THE SCRANTON TRIBUTE-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 180D. . COMPLETE STORY OF FILIPINO REVOLT NARRATIVE THAT READS LIKE PAGE OF FICTION. Events Following Dewey's Victory. Agulnaldo Becomes nn. Enemy Be gins War nnd Sots Up a Govern ment Worse Tyranny Than That of Spain The Commission's Efforts to Conciliate Insurgents Munic ipal Governments Formed In Sev eral Towns, but the People Showed Lack of Experience In Self-Goveru-ment Anarchy Would Follow Our Withdrawal from tho Islands. Their Value to Us. The summary In yesterday's Tribune of the preliminary report of tin- Philip pine commission, interesting us It was, Is Inadequate to convey the dramatic Interest of the complete document. We therefore Rive, below, the full text of the 'commission's report, beginning at the point where It discusses the first arrival of American troops at Manila: On tho arrival of the troops com manded by Gen. Anderson lit Citvito, Agulnaldo was requested by Admiral Dewey to evacuate that place, nnd ho moved his headquarters to the neigh borinfc town of Hncoor. Now for tho llrst time arose the idea of national in dependence. Agulnaldo issued a pro clamation 111 which he took the res Don nihility of promising It to his people on behalf of the American government, although he admitted freely In nrlv.it" conversation Willi members of his cabi net that neither Admiral Dewev nor any other American had made hltn any such promise. He hud already made himself dictator and surrounded him self with n cabinet. The landing of American troops ut Pnrannque in Julv 1G so exasperated the revolutionary leader that he wished to attack at once, but was deterred by lack of nrms and ammunition. He finally decided to wait until the fall of Manila, enter the city with tho American troops, secure the arms of the Spanish 'oldler. if possible, and then make his iittin-k. Meanwhile lie sent orders to the n Mgh borlng towns for a passive resistance and for the planning of all possible ob stacles in the way of tho Amcrie.in troops. The second expedition went Into camp, the front toward Mnnlli and about 100 yards from the con.st. n.'fiv tho landing place. The ramp was called "Camp Dewey." At the time of landing the Filipinos maintained a line from a. point on the coast about five miles south of Manila and three milis north of Camp Dewey eastwurl, and turning to the north with headquarteis at l'nrununuc, three miles In tin war of Camp Dewey. The troops Inimeili aiiij threw out a line of posts, extend ing from the coast around the runiD nnd eastward to Pasay and bcvonJ. Vpon landing and joining the troops at Camp Dewey, Hrlg.-flen. Anderson, the ranking brigadier-general, nsitimed coirnmnd of the division. Shortly afierwnrds, upon the arrival of Hen. Mt-trltt. the insurgents were notifhd that our troops Intended to commence operations against Manila, and would establish a line of works, commencing at the base and extending east In front of the outposts then maintained by them. This movement was not re ceived kindly by the Filipinos, but on the establishment of our line on their front they gradually receded. There were no conferences between the offi cers of the Filipinos and our officers with a view of operating against the Spaniards, nor was there any co-operation of any kind between tho respective forces, nnd the relations between the two forces were strained from the be ginning. Upon our landing they fur nished our. forces no protection nor support. The natives objected to our establishing camps, nnd were only quieted by the assurance that the United States would pay for nil the damage done and for all wood and other articles consumed. There never was any preconcerted operation or any combined movement by the United States and the Filipinos against the Spaniards. AGUINALDO'S DEMANDS. When the city of Manila was taken, on Aug. 13, the Filipinos took no part In the nttnek, but came following In with a view of looting the city, nnd were only prevented from dotnr so by our forces preventing them from enter ing. Agulnaldo claimed that he had the right to occuuy the city. He de manded of Clen. Merrltt the cession of the palace of Malacanan for himself, nnd the cession of all the churches of Manila, Paco and Krmlta, and also that a part of the money which was taken from the Spaniards as spoils of war should bo given up, and above all that he bo given the arms of the Spanish prisoners. This confirms the statement already made that he intended to cat possession of these arms with the hope of attacking us. All these demands were refused. After tho taking of Manila tho feel ing between the Americans and the insurgents grew worse day by day. All manner of abuses were Indulged In by tho insurgent troops, who committed assaults and robberies, nnd under tho order of Gen. Plo del Pilar even kid napped natives who were friendly to ward the Americans and carried, them off Into the mountains or killed them. In the Interest of law nnd order It be came necessary to order the Fllluino forces back, nnd this order made