brigandage in the S.E. of Negros Island.

The brigands, under the leadership of a native named Camartin and
another, who declared themselves prophets, plundered the planters
along that coast, and committed such notorious crimes that troops had
to be despatched there under the command of the famous Lieut.-Colonel
Villa-Abrille. The Gov.-General Valeriano Weyler went to the Visayas
Islands and personally directed the operations.

[103] From January 1, 1889, the Government Financial year was made
concurrent with the year of the Calendar.

[104] The text reads thus:--"Cada Jefe de Provincia es un verdadero
Sultan y cuando acaba su administracion solo se habla en la Capital
de los miles de pesos que saco _limpios_ de su alcaldia."--"Noticias
de Filipinas," by Don Eusebio Mazorca. Inedited MS. dated 1840. In
the archives of Bauan Convent, Province of Batangas.

[105] The text reads thus:--"Cobrando el Alcalde en palay el tributo,
solo abona al indio dos reales plata por caban; introduce en cajas
reales su importe en metalico y vende despues el palay en seis,
ocho y a veces mas reales fuertes plata cada caban y le resulta con
esta sencilla operacion un doscientos o trescientos por ciento de
ganancia.... Ahora recientito esta acusado el Ministro Interventor de
Zamboanga por el Gobernador de aquella plaza de haberse utilizado aquel
de 15,000 a 16,000 pesos solo con el trocatinte de la medida.... Se
cuenta al mismo interventor a que me refiero 50,000 a 60,000 pesos
cuando el sueldo de su empleo--oficial 2 deg. de la Contaduria--es de
540 pesos al ano."--_Ibid_.

[106] The Audit Office was suppressed and revived, and again suppressed
on January 1, 1889.

[107] There was also a tenth class _gratis_ for the clergy, army
and navy forces, and convicts, and a "_privileged_" class _gratis_
for petty-governors and their wives, Barangay chiefs and their wives,
and Barangay chiefs' assistants, called "primogenito" (primogenito
means first born--perhaps it was anticipated that he Would "assist"
his father in his gratuitous government service).

[108] This was not included in Army Estimates, but in Civil
Government. Officers from Captain (inclusive) upwards "In expectation
of Service" and "In excess of Active Service requirements," received
only four-fifths of ordinary pay.

[109] In 1888 the "King's Regiment" was divided into two regiments,
under new denominations, viz.:--"Castillo, No. 1" (April 3), and
"Espana, No. 1" (June 18)