Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-07
OFFICERS IN JAIL.
Convicted of Illicit Trading ana
prilery I'm the philippines.

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Manila, Nov. 5,-Capt. Spellman ana
Lieut.. Jones of the Forty-third regl-
ment, vino were convicted of Illicit
trading and bribery, have been SEN
fenced to five and three years imprls-
oument. respectively. They have peeh
brought 20 Manila en- route TO for'
Ieavenworth. Kan, where they viii De
imprisoned.
Under the new law Chinese are pour
ing into Manila and quickly settling In
the provinces. During n past t"o
weeks Zoo Cinnamon have come mere.
The disturbances in Centrai Luzon'
have materially subsidized under Ihe
activity of the army and
Fourteen warships are maintaining a
very strict blockade of the Island OF
Samar with the result that the IN
surgents there are not able to obtain
supplies of any kind from outside the
island.
There was a public discussion yester-
day before the Philippine commission
Of the draft of
and SeditiOn.
Many public men were heard. Vice
Gov. Wright explained the object OF
the bill, saying that the Spanish code
was unsatisfactory.
There are a number of people living
in the Philippines" remarked MT,
Wright, "who. so long as there is no
punishment for reason. will take ao-
vantage Of the fact to clog the wheels
Of the insular government. 1t must not
be overlooked that turbulent splrlts
exist in the pacifed provinces. n
masses of the people are susceptible 10
lrfammatory u]tterances and are liable
to be influenced by demagogues. 1t
would be inexcusable weakness on the
part of the commission to allow the
people to be aroused to deeds of Vio-
Ience who are now gradually drifting
the pursuits of peace. The recent
attempts at insurrection in the Island
Of Samar ard the Province of Batan-
gas Luzon) and a few other points,
due to noisy
Philippine Agitators,
have caused a feeling of unrest in the
minds OF both Filipinos and Americans,
and the effect of their continuance will
be to make impossible the very things
these agitators most desire. Such eff
forts serve to recruit the ranks Of in
surgents and to postpone the era Of
good feeling and fellowship which must
come. No excuse exists for secret po-
titical organizations. Their intent must
De evil. No matter what may have
been the opinions OF the Filipinos re-
garding the sovereignty OF the Ameri-
an government the fact remains that
the Americans are here, and. more
over, here they intend to stay"
The bill was hen read in Spanish.
It was attacked by a number of Fill
lpino leaders.
Supplies Reach Insurgents.
Advices from Catbalogan, Samar,
say ii is well known hat in spite If the
fact that all ports of Samar are closed,
supplies still reach the insurgents.
Most OF this work is lone during dark
nights by small boats from the Island
IF Leyte. Every, available sunboat Is
now en~deavoring to prevent this. The
capture of Lukban's commissary has
proved a great blow to the insurrec-
ton, as 1t renders future supplies very
orecarious. Conditions in the Island of
Leyte are very annoying to Gen.
Smith. A large number of junks are
used with the express object of aiding
the insurgents in Samar, covering the
movements of fugitives and landing
provisions and clothing.