The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-20
POISON FOR AGUINALD0.
Spanish Prisoner Tried to Kill the
Insurgent Leader.
STEWARD TASTED POISONED FOOD


And Immediately Dropped Dead-In-
surgents Actively Recruiting. Fear
trgo Rotur, to s,,o,,,.t, no,,,t,o+t,,,,
NR"i""iuo rrlelulN Mess"se'
Manila. Sept, 2O.-The Republica Fill
pIna asserts that nm atter,nt ,vos mod
to poison Aguinaldo last Friday night.
A steward. it is alleged. saw a spanisb
prisoner who had been allowed his free
dom make a movement which an
peared like tamperinr with a howl or
soup intended for ApuinaIdo where
upon the steyard taeted a sro,rf,,i ~
the soup and relu daad
Eleven Francisran friars ,ro oliocod
TO have been angaped IN tba consrtra,,,
The nopuIaca n fs frrtbe,. s,id a.
tempted to Ivncb all the snarisb r,,is-
oners but AppinaIdo Intnryenad
At saturdays session of the national
assembly. IL appears ApuInaIdo was .h-
snnt h,,t bis ra,,rcsa,,+a ti,., ,.,,t,,,,1 t,,a
story of the outrage to the members
who unanimously adouted tbe chair
mans proposal that they all 90 to
Aguinaldo's house. express svmpatbv
with him and cOngrattlate him unon
his escape.
giving service was held i'm tba rb,rrb'
at MaIolos. Soup intended for Aauin-
aldo is now subjected II is stated to
a chemical ANALYSIS before bainp rre-
sented to the insurpent iaado, and th,
Spauish prisoners arc l,ort cIns,I,, ,,',,
fined.
The Insurgents urpod IN, oo,,,to,,,
rumors of the intention of S,,,ari., 80
re-estabIish Sponish ruIa in ttn Arcbi-
peIago. continue actively racrnifirc
their army. Hundreds from Manila are
enlisting daily and troons are bainp
drilled everywhere. Great diligence is
exhibited in initiating the formation
and manual, particularly in vollev fir
ing The lntrenchments in certain no
sitlons are being strengthened and a
vigllant line Of pickets is kent ont
side the suburbs. AT the same time
the attitude Of the insurgents is much
more friendly than If was bnrore tbr
evacuation.
Several thousand rifles ba1,a racor+1,.
been landed and rour now Nra,,ir,s t,a,,,.
also been received The ,,ro,,ir.ia1
leaders are having into tbe ipe,,,,c-o,,t
treasury a certain nortion of tho f,,na
captured from converts nrofaseiro to
reserve the remainedr for +ha na,,,nert
of their troops Rv tbis r,aans tba,,
keep practically independent Of the
central authority and preserve tha in
tegrity of their own command A gen
eral occupying one rich province sent
to Aguinaldo $35, 900 in cash last week
The agitation among the insurgents
is stimulated by the clerical marty
which uses every effort to influence the
natives against American occupation
Evidence to this effect is absolutely
trustworthy. although Archbishop Do
zal and other prominent ecclesiastics
strenuously deny all KNOWLEDGE of such
action and solemnly disclaim personal
participation in it.
Strikes in all Industries are becom-
Ing more extensive daily. and tba Ia bor
question is fast growing serious The
Americans unwIseIy continue to nav
nearly three times the usual wages
causing discomfort to spread rapidly
among every class of workmcn. All
manufacturers are much hammered.
the tramways are frequently stopped.
and railway operations are seriously
crippled and discontinuance of the
service is threatened. The strikers nat
urally drift into the insurgent ranks.
and consequently labor disturbances
are not discouraged by the leaders
The news from Washington that the