The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
NOW FOR PEACE
SURRENDER OF FILIPINO REBELS IN
ZAMBALEs PROVINCE.
Submitted to Colonel GoodseII. of the
United states Marine Corps. Who
Is Stationed at OlOngapa.
WAR DEPARTMENT PLEASED
LONG STRETCH OF COAST COUNTRY
THAT GAVE MUCH TROUBLE.
District in which the Signal Corps
Was Forced to Fight To Main
tain Its Telegraph System.
AGUINALD0 STILL AT WORK
WRITING HIS PEACE MANIFESTO
WITH AID OF A DICTIONARY.
DepOrted FiIipinos in Good Health at
Guam-COmsnissary Scandals
Under investigation.
District i'm which the Signal Corps
Was Forced To Fight To Main
tain Its Telegraph System.
AGUINALD0 STILL AT WORK
WRITING HIS PEACE MANIFESTO
WITH AID OF DICTIONARY.
DepOrted Filipinos in Good Health nj
Guam-COni,nfss Scandals
Under investigation.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The Navy De-
partment this morning received the follow
ing cablegram from Admiral Remey at
Cavite: 'Goodrell. at Olongapo, has con-
cluded surrender of insurgents in the coun-
try from Ibay to Morong."
The territory referred to in Admiral
Remey's cablegram is a stretch of land fifty
miles long. from Morong, just below Subig
bay, TO Ibay, point nearly forty miles up
the coast in Zarnbales province. a portion
of country which has caused no end of
trouble to the American forces General
Greedy said to-day that the signal corps
had at least a dozen sharp fights in this
vicinity while endeavoring to maintain open
telegraphic communication with Manila.
The insurgents finally became so aggres-
sive that General Greedy decided TO have
cable laid from Olongapo. in Subig bay.
which Is the site selected for the new naval
station in the Philippines, to connect with
Manila. account of the difficulty of
maintaining telegraphic communication
overland. The laying of the cable is now
In progress. Lieutenant Colonel Goodrell,
L. S. NJ c., has been in charge of the mar
ines at Olongapo. The news that this
troublesome portion of Luzon has been pac-
flied is hailed with satisfaction by War
Department officials.
Following is an extract of a personal let
ter, dated Feb. 10. 1901 from Gen. Thomas
Fl. Barry TO Secretary Root: 1.-The bottom
has about dropped out of the insurrection.
The insurgents seem to be falling over
each other in surrendering themselves and
arms. We have Aguinaldo definitely To-
Gated. with good prospects % running him
down in the near future He is in the town
of Palanan, northeast coast of Luzon. about
one hundred. miles north of Casiguran
Funston is going to make try for him in a
few days. He is going to take desperate
chances. but | believe he'll bag him."
The War Department has received copy
of regulation to carry into effect an act of
the Philippine commission. amending a sec
ton OF the provisional customs regulations,
which Is of interest In view of the recently
| reported frauds in the commissary depart
ment in the islands. 1t shows the precau-
tions ordered to be taken to guard against
any misappropriation of government sup
plies. These regulations provide, briefly.
that where supplies for the army or navy
in the Philippines come in on other than
government vessels they shall be accom-
panied by a certificate from the chief of the
tifying that the goods are exclusively for
the use of the army or navy or the insular
government, and that no other disposition
of them will be permitted. The regulations
also set forth that prompt notice must be
given the collector OF customs for the
islands in case Of the nonacceptance of any
consignment of goods or cancellation Of
sale. Goods purchased in the Philippines
| after importation must be accompanied by
affidavit of the seller affirming that an
absolute sale has been made by him and
| that he retains no interest of any kind or
character in such goods.
The division Of insular affairs, War De-
partment has received copies of the speci-
| fcations and blue prints showing the pro-
| posed Improvement of the port of Manila
authorized by the Philippine commission
| The work includes about $50 600 cubic yards
rip-rap, 2l.c00 cubic yards concrete and
| hubble masonry in breakwaters, about s.
| 100000 cubic yards of dredging and pile of
bulkhead 4,7cO feet long. The dredging
will be in mud. sand and shells to depth
| of thirty feet. the dredged material to be
| used in reclaiming land.
| The law officers of the War Department
| have prepared an opinion, which awaits the
| approval of Secretary Root. sustaining the
| legality of a decree by the Philippine COM
| mission requiring banks in the Philippines
| to pay depositors in the same kind of
money as their deposits The bankers had
protested against the decree