The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-06
WOMEN MIXING IN
WIFE OF FILIPINO CONspIR ATOR
SAVES AN AMERICAN
GARRISON
WIVES OFFERED AS HOSTAGES
Gen. Smith Adopts Stringent Meas
ures in Leyte and Deports
Woman Who Kept Re-
bellion seethtng.

MANILA, Nov. 5.-A plot to massacre
the American garrison at MOhcada, PROV
ince of Tarlac, island of Luzon, has been
revealed by the wife of one of the con-
spirators. Several of the town officials
are implicated in the murderous scheme.
The woman who revealed the plot hid
a detective beneath a house in which
the leaders of the conspiracy were meet
ing. Arrests followed and many incrimi
mating papers We're seized. The plan was
to set fire to a house close to the bar
racks. after dark and when the soldiers
came out to assist i'll eXtingushing the
flames, $50 conspirators, armed with bolos,
were to rush on the guard, capture their
arms, and proceed to massacre the gar
rison.
Commissioner Wright took the oath of
Office as vice governor, and will be act
ing governor during the convalescence of
Gov. Taft who will probably be unable
TO resume his duties for some weeks
to come.
The United States Philippine commits
SIGN today passed the II eason laws with
Slight alterations. Several Philippines
spoke against them
Advices from Tacloban capital of the
island of Leyte, report that the presi-
denies of various towns III the island
have waited upon Brig. Gen. Smith and
complained to him that the people are
unable to procure food because of the
blockade that is maintained along the
strait of San Juarico. Gen. Smith replied
that the strictest kind of blockade would
be continued 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 unayailing.
Wives as Hostages.
Gen. Smith has ordered the deportation
of the wife Of Gen. Luk5an, leader of the
Sanar revolutionists, who was the main
cause of the refusal of the Samar insur-
gents to surrender. Some of the princi-
pal men who have been captured are
willing that their wives be held as host
ages while they 60 into the field for the
purpose of persuading their relatives to
surrender.
Lieut.. Lucian A Cajote, with a body
of scouts, captured body of insurgents
southeast of Tichoban, island of Samar,
and in the fight which followed twenty
five insurgents were killed.
Lieut. Albert r. Jones, Capt. Michael
will not be sent home on the United
States transport Hancock which sails to-
morrow, all the space on board OF her
being taken up.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.--The transport
Warren, according to a dispatch dated
yesterday, left Nagasai Sunday for
San Francisco, with tS1S sick and insane
men, seventy-two naval officers and men,
J1S casual, twentythree cabin passengers
and eighteen prisoners on board.
These passengers were transferred from
the United States transport Sheridan,
which has been detained at Nagasaki
since Oct. 49, with a broken tail shaft
AS the Sheridan had on board the con-
gressional party which has been visiting
the Philippines, it is probable that the
congressman, officers and men who form
ed the party embarked on board the
Warren and are once more detained in
Japan