Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
CUBA AND PHILIPPINE NEWS.


4th, says Protesio Montejar, leader OF
the insurgent forces, on the island of
Panay, with several officers, IS men
aud 80 rifles, have surrendered to Capt
Barker of the Goth. Fifteen ex-insur-
gent leaders and 500 followers took the
oath of allegiance TO the United States
at Conception, Island of Panay, and
200 more promise soon To swear feaity.
This extingu,shes the rebellion in that
district. Four thousand five hundred
insurgent prisoners are now held at
Manila The new prison on Grande
island, in Subig bay, 60 miles west OF
Manila, has been completed, and 1000
prisoners will be sent there from Ma
Mia on March :. The provincial Off
GERS of the provinces of Bulacan and
Bataan have taken the oath of office
before the commission.
Judge Taft and his associates of the
U. S Philippine commission, accom-
panied 10y their wives and number
of prominent Filipinos, embarked on
the 10th on the u. s. transport Sumner
for Lucena, province OF Tayabas, Luz
zon, where they will organize a pro-
vincial government. At the time OF
their departure the pier was thronged
with natives, who cheered the COM
missioners and gave many other proofs
of the popularity of the commission.
The insurgents have surrendered 500
rifles in the province of Pampanga.
Bulacan and Bataan during the last
four weeks.
A dispatch from Manila, dated the
5th, says a wagon train and detach-
ment of the signal corps, together with
six Macabeebe scouts were attacked
by the insurgents about midway be-
tween the towns of Slang and Dasma-
rinas in Cavte province. Three Amer
leans were killed and two of the Maca-
beebe scouts wounded while one man
is missing Four horses and one mule
were killed. Capt. Mair, with detach-
ments of infantry and cavalry from
Slang arrived at the scene of the sur
prise too late to intercept the enemys
retreat.
The trial of the nine natives charged
with having murdered Quisimbing,
presidente of Calam ba, because he was
friendly to the Americans, discloses
how the insurgents terrorized the ma
tives even in territory occupied by the
Americans. Members of the secret So
ciety, known as Mandoducats, system
atically abducted and killed Filipinos
favoring American rule. In two months
the Calamba Mandoducats killed 40
natives. The victims are usually
buried alive.
The character of some of the mea
urea which the commissioners are priv
ately considering indicates their eXpec-
tation of the early establishment of
the general civil government. Whether
President Mckinley and Secretary Root
are in full accord with them regarding
this Important point is not known
at Manila; but if the situation contin-
ues TO develop favorably it is believed
that Philippine government will be
created in the course of IA few months
The Philippine commission has
amended the harbor bill by appropriate
ing an additional 81 900, 900 immed-
lately. subject to the approval of the
governor general The amount is To
be used for the extension of the break
water and the dred ging of the inner
harbor at Manila to depth of 30 feet,
which will admit of the deepest ships
coming right up to the bulkheads
Gen. Macarthur has informed the
war department of his action in the
case of Mariana Dreu, lieutenant
colonel of insurgents, who was con-
yicted by military commission at
Manila of robbing unoffending natives,
and of violations of the laws Of war,
and sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for 10 years.
American troops are scouting for
Agui aldo, who is supposed to be in
hiding on the eastern coast of Luzon.
The battalion of the 5tn cavalry sta
toned Fort Myer, Va, will soon
leave for San Francisco to embark on
the tran port Meade for the Philip
pines.
The Methodists report 120 converts
in Manila for the week ending the 9th,
and the Philippine Evangelical church
Gains to have secured many new mem
bers.
The duty on Cuban tobacco will be
cut off after April /.
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