Evening star., 1914-12-26
Eight Taken Into Custody as
Result of Attempted Up
rising in Manila.
ARMY OFFICERS WARNED
ATTACKS WERE PLANNED
Anti-American Demonstration Set
for Christmas Eve-Military Has
Situation Under Control,

MANILA, December 26-Eight Fill
pinos have been arrested on the charge
of sedition as result of an abortive
rising in Manila and it's environs
Thursday night. Further arrests are
probable
From army sources it is learned that
general warning was sent to all Of
fcers Thursday afternoon stating that
fully 10000 Filipinos in Manila alone
were ready for a concerted attack on
Fort Santiago, the Quartet Espana, the
Quartet Infantoria and the medical
depot. The military units were imme-
diately prepared and street patrol
was started at dusk
Constabulary agents, who are mem
bers of secret societies, disclosed plans
Tor an uprising. thus enabling a force
OF constabulary and police to disperse
gatherings at Bagumbayan, Paco and
Navotas, near Malabon. At Caloo Can
chairs when a force Of Filipinos ap-
preached a dance hall in which they
were gathered and, using the chairs as
weapons, routed the F'ilipinos, of whom
quite a number were injured.
Uprising Poorly Organized.
The uprising was evidently poorly
organized and lacked leaders. It was
composed for the most part of persons
implicitly trusting the word of Artemio
R1carte, revolutionary. who conducts
continual propaganda from Hong
Kong, to which place he was banished
ago. Ricarte, it is stated, advised that
the anti-American demonstration be
made on Christmas eve, when the
American officers would be expected to
celebrate the holiday.
reports from the provinces tell of
minor uprisings and occasional yio-
lence, but details from these sections
are lacking.
The situation today, from all appear
ances, and according to official state
military authorities.
Gov. Harrison AWAY,
Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison
happens to be away on an official visit,
and Wfnfred T. Denison, secretary of
the interior, is in charge OF affairs,
pending Mr.. Harrison's return.
The foreign chamber of commerce,
supported by the Filipino body, has is
sued public protest against the legis-
lature's adoption Of amendments to
ditional taxes. The measure was in
troduced on the eve of the Christmas
recess and was passed without discus
sion and also, it is stated, without CIV
ing the merchants an opportunity to ex-
press their opinions regarding it. Rep
resentations from the chamber of COM
merce regarding the new law, it is un-
derstood, are to go today to Secretary
of War Garrison asking him to secure
President Wilson's Intervention in the
matter.
Rising Not Deemed Serious Here.
Officials of the insular bureau Of the
War Department. in the absence Of Of
fetal advices from Manila. today in
clined to the view that the reported
rising there was not serious. Earlier
In the week Gov. Gen. Harrison report
ed he could find no basis in Manila for
accounts of threatened revolt. Brig. |
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, chief of the bu-
reau of insular affairs. however, in
the Philippine capital called for a full
report of the circumstances Of the |
Christmas eve disturbances.
Officials said early today there was !
at all times more or less disaffection |
among Il restless element in the Philip |
pines, and that shrewd native leaders |
did what they could to capitalize such |
discontent They profess not to be- ,
lieve that anything like L rising of |
serious proportions is imminent in Ma
Mia or elsewhere in the Philippines
y cablegram received at the inSular
bureau from the Philippine government |
during the day concerned routine busi-
ness, made no reference to any dis |
orders, and did not contain anything |
officials said. that could be construed |
as a reply to the message of inquiry
in regard to the reported uprising. 1t |
is supposed by insular bureau officials |
that a reply is being delayed in Manila |
until Governor General Harrison returns
to this city and can answer in person. |
Chr stmas greetings and personal mes
sages received here from Manila made no |
of trouble.
FEARS EFFECT OF REVOLT.