The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
ROUI BAND Of BR|GANDS.
American Deserters in the Philip
pines Who Have Committed
Murders and Outrages.
CAPTURED BY DETECTIVES and POLICE.
Aun,naldo Still Rema Inns Under Guard
Receives Many Letters-Oec"
to Say Whether FiltpinO* Are O"'
pable Of Self-GOvernment- Aea"'
erx and Men Continue to SurrehoeH'

Manila, May 15.-The civil commas
sion has appointed Capt. Arlington
U. Belts, of the Forty-seventh Volun.
teer infantry, to be civil governor Oh
Albay province. Lieut.. Howard Lee
Landers. of the Forty-frst infantry
has been appointed treasurer OF The
same province. Lieut.. W. U: morn
ton. of the Thirty-eighth 1n1ahtry
has been appointed treasurer OF the
province of Capiz, in Panay island
vice Lieut.. Marion c. Raysor, who is
ill.
American Brigands.
MANILA, May 15.-Detectives and the
police have broken up band OF Amer
lean brigands who have been operae-
ing in the province of Pampanga'
north of and not far from Manila.
George Raymond, Ulrich Rogers and
Oscar Mushmiller have been captured
and Andrew Martin, Peter He1se,
George MUM and two others are still
being pursued. This band committed
outrages. murdered and raped at Bac-
olor, Pampanga province, and IN that
vicinity, and Sunday last they killed
Henry Dow, an American. Inc oaho
sometimes represented themselves as
American deserters and at others as
American soldiers. George Raymond
wore the uniform of a captain. Ray
mond and Martin were formerly po-
licemen in Manila.
Ready to Surrender.
Manila, May l7.-It is believed that
Gen. Cables, who has been declared
an outlaw, has been wounded. lie
has been negotiating with Gen. Sum-
ncr for three days looking to surren-
der. The federal press and ex-Gov'
Gen. Malvar are urging him to give
himself up.
Arufnaldo Under Guard.
Manila, May 17.-Gen. Macarthur
declines to define the status of Aguin'
aldo. He says that, though he is IN
sense a prisoner, he is enjoying ND
ertv in his residence and the grounds
attached thereto. He is, however, I'M
der guard. He voluntarily remains
indoors. He receives large num-
bers of letters and pamphlets from
anti-imperialists and others. He has
received offers of large salary from
museum managers in the United
States, who propose giving bonds for
his safe return to Manila.
No Concessions.
Manila, May 1S.-Aguinaldo in an in
terview expressed the opinion that
the American government of the Phil
ippines, in order to be unquestionably
satisfactory, should conform strictly
to the constitution. Asked whether
he considered the Filipinos capable OF
exercising all the privileges guaran-
teed by literal interpretatio and ap-
plication of the constitution, he de-
clined to express an opinion.
More surrenders.
Manila, May 1S.-Gen. Mascardo,
with 1923 men, has surrendered to
Capt. Joseph p. O'Neil, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, at San Antonio, Fam
bales province.
Back from Manila.
San Francisco, May 1s.-The trans
port Sheridan arrived from Manila,
via Nagasaki, Friday afternoon, with
Gems. John r. Bates and Fred ID.
Grant, GO officers and 1928 enlisted
men of the Forty-ffth and Forty
sixth infantry.
Grant Talks.
San Francisco, May 20.-Gen. F. D.
Grant, who arrived from Manila on
the transport Sheridan, was met in
San Francisco bay by President Nc
Kinley. He talked at length on con-
ditions in the Philippines and de-
clared that the insurrection did not
begin to collapse until after the cleo
ton.