Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-13 | Page 1 | Philippine Commissary Frauds

I PHILIPPINE COMMISSARY M ISSA FRAUDS I Manila April Apri 13 p m The trial of ot Sergeant the case In tho commissary scandals als began bOJan with the startling disclosures expected Two witnesses testified that quantities of Hour our were wro taken kon tram from n government warehouse and sold by three commis commissary sary sar sergeants two to others who divided the proceeds tor lor of or an al American bakery aken ns os In eliminated and other business men were also Involved The of the th had not hen ben ascertained The wife mother of ot have hw boen b n almost his only olly visitors dur duro ing In the past week wee Ie len Jen MacArthur considers Inopportune tune tUle the 11 made Ildo here that visit the tha United States I Ily r the thc of ot ri n native Mills 11 of company compall O 0 I volunteer Infantry os almost en entrapped n trapped pursuing Insurgent In Inthe the thc Interior of or tho Island Isla ld of o After a 1 sharp skirmish attacking were defeated Surgeon Thompson and ami PiuM Iu t were wre severely wounded At In ie e In n suil have surrendered 1 t Jr SALOONS SA LO S IX 1 PHILIPPINES S Manila April Apri 12 U 22 u 1 in thur has hns forwarded to a I special lH da I report on saloons the so social soe cial e al evil In thc tho Philippine Islands Information concerning he of ot Aguinaldo Is withheld by the authorities ties Ics COMMISSION IN PANAY San Jose Jost de luena Vi Via In la Province Janay Island P 1 L I U When tho States Siale arrived here The h members were welcomed by the tanti of ot this thi loun lown who hod hat an Immense arch arh Every EIrY of ot Antique province was l represented d by delegates A statue of Liberty erected on he towns principal square named after aUN Wa had hod pictures of or Abraham braham Lincoln President lemn Icy and Judge Tuft lf president of or thu commission un fJ Its 11 The fhe province has ha been ben the tb recent r surrender of tt the Insurgent gent ent leader Ider Fullon ulon and Ind the for Cor a provincial of ot government la II unanimous The has haa mailed male to Wash WashIngton WashIngton Ington detailed recommendations for tor forthe the form of ot general civil ell government to tol tobe l be e In the Ihl The executive council Is I expected to con of tour four of 01 the present commission commissioners peen ers rs and three Filipinos tho IMler to 10 be appointed l hy y President McKinley Col en William S Scott Scot of or tho volunteer com commander commander mander of Antique ho ha been In Its I governor while Fred Ff L 1 I on of ot the im tt re lm nt h hal appointed provincial treasurer