The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-13
.FILIPINOS STILL
DEFY AMERICANS
Number of Localities That Are
Not Yet Conquered.
ARE WARLIKE
FLAUNT INSURGENT FLAGS
AND FIRE UPON TOWNS.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
TacIoban, Leyte Province, P l.
April 24.-AIthough the war in the
Philippines has for some time been Of
ficiaIIy declared as practically over"
the recent operations of the United
States Philippine commission have
been about the edge Of localities which
are still nothing more or less than
enemies territory" The commission
eTs have heard all about the dOlngs CL
MaxllOn, the Cebu insurgent, who sJlll
manages to keep more than a regl-
menu of soldiers confined to the coast
towns Of Cebu; of Samson. TagalOg
leader of the island Of BOhul,. who,
with several hundred followers, keeps
the peaceful inhabitants and the
American officers guessing as 10 MS
Whereabouts, and Of MOjican, the chief
diSturber of Leyte- But when the rep
reseutatives Of the United states faced
the real conditions in Samar they saw
q very serious Observation-Disclosures
banners Haunted on the hills around
about CathOIOgan, chief city Of the
island. shots fired into the towns gar
TisOned by American troops, very
common occurrence, and the inhab-
itants COwed into inaCtiOn by fear o.
vengeance of Lukban, the dominant in
surgent commander in Samar-
When the Americans first entered
Bohul they were surprised to learn
that the Republic of BohuT was
about founded. Aguinaido's picture
hung. prominently IN the proVlncIai
building, and the BOhulians believed
in him as their leader out Of Spanish
tyranny but when all was said and
the victory won. they We're resolved
that BohuI itself be free and ind"-
pendent.
at that time Samson, the present in
surgent commander, was living at Tag
biliran and was on friendly terms with
the Americans. But he frankly told
the army officers that his principles
would never. permit him to cherish any
lesser. ideal for his people than absolute
independence. EIe was given charge of
the local police One day he went out
90 make a pretended tour .of ipspec-
lion of other towns ande sever re-
turned
Children Sing ''Ansrisa2'
A very marked characterfsfies OF Tag
biliran and the small towns Is the
progressive character of their schools.
Some of the subOrdinates of Major
Woodbury. the military commander,
have taken special interest in the chill
dren. The night Of the commission
arrival the young Nisayans were out
10 the number Of several hundred, car
rying fancy lanterns. torches and en-
bIems of seemingly innumerable ma
tive design, and shouting WAS IN
front of the houses occupied by the
American guests TIE 4EAiAOLlClA ttlAtl4l
ended with the spirited singing of
America" by those of the children
who were good at English prOnuncia-
ton. accompanied by native bands.
Leyte has suffered badly from the
ravages Of war and the consequent
fdIeness Of its people, but the aggres-
siveness OF the Forty third infantry and
the rapid spread Of the federal party
in the island have combined to bring
about almost perfect peace. and the
town appears scrupulOusly clean.
Crossing the narrow channel between
Ieyte and Samaf. totally different
state of affairs was found Tt was
known that the Insurgents occasionally
took some shots at Catbologan from
the adjacent hillsides, which almost
surround the city, but the visitors
were quite amazed to learn that the
defiant waving Of flags on the hills was
g. common occurrence, and that the
garrisons in Catbologan and other Sa-
mar towns were shot at so often that
little was really thought of such an
incident. On the very day of the ar
rival Of the commissioners the town
was fired into.