose of facilitating revolu-
tionary operations i'm the province of Ilocos
Norte.
THE RICE CASE.
The latest Philippine mail has brought
copy of the official order for the deportation
of Editor Rice, Of the Manila Daily Bulle-
tin, to the United States for the publication
of certain charges against the honesty and
integrity of officer of the insular govern
ment." In stating the immediate cause of
Rice's deportation the order says: "Investi-
cation having been made and the complete
falsity of the charges made apparent, and
the results communicated to Rice, he re-
piled in defiant manner that he would re-
iterate these charges when and where he
saw fit. He is. therefore, regarded as
dangerous incendiary and a menace to the
military situation. and will, therefore, be
deported. as above ordered
General MacArthurs mail report to the
War Department includes the record of
many cases Of murder, treason and other
hign crimes and misdemeanors on the part
of the native Filipinos. A native named
Lucinc Almeida was convicted by mill
tary commission of fragrant violations cf
the laws of war and was sentenced 10 hard
labor for twenty years and to pay fire
of 10000 pesos. General Macarthur COM
muted the sentence to deportation to Guam.
1t appears from the evidence that AL
media was provincial chief or president of
La Union at the time of the occupation of
that province. holding office in the insur-
rectionary junta. In that official capacity
he called upon the officer commanding the
American force and offered his services to
aid in the work OF pacifcation of the
province. His offer was accepted in good
faith and he was allowed to continue in
ONCE. While thus acting the role of
friend of the American cause the president
and those under him in authority were.
with common aud secret understanding
actually administering their offices under
the orders and in the interest of the insur-
rectionary chiefs. Whenever they collected
lawfully imposed taxes they also sought
TO impose and collect a like or larger
amount OF taxes for the benefit of the in
surgent forces. and in some instances they
diverted the public funds derived from
taxes legitimately collected TO the same
reasonable use.
Another case OF treachery reported by
General Macarthur is that of Catalina
Landayan. who was convicted BY a mill
tary commission OF violating the laws of
war and giving intelligence to the enemy.
and sentenced 20 fifteen years confinement
at hard labor. General Macarthur says
tnat the evidence in the case shows that
the accused accepted tho office OF presi-
dente OF the Pueblo of Guiginto from in
surgent authority at a time when the Of
fee was lawfully filled by a presidente ap-
pointed under the authority OF the United
States and that. while the accused was
acting the part OF an amigo. he was by
letter advising the commanding general ~
,ne insurgent forces IN his vicinity II the
number and reans Of defense OF the Ameri-
can troops IN Guiglnt0.
The Philippine commission continues to
iegisiate and each incoming mail brings
copies OF new acts passed By the body The
last act provides for the redemption OF the
nrcmiss mace by The United States to tho