Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-13
OFFICER GOES WRONG.
Lieutenant Henry mitchell Arre.ted o.
ON Charge of Embexxlement.

VfttCeh CUES WRONG.
Lisutenant Henry Mitchell Arreated ON
on Charge of Embezzlement.
Manila. June A.-Lieutenant Henry
7. Mitchell. of the Forty-first regiment,
has been arrested and will be tried by
court martial on the charge Of embez-
element at Bacolor of $277 of public
funds.
The Philippine commission has
passed an act creating fourteen judic-
lal circuits.
The following appointments have
been made by the commission: Gener-
al Mariana Trias, governor of cavite:
u. NJ. Shearscr. treasurer; Amhrosio
Flores. governor of Rial; Captain
James Il. Hill,of the Forty second regi-
! ment. treasurer; Captain Jacob r.
krebs, Twenty second regiment, gov
ornor of Nueva Ecijn: Lieutenant
Richard c. Day, OF the Thirty-lourtA.
treasurer.
Captain William II. Wilhelm, of the
Twenty first infantry, recently wound
ed In an engagement with the insur-
gents at Lipa, Batangas province, died
today.
Work Of the Commiss,on.
Tacloban, Leyte Province. April pa
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press)-Although the war In the Phil
ipplnes Tor some time has been official
~ described 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 the ''enemy's
territory" The commissioners had
heard all about the doings of Maxilon,
the Cebu insurgent, who still manages
a
diers confinc1 to the coast towns of
Cebu; of Samson, the Tagalog leade,
of the island of Bohol, who, with sew
eral hundred followers, keep the peace
fun Inhabitants and American officers
guessing as to his whereabouts and of
Mo1ican, the chief disturber of Leyte.
But when the representatives of the
United States faced the real condition
IN Samar, they saw very serious sit
uation. lnsurgent banners Haunted on
the hills round about Catbalogan, the
chief city of the island; shots We're
tired into towns garrisoned by Ameri-
can troops. a very common occurrence,
and the inhabitants were cowed into
lnaction by fear of the vengeance of
l,ukban. the dominant insurgent com
mander in Samar.
"Ropublic of Bohcl.',
When Americans first entered Bohol
they We're surprised to learn that ms
.Republic of Bohol'' was about being
founded. Aguinaldos picture was
hung prominently in the provincial
building. The Boho!ians believed In
him as their leader out of Spanish
tyranny, but when all was said and
victory won they resolved that Bohol
itself should be free and independent.
At that time Samson, the present In
surgent commander, was living at Tag
bi!aran and was on friendly terms With
the Americans. But he frankly told
the army officers his principles would
never permit him to cherish any lesser
ideal for his people than absolute inda-
pendence. He was given charge of the
local police. One day he went out to
make Il pretended tour of other towns
and never returned.
a very marked characteristic of Tag
hilaran and smaller towns is the pro-
greSsive character of their schools.
Some subordinates of Major Woodbury..
military commander, have taken a sp.-
cial interest in the children. The night
of the committees arrival young vi
sayans We're out to the number Of sew
eral hundred. carrying fancy lanterns.
torches and emblems seemingly innu-
merable, of native design, and shouting
"Vivas" In front of the houses occu-
pied by the American guests. Tho
demonstration ended with a spirited
singing Of America" by those children
WIZ WCIC SOOu GNSi1Sn prOI1unc10.
ton, accompanied by native bands.
Leyte Peaceful Now.
Lcyte has suffered badly from the
'avages of war and the consequent
idleness of Its people, but the agrees
siveness of the Forty third infantry
and the rapid spread of the federal
party In the island have combined to
bring about perfect peace.
Colonel Murry of the Forty-third
regiment, had hoped to have the rebel
lion entirely wound up before the ar
rival of the commission. The influen-
tial native presidents of Tacloban had
seconded his efforts to such an extent
that even then he was out hiking" for
Motican. accompanied by twenty-five
of bis townsmen. Leyte was the fol-
lowing day organized into province
without delay.
Crossing the narrow channel between
Leyte and samar n totally different
state of affat.s was found. 1t was
known the Insurgents occasionally
took some shots at Catbalognn from
adjacent hills which almost surround
the city, but the visitors were quite
amazed to learn that the defiant waving
of flags on the hills was a common oc-
currence and that garrisons in Catba-
logan and other Samar towns We're
shot at SO often that little was really
thought of such Incidents. On the very
day of the arrival of the commissioners
i he town was fired into.