Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-18
CUBA AND PHILIPPINE NEWS.


The establishment of civil govern.
ment in the PHILIPPINES, which is to
take place about July /, brings up the
question of who will be in supreme
authority under the President The
law says that "all military, civil and
judicial powers shall be vested in such
person or persons as the President
shall direct The language has been
weighed very carefully and the desig-
nation 'person" followed by persons"
is taken to mean that the President
shall name some one to have supreme
command under his own direction and
that the persons shall be those act
ing under that command. Judge Taft,
IL is understood, is to be the governor
of the islands, but it will be necessary
20 have some one in Washington to act
as a medium of communication between
the President and the governor.
Since the rebellion in the Philippines,
80, 600 is the lowest estimate of the war
department of the casualties sustained
by the Filipino forces; 1867 rifles have
been captured or surrendered; COS, 142
complete returns, have been seized.
The number of Filipinos killed cannot
be accurately determined, as Gen.
Macarthur, in his dispatches, states
that it is impossible to be accurate on
this point 1t would not surprise Off
Gals should the Filipino fatalities
reach $4,000, and some say that so, 900
is closer to the real figures Adjt. Gen.
Corbin is satisfied that the casualties
suffered by the Filipinos will in them
selves form potent reason for the
abandonment of further resistance by
the natives.
Gen. Macarthur says it is impossible
70 make statement concerning Agui-
naldo now. 1t is possible that Agui-
naldo will soon be removed from the
Malacanang palace to a large house,
with pleasant grounds in n fashionable
part of the city of Manila, beside the
Pasig river, which is being renovated
and prepared for occupancy. Agui-
naldo is purchasing diamonds and other
jewelry. He continues To receive GER
tain visitors, but new spaper correspond
ents are excluded. 1t is believed he is
reluctant to sign the manifesto he is
preparing owing to the conditions
attached to it,
Although the officials are uncom-
munative il is nevertheless said that
Aguinaldo signed the peace manifesto
on the 9th. Chief Justice Arellauo
drafted the document. Aguinaldo
CT rfr. rltr al tnh 20 t,xvn ola g
the manifesto and considerable argu-
ment was required to overcome his
objections.
Col. Aba, the insurgent leader of
Iambales province, with 10 officers, SO
men and 90 rifles, surrendered TO Lieut..
Col. Mancil C. Goolrell, commanding
the marines stationed at Olongapo, on
Subig bay on the sth. Gen. Malvar,
with about 800 men and as many rifles,
is expected to surrender shortly at
Slang, in Cavite province.
The trial of M. Brix Hoelterman, the
Belgian who was connected with the
Philippine Trading Co., and whose
arrest on the charge of furnishing sup
plies to the insurgents was announced
Fec. 10, has been completed. The evil
dence of the Filipino colonel, Herrera,
who recently surrendered, .linched
the prosecution. The colonel testified
that Hoelterman had furnished money
and rice supplies to the insurgents.
Under the old regulations, cockpits
will be re-established in Manila, the
privilege of conducting them being
granted to the widow of Capt. Lara,
who commanded the native police of
the city. Formerly the municipal
revenue derived from cock fighting
amounted to 500, 900 annually.
Gen. Sandico, former member of
Aguinaldo's cabinet, has surrendered
to the American authorities at Cabana-
tuan, in the province of New Ecija.
He has bad record and may be tried.