Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27

Stock Held by Gutierrez.
The stock of this company is held by their
attorneys. agents and employees, and they
gave power of attorney to their man.
ager. Spaniard named Gutierrez, to con-
Duct the negotiations with the United
States. Neither Mgr. Guidi nor Governor
Iaft were ever able to do very much with
him. and he will not accept the advice or
comply with the wishes Of the friars them
serves, who have placed their business in
his hands. According to the agreement,
there was joint survey OF all of the
lands claimed by the friars. both they and
Ine government being represented: but
Gutlerrez would not accept the report Of
| the surveyors concerning certain lands be-
cause 1t showed them to be short several
thousand acres from what had been repre-
sented. 1t was also discovered that the
titles of two large haciendas claimed by the
Dominicans really belonged to the Univer-
sity OF st. Thomas and the hospital of
santa Cruz Gutierrez had no power of at
torney from either, and therefore could
not make the transfer and because the
government would not pay him for the lands
that were left out by the survey and for
properly that belongs to the university and
the hospital he suddenly broke off negotia-
lions and went to Hong Kong refusing to
uahsier the greater part Of the estates
ABOUT which there was no question.
me MONKS are powerless to act indepen-
oentiy or Gutierrez, because he holds their
snares In the Sugar Estates Company. and
WIN their approval Governor Wright has
I1 n the attorney general to commence
torrance of the contract
ne iano is now occupied by tenants who
nave palo no rent since the outbreak OF
ene ihsurrection In 1896, and will not pay
The rna en ms litigation is completed. In
ene meantime the proceeds of the bonds
SOLO py the government to pay for the lands
are on deposit with the Guaranty Trust
company and the International Banking
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| 1861, 1851. "'"oui's "
Nearly all of the friars have left the
lsiands; The last reports showed only sixty
remaining doing parish work There are
however. about many more who are in
Vahos or too aged and infirm to be re-
moved They will undoubtedly pa IS the re-
mainoer OF their days In the old monas-
teries of Manila
The Aglipay Movement.
Mgr. Agius and Secretary Taft had a
long conference concerning the complica-
lions that have grown out Of the organtza-
tion or the Independent Catholic church
uhoer Agiipay, who was captain general
OF the insurgents and declines to recognize
the authority of Archbishop Harty. Accord
| Ing to the latest returns, the Aplipay move
nent seems TO be growing rather than SUBJ
sloing. and Is much stronger than the
authorities at Rome are aware The new
apostolic delegate has been instructed to
put down the schism and punish the lead
ers and to bring back into the Roman fold
a large number of the native Filipino clergy
VINO have Joined the movement but Mgr
Gulol, MS predecessor, was not able to
90 anything in that direction The indie
pendent church is the natural outgrowtb of
the fnsurrection and is founded upon the
refusal of the people to follow or even TO
Tolerate foreign priests. They insist not
only upon an exclusive native clergy but
native archbishop and bishops and re-
fuse to recognize the authority of the pope
until these demands are granted
Seizure of Lands.
Inc greatest amount of trouble In the
Islands at present grows out of the seizure
and occupation of the orthodox Catholic
churches and parsonages by the followers
or Agiipay. Mgr. Agius has been instructed
| to recover from the schismatics all of the
property formerly occupied by the frfars
and other ecclesiastics. Much of this has
| remained unoccupied for several years.
When the friars fled from their infuri-
ated parishes in the interior for refuge in
Manila most Of the church property was
abandoned. and as the Independent move
ment spread the native priests, appointed
by Agifpay. took possession of 1t and have
| held 1t ever since, regardless of the pro-
tests of Archbishop Harry and Bishops
Rocker, Dougherty and Hendricks. They
claim that all the church and "conven-
tOS, as the residences OF priests are CALL
| ed, belong to the Church Of Rome Agli-
pay and his followers assert that the prop
erty belongs to the people OF the parishes
and the civil authorities have refused to
| decide between them on the ground that it
| is legal question. After prolonged con-
ference Secretary Taft and Mgr. Agius
have agreed that this perplexing question
shall be Immediately referred to the SUI
preme court of the islands for decision
An omnibus suit will be brought, uniting
all of the property in question. Aglipay
will have an opportunity. either personally
| or through attorneys. to plead his cause
and the court will be asked to decide
whether the property belongs to the peo-
pie or to the pope
Claim Against This Government.
It was also agreed with the Secretary Of
War that Mgr. Agius should make up an
account against this government for the
occupation of churches, conventos. monas-
teries hospitals and other property by the
United States army during the insurrec-
ton and that reasonable sum would be
paid In lieu of rental and for damages COM
mitted by the troops. Secretary Taft re-
fused to consider any claims for damages
committed by the insurgents or by the
people, and Mgr. Agius seemed perfectly
| satisfied with the arrangement.
ssAjax" Yields to "Jiu-Jitsu-"
From the New York Herald.
Ajax" Whitman, strong man" of the
police force, went down to ignominious
| a.roax x,aeferday before the science of