Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-03-14
SPREADING CIVIL RULE.
First Provincial Government In
Southern Luzon.
COMMISSIONERS WELL RECEIVED

Friendly Rivalry over Capitsi-More
In.urgent. Surrender - Manila Ice
Plant Turned over to In.ular An
thoritfes-Cost 100000.
Manila. March 13.-The United States
army transport Sumner. with the
American Philippines commission and
their party on board. arrived of Luce
M, the capital Of Batangas province,
Monday evening. The commissioners
party crossed the shallow bar in the
ships boats yesterday morning and
We're driven one mile TO the town.
The commission then proceeded with
the first organization of provincial gov
eminent in southern Luzon.
Colonel Gardener late of the Thir-
tieth volunteer infantry, was appoint.
ed civil governor. He favors the main.
tenance OF friendly relations with the
natives and is opposed to pillage. sci
cures, destruction OF property and Inn
prisonment, except under direct neces-
sity.
Colonel Gardener when in command
OF the Thirtieth infantry was in con
troll OF this district, and as n result of
this policy population of active insur-
gents has been transformed into friend.
ty natives.
Thirteen of the 20 pueblos of the
province, including some well popu-
lated towns. were represented in the
contest for the location OF the capital.
The commission decided to determine
the matter by the votes of the pueblos,
and Lucena received eight as against
five cast for Tayabas, the former capt.
tai. Lucena Is near the coast and more
accessible to the towns in the south
westerly section of the peninsula.
There was some discussion OF a pro-
posal to incorporate Martinique is
land, 80 miles distant, with the prov
ince OF Tayahas. but no action was
taken. the matter standing over until
the commission shall have visited the
island. The population OF the province
OF Tayabas is 1900 and that OF Mar.
induque island $4,000.
In addition TO appointing Colonel
Gardener as governor OF the province
the commission appointed Lieutenant
John w. c. Abbott of the Thirtieth vol
unteer infantry TO be treasurer and
Lieutenant Frederick T. Austin OF the
Forty-sixth volunteer infantry to be
supervisor. The secretary and the tis'
cal are natives.
Lieutenant Watson of the Forty-ffth
volunteer infantry, while scouting near
the hamlet OF Bado, In Comarines prov.
ince, southern Luzon, killed five insur.
gents and destroyed 10 OF the enemy's
matched barracks.
Increase In Revenues.
The total receipts from the Philip
pine customs for February were $3.50.
900. The internal revenue receipts for
the first quarter exceed the receipts for
any similar period during the Spanish
regime.
General Macarthur and General
Wheaton yesterday afternoon.reviewed
the Thirty-fifth volunteer infantry and
highly complimented the regiment fol-
| Its fine appearance, service and prof
| cheney. The United States army trans
| port Thomas is expected to arrive her,
today from Mindanao with the Tween
ty-eighth volunteer infantry on boart
| anu 10 itdNt haiNu 10 Iol uulht VIII
this regiment.
The authorities at Washington hav,
assigned the control of the great ic,
| plant, the construction of which ha,
been hindered for various reasons FOL
the last two years, TO the insular gov
eminent. In order to save cold stor
age capacity the army Will be fur
nished with Ice under contract will
the insular government. Employees
will be furnished with ice at approx
mately cost prices.
The amount of the construction OF
this ice plant was estimated at 500,
600, but the commission found IL neces
sary to appropriate 100000 more tC
[ this end. General Macarthur held thai
although the expense OF the construc
ton of the plant was borne by the In
sular government the work was under
taken as an army necessity when the
army and the insular government wer,
practically one and therefore the plan
ought TO be controlled by the military