The herald., 1898-10-08
NOTROUBLEL LELOOkfDFOR
UNLESS INSURGENT LEADERS
PROVOKE IT
HEALTH OF MEN EXCELLENT
But the Volunteer Soldiers Want to
Come Home Now That the War
Is Over
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
(John O. Knight, The Heralds special
correspondent at Manila, returned to San
Francisco last night on the transport
Valencia, and makes report on conditions in
the Philippines as appears belowo
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.-(Special to
The Herald.) The situation was qWet in
Manila when the Valencia left there, three
weeks after the surrender. There seemed lit
tie likelihood of further trouble. unless the
insurgent leader, Aguinaldo, should pro-
woke it. He continued TO profess friendship
for the Americans, but his actions caused
him to be looked on with suspicion. His
soldiers openly accuse the Americans Of
treachery because they were not allowed to
loot Ma nla when the city surrendered
The insurgents held all of the country
outside Of Manila and Cavite, and were in
possession Of many Of the suburbs of
Manila. They had several thousand Span
ish prisoners confined at various points.
Many of these starved to death and hor-
rible tales were told of their treatment by
their captors.
The authorities had the civil government
we'll in hand. For the present the Spanish
laws heretofore In force will not be changed
The Spaniards after their surrender gave
no trouble whatever The soldiers are
quartered in the walled city and seem we'll
ccntented to have the Americans in con-
troll.
Good quarters were obtained for the ten
thousand soldiers stationed in Manila. The
rest of the troops are quartered at Cavite,
where Brigader General Otis is stationed.
The dry season is about the middle of
August this year. 1t is intensely hot and
dry. Up to the present time the health of
the troops has been excellent, but army
doctors are apprehensive lest there be a
greater amount of sickness during the dry
months, as the water supply Will then be
bad. Several cases of malaria and typhoid
developed in August.
The volunteer troops are all anxious to
get home. Many of the officers are talking
Of res!gnrg unless their regiments are
mustered out. KNIGHT.
A Message From Dewey
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Admiral Dewey |
has cabled the Navy Department that he |
has been advised that q number of Span |
ish troops have arrived at Singapore bound |
for the Philippines to reinforce the Spanish |
garrison at Iloilo on the island Of Panay. |
At this place is concentrated about all that |
remains of the Spanish army OF occupa-
tion of the Philippines outside of the few |
troops on the island of Luzon. In dis
patching the troops from Spain to the is
lands, the Spanish government has raised |
the direct question as to the right to re-
inforce troops now engaged in active hos
tilities with the insurgent forces. Ths
weight of opinion here is that the action is
permissible and does not constitute
breach of the terms of the protocol sus-
pending hostilities. A good DEAL however,
may depend on whether the Spaniards con-
fine themselves to defensive position or
undertake to carry on an offensive warfare
against the insurgents. The Cabinet today |
gave some consideration to this subject
which in the end Is lieky to be left to the
disposition of the Peace Commission.
Artachio Shot
NEW YORK, Oct. IA special to the
Herald from Manila, via Paris, says:
Artach.o, who was a fellow leader with
Aguinaldo in former revolution, and
brought suit against Aguinaldo for half the
money which was paid by Spain to make
peace, has been shot by order Of the in
surgent leaders at Malolos. 1t is doubtful
whether Aguinaldo was conscnting party
to the execution.
Your correspondent visited the dictator at
Malolos. He is evidently only tigurehead,
nut forward by 4 ka1 Of revolutionary
trust, in which a mestizo named Paterno
is the moving spirit. Your correspondent;
desired to visit the Spanish prisoners at
Balucan. and was frankly told by Paterno
that even Aguinal1o could not give Il pass
without the pass of the secret council, SIX
of the members of which are not in tho
dictators Cabinet.
There are 120 Spanish prisoners at Balu-
can They are literally starving. There
are twenty -four priests who are held n
communicate despite the fact that they |
are non-combatants.
The insurgent party is becoming more
disorganized every day. Each petty chief
Is setting up little government on his own |
account and no one is paying great atten- |
tion to Agunaldo's orders.
The dictator looks and evidently feels |
greatly worried over the conditions pre-
va.lng here, as well as with the Uncertain |
ty attendant upon the result of the meeting
In Paris. Paterno openly advocates inde- |
pendence.
There have been no new cases of smallpox
among the American troops since Sunday. |
The disease Is now we'll under control OF |
the twelve cases in the pesthouse eight
have died. Private Horace Powers Of the |
First California died today Of smallpox and |
Private Edward Braham Of the same reg,-
ment died of typhoid today.
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