The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-25
GIVES UP The STRUGGLE.
Gen. Malvar, Insurgent Leader and
Dictator, Surrenders Uncondi-
tionally to Americans.
ACTION HAs1ERs END OF THE WAR.
Turns Over His Command and Or
ders All Rebels to Cease Fighting
No Conditions Are Exacted-Gen.
ChaRee Says Armed Resistance in
Northern Philippines Is Ended.

Manila, April 17.-Gen. Malvar has
Internationally surrendered to Brig.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell at Lipa, !Batan-
gas province, with the entire insur-
gent force of the provinces of La
guna and Batangas. Gen. Bell says
that his (Bell's) influence is sufficient
to quell the discretionary move
ments in Tayabas and Cavite prov
inces and capture all those in the
field WHO have not yet surrendered,
but Malvar has ordered the complete
surrender of every insurgent to the
nearest American force. Gen.
Wheaton, reporting to the division
headquarters, says that all resist
.ance in his department has ended and
that the surrenders just announced
mean that the ports will be opened
and that the Filipinos in the deten-
ton camps can be allowed to return
to their homes in time to plant the
crops. Gen. Wheaton is especially
pleased with Gen. Bells care of the
natives confined in the camps. The
officers in charge are held personally
responsible for the quality and guam
tity of the food served out and for
the general welfare of the occupants
of the camps.
Manila People Delighted.
Gen. Wheaton gives Gen. Bell great
credit for his indefatigability in con-
Quoting the campaign. He was in the
field on horseback day and night,
personally experimenting the most
arduous operations. The people of
Manila are delighted at the prospect
of a resumption of trade with the
pacified provinces and are anxious to
show Gems. Chaffee, Wheaton and
Bell their appreciation of the fact
that the insurrection is really over.
About $500 rifles have been received
by the American officers in Batangas
and Laguna provinces during the past
four months. Gen. Malvar personally
requested an interview with Gen. Bell
in order to make his complete sub
mission.
Mnlynr m Able Man.
Miguel Malvar has for long time
been the ablest of the Filipinos in the
field. Army officers who have been in
the Philippines say he constituted all
that was left of organized resistance
and that with his surrender the war is
over.
Malvar was shrewd and very ener-
getic. He called himself lieutenant
general and aspired to be absolute die
tator of the Philippines. After the
capture of Aguinaldo by Gen. Funston
he proclaimed himself dictator, and as
he was popular with the insurgents he
easily got very large following.
Even during the dictatorship of
Aguinaldo Malvar was troublesome,
and in May, 1901, negotiations We're
carried on for his surrender, but they
failed at the last moment because of
Malvar's overpowering ambition to be
dictator.
Gen. Bell Commended.
Washington, April 1s.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has sent the following cable
message to Gen. Chaffee at Manila:
1.-THE acting secretary of war directs me
to inform you that the president wishes.
through you. to express his qualification
and the qualification Of the American peo-
pie at the results of the campaign of Brig.
Cen ]. Franklin Bell and the officers and
men of his command In the Batangas and
Laguna provinces. which eliminated in the
surrender of the insurgent forces under
Malvar, and which will further extend the
territory in which civil government is ex-
ercised."
Insurrection Over.
Manila, May 1s.-Capt. Pitcher has
telegraphed to Gen. Wheaton that the
insurrection in the island of Mindoro
is over.
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