them angry. Agulnaldo removed his seat of government to Mulolos, In which the so-called Filipino congress assembled. The anti-American feeling was steadily nourished by the Filipino newspapers. which were directed to foster It. At this time Sandlco began to establish what were called "popular clubs" in Manila and the neighboring villages and towns. Ostensibly they were in tended to promote social Intercourse and the! education of the people; their actual object was to provoke bitterness toward the Americans. Their influ ence was far reaching, and from their membership was recruited later on the local militia, which was to attack us from within Manila, while the regular insurgent troops ottacked us from without. .On Sept. 21 u significant de cree passed the Filipino congress, Im posing military service on every male over eighteen years of age, excepting those holding government positions. In every carriage factory and blacksmith shop in Manila bolos (knives) were be ing made. INSURGENTS AHUSE AND INSULT OUR TROOPS. It Is in proof before us that Agulnaldo was urged at this time to make some Immediate determination in regard to settlement of affairs with the Ameri cans. At tills time we were about to discuss the future of the Philippines in Paris, and many of the leading Filipi nos believed that America would abandon this country. It was made plain to Agulnaldo that It wus not enough for the Filipinos to desire America to stay in the islands, but that It would.be desirable for them to show America that it would lie to her Inter est to keep tho country. Agulnaldo was advised to write President McKlu ley nnd ask what desires ho had nbout the country and what form of govern ment he wished to establish and ask him not to abandon tho Filipinos. This view was nccented. not only by the government but by many mombois. tne jnunipo concrciui. There was, however, considerable opposition, es peclally from Pntcrno, Mablnl ond Sandlco. While It seemed to appear that the sovereignty of America was acceptable to Agulnaldo, situ ho was always urging the military men to pre pare for war. The Cabinet at Malolos decided to send to the Preil.l'H of tV United States the proposil'ons above mentioned, but Agulnaldo did not 'v sh to do so. He llrst stated that Im d -sired to translate them into Tagalog. and nfterward that lie whho 1 to put them Into cipher, and so delaed the sending. PLOT TO ATTACK ("it'll FORCES! IN AND OUTSIDE OF MANILA. Danger slgnnls now multiplied. Agulnaldo endeavor 1 to gtt the wnr muklng power transferred from con gress to himself, lie nlso urged n heavy bond Issue t s.utv $1,000,000 for the purchase of iron and amniunit'on. It Is now known that elaborate plt'iis had been perfected for a simultaneous attack by the forces within and with out Manila. The militia within the city numbered approximately 10,000. They were armed for the most part I with bolos. Gen. Flo del Filar slept in the city every night. No definite date had been set for tho attack, but a signal by means of rockets had been agreed upon, and It was universally understood that It would come upon the occurrence of the tlrst act on the part of the American soldiers which would offer u pretext, and In case of the lack of such act, In tho near future, at alt events. Persistent attempts were made to provoke our soldiers to lire. The In surgents were Insolent to our guards and made persistent and continuous ef forts to push them back and advance the Insurgent lines further Into the city of Manila. It was a long and til ing period of Insult and nbuse heaped upon our soldiers, with constant sub mission as the only means of avoiding an open rupture. The Filipinos had concluded that our soldiers were cow ards and boasted openly that we were' afraid of them. Rumors were always prevalent that our army would be at tacked at once. AVIth great tact and patience, the Commanding General had held his forces In check, and he now made a llnal effort to preserve thp pemv bv appointing a commission to meet n slmllnr body appointed by Agulnaldo and to "confer with regard to the situation of affairs and to arrive at a mutual understanding of the In tent, purposes, alms and desires of the Filipino people and of the people of the United Stntes." The sessions were held dally, the last occurring on Jan. 2. six days before the outbreak of hotllltle. No substantial results were obtained; the Filipino commissioners being either unable or unwilling to give any definite statements of the "Intent, purposes and alms of their people." At the close of the last session they were given full assurances that no hostile act would be Inaugurated by the United Stntes troops. The critical moment had now arrived. Agulnaldo secretly ordered the Filipinos who were friendly to him to seek refuge outside the cltv. The Nebraska regi ment at that time was In camp on the east line at Santa Meca. and was guarding Its front. For dnvs before the 'memorable 4th of February. 