Show PUTS GOVERNMENT I IN NAIVES NATIVES t HANDS Progress Made Male by the Philip Philippine P Philippine hii p pine Commission PLEASES THE TH FILIPINOS 4 M MANY HOSTILE HOST INSURGENTS lAYING LAYNG DOWN DOW ARMS MS 4 Luzon March 12 Tho United States Sate transport with wih the American Philippine commission and its it party pary on on board ar arrived are rived oft off Lucena last at evening This morn morning mornIng of ing lug e the commissioners party consisting of fifty persons person pron crossed crosse the shallow bar oar bari bars baro barin oarin in the h ships s s boats end and were driven one mile i to o this f st town t The Tho h commission then tg proceeded with wih the the first organization of A s provincial government in southern suther Luzon The province o of has long Ions been 01 noted for lor tho the pacific conditions existing there in 11 contrast to the neighboring provinces province which still pursue a rebellious sl course Colonel Gardner late of f the Twentieth volunteer infantry was today appointed civil governor of this province Colonel Gardner favors favor the te maintenance of friendly relations with wih the natives and andIs Is opposed oppose to pillage plage seizures destruction destruction tion ton of property and imprisonment ex en except except under direct necessity Colonel Gardner when in commend command of the Thirtieth infantry was in control of this district and as a result of this policy a population pop laton of af active insurgents insurgent has been transformed into friendly frien ly natives whose patriotism to the te United States State was considered to be more firmly established than that of or the natives of ay any other province in Luzon The he arrival of the commission with Colonel Gardner whose regiment r melt was wa re recently recent cent given a public farewell here re returning ret turning t as civil civi governor was as enthusiastically celebrated The Te people of Sor sogan sogn a a seaport on tho the extreme pepe southern end of Luzon have petitioned for a pro provincial provincial government The commission will wil stop there later COMING IN n Another Lot of Officers and Men Nen Stir Sur Surrender Su Surender render Manila ania March Marh 12 Captain Gulick Gulck of the th volunteer has received the surrender of the insurgent Major with ith officers and 2 men a at t tho the town of in southern Luzon Lieutenant Watson Vaton of the volunteer infantry while scouting near the hamlet of Bado in province province province ince southern souther Luzon five Insurgents insurgents and destroyed detro e fifteen of the enemy s thatched barracks barck The United States army ary transport Eg Er Egbert Erbert I bert bet will wi sail si for Taku China Chin March Marh 14 H to take on board the remains of Amen Ameri American Amer can cn soldiers who Have died in China China I From Taku the Egbert Egber goes to Seattle Sette The total receipts from front the Philippine I customs for lor February were |