Show E IN INTHE THE PHiliPPINES Annual Report of the commis commissions Shows Them to be beVery beVery Very Good Generally LAWLESSNESS DIMINISHING i 4 lion of Ill 11 IT us It r re thU tho i i I Jan annuM re reI reI for forthe forthe I Philippine port of O tho the fisc fiscal l year ll d June 30 1000 to with thu of th commission ot of the governor general ot of the nud ot of the of thu tho four has jUat b Well en by the nr department AROU D MARILA MANUA It II Is stated that tim tho of the ot of which Infested tine the provinces ot or and In the neIghborhood ot of ManIla since tine the regime have be n broken up U uno ot of the mu mot t killed anti the others to the tho of 12 so hounded by the constabulary that they came callie In and without any condition o or Inducement on the ot of the tho government other than that thY they would bo be protected In conning coming lu Ii Manila and received 1 a trial Later advices from the Philippine 1110 L i the tho Information that these men have been tried before a 11 Filipino have been shown guilty without x ot of the most fiendish cruet murders end shockIng mutila lions nind nil 1111 but pile one were sentenced to 10 death he being sentenced to 30 It Is hi significant that all of these loaders of outlaws took high fOUnding titles In an imaginary Filipino republic or 01 religious organization to Impress the thc Ignorant natives and gain a following jJ the Sill sur render ot of the tim tho lawlees disaffected had no ono one around whom to gather gathor and ami were quick to 10 follow the example of at the tho former by theIr arms and entering peaceful pursuits Th These so twO prOvInceS have always been the storm center or of but flOW cow that pence on once co more reigns and fo and property properlY are no longer fearing robbery or molestation while In the pursuit of th their employ employments ments 01 the ot of their homes tho away or end daughters and tile the destrUction ot of theIr propertY and Imd nil all or of the fruits of their Industry nt at the tho of the out outlaw outlaws laws law their relief Is unbounded and their In the tho permanency of o these conditiOns Is attested ly by the tho fact they have placed un under er lion a 11 larger acreage or of land than over ever eore Aguinaldo states that ho be beeves leves eves there will be very little further ruble from outlaws In this section nd ml n as II a further proof ot of his sincerity n a this belief bellet It is cited that sInce these i ho has leMe from the bu tj eau Call ot of lands nearly IMO acres ot of land landIn In all an outlying district to the hitherto by out CE CENTRAL LUZON ruzo The l In northern Lu Luon u uon on vas by on one vh b s posed as II a prophet wears tong hair or anti hns sel selected a ns as the guise under which to work ork his depredations Ho 11 tyle him elf the tho heat head of the Holy Church Lad the followers of at this movement are drawn the most Ignorant and su people who shio are 1110 devout and prayerful in their religious observances In mall many ot of tim the rites of at this organ z Indecency and licentiousness prevail Dy By securIng forecasts from the weather In Manila and thus being illo to 0 predict the tho approach or at storms floods etc he hM ha created among his tnt belief a that ho he IO clIes divine and prophetic power He used thIs as an Ingenious means or of lev levying contributions from the Lat natives threatening them wIth do b the tho elements if IC they did sot Dot pay A prophet who could threaten aith typhoons those who did no con trIbute at his request was a most po tent lent persuader fanatics when hen under the tho cud of at o a movement If e this are carried be road jOna the attitude of at mere s mci Ind support Into cots or of open or violence In n behalf ot of their religious belief A Aana land ana led by Salvador rushed the con constabulary barracks n th town pf f and killed a 11 sentinel and cap call hired red a few guns Encouraged by this thin slight Blight success puw they made other similar attempts hop to gain by t I tow few successes but failed and were so eo bold as to tt try Issues with small a detachment ot of con conr conIl Il r which had guile in III p or it th thin tind uro lI nU t to the tour four of the lenders many ot of followers kill killed td ln most t of their t hill forced to seek in hI tIle the swamps and nt at h 1 is II negotiating for tor n a but hM has be been n inclined t tl wait for lor II a time In to see Beo the fate of RoUe orne other outlaw headers who ho were then awaiting trial LUZON Itt ho or cit north em Luzon inhabited mainly by and other othor or un tribes there have been beell and good order except for thu Iho for als on nn thE part ot of tho ot of ono one on nn flu i other It Mr Very few teW disturbances ot of thIs kind have hlo occurred nud they are carefully watched and encouraged to settle their differences b by to higher authority Occasionally un agitators In one ana province or another endeavor to get up disturb disturbances ances among tine tho Ignorant people anti lIuch flu 1111 occurrence took Place r recently in III ono one or of the tho Provinces but In information formation was waR brought to the tho authorities by citizens tue matter mattei assumed no Th or of good order depends and LillI in the tho eti upon the Inc cooperation ot