The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-06
FILIPINO PLOT
Is BETRAYED
Had Planned to Massacre an
American Garrison.
IS REVEALED BY A WOMAN
TWENTY-FIVE REBELS ARE
KILLED IN A BATTLE.
is REVEALED BY A WOMAN

Manila, Nov. 5.-A plot to massacre
the American garrison at Moncada,
province of Tarlac. island of Luzon,
has been revealed by the wife Of one
Of the conspiFators. Several town Of
ficials are implicated.
The woman who revealed the plot
hid a detective beneath a house IN
which the leaders of the conspiracy
were meeting. Arrests followed and
many discriminating papers were seiZe1.
The plan was to set fire to a house
close to the barracks after 5Srk, and
when the soldiers came out to assist
in eXtinguishing the flames, $50 con-
spiratOrs, armed with bolOs, were to
rush on the guard, capture their arms
and proceed to massacre the garrison.
Advices from TaclOban. capital of the
island Of Leyte, report that the presi-
denies of various towns in the island
have waited upon Brigadier General
Smith and complained to him that the
people are unable to procure food be-
cause Of the blockade that is main
talned along the strait of San Juanico.
General Smith replied that the strict
est kind Of a blockade would be con-
tinued until the people of Leyte
brought in their guns and gave the au-
thOrities full information concerning
the insurgents who infest the country
All the arguments of the officials of
the towns were Unavailing.
Lukban's Wife Deported.
General Smith has ordered the de-
portation of the wife of General Lux
ban, leader Of the Samar revolutionists.
The wife of General Lukban was the
main cause Of the refusal of the Samar
insurgents to surrender. Some of the
principal men who have been captured
are willing that their wives be held as
hostages while they go into the field
for the purpose of persuading their
relatives to surrender.
Four native police officers were killed
and their horses captured yesterday at
Bay Bay, island of Leyte.
Lieutenant Julien z. CaujOt with
detachment of scouts, encountered a
body Of insurgents southeast of Cat
balogan, Samar island, and in the fight
which followed twenty-five rebels were
killed. One hundred and seventy-five
houses were burned and 5000 pounds Of
rice and 1000 pounds Of palay were
captured.
Commissioner Wright today took the
oath Of Office as vice governor. He will
be acting governor during the cOnval-
essence Of Governor Taft, who prob
ably will be unable to resume his duties
for some weeks to come. The news
papers approve of the appointment.
The United States Philippine commits
sion today passed the treason laws,
with slight alterations. Several Fill
ipinOs spoke against them.
Petition to Congress.
The federalists are holding a conven-
IN n 90 q n
gress asking that body to grant au-
tOnOmy to the Philippines, with a gov
ernor appointed by the president Of
the United States, with veto power
over the two houses, the senate to con-
sist Of thirty members, fourteen Of
them to be named by the governor and
sixteen to be elected.
In case of the death Of the governor
it is proposed that his duties shall de-
volve upon the president of the senate,
temporarily. The lower house. accord
ing to the proposed plan, shall consist
of a representative for each 100 900 in
habitants Finally. the federalists de-
sire that every Filipino be pardoned
for political crimes arising from the
war
The sessions of the federalist conven-
ton were noisy and turbulent. The
chairman had difficulty in controlling
the convention.
Palermo has been expelled from the
federal party, Buencamino saying that
his union with ISABELLA Refs for the
formation of another party debarred
him from connection with the federal
lists.
The petition Buencamino also said,
Ito be sent to congress must be as pure
as crystal It would be so if Palermo
were allowed to participate in it,