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Show RUHluiiT NIPPEDjNTHE BOD TIMELY WARNING GIVEN OFFI CERS RESULTS IN ARREST OF THE R I NGLE ADEDS. Forty Men Arrested and One Mar Shot by a Policeman, No One of Influence Being Concerned in Outbreak. Washington Details of native up risings in the Philippines, beginning Christmas eve, were contained it a cablegram received from Governoi General Harrison Sunday at the wai department and made public by As sistant Secretary Breckenridge. The report minimized the extent o: the trouble, but stated that smai: bodies of Filipinos had assembled in Manila and Navotas Christmas eve and at Laguna de Bay Friday nighl and attempted to make trouble. As s result, forty men were arrested anc one man was shot by a policeman. Governor General Harrison reported that the disorders had been sup pressed; that every tiling was quiel and efforts were being made to ar rest the leaders, the chief of whom, he said, was believed to be a man undei sentence of imprisonment for homi cide. He added that nobody of any in fluence or standing was concerned ir the movement; that it was "small and unsuccessful," and was connected witt the campaign of Ricarto, who has conducted a revolutionary propagan da from Hong Kong for several years "appealing to the most ignorant classes of Filipinos." Administration officials have re fused to believe that there was anj seriousness in the Philippine troubles but have watched the situation closely, close-ly, because of its possible bearing on the Jones bill granting more inde pendence to the natives, which has been passed by the house and is now pending in the senate. The nationalist newspapers accus the other political parties of fomenting the revolt, and they also hint thai some Americans were concerned in 11 in an effort to quash the Jones bill which contains provisions for a greater great-er measure of self-government foi the islands. The authorities are in full control of the situation and the incident is considered by them to be closed. |