Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-17
CABLES WILL
SURRENDER.
His Representatives Sign an Agree
ment 10 That Effect.
DECLARED TO BE AN OUTLAW
His Followers Number 500 IL TO As
semble Them at Santa cruz,
Lnguna Province.

Manila, June 1G-Cols Infant and
Gulvara, representatives. of Gen.
Cables, today signed the name of their
principal to an agreement to surren-
der. Under the terms Of this agree
ment Gen Cables is to assemble his
men at Santa Cruz, Laguna province,
as quickly as possible and there sur
render himself and his command to
the American authorities. The exact
number Of his men Is uncertain, but
there win probably be more than 500
For more than year past Gen. Gail e
les has commanded the insurgent
forces operating on the east side OF
Bay lake, north If Manila, He is said
to be French hnlf-Caste and during
the last revolution he has acquired n
reputation for vindictiyeness and
cruelty. The society OF Mandu-Cats,
whose practice It was TO assasslna'e
and bury alive those OF their country
men who accepted American SOW
ereignty whenever the latter fell into
their hands, operated with the cogni-
zance, If not the support, OF Gen. Call
les Al one time Cables offered a re-
ward Of $40 for the heads Of all Amer
leans brought to him, and more recent
ly he offered a reward Of $40 coo for the
head of Capt. Edward n. Jones, Jr,
Of the Eighth infantry,
Since the capture OF Agunaldo, Call
les, who was one OF the few insurgcnt
leaders who did not surrender under
the terms of amnesty, has been per-
sistently pursued by the American
troops. He was declared to have been
wounded In one engagement last month
and negotiations for his surrender
have been going on with Gen Sumner
for some weeks past He was declared
to be an outlaw by the American au-
thorities and this fact which meant
that he could not expect TO enjoy inn
munity for his past deeds and viola
tons Of honorable warfare but would
have TO stand trial on the many
charges against him doubtless COM
PEELED him to prolong his resistance.
The members of the Federal party adj
Vised him to surrender, but this he per-
slstently refused 10 do when he saw
that his capture was inevitable
Cables was man with considerable
influence with the Filipino people and
an aggressive fighter. He kept his fol-
lowers well In hand, his system Of mob
ilgation being excellent In the noun
talns of Laguna province where Call
les practically confined his operations,
he had many advantages over the
American troops frequently sent to dis
lodge him and rendered their efforts
futile. He is credited with the SIN
alomon affair Of last year, in which Il
few American troops were badly cut
up losing more than so per cent of the
number engaged.
Cables at one time declared himself
to be Aguinaldo's successor He and
Gen. Waiver were the only two trouble
some insurgent leaders remaining in
LuzOn.
Seventeen judges have been APP
pointed to the courts Of first instance.
Among these appointments there are
eleven Americans, who have been given
the most important circuits, as fol-
lows:
Manila-Klnkald Of Texas and Odlin
Of New Hampshire,
Aparri-Blount Of Georgia.
Dagupan-Johnson Of Michigan.
Batangas-Linebarge OF Illinois
Nueva Caceres-Carson Of Virginia.
Iloilo-Bates Of Vermont.
Negros-Norris Of Nebraska.
Cebu-Carlock Of Illinois.
Zamboanga--Icklso Of Iowa.
Jolo--Whitsett Of Missouri.