Show FILIPINO UPRISING NIPPED IN THE BUD TIMELY WARNING GIVEN CERS RESULTS IN ARREST OF THE RING L EDS forty men arrested and one man shot by a policeman no one of influence being concerned in outbreak wash washington I 1 agton de details tails of native uprisings in the philippines beginning christmas eve were contained in a cablegram received from governor general harrison lson sunday at the war department and made public by A assistant secretary breckenridge the report minimized the ex extent bent ot of the trouble but stated that small bodies of filipinos had assembled in manila and christmas eye eve and at laguna do de day friday night and attempted to make trouble As a result forty men were wera arrested and one man was shot by a policeman governor general harrison reported that the disorders had been suppressed that everything was quiet and efforts were being mado made to arrest tho the leaders the chief of whom he said was believed to be a man under sentence of imprisonment for homicide lie he added that nobody of any in fluence or standing was concerned in the movement that it was small and unsuccessful and was connected with the campaign ot of ricarco Rl Ri carto who has conducted a revolutionary propaganda from HOUR hong kong tor for several years appealing to the most ignorant classes of luos administration officials have refused to believe that there was any erious nesa in the philippine troubles but have watched the situation closely because of its possible bearing on the jones bill granting more independence pen dence to the nat natives lyes which has been passed by the house and la is now pending in the senate the nationalist newspapers accuse the other political parties of fomenting the revolt and they also hint that some borne americans americana wore concerned in it in an effort to quash the jones bill which contains provisions for a greater measure of self government for the islands the authorities are in full control of the situation and the incident is considered by them to be closed |