159!), the outnnsts In front of the regiment had been openly menaced and assaulted by Insurgent soldiers: they were at tempting to push our outnosts back and advnnce their line. They made light of our sentinels and persistently Ignored their orders. FILIPINOS REOIN THE WAR. On the evening of Feb. 4 an Insurgent olllcer came to the front with a detail of men and attempted to pass the guard on tne San Juan bridge, our guard being stationed at the west end of the bridge. The Nebraska sentinel drove them back without firing, but a few minutes before !) o'clock that evening, a large body ot Insurgent troops made an ndvance on the South Dakota out posts, which fell back rather than fire. About the same time the Insurgents came In force to the east end of the San Juan biidcro In front of the Ne braska regiment. For several nights prior thereto n lieutenant In the Insur gent army had been coming regularly to our outpost No. 2 of the Nebraska regiment and attempting to force the outpost back nnd Insisting on posting his guard within the Nebraska lines: and nt this time nnd In the darkness he again appeared with a detail of nbout six men and approached Private Cray son of Company D, First Nebraska Volunteers, the sentinel on dutv at nut post No. 2. He. after halting them three times without effect, fired, killing the lieutenant, whose men returned the (he and then retreated. Immediately rockets were sent up by the Filipinos and they commenced filing all along the lino. The story of the actual fight liny has often been told by military men who were engageu in It, and we do not deem It necessary to g!v a description of It here. It is known of all men tint Immediately after the first shot the Insurgents opened lire nil along th"lr line end continued to fire until about midnight, nnd nbout 4 o'clock on th morning of Feb. r. the insurgents again opened fire nil around the cltv. nnd kept It tip until the Americans charged theni and diove them with gieat slaughter out of their trerclien. After the landing of our troops Ajr ulnaldo made up ids mind thnt It would be necessaiy fo Pght the Americans, and after the making of the tinty of peace at Paris this determination was strengthened. He did not openly declare that he Intended to fight the Americans, but lie evclted evervbody. nnd especially the military men, by claiming Independence, and It Is doubt ful whether he had the power to check or control the armv nt the time hos tilities broke out. Deplorable as war Is, the one In which we are now en gaged wns unavoidable by us. Wo are attacked by a bold, adventurous nnd enthusiastic armv. No alternate e was left to us except Ignominious retreat. It Is not to be conceUe.I of that any American would have sanctioned the surrender of Manila to tli.i Insurgents. Our obligations to other nations nnd to the friendly Filipinos, and to our selves and our flag, demanded that force should be met bv force. What ever the future of the Philippines may be, there Is no course open to us now except to prosecute the war until the lnurgents are reduced to submission. The commission s of the opinion there had been no time since the destruction of the Spanish squadron by. Admiral Oewov when It was possible to with draw our forces from the Islands cither with honor to ourselves or with safety to the Inhabitants. CONDITION OF Till! COUNTRY. As a result ot the lighting of Feb. 4 and r (he Insurgents w.re everywhere driven back, and Hie United States forces soon occupied a 'itio extending trom Pasal on Hie south to Oaloomn on the north, and stretching out to tho eastward far enough to protect tho water supply of Manila. On the night of Feb. 22 some 600 In surgents entered Mm district i.f tho city known as Tondo, whero they started a conflagration and fired on our guards. It had been planned that tho local mllltla should join In this at tack. All tho whites were to have been massacred, nnd certain enthu siasts hod even wished to Include th mestizos (people of mixed descent) In the list of the proscribed, hut prompt and vigorous action on the part of the provost marshal, General Hughes, rendered the intended uprising nbop tlve. and no subsequent attempt was ever made. When tho commission reached Manila on March I. the situation In tho city was bad. Incendiary fires occurred dally. The stieets woro almost desort ed. Halt of the native population had fled, and most nt tho remainder woro shut In their housec. P.uslncss was at a standstill. Insurgent troops every where faced our lines, and the soun4 of rifle fire was frequently audible at our house. A reign of terror prevailed. Filipinos who had favored Americans feared nssasslnntlon, and few had tho courage to come out cponly for us. Fortunately, there were among this number somn or the nest men of tho city. As one result of tlu Issuing of the proclamation of the commission, which Is more particularly described herein after, tho objection was ralsd by the Insurgents Hint the Spaniards had promised that nnd more thin we did nnd had done nothing. They nsked for nets. The commission was anxious to meet this very lusllUnble demnnd, and ns a first step strongly urged tha re-estnbllshment of the law courts, which had been In suspension since the surrender of the cltv. Knrlv In June the Supremo court was reopened with five Filipino anil throe American lustlces. Courts of llrst Instnnce nnd Justice courts were established later, when the difficult problem of securing siilti'ble Filipino ofUclals had been sat isfactorily solved. This action great ly ahled In the restoration of public confidence. The flow of population Foon began to set toward the city. Natives who had fled from their homes returned, while many of those outside cur lines begin to clamor for admission, regarding Manila ns a place of lcfuge to be sought, rather than op. at the time of our arrival, a danger center to !)