Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25
HAVE FAITH IN AMERICANS.
Everybody In the Philippines Want.
United Statos to CONTROL the Islands.

London. Aug. 2S-The Associated Press
learns that the Philippine Junta in Lon
don received despatch from Manila yes
terday announcing that matters there are
| rapidly quoting down and the friction
between Gen. Aguinaldo and the Ameri-
cans is disappearing. According to the
Junta's advices the insurgents for the
time regarded Gen. Merritt and Gen. An
| derson as martinets and feared that they
would adopt harsh methods, like the Span
iards did towards the Filipinos, but the
insurgents from the first have had the
greatest confidence in Admiral Dewey,
whom they regard as a sort of father and
the most important American at Manila.
| The Junta Is satisfied that all friction will
soon disappear and that there will be no
trouble from the insurgents if the Am
orleans decide to retain the Philippines.
According to wealthy Filipino now in
| London, the Filpinos in Europe are all
we'll to do people. Hitherto they have
| held aloof from the insurgents, but they
| realie that their interests demand action
and are about to form committee to
open negotiations with the Junta here
They are all in favor of having the archl-
pelago retained by the United States. So
strong is their conviction OF the desira-
bilty Of this course that they had con-
templated approaching the British for
eign Office to invite Great Britain to in
tervene, and In any event prevent the is
lands being returned to the control of
SPAIN They decided, however, to await
American action.
200 SICK BROUGHT TO BOSTON.
Boston. Aug 23.-The United States hos
ptal ship Olivette from New York with
nearly 200 sick soldiers from Cuba on
hoard arrived at quarantine at o'clock
this forenoon.
Among the sick soldiers aboard the Oil
vette were:
Twtnty-frst infantry-J. T. Diamond, Il,
Corporal Dougherty. II; Joseph Further.
-; Thomas Glennng, r; Corporal Elmer,
II. Hasty, b; Jacob Kelsey, II; Charles
Turner. F..
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION YET.
Madrid. Aug. 2S,-9 p. m.-Senor Sagasta
says that Gen. Jaudenes being a prisoner,
Gen. Rios becomes governor general of
the Philippines.
At the rising of the consul, Lieut.. Gen.
Correa, the war minister, declared that
the government was stu without official
news of the surrender of Manila although
several kilograms had been sent to Gen.
Jaudencs for details.
ESTABLISHING MILITARY POSTAL