The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
Conspiracy Among FiIipinOs in
Tarlac Province
To Massacre a Garrison of
American Soldiers.
REVEALED BY WOMAN
Wife of One of the COnspirators
Gives 1t Away.
Commissioner Wright Sworn In
as Vice Governor.

Manila, Nov. e. A plot to massacre
the American garrison at Moncada.
province of Tarlac. island of Luzon. has
been revealed by the wife of one OF the
conspirators.
Several of the town officials are impli-
Gated in the murderous scheme. The
woman who revealed the plot had de-
tective beneath the house in whirh the
leaders of the conspiracy were meeting.
Arrests followed and many incriminat-
ing papers were seized.
The plan was to set fire to a house.
close to the barracks, after dark and
when the soldiers came out to assist in
extinguishing the flames, $50 con-
spirators, armed with bolos, were to rush
on the guard, capture their arms and
proceed to massacre the garrison.
Commissioner Wright today took the
oath of Office as vice governor. He will
be acting governor during the GONZALES
cence of Governor Taft, who probably
Will be unable to resume his duties for
some weeks to come.
The United States Philippine commits
sion today passed the treason law with
slight alterations. Several F'ilipinos
spoke against them.
Advices from Tac1oban, capital of the
island of Leyte, report that the presi-
denies of various towns in the island
have waited upon Brigadier General
Smith and complained to him that the
people are unable to procure food be-
cause of the blockade that is main
tained along the straight of San Juan
leo. General Smith replied that the
strictest kind of a blockade would be
continued until the people of Leyts
brought in their guns and gave the au-
thorities full information concerning the
insurgents who infest the country. Ali
the arguments of the officials of the
towns were unavailing.
General Smith has ordered the depor-
tation of the wife of General Lul<ban,
leader of the Samar revolutionists.
Four native police officers were killed
and their horses captured yesterday at
Baybay. island of Leyte.
Lieut.. Julian E. Caujot, with a de-
tachment of scouts, encountered body
of insurgents southeast of Catbalogan,
Samar island, and in the fight which
followed 25 rebels were killed One hun
dred and seventy-flve houses were
burned and 5000 pounds of rice and 1000
of palay were captured.
The newspapers here approve of the
appointment
The Federalists are holding conven-
tion to arrange for petition to con-
gress asking that body to grant auton-
omy to the Philippines with a governor
appointed by the president of the Uni
ted States, with veto power over the
two houses, the senate to consist of 30
members Ia of them to be named Oy
the governor and 16 to be elected.
In case of the death of the governor
it is proposed that his duties shall de-
volve upon the president of the senate
temporarily. 1ne lower mousse acCOTu-
ing to the proposed plan shall consist
of a representative for each 100000 in
habitants. Finally the federalists de-
sire that every Filipino be pardoned for
political crimes arising from the war.
The sessions of the Federal1St conVen-
ton were noisy and turbulent. The
chairman had difficulty in controlling
the convention.
Paterno has been expelled from the
federal party Buencamino saying that
his union with ISABELLA Reyes for the
formation of another party debarred
him from connection with the federal
lists.
s"The petition" Buencamino also said.
''to be sent to congress must be as pure
a crystal. 1t would not be SO if Pa
terno was allowed to participate in it,.
Paterno was formerly the president of
the so-called Filipino cabinet.
Buencamino Is one of the directors OF
the federal party and was at one time
member of the so-called Filipino cab
met