The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-17
Eleven Americans in the List, Their
Judicial Seats Being i'm the Most
Important Circuits.
TIMBER IN THE PHILIPPINES
GREAT WEALTH TIED UP IN THE
FORESTS OF THE ISLANDS.
Lack of Labor md Transportation
Is the Present Drawback-Many
Very Beautiful Woods.

MANILA, June 16-Colonels Infant and
Guivara, representatives of General Cailles.
to-day, signed the name of their principal
to an agreement to surrender. Under the
terms of this agreement General Cailles is
TO assemble his men at Santa Cruz, Laguna
province. as quickly as possible, and there
surrender himself and his command 10 the
American authorities The exact number
of his force is uncertain. but there prob
ably will be more than 500.
Seventeen judges have been appointed to
the courts of first instance. Among these
appointments there are eleven Americans,
who have been given the most important
circuits. as follows Manila, Kinkaid. Of
Texas. and Odf1n. of New Hampshire;
Aparri Blount. OF Georgia: Dagupan. john
son. of Michigan; Batangas. Linebarger, of
Illinois; Neuva Caceres. Carson. of Vir-
ginia; Iloilo, Bates, of Vermont; Negros,
Norris. OF Nebraska; Cebu, CarlooR. of
Illinois; Zamboanga. lexis. of Iowa; Jolo.
Whitsett, of Missouri.
For more than year past General Call
les has commanded the insurgent forces
operating on the east side of Bay lake.
north of Manila. He is said to be a French
half-caste. and during the last revolution
he has acquired a reputation for vindictive-
ness and cruelty.
The society of Mando-Ducats. whose prac-
tice it was TO assassinate and bury alive
those OF their countrymen who accepted
American sovereignty, whenever the latter
fell into their hands, operated with the
coRnizance, If not the support of General
Cailles. AT one time Cailles offered a re-
ward of $40 for the heads of all Ameri-
cans brought to him, and more recently,
ne offered reward OF $4,000 for the head
OF Captain Edward ~. Jones, jr., of the
Eighth Infantry.
Since the capture of Aguinaldo, Cailles.
who was one of the few insurgent leaders
who did not surrender under the terms Of
amnesty. has been persistently pursued by
the American troops. He was declared TO
have been wounded i'm one engagement last
month. and negotiations for his surrender
have been going with General Sumner
for some weeks past. He was declared
TO be an outlaw by the American authori-
ties, and this fact, which meant that he
could not expect to enjoy immunity for his
past deeds and violations of honorable war
fare, but would have 10 stand trial on the
many charges against him, doubtless COM
PEELED him to prolong his resistance. The
members of the federal party advised him
TO surrender, but this he persistently re-
fused 10 do until he saw that his capture
was inevitable.
Cailles was a man with considerable in
fuence with the Filipino people. and an
aggressive fighter He kept his followers
well in hand, and his system of mobiliza-
tion was excellent. In the mountains Of
Laguna province, where Cailles practically
confined his operations. he had many ad-
vantages over the American troops fire.
quently sent 10 dislodge him, and rendered
their efforts futile. He is credited with
a few American troops were badly cut up.
losing more than 80 per cent. of the num-
Der engaged. Cables at time declared
himself TO be Agunaldo's successor. He
and General Malvar were the only two
troubIesome leaders remaining in Luzon.