Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-10
TAKE MANY CAMPS
GENERALS WHEATON AND BATES
PUSHING FlLIPlNOS.
GEN. GRANT lNIMOUNTAINS
Enactment of School Bill Deferred to
Give Natives Opportunity to Be
Heard On lt-DaiIy and Weekly
Newspapers Being Established in
Island.

Manila, Jan. Generals Wheaton
and Bates report many small captures,
the destruction of insurgent camps
and seizure of supplies and animals.
Among the captured was Col. Techon,
insurgent governor of Tarlac. Gen.
eral Grant is personally in command
of the mounted expedition in the
mountains of southern Pampangas,
which, he says, is the only locality
where insurgents are in force in his
district. Insurgents entered Gapan,
San Isidro, in Funston's district, dur
ing the night and burned score OF
houses, firing very ineffectively. Gen.
Macarthur has committed several
death sentences of military courts to
Imprisonment. Judge Taft's written
opinion of the San Jose college case
was considered and endorsed by the
Philippine commission yesterday af-
ternoon. It will be made public
today.
The enactment of the school bill has
been deferred on account OF the desire
of Filipinos to be heard Oh the bill, as
completed. 1t differs radically from
the one prepared by Superintendent
Atkinson and endorsed by Macarthur.
The latter appropriated $f,650,000 out
right, to be disbursed through Atkin-
son under the supervision of MacAr-
thur. The completed bill directly ap-
propriates only $4,000 and reserves
to the commission authority over plans
for school houses and requires Atkin-
son to report to both Macarthur and
the commission.
The commission has authorized the
department of public instruction to
proceed with the business entrusted
to it's administration. Many inquiries
have been received here from prov
inces concerning the federal party.
Organizers are establishing a daily
newspaper and three weeklies are to
be published in Spanish and Tagalog
in the provinces of Pampanga.
Is AguinaIdo Dead?
New York, Jan. benjamin Ide
of California, who is now staying at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, has re-
ceived information from secret
sources in the Philippines to the effect
that Aguinaldo is dead and that his
death occurred no less than six weeks
ago.
The news has been kept secret by
Aguinaldo's followers, it is said, for
the purpose of prolonging the rebel
lion, since it was believed that the
news of the chiefs death would cause
such encouragement and alarm that
an utter capitulation would result.
President Wheeler obtained this
news through several Filipino children
who have been placed in his care by
their parents. Two are the sons of
Buencamino, a wealthy citizen of Ma
Mia, who, before the advent of the
Americans in the Philippines, had
been an active leader of rebellion
against the Spanish. President
Wheeler also has in his charge the
children of Midel, the governor of
Minanao, and several other boys,
whose parents are of the wealthy
class.
In speaking of the reported death Of
the chief insurrectionist, President
Wheeler said: These boys of mine,
as l may call them, receive frequent
communications from their parents
and friends at home The informa-
ton which was obtained concerning
the death of Aguinaldo, understand,
came from secret and trustworthy
sources, and is probably true"