of tho people and that co cooperation cooperation operation hits 1111 hellI be n very er large largely so RO cured With th the exceptions noted the tho entire island of Luzon has nn enjoyed 1 a condition ot of general tranquility and Is tree from disorder and lawless bands SAMAR SAMAH At tIne tho time of th tine last report Is was thought that the tho worst was over oer In Sn Sa mar its 1111 ot of the tho hilt hili tribes had surrendered and conic inn III with their guns that II a luHt and humane POlICE WOuld bring its proper Gos Go Curry has haR mallo remark remarkable able progress lu In securing the sympathy and cool cooperation of at the tho people lie met item In III their own atIn fled them that he was their friend and hili their good nt at and is III confident confident dent that the great or of the people In the island 01 arc and ear earnestly nestly wish for COl the tho maintenance or of good order hut hilt n a feud between these lull hili people on 1111 one side ane and those on the tho shores or 01 lowlands on the other and It a series ot of slain sIan h by petty and traders can cannot cannot not he hc overcome In III n a few weeks All As the result of the he governors work them the who still sUIl held out had agreed to their arnis In March last with which the pa 11 ot of the Island would have hae been heen completely effected and II a condition ot of tranquility secured there which boa neVer before existed but unfortunately the presence or of some Iome rota time the const coast tons who hal had come up lp to ace lIec time tutu who had ci nys been liS as the hitter one cne mica or of the tho l rendered the suspicious and dently caused a of heart for In intend tend of the they opened fire fill and were emily after consider liNe chile loss This has ho time being undone the tho good 1001 work nh endy with thom mind delayed the ot of the tho island Until JUlie tm 9 1906 tIme the island ot of Leyte remained In condition Pine people had a l Filipino to succeed Mci of t the cry lIry who had done such good service for them for tor two terms Time The campaign was a I spirited one and so hitter that much III feeling was wall engendered and the flew time the mistake In Inthe Inthe the early vart dt his mis of dealing with who had hili election ThIs together with and otlmor othel contributory causes tinned the om cnn bars bels Into II a flame and several minor outbreaks or 01 oc cc occurred whIch yore put down TIme Iho municipal residents who verc hostile loH ilo to the tho I governor agreed tb tolay In alde all their differences anti oud CoOperate tot for tIme ot of se Securing curing good ordem ani ot them have a I tour of tho he province wIth the governor for tor this purpose It will require on I a 11 short time to restore tho ho province to Its con conditions conditions of at tranquility The province Is Isa isa a very rich one amid the Is especially unfortunate lit III alt all the lan 8 ordinary conditions or of industry and amid unIform prevail Since the of Data Dato All tIm tho most outlaw ott time the Island ot of Mm daima is IB very ery much Improved II time the problem Is ono one onet Dt t maintenance rather than establish ment ot of order mEN lit In December 1905 the bIennial elec were held for the selection of in last were for tor time the election o of provincial In 29 of the 3 ProvInces These elections are a 11 vital Part lort ot of the scheme has been by time the or of the United In It work worl ot of the Filipinos In iii by at II lowing thom thona to their own cers ers for tor local These elections although ed In an orderly und and without disturbance of the public pence peace veme with much excitement and anda n a large number ot of the tho elec tlona were protested protest d and atm milled by the provincial boards be cause lit of frauds Intimidation or orbery ber bery new elections ordered Fifteen of thu tho elections were n prote protested ted on various grounds lis ot of votes coercion end lI of at Voters allowing noil non qualified to vote ote use UIlO of marked hall ballots at etc timid and the governor general ordered now elections In several pros pro Inces ince ii 11 which It WM was that limO wilt will ot of the people had not Ilot been fairly exPressed The Tho tree fred choice or of these officials Inns hM necessarily been an aim experIment Is to tIme tha of at the still further important dut duty ot of electing their representatives to a I I whIch Is III to convene probably within tIme the comin year 1 depending upon tIme thc then ot of and order 00 Gen Me Ide states that undoubtedly U IC t there Inns hns been error It has not been In III time direction of but rath rather or er In the granting ot of perhaps n a larger measure of self government nt than a peo people pie absolutely absolute In the exer exercise cise of an or of tIme the functIons of mont were for tor The Tho have hac ott the tho find amid the tho training that Ittis hils cOllie conme to the has heen In thought little Or no flO Interest Is taken In general political subjects great grent interest is IR excited by local elections Tn In time the elt city ot of ot of political factions In 10 of tIme thc approach or of the elections for the popular assembly has hns been market marked by increased intensity and bitterness and strenuous to bear benr b hr