The San Francisco call., 1901-12-16
FEAR OUTBREAK
AMONG FILIPINOS
Spirit Of Rebellion Re-
wives in the Island
Of Luzon.
General Chaffe Takes Vigor-
Gus Measures to Prevent
a Massacre.

PEKING. Dec. IA private letter re-
celved here from an American general at
Manila, whose position gives his state
mentS the highest authority. says thaI
secret service reports from all the pro-
vinces of the island of Luzon show re-
markable and widespread revival of the
spirit of rebellion there This letter says
the American army expects general out
break throughout the island of LuzOn, and
is taking vigorous measures to suppress
IL Manila IS the center of discomfort.
General Chatee has frequent parades' OF
the garrison through the city streets to
display the American strength, ana, lear
ing an attempt at a general massacre or
Americans, arrangements have been per-
women and children in the public build
ingS on short notice,
MANILA, Dec. 15.-GeneraI Franklin
Bell has been exceedingly active in Ba-
tangaS province, where he intends by
every means available to stamp out the
Lieutenant Hennessy of the Eight IN
fantry, together with one American scout
and six Filipinos. captured an insurgent
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out the loss of a man.
A number of captured documents ana
papers, now in the hands of General Sell,
implicate in the inSurrectiOn the preSI-
dente and other prominent natives OK
Liam, Batangas province
General Bell has notified the natives in
Batangas that on December rs he proposes
to concentrate them in the neighborhOod
of the towns. He will move their live
concentration. After that date everything
outside these limits will be cOnfiscated
The roads from Batangas and LaGuna
provinces are lined with q continuous
dren, in carry-alls, carts and mounted on
caribOos seeking safety from the horrors
of war.
The column under Colonel Theodore ].
Wint of the Sixth Cavalry is jealous in
its operations against the insurgents. and
has received high praise from the military
authorities.
The insurgent General Torres who was
found guilty by a military commission of
ordering the assassination of an Ameri-
but whose sentence was dtsapprOVed by
General Chaffee, broke down when he was
released. He said it was just that his
life be spared. because he was innocent
of the crime imputed TO him He has ex-
pressed his highest regard and Warmest
feelings for General Chaffee and his ap-
probation that the supreme military pow
er in the Philippines is in the hands or
such man. Torres says he is submis-
sixe to the existing c3nditions
Patterson, the English secretary to
Sixto Lopez, who was expelled from the
Philippines for refusing to swear allegi-
ance to the United States, left here to-
day for Hongkong on the United States
army transport Warren
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The dispatch adds that the British took
JOHANNESBURG. Dec 15.-Within
three months 10000 refugees are expected
to return here. Permission has been
granted to the mines to start one hum
dred new stamps weekly The railway is
now able to cope with the increased trait
fic. Eight new engines were bought dur
ing the last few months, and there has
also been large additions of new rolling
stock The Stock Exchange will shortly
reopen. The Star, a newspaper. will start
after January l. The registry of the Su-
preme Court will open in January for the
issuing of wTits. The court will sit in
March. Twenty-Five prisoners charged
with conspiracy are about to be brought
to trial