Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-09
Observation-Disclosures
FILIPINO SCOUTS KILLED Daym
PAGAN IN BENGABoN,
brought His Head I'm to American
Camp, Where IL Was
Recognized

A dispatch from Manila yesterday says.
Nal'e scouts from Bengabon. province OF
Nueva Ecija. have killed the American
negro David Pagan. a deserter from, tb,.
zfth eColored) Infantry, who for more than
two years has been leading FuinInos
against the American troops.
The native scouts decapitated their nrys-
oner. The mans head. however. was
recognized as that of Pagan.
Ihey also secured his commission In tho
lnsurgent army. Pagan had on one of the
fingers the class ring of Lieut. Frederick
w. Altstaetter of the engineers who was
captured by Filipinos, supposedly under the
command of Pagan himself, October "
1900 90
fagan has been reported killed upon sey-
eral occasions. The authorities ara sat,s-
hed that former statements of his death
killed. mas io" oeeh
a military commission has sentenced the
fIllplno Gen. Isidoro Torres TO be hanged
after nndlng him guilty of ordering the as,
saaSsihauon OF Corporal Fieldner of the
I2th Infantry at Malolos. province or
Buluacan, last October The sentence OF
the commission has been disapproyed hy,
Cen Gen ShaHee, who finds that the commits
SION had reasonable grounds to doubt
whether Gen. Torres personally ordered
the assassination of the American soldier
Gen Gen Shanee thinks that the high rank
held by Torres in the insllrgent army
would have been sufficient to prevent such
unmilitary action on his part
superintendent Atkinson of the pubic
Ss o. OF the archipelago has written a
letter to Pedro Palermo, the Flinino noIi
tician. saying instructions have been given
10 every school throughout the islands TO
eeieprate annually the birthday of Jose
cntad -, ,rie fIIplno patriot, who was exc
cuIeo Dy the Spaniards.
me hfe and history of Rial will be re-
clteo In the schools on this day Paterno.
Ia nanitesto, has asked for contribu-
tions from the scholars, their parents and
their teachers. to be devoted to constr1ct
ing the proposed monument to Rizal's
memory. Palermo concludes his manifesto.
saying: IF Rizal, the Filipino WashInp
ton, were alive he would helm ali FiIiniro
children to gain an education"
me United States Philippine commission
mas passed an act authorizing the insular
purchasing agent to draw money in gold
Tor the payment of supplies purchased as
the merchants refuse to sell goods for
Mexican silver '
A general feeling of uneasiness prevaiIs
among the business men of Naniin fror,
the unofhcal announcement that beginning
January i the United States Philinnine
COMMISSION intends to reduce by the DIFF
ference OF the fall in the price of silver
the present ratio of two Mexican dollars
Tor one gold dollar. 1t is hoped, however.
that some solution of the difficulty NAV
De round which may obviate this necessity.
as. Tor instance, the taxing of each silver
oollar imported into the islands by the dif-
ference between its actual bullion prIce
ana oo cents In gold, until such time as
the united States Congress gives authority
Tor the issuance of Philippine currency,
AT a luncheon given by the Press Club Of
Manila today to Acting Civil Governor
Wright. Gen. Chaffee and L. r. Whitley.
attorney general to the Philippines. The
guests. made short addresses
Gen. Chafee said the aim of the military
auInorltles was to sustain the civil authori-
tles Gen. Wright said the desire of the
government was to establish and uphold
the best Of American institutions in the
Philippines, while Mr. Wiley said to odus
cate the Filipino people and establish COM
pulsory education for Filipino children were
among the principal obligations of the gov
eminent
The case of Patterson, the Enelishman.
private secretary of Sixto Lopez. whom
Efforts were made to deport from Manila
after he had landed there without swear
ing allegiance to the United States, is still
hanging fire before the supreme court
Pattersons attorneys claim that their
client, once having landed. is beyond the
jurisdiction Of w. Morgan Shuster COL
lector of customs for the Philippines, who
has been trying to effect Patterson's ex-
pulSfOn.