? avoided. The native population near ly doubled in two weeks, nnd It was necesparv to Impose severe restrictions1 on Immigration In order to prevent dangerous iivcrerowdlnu. Among th- refugees came men of Intelligence from I mi over Luzon, and we soon gained, fiom competent witnesses, nn accurate Idea of conditions throughout the Isl and. Wo lenrneil tint the strong nntl Amerlcan feeling was confined to Hi? Tagalog provinces, namely: MnnJl.i Cnvite, T.nguna. Uatnngas. Mnrong, nulnenn, Nn.-vn Eclja, Principe, Infan ta and KmnhnlcN. it was strongest iu the first six named, ami hardly exist ed In the last four. The population of these provinces in estlmalled to ho nbout 1.-.no.000. but It should not be supposed that een In the six provincej Immediately adjacent to Manila the people were united In their oppnsltloi to us. liven here there was a strong conservative element, consisting ot peo ple of wealth and Intelligence, opposed to the war. ...,... KKKKKKK.KKKKK.XKKKKKKK.K K K . . ! .. H 1 H K . K K 1 o THE REBELLION NOT A NA TIONAL MOVEMENT. In the remaining provinces of Luzon, the Tagalog lebelllon was viewed at first with Indifference, nnd Inter with fear. Throughout the archipelago at large there was trouble only at those points to which armed Tagulogs had been sent In considerable numbers. In general, such machinery of "govern ment" ns existed, served only for plun dering the people under the pretext of levying "war contributions," while many of the Insurgent officials were lapldly accumulating wealth. The ad ministration of Justice was paralyzed and crime of all sorts was rnmunnt. Might was the only law. Never In the worst days of Spanish misrule had the people been so overtaxed or so badlv governed. In many provinces there was absolute anarchy, nnd from all sides came petitions for protection and help, which we were unable to give, ns troops could not be spared. The feel ing between the opposing armies was at this time very bitter. When Gen. MucArthur began the movement which ended In the taking of Mulolos. the natives, at the order of Gen. Luna, fired their towns before his advancing columns. Those who were unwilling to leave their homes were driven out by Insurgent soldiers, who burned their houses. The object of this Inhuman procedure wns to com pel the inhabitants to flee before us, and thus prevent their learning from experience that the fearful tiles con cerning our soldiers, with which they had been deceived, were myths. This method of procedure, eminently suc cessful nt first. In the end lecolled on Its authors, provoking so much opposi tion that the obnoxious order was re voked, llefore the commission left the Philippines, nearly till the Inhabitants had returned to these ruined Mages. Many of the houses had been rebuilt. Fields that had lain fallow for three years were green with growing crops. Municipal government had been estab lished and Hie people, protected by our troops, were enjoying peace, security and a degree of participation In their own government previously unknown In the history of the Philippines. At tempts of the insurgents to raise re cruits and money In the province of Uulacan were proving abortive, except when backed by bayonets and bullets, ind even In such cases the natives were applying to us for help to resist them. ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. It was not, however, in the province of Rulacan thnt the tlrst municipal governments were established. Dur ing May and the early part of June there was a tacit truce along our south line, but later In the month the Insur gents became aggressive ut this point und Gen. Lawton took the field against them, driving them from Pnraiuiue and Las Pinas and utterly routing them at the Seapote river. Hacoor also was occupied, and the presldente of Imus came out to meet Gen. Lawton, offer ing to surrender his town and asking for a garrison, which was furnished. A visit to these towns at this time reveajed a greatly changed public sen timent. The Inhabitants had neither burned their homes, nor. ns a rule, abandoned them, but had quietly' awaited the ariivnl of the American troops. Those who hnd remained soon learned that their confidence hnd not been misplaced, and those who had lied speedily returned. We found their con dition to be most pitiable. They hod been