The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-25
NOT PREPARED FOR
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Military Rule Resumed in BohoI,
Cebu, and the Province Of
Bahamas.
The RESURRECTION is RENEWED
Fresh Outbreak Of Rebellion in the Placer
Named Causes Abro4ation of Civil
Rule, ard Return to Military
Control

Manila, July 20.-The United States
civil commission announced yesterday
that after three months trial of a
provincial form of government in the
islands OF Cebu and Bohol and the
province of Batangas, Luzon, control
Of those districts. owing to their incom-
plete pacification, has been returned
to the military authorities, it having
been proved that the communities indi-,
Gated are backward and undeserving
of civil administration. The provincial
and civil officials of these designated
districts will continue their functions,
but are now under the authority Of
General Chaffee, instead of that Of
Civil Governor Taft, as heretofore.
General Chaffee has the power arbi-
trarily to remove from office any or all
provincial or civil officials and to abro-
gate any section of the laws promul-
gated in these three provinces.
The residents OF the island of Cebu
have protested, but without success,
against the return Of that island to
military control Several towns in
Cebu are still besieged by Insurgents
The insurrection on the island of Bohol
tinent in the province OF Batangas Is
strong.
General Chatfee has ordered a bat
talon OF the Thirteenth infantry to be-
gin the occupation of the island of Min
doro. The province of Batangas will
be occupied by the entire Twentieth in
fantry.
H. Phelps Whitmarsh, governor Of
Benguet province, who was recently
ordered to Manila for investigation Of
certain charges against him, presented
his side Of the case to the United States
Philippine commission at their eXecu-
tive mansion yesterday. Mr.. Whit
marsh denied every charge made
against him.
The result of the commissions action
in the matter will be known Saturday.
Economy in Philippines.
Manila, July 20.-Adjt Gen. Corbin
Surgeon General Sternberg and Gen.
John F. Weston, of the subsistence de-
the headquarters in Manila.
Gen. Corbin explained to the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press that
the chief purpose of his visit to the
Philippines was to get in better touch
with the details Of the situation and to
further the desire Of the administra-
ton for greater economy in the army
OF the 1nlllpplneS.
Gen. Corbin has been invited to ac-
company the members Of the civil COM
mission on trip to the northern part
Of Luzon island. He probably will de-
eide to visit the southern islands Of the
archipelago instead.
Investigation into the case Of Capt.
Andrew S. Rowan, of the Nineteenth
Infantry, charged with burning a town
on the island of Bohol, failed to prove
Capt. RoWen had ordered the town to
be burned. The responsibility Of the
destruction of the town has not yet
been fixed.
The organ Of the Filipino insurgents
/, in Madrid, Filipinas Antes Europa,
published in that city, has printed an
order from Aguinaldo, dated Palanan,
In January, which directs the execu-
ton Of the American prisoners.
When questioned about this order
yesterday, Aguinaldo said to the corr
respondent that he had always been
considerate of prisoners, and denied
the authorship Of the order in question.
He claimed that many orders had been
issued by insurgent military officers in
his name without his sanction.
The American military authorities
have documentary evidence, dated No
vember. 1888, to the effect that the in
surgent leaders contemplated creating
Philippine monarchy, Aguinaldo,
when questioned, declined to discuss
the matter.