the tue several candidates and their friends upon tIme tho electors 1 CT OF Dl GLEY ACT The reports ot of the thc various taken as a 11 whole indicate that the tho crops are In a moro condI condItion Lion tion except as to tobacco sugar and lIts ot of time the latter been damaged by a destructive typhoon to the ot of about In value pf of the crop The Tho reduction In the production tion or at tobacco Is due largely to lack or of orn ofa n a suitable that ot of the he United States beIng closed b by the thc absolute absolutely prohibitory duties Imposed by the Ding Ie tariff and to the low price for tor time ho leaf leuf In time tho of exports the tho loss was made up UI by time the Increase in the pro and exportation of Time The Imports were below the year eur 11 by some a large portion ot of whIch consisted tin In th thre re reduced uc d Importations ot of rice which Is a good sign us as It that the tho are raising their own rice and extending their agriculture which for tor II a number of at years cars has hns b been en retard cd b by death ot of cattle and draft animals from locust plagues etc The Ihl balance of trade In favor of at tIme tho islands blands was willi about l Enormous normous numbers of at ne new plants plant o of Manila hemp maguey a most useful fiber plant anal cocoanuts have been Mt et out and amid there hus hu been n it large increase in tIme the area arca to rice Another goor oti of pros pms prosperity verity Is the tho increased purchases dt agricultural and which not merely denotes Improvement In purchasing power on time the Part ot of he but also fur the tho for tor constantly en cn d production PINA FINANCES CES OF OE file condition or at the tho islands Is to he be veT very much better tItan for several years At the close of at the lust fiscal year there remained tin an lX ex or Of receipts oter Oer expenditures o Oven II a million timid n a halt hal gold due In vart to the by tto tIO bureau of internal revenue in III part to tIne tho greater grenter In and It Is confidently stated that durin dumIn year thero wIlt will bo be Ii r clent available over ahoe time tho ordinary ot of the gO gov to deVOte two to or three millions to 1011 and bridge building perina penna nellt works BOND BONDED D In addition to tho certificates ot of In tit of un tilt account 01 o time the gold fund Ito tho only bonded of time tho insular government 11 in In 4 tier cent bonds for tIle thu purpose of purchasing the mine nod in be bonds r s R Vl NU IA LAW LAWIt It 11 In stated practical experience time tho internal revenue In law has hns demonstrated tho ho wisdom of tb ns as It Is fOr or the tho of revenue redis redistributes tributes the mIme ot of placing It 01 cry 01 on articles ot of and relieves man maimy small nn ant annoying timid and bur tax had before rested Upon them Tint total collections dur lag tIme tho yent to lIrly ariy ur end tL IL limit million dollars the bulk bulle of which Is obtained froll euro taxes on alco Ii products of d ci go vs a nil es iii by front liquor lIsell mtr of at the wan WIlS collected In mud 37 per cent tin III the tho It a cost ot of 41 ver lIeI of at the Iho receipts Iho lion against tilt laW las to 10 sonic extent until October 1905 1005 when IIII that it II would not bo be III nil vital nr o essential lou leu leutu louto tu to rd tIme tho ills tu ot of tobacco them thum to LANDAX LANI JAX fI Owing tl to time tho continued lolI tile tho 10 loss 11 ut inC ida t its eto e to t ho I rim condition or of hl hey It to fur fUI limo Iho outside of it II rust loin tho lIt I for or one year II II cI us 1111 time tho lit of this tu oro devoted solely to local mimi In that lie might not lIot ito ho om cia tl by I mitt to 10 meet the tho expenses necessary to III Ito tho I tue I ii Is lit of rOB III bri ml gei bile imI I ii I a gut a ii ml 10 ii eel forces thu 1111 1111 It ii lid II I n i to I t time multi 10 tt ma i I I les rein Inn In II to tio uc i the tho land by I ii ii ti ilK 1 Ii 05 Ilin until III I U IC is III 1111 it ii e ml i ape vry 1 Ii sinai II II I In I it a motto I Rn ii Ca II Q u tx Cecil 18 ot Of t er cent cont In ii city aims t lIr hll bd tIme to large sumac mUch or uses H tux is hi new IW It inns hOlt n II II i but It Is tinted that Us the W work rk of revaluation Is steadily It I Is that this thins will tIit result rosult in III ot of and other Ither ot of titles as will obviate many ot of the tho difficulties before experienced In III timo report ot of time tho commission we ns Rot ct forth the tho of It capital to an agri batik to aid in III developing their properties b by III no to them at low rates of at for or the lIot of animals arming maul III him with the tho Plait IIRI of tho Egyptian Agricultural hall Imas nuter ti tull to which exist tine tho met with the tho liP imp of the ot of war var ut II bill wes nt at limo last t BI ats 1 1011 ot of rill for tl ti lM a of at such Buch a bank under II a IIII II It 01 guaranty by th thin lilt its well olt II a II a lie 1111 which that govern might be bc celled to inn III 1111 sine line year Owin to the lie late on aim whelm tims Jill bUt was Introduced and tIme thc urgent pre press ot of other othel important this th bill was not lot acted minion II mst t tho lust but the Ule commission hat It receive favorable the tho reFI sum it Is |