Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-26
DECLARATION OF WAR.
A Bold Defiance Is Flung at Ameri.
ems by KncIOd,s SULTAN.

cans by BacIod's sultan.
Manila, June 19.--Col. Frank ID.
Baldwin, of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry. who is stationed on the island
of Mindanao, has written "A letter to
tie sultan of Baclod in which he sets
forth the intentions of the American
authorities. Col. Baldwin said that
the Americans did not intend inter
fering with the religion, plurality of
wives or property of the Moros. The
following reply has been received
from the sultan by Col. Baldwin.
1--WE ask you to retire to Malabang;
we do not want you in the Lake La
mao district unless you will join our
religion and adopt our customs. In
case you do not so desire all the dat
tos will make war on you, because
here there is but one religion, that of
Stamboul"
Col. Baldwin says that the sultans
of Baclod and Massin will have to be
taken prisoners before permanent
peace in Mindanao is possible.
The organization of civil govern
ment on the island of Samar yester-
day was witnessed by a large crowd
of people. Gen. f. ID. Grant turned
the administration of the island over
to Luke f. Wright, acting civil COVER
nor of the archipelago. The former
insurgent leaders Guevarra, Abukc
and Rafael were present. Senior Llo-
rente was appointed civil governor
of the island by Gov. Wright.
In an address Gen. Grant eulogiZed
Gen. Guevarra, who surrendered in
I,g
conduct of the insurgent campaign in
the island Grant said he believed
peace in Samar would now be per-
manent.
Gen. Guevarra notified Gov. Wright
that the people of Samur desired that
he be appointed governor of the
island, and Guevarra, Abuke and
Rafael have been foremost among
those prophesying that disorders
would follow the appointment of Sc
nor Llorente. Gov. Wright replied
that Guevarra was ineligible to the Of
fee of governor of Samar, insomuch
as he continued in arms against the
authority Of the United States after
May, 1901.
Four American teachers living at
Cebu, island of Cebu, went out for a
days outing June 10 and have not yet
returned. Three detuchments of ma
tive constabulary are searching for
the missing Americans and have re-
ceived orders not to return without
them.
Mai. Cornelius Gardener called the
former insurgent A[alvar, who sur
rendered in Batangas province last
D., hn
board which is Investigating the
charges brought by Maj. Gardener
concerning conditions in Tayabas
province, Luzon. This board held its
first meeting at Lucena, Tayabas
province.
The testimony given by Gen. Nal
var has created considerable surprise.
He said that Tayabas province had
been one of the best disciplined insur-
gent strongholds under his control,
and that each municipality in the
province obeyed him. He declared
that he could have called out 1900
rifiemen and $50 bolomen in Tayabas
province, and this without counting
upon the men he could have raised
in other provinces; that the people
in the towns of Tayabas obeyed well
the orders issued by the American
authorities as well as his own. They
sent supplies to the insurgents, he
said, and then after the lapse of
few days would notify the Americans
that such supplies had gone out.
This Malyar ordered the townspeo-
pie to do in order that they might not
be suspected by the Americans of dis
loyalty. Each body of insurgents in
Tayabas was supported by the town
to which it belonged. Gen. Malvar
said also that the object of all his
orders was to prolong the struggle
indefinitely; consequently in small
engagements the insurgents were
only allowed to attack the Americans
when they outnumbercd them three
to one, and in larger engagements
only when they had at least equal
numbers.