Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-05
INDICATIONS OF PEACE
Noted in the Situation Over in
Ou, Oriental lnsular
Possessions.
NATIVES SAID TO BE WEARY.
Scheme Being Perfected for the Rule
of the Constable-Carman Hopes
for Exoneration.

Manila, March 5.-The character of
some of the measures which the COM
missioners are privately considering in
dicate their, expectation of the early
establishment of general civil
government. Whether President
Mckinley and Secretary Root
are in full accord with them
regarding this important point is not
known here, but if the situation con-
tinues to develop favorably it is be-
lieved that n Philippine government
will be created in the course of a few
months. The fact that there have been
no important attacks for months eX-
cept isolated instances of firing vol
leys into towns by marauders, who
Immediately run away at the top of
their speed. the rapid spread of peace
sentiment in all directions, the large
number of those who surrender and
the willingness to take the, oath of
allegiance on all sides-these and SINH
lar considerations are all regarded as
pointing to the virtual establishment
Of peace in the near future.
COnstabuIary for the Islands.
Commissioner Wright yesterday aft
ernoon presented the draft of bill
mission before the end of the week
establishing a department of insular
conStabulary. 1t creates the office of
insular chief of constabulary, the in
cumbent of which will be appointed
by the commission and will have gen
eral control as chief peace officer in the
islands. He will be authorized TO ap-
point district chiefs, Americans or ma
tiveS, for the various municipalities as
assistant chiefs. In each of the four
districts of the archipelago there will
be a constable for each 1000 inhab
itants of each municipality and not
exceeding one officer for each barrio.
All the police organized under military
control, including those in Manila. will
be incorporated i'll the new depart
ment. The act will go into effect i'm
mediately on adoption.
Made Money for Others, Too.
In an interview yesterday with the
correspondents of the Associated Press.
d. NJ. Carman the American contrac-
tor who is charged with aiding the
insurgents and who was recently re-
leased on $4,000 baflb said that sick
ness prevented his making an extend
ed statement now. He asserted that
he had done nothing unauthorized, and
that he was hopeful of securing COM
piete yindica atiOn. He said:
whenever / made a dollar, others
made money too"
Body of Insurgents Surprised.
Captain Hand, of the Forty Fifth
volunteers, and Captain Mclean, of
the Forty-seventh volunteers, co-operat-
ing with the gunboat Don Juan de
Austria, surprised a body of insurgents
in camp near the town of Posacao, on
the coast of Camarines province, Luz
on and captured an insurgent COM
missary general and a quantity of
supplies. Protesio Montejar. leader of
the insurgent forces on the island of
Panay. with seven officers, forty-five
men and thirty-eight rifles. have sur
rendered to Captain Barker, of the
Twenty Sixth.
Rebellion Is Done in Panay.
Fifteen eX-insurgent leaders and 800
followers took the oath of allegiance
to the United States at Conception,
island of Panay. and 200 more promise
soon to swear fealty. This extinguishes
the rebellion in that district. Four
thousand and five hundred insurgent
prisoners are now held at Manila. The
new prison on Grande island. in Subig
bay. sixty miles west OF Manila, has
been completed. and 900 prisoners
will be sent there from Manila on the
9TH of this month. The provincial
officers of the provinces of Rulacan and
Bataan have taken the oath of office
before the commission.