The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-04
STRICT BLOCKADE OF SAMAR PORTS
FAILS TO SHUT OUT FILIBUSTERS
Small Boats From the Island of Leyte Eude the Fleet Of
American Gunboats and Land Supplies for Insurgen1
Force That Still Refuses to Surrender to General Smith

N III ANILA, Nov 3-The October re-
MNt port of the insular treasurer
RWW shows that nearly 100000 is
Il " IN available for appropriations.
The financial condition of ma
jority of the provinces is slowly improv-
ing. Several of them have SURPRISES
amounting to $4,000.
Owing TO high prices of all kinds of sup
plies here the Philippine Commission has
issued an order making optional the pay
ment of laborers in rice or money IN the
poorer districts.
Fourteen warships are maintaining
very strict blockade of the island or Sa-
mar but advices from Catbalogan, Sa-
mar, say it is well known that, in spite OF
the fact that all ports of Samar are
closed, supplies still reach the insurgents
Most of this work is done during dark
nights by small boats from the island Of
Leyte Every available gunboat is now
trying to prevent this: The capture OF
I Lukban's cOmmlSSary has proved great
blow TO the insurrection, as ii renders fu-
ture supplies very precarious.
Conditions in the island OF Leyte are
very annoying to General Smith. A large
number of jUnks are used with the eX-
press object of aiding the insurgents in
Samar, covering the movements of fugi
tivcs and landing provisions and clothing.
Captain Spellman and Lieutenant Jones
of the Forty-third Regiment, who were
convicted of Illicit trading and bribery,
have been sentenced to five and three
years imprisonment, respectively. They
have been brought to Manila en- route to
Fort Leavenworth, where they will be i'm
There was a public discussion before the
Philippine Commission to-day on the draft
of the act against treason and sedition
Many prominent FilipinoS were present.
Vice Governor Wright explained the OBJ
ject of the bill, saying that the Spanish
code was unsatisfactory. Said Mr..
Wright:
There are number of people living in the
Philippines who, so long as there is no punish
ment for treason, will take advantage of the
fact to eclog the wheels of the insular govern
ment Ut must not be overlooked that turbulent
spirits exist in the pacif1ed provinces. The
masses of the people are susceptible to infiam-
natory utterances and liable to be influenced
by schemiug demsgogues. 1t would be an mex
cusabe weakness On the part of the commission
70 allow people to be aroused to deeds OF VIC
lenoe who are gradually drifting to the pur-
suits CT peace.
The recent renewed attempts at insurrection
on the island OF Samar and in the province of
Batangas Luzcn), and at a few other points
due to- noisy Filipino agitators has caused
nos and Americans, and the effect of their con-
tinuance would be to make impossible the very
things these agitators claim to most desire.
Such endeavors serve to recruit the ranks of
the insurgents and to postpone the era of good
feeling and fellowship which must come.
cations Their intent must be evil. No mater
what may have been the opinions of the Filipi-
Government, the fact remains that the Ameri-
cans are here. and, moreover, here they intend
to stay.
The bin was then read in Spanish.
ISABELLA Reyes, Spanish journalist, who
has been here for several weeks, said he
was opposed to the bill and objected gem
orally to the imposition of the death pen
atty for political crimes, He suggested
against which the bill was aimed should
be deported to the United States and de-
clared that Italy and Portugal had en-
acted the most reasonabl existing laws
dealing with the matters under consider
alton.
Proves to Be an Anarchist.