The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-13
WAR NOT YET OVER.
extremely Lively Incidents Still Occur
in The Philippines.
lhE NATIVES ARE DEFIANT
flaunl Their Flags in The Face of
American Forces.
QUITE A SERIOUS SITUATION
manifested Itself Lately in Samar When
Americans Arrived.
QUITE A SERIOUS SITUATION
FILPNOS TOOK FREQUENT SHOTS
IA f6S@Ib.
Al 4o,s a earrisoned by United
0'" 0, Some Localities
NiN0a5 illustrative.

correspondence Of tic Associated Press }
aeoban Leyte Province, Philippine Is
Idhds' April 2+-Althongh the war I'm the
iHIlpplnes for some time has been ofacinl
described as practically over" the
recent operations of the United states Phil
! ippihe commission have been about the
euge or localities which are still nothing
more nor less than "enemy's territory.
! me commissioners had heard all ahopt tho
do'ngS Of MaXilon, the Cebu lnsurgcnt who
sun manages TO keep more than reri
uient OF soldiers confined to tho coast
towns Of Cebn: of samson tba -r,,,,o..
'eauer OF the island Of Bohul. who win
several hundred followers keens ma ,a.,,..,
Iul inhabitants and the American ofacers
su'ss'ns as 10 his whereabouts, and or
''V""' rae chief diSturbcr of Loyte. But
W"eh the representatives of the United
states FACED the real conditions In Samar
'heF saw very serious situation -lnsnr
E'ht banners Haunted on the hills aropnd
ABOUT Catbaiogan chief city of tho island.
S'ts hred Into the towns garrisoned nv
american troops is n very common occrr.
renee ana the Inhabitants are cowed into
,haction by fear Of the vR,geance Of I'M.
oah' the dominant lnsurgent commander
in Samar
Nhen fhe Americans first entered Robo,
they were surprised to learn that tho oRo
pubic Of Bohol" was about being founded
Asulnaldo's picture hung prominently f.,
me provincial building and the Robolians
peheved In him as rtelr leader ont Of snnn
ism tyranny; hut wlren all was a,Id ana
inc victory won, they were resolved thot
bohol itself be free and Independent Ar
lhat time Samson. the present insurpent
commander, was living al Taghilirap and
was on friendly terms with the Americana
but he frankly told the army officers tbat
nus principles would never permit him 10 |
cherish any lesser ideal for his people thon
absolute independence. He was gi,.on /
charge Of the local police. One day be |
went out to make a pretended tour Of In.
spection Of other towns ana meyer ro
turned
vert marked characteristic If ia,
bllAran and the smaller towns is rho nroo,
ressire character of their schools SOM
'i ln' Suhordnates Of Major Woodburv
me military commander have taken snacioI
Interest In the children rhe night NJ rho
commissions arrival the young Visavon.
were out to the number of several HIM
died carrying fancy lanterns. torches ana
emblcms of seemingly innumerable native
hcslsh ana shouting "vivas" IN front of
the houses occupied by the America,
guests. Toe demonstration ended with tho
spirited singing Of America" by those of
the children who were good al English
pronunciation, accompanied by native
Leyte. has suffered badly from the raw
ages OF war ana the consequent idloness |
Of Its people, but the aggressvcness Of
me Forty third Infantry and the rapid
spread of the Federal party in the island
hnre combined TO bring about almost per
LCct peace. Fine new barracks officers
quarters and a hospital are being erected
pa the water front, and the town appears
clean.
Colonel Murray Of the Forty-third regI
nent had hoped 10 have The rebellion en-
-irely wound up before the arrival of tho
commissions The influential native presi-
leute of Taclphan had seconded the effort
10 such an extent that even then he was
twenty-five of his townsmen. ieyte was
he following day organized into PROV
ice without DELAY.
Crossing the narrow channel between
-eytc and Samar totally different state
# affairs was found II was l<tnwn that
he insurgents occasionally took some shots
Il Catbalogan from the adjacent hillsides.
which almost surrounded the city, hut the
'lstnrs were quite amazed 10 learn that
vas a common occurrence and that the
srrsons In Catbalogan and other towns
we're shot al 50 often that little was
bought Of such an incident. On the very
an of the arrival Of the commissioners 9
he town was fred into. "A