plundered by the Insurgent troops, who had robbed them of Jewels, money, clothing nnd even food, so that they were literally starving. Peace able citizens bad been fired on, women had been maltreated, and there was general satisfaction that the Ameri cans had come at last. Large quanti ties of food were promptly distributed among the hungry, n measure which resulted In great good. Conditions seemed favorable for an American propaganda. The towns of Uacoor and Imus were selected for purposes of experiment, ns they were notoriously the two most rebellious towns of the most rebellious province In the islands. In such places the "headmen" were called together and a frank talk was had with them. Our purposes were fully explained, and they were urged to state their own wishes. We found them thankful for the con siderate treatment they had received from our troops, nnd willing to nld us against the Insurgents, nt whose hands they bud suffered so severely. They seemed, however, powoiless to net on account ot lack of organization, nnd there was n universal desire for the establishment of some form of munici pal government. Encouraged by what we saw In Hacoor and Imus we continued our work In Paranaque and L'is Plnns.wlth similar results. On reporting these facts to Gen. Otis he ordered Gen. Lawton to organize these towns. At the request of the latter, and with the asslsance of two able Filipino lawyers, the Commission prepared a simple scheme of municipal government, simi lar enough to the old svstem to be readily comprehensible to the natives, but ulving them liberties which they had nevor before enjoyed. The schema was adopted in its entirety by Gen. Lawton, nnd at his request a member of the Commission accompanied him to aid In putting it Into effect. ELECTIONS HELD IN EACH TOWN In each town tho people wero called together and an election whb held, Tho ofliclnls chosen wero fully Instructed si to their duties, and were udvlsed that x x x x X X X X X X x x X X X X X X X X x x x x X x X X X x tt X Si X X X X X X tt v a X X ti x ti JV a x v A" X X uk X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X K X X -: h X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X & X X X X X X X X X Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming: Avenue. So to relay 's cloak and suit sale This is to bo the principal event today. 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I-awton and for the country which he represented. With n single exception, the officials elected proved worthy of the trust Im pused In them and conditions very rapidly Improved In the newly or ganized towns', each of which soon be came a centre ot attraction for the In surgent soldiers whose families resided within Its limits. Deserters began to come In. some of them bringlne; their nrms. Opposition to the Insurgent forces grew rapidly among the peace able natives of the province. Deputa tions came secretly from many Import ant towns, begging us to advance out lines and do for them what we hnd done for Hacoor and Imus. This wns Impossible, but governments were or ganized with most satisfactory results In 1-nsPInns. Paranaque. Fandacan, Santa Ana, Sanfellne, Nerl. and San Pedro Maeatl. while a slightly different system was put Into effect In Malabon, Polo, Obiindo, Melcanaynn, and Matolos. The results obtained In these latter towns have already been men tioned. Largo amount of supervision over the nffairs of our new municipali ties proved necessary, as the oillclnls were timid nbout assuming responsi bility and slow to conunehond their new duties. At inimv of the elections voters went in succession to the com missioner present, the military repre sentative and tho native priest asking whom they wore expected to vote for, and It was only with great dlllleulty and by dint of much nrfrument that they were persuaded to exercise tho right of free suffrage. SITUATION AT TIIK TIMK OF OUU nrciAHTlTKK. When wo left Manila a largo volume of business was being done, and the streets wore so crowded as to lie hardly safe. The native peoplo wore quiet and orderly and nil fear of an uprising hud long since passed. s A system of public Bchoolu In which KngllBh was taught had been advocat ed by tho Commission and established by Oen. Otis. Some 0,001) scholars woro In attendance, in the Tagalog prov inces of Luzon, whero the anti-American feeling hail been strongest, pub lic ueutlmcnt bad greatly chunked, as evidenced by the fact that the Military Governor of llalangas had offered to suni-nder his troops and ills province If we would only send n small force there. The Hlcols, In southern Luzon, had risen against their Tagalog mas ters. Tho Macabebes woro clamoring for an opportunity to light In our ranks and native soldiers and scouts were al ready serving under Gen. Lawton. Stories of corruption of Insurgent olll eers were becoming dally more common and the disintegration of the enemy's forces wns steadily progressing. The hope of assistance from outside sources seemed to he all that held them to gether. CONDITIONS