Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-02
DEMAND NEW system
Monetary Situation in the Phil.
ippines Causing Serious
Losses to Merchants.
Congress Will Be Asked to Pass
Necessary Legislation to
Correct Abuses.
Secretary to Sixto Lopez. Ordered
Deported. Brings Habeas
Corpus Proceedings.

ton is causing daily losses. and the sit
uation will probably become worse until
congress legislates on the currency
question. In an interview published in
Manila. Henry c. Ide, chief OF the de-
partment of finance and justice, referred
to the probable enforcement OF an alter
alton in the immediate future, Of the
present government parity of two Mexl-
can dollars for one gold dollar.
The United States postofiice here now
refuses. except to government employees,
to issue money orders in exchange for
Mexican silver The banks of Manila
have been making from to s per cent
on exchange. Merchants and others are
forced to carry their accounts in Mexi-
can silver.
| The commercial community had relied
upon the United States Philippine COM
mission to continue the situation Of two
Mexican dollars for one gold dollar
which the commission itself created.
The commission is unable to act in the
matter without the authority OF cons
gress. This authorization has been re-
lquested. Charles A. Conant, special
commissioner of the war department to
1 Investigate the state of coinage and
banking in the Philippines and report to
| the secretary OF war recommendations
for remedial legislation, who Is now in
| Washington, was the bearer Of the COM
missions views on this matter.
| The stores Of Manila are compelled to
accept two Mexican dollars for one gold
dollar, while Chinese spectators are
paying as high as s per cent premium
in American paper money for American
gold
Local bankers say that, If the salaries
of all insular employees were paid in the
| local or Mexican currency, independents
| ly of the fluctuations OF this currency,
tempted to enforce a rate Of exchange.
the present financial situation never
would have arisen.
Patterson, the Englishman acting as
secretary to Sixto Lopez, Aguinaldo's
agent. who refused to take the oath Of
allegiance to the United States when he
landed at Manila. is awaiting deporta-
| ton from the Islands as a result Of this
refusal. Patterson had been accorded
| temporary liberty at the request of the
British consul at Manila. Patterson,
| thru his lawyers, brought q writ OF 9ha-
beas corpus, returnable next Tuesday.
The British consul withdrew his protec-
ton from Patterson and the latter has
been arrested, w. Morgan Shuster, Gus
toms collector for the Philippines, de-
claring that he had evidence Of incrimi-
mating correspondence by Patterson,
and that he has been aiding the Filipino
instruction. Bail for Patterson was re-
| fused.
Gov. Taft's condition has improved,
tho he suffers somewhat since the sec
ond operation was performed. He ex-
poets to sail with his family for the
United States about Dec. 20.
Gen. Smith has cabled Quartermaster
General Humphrey that he believes the
United States army transport Wright
| formerly called the Bay State) which
struck an uncharted rock last week at
the entrance of San Jacinto harbor and
sank in fifteen feet of water, may be
| saved with the aid Of powerful tug
and divers. Gen. Smith is of the opinion
the Wright struck upon rocks which
had recently been cast up by volcanic
| disturbance.
The new departments become opera
tive today. The northern Philippines
| including Luzon and the adjacent is
lands, will be under command of Cen
| Wheaton, whose headquarters will be at
Manila. The southern Philippines and
ali the remainder of the archipelago
will be under command of Gen. Wade
with Headquarters at Cebu
The police have decreed that the
| "querida" system of living which is fol-
lowed by many of the natives must be
done away with. Attempts are being
made to fnaugurate an inspection sys-
| tenn, which is designed to terminate the
common custom Of living In an unmar-
ried state, which is locally known as
the "querida" system. The natives re-
| sent any interference with the custom,
| which is ancient and widespread, and
which, tho illegal, imposes recognized
responsibility upon those following 1t.
Several small engagements have oc-
CURED in Batangas province In the last
| few days. The forces of the insurgent
| leader Caballos have become badly de-
moralized. His followers are broken up
into several small bands. Caballos holds
| two American prisoners.
| The commission on municipal laws
and regulations are about to change the
terms of office for municipal councillors
! 1t has decided that members Of the
United States army and navy can not
vote.
| In the approaching elections at 1Ioilo,
Panay island, there are four candidates
for the mayoralty and fifty seven can
didates to fill six vacancies among the
city councilmen. In these elections the
American candidates will probably be
elected by the solid American vote.
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