The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-06
Wife of One of the Band of Con-
spiratorS Which Plotted to Kill
Soldiers at MOnCada Revealed
the Plans
ARRESTS WERE MADE
AND PAPERS SEIZED
Commissioner Wright Has Taken
Oath as ViCe-Governor and viii
Serve Until Governor Taft is
Able to Resume Duties
Woman BahiShed

/ Manila, Nov. ga plot to massacre
the American garrison at Moncada,
province Of Tarlac, Island of Luzon, has
been revealed by the wife of one of the
conspirators.
Several of the town officials are i'm
plicated in the murderous scheme. The
woman who revealed the plot hid a
detective beneath house in which the
leaders of the conspiracy were meet
ing. Arrests followed and many in
eliminating papers were seized.
The plan was to set fire, after dark
to a house close to the barracks, ana
when the soldiers came out, $50 conspir-
ators, armed with bolos were to rush on
the guard, capture their arms and pro-
coed to massacre the garrison.
The United States Philippine COM
mission, today, passed the treason laws
with slight alterations. Several Filipin-
os spoke against them.
Commissioner Wright today took the
oath of Office as vice governor He will
be acting governor during the GONZALES
cence of Gov. Taft, who, probably, will
be unable to resume his duties for
some weeks to come. The newspapers
here approve of the appointment.
The federalists are holding a conven-
ton to arrange for a petition to con-
gress asking that body to grant auton
omy to the Philippines with governor
appointed by the President of the Uni
ted States with veto power over the two
houses, the senate to consist of thirty
members, fourteen of them to be named
by the governor and sixteen to be cleo
ted.
Advices from Tacloban, capital of the
island of Leyte, reports that the presi-
denies of various towns in the island
have waited upon Brig. Gen. Smith and
complained to him that the people are
unable to procure provisions because
of the blockade that is maintained
along the Strait of San-Juanico. Gen.
/ Smith replied that the strictest kind of
blockade would be continued until the
people of Leyte brought in their guns
and gave the authorities full informa-
ton concerning the insurgents who in
fest the country All appeals by the
town authorities We're unavailing.
General Smith has ordered the de-
portatilon of the wife of Gen. Lukban,
leader of the Samar revolutionists.
The wife of General Lukban was the
main cause of the refusal of the Samar
insurgents to surrender Some of the
principal men who have been captured
are willing that their wives be held as
hostages while they go into the field
| lOI bIl6 purpose OF peTSudulHS Their
| relatives to surrender"
| Lieutenant Delbert r. Jones, Captain
Michael Spellman and other military
| prisoners will not be sent home on the
| United States transport, Hancockwhich
| sails tomorrow, all the space on board
of her being taken UP.
The United States transport Warren
owing to an accident in the inland sea,
will be docked at Nagasaki, Japan,
where the United States transport,
| Sheridan is being repaired
The United States transport Warren,
according to a dispatch from Washing
| ton, dated yesterday left Nagasaki Sun
day, for San Francisco with 3l8 sick
| and insane men, 70 naval officers and
men, 11S casuals, 23 cabin passengers,
and 2S passengers ON board. These
passengers were transferred from the
United States transport Sheridan,
which has been detained at Nagasaki
since October 2S