The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-06
INSURGENTS ACTIVE
STRAIT OF SAN JUANICO BLOCK
AIDE RIGIDLY MAINTAINED.
ARMS MUST BE SURRENDERED
WIFE OF GEN. LUKBAN INCITING
sAsIAR INSURGENTS.

Plot 10 Massacre Moncada Garri-
Revealed by wife of One Os
the COnspirators-Town officials
Implicated in Murderous Scheme.
mmissiOner Wright Takes oath
as Vice overnOr--Transport WAR
rem, with Congressional Party ON
Board, Detained at NagasaIxi.
Manila. Nov. 5.-Advices from Ia
cloban. capital Of the Island of Leyte.
report that the presidentes of various
towns in the island have waited upon
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
Juanico. Gen. Smith replied that the
strictest kind of a blockade would be
maintained until the people of Leyte
brought in their guns and gave the
authorities full information concerning
the insurgents who infest the country.
All the arguments of the officials of
the towns were unavailing.
Gen. Smith has ordered the deporta-
tion of the wife of Gen. Lukban. lead
er of the Samar revolutionists
The wife of Gen. Lukban was the
main cause of the refusal of the Samar
insurgents to surrender. Some of the
principal men who have been captured
are willing that their wives be held
as hostages while they go into the
field for the purpose of persuading
their relatives to surrender.
Lieut.. Julien e. Gaujot, with a de-
tachment of scouts, encountered a
body of insurgents southeast of Cat
balogan, Samar Island, and in the
els were killed.
One hundred and seventy-five houses
were burned. and 5000 pounds of rice
were captured.
Murderous Plot Discovered.
a plot to massacre the American
garrison at Moncada, province of
Tarlac, Island of Luzon, has heen re-
vealed by the wife of one of the con-
spirators.
| Several of the town officials are inn
| plicated in the murderous scheme. The
woman who revealed the plot hid a de-
| tectiVe beneath a house in which the
leaders of the conspiracy were meeting.
Arrests followed and many incrimi-
/ mating papsys were seized.
The plan was to set fire TO house
close to the barracks, after dark and
when the soldiers came out TO assist in
extinguishing the flames, 15O conspir-
ators, armed with bolos, were 20 rush
! on the guard, capture their arms and
| proceed to massacre the garrison.
Commissioner Wright to-day took the
oath OF office as vice governor. He
will be acting governor during the
| convalescence of Gov. Taft, probably
for some weeks to come.
The United States Philippine Com
mission to-day passed treason laws
with slight alterations. Several Fill
pinos spoke against them.
Transport Warren Delayed.
The United States transport Warren,
owing TO an accident in the inland sea
docked at Nagasaki. Japan, where the
United States transport Sheridan is be-
ing repaired.
The United States transport Warren,
according to a dispatch from Washing
ton, dated yesterday. left Nagasaki
Sunday for San Francisco with 31S sick
and insane men. 70 naval officers and
men, 118 casuals. % cabin passengers.
and 28 prisoners on board. These pas
sengers were transferred from the Uni
ted States transport Sheridan, which
has been detained at Nagasaki since
Oct. 28 by a broken tail shaft AS the
Sheridan had on board the congress
sional party which has been visiting
the Philippine Islands, 1t is probable
that the senators and congressman who
form the party embarked on board the
Warren, and are therefore, once more
detained in Japan.
The party consists of Senator Bacon
of Georgia. and Representatives Mer-
! Ger of Nebraska, Smith of Illinois,
Burleson of Texas, DeArmond of Mis-
souri,, Driscoll of New York Gaines of
Tennessee, Green of Pennsylvania, and
Weeks of Michigan