IN OTIIKll ISLANDS. Should It bo thought that too much attention has been paid In this prelim inary Teport to the Island of Luzon, It may bo replied that tho rebellion Is essentially Tagulog, and that when 11 ends In Luzon It must end throughout the archipelago. It should, however, be mentioned that a member of the Commission visited the southern Is lands of the archipelago nnd held con ferences with their principal olllclals. Tho only Island, apart from Luzon, whole serious trouble threatens Is Panay. to which a considerable force of Tagaiog soldiers was sent before the outbreak of hostilities. Many of the Vlsayans of this land are opposed to the Tagalogs, however, und it Is not believed that the Intter can make 'i formidable resistance. In Samnr, Leyto and Mashute, the Tagalog Invaders are numerically few and are disliked by the natives of the.se Islands whom they have oppressed. We were assured that Uflo men would sulllce to restore order in Mindoro, Hohol wns asking for troops. Tho Calaiulanes Islanders had sent word thnt they would welcome us. There can he no resistance In Palawan. Satisfactory relations had already been established with tho warllko Moros, whose .Sultan had previously been con ciliated hv a liiomber of the Commis sion, and In Mlnandao tills tribe had even taken up our cause nnd attacked the Insurgents, of whom there are very few In tho island, In Cehu we have only to reckon with the lawlesa clement, which has nevor been very formidable there. Tho Island of Negros Is deserving of special mention. Its civilized inhabi tants are exceptionally prosperous und tern r Sold In Ihli I Ik. Air. Tljbt Ptclmie unl). J Tell Your Neighbor About It. 'a-'"iP"&-'"NJ'-)sj-) ELEOTRIG eOFFEE ROASTED WITH THE JUICE M THE PROCESS COSTS NO MORE. THE COFFEE COSTS NO MORE. Was originally the samo kind of Coftoe that you pay Iho same price for, but tho rich flavor foormerly lost in n anting. Is now released In your morning cup. Ak your grocer If he does not Ufep Eloctrlo Process Ooffao, send us his name and 5c, to cover postage, and we will send yuu j lb. Free. IS. V. BIvAIIVEVr CO.. NowYorlc Olt'. IB c r enlightened. They had the good sense to keep out Tagnlog adventurers und retain control of their own af'ulrs, adopting for themselves a somewhat complicated form of government, and electing olllclals and n congress. He fore our arrival at Manila they had raised the American Hag, sent a dele gation to Gen. Otis, and placed their island unconditionally In our hands, asking for American aid nnd protec tion. They believed themselves capa ble of managing their own affairs, but asked for a battalion of troops to hold In check the Hubuylnues, a half-rellg-lous, hnlf-unarchlstle sect, Inhabiting tho central mountain range, who for a number of yeurs havo plundered and burned the plantations of the Span lards and civilized natives. The bat talion of troops was furnished. The people of Negros were authorized to proceed with their experiment in gov ernment, and were promised all possi ble aid and asslstnnce. but they proved unable to enrry out their programme, although aided by our soldiers nnd by the friendly advice of their commander. Gen. Smith. They were obliged to ask for a second, and finally a third bat talion of troops. After tho lapse of a few months they began to accuse their own olllclals ot dishonesty und to com plain that the commander of the native forces dominated the governor. Dis satisfaction became general. Fortun ately Americans remained popular, und tho bettor element began to ask why we did no tako control and help them out of their dllilcultles. The people de manded a new election, believing tho trouble lay with their officials, but aa the best people of tho Island were al ready In ofilce, it was evident that re lief could not be had by this means. At the request of Gen. Otis, the commis sion prepared a new and simplified scheme of government for the Island, giving the people n large voice In their affairs, but placing nn American In full control. The main features of this plan had already been exp)ulnclto leading people of the island by a mem ber of the commission in oerson nnd their appreciation secured. This sys tem has Just been put Into operation. The people are satisfied and public or der Is better In the Island today' than at any time during the last, twenty years. The Hat failure of this attempt to Es tablish nn independent native govern ment In Negros. conducted ns It was, under the most favorable, elfeum stanees, makes It appeur that hero, as well us In the less favored urov.incps. a large amount of American rnnjnil, la at present absolutely essential to-a successful administration of public af fairs. EFFORTS AT CONC.UilATlQNV The efforts of the military authori ties, acting under the Instructions .of 'tho president, to prevent an outbreak of hostilities with tho Filipinos have already been described.,, .Tho fighting began. while the.x:lvIL mcuibora-of.tho .Continued on Pago 4. M-ub. .mINJLaJ.
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