Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
AMPIL soon RESCUED.
Philippine Presidente Who Was Captured
Tells of a New Force OF Insurgents.

Philippine PresIdente Who Was Captured
Tells of a New Force OF Insurgents
Manila. March ,G.-Senor t-mpil.
prcSidente of the town of Cantai, pro
vince of MOrOHg. LuZon. who * Wei
known as an American sympathizer.
and who was recently captured 10y the
Insurgents. together with some of the
native constabulary who disappeared
March =. after an engagement with
the rebels. has been rescued from his
CaptorS and returned to Cainta. Senor
Ampil says that tile inSurgent force
which took him prisoner is an entirely
new organization. commanded by
Colonel SimmOtte. of Passage. and was
organized in the province Of Rial. IL
consists of fifty-tive uniformed men.
armed with rifles. all of whom wear
police badges. Since the capture of
Senor EmpiI and the engagement of
the constabulary. March ., the pro-
vince of MOrong has been in fer
nIent. The unrest has grown with
Scnor AmpiI'S return and the spread
ing Of his reports of new OrganiZa-
tiGns. The excitement is now intense,
and many cf the inhabitants of the
province who have been friendly tO
the United States authorities are leav-
ing their homes and emigratinG in the
hope OF saving their lives
~ Has Trouble with ''Pacifcos."
Washington. March G.-"Tne policy
TO be pursued in this brigade. from
this time on. will be to wage war i'll
the sharpest ana most decisive man.
ner possible says General Smith. in
command of the United States forces
in the islands of Samar and Leyte. L.
l., in Il circular published in the Phil
ippines. Smith declares that he has
satisfied himself that the war against
the United States forces in Samar is
being kept alive by the support OF
ostenSibIy peaceful" natives. particu-
IarIy the weaIthier classes. He tells
his officers that they must not hest
tate to attack the natives boldly ana
fellow up every advantage gained. He
declares that every Filipino must con-
clusively prove himself Il friend %
the United States before he will be
treated as such.
Some Philippine Island Fakes.
Washington, March Ga mail just
iIi from the Philippines shows that
the insurgent leaders are resOrting to-
all kinds of deceptions and subter-
fuges to regain control. One inSurgent
commander recently issued Il prOcla-
natiOn saying that "Now is the time
TO strike Il decisive blow for Filipino
independence" and adding: The
InlIeu Suites II III iilt- lllalTl VI a
bloody civil war. The coal miners i'm
Pennsylvania have risen against the
government and at Chicago Il great
battle was fought in which 1000 reg
ular soldiers were killed. An army of
anti-imperialists is besiegiBg Wash
ingtOn. Roosevelt will he depOsed and
DIR. Bryan proclaimed president 10y the
Democrats on the 4th of March next
Another Peculiar Tale L. Told
Another peculiar tale said that the
Americans now have Il chaplain with
every regiment for the reason that
the number Of Americans killed by the
insurgents had increased 30 greatly
that the chaplains with the army q
Year ago were insufficient to receive
the dying confessions OF the soldiers
killed in battle. Although the United
States was considered Protestant
nation so many Americans were sent
to hell from the Philippines that all
ChristendOm was scandaliZed. and the
pope of Rome commanded the presi'
dent to send more chaplains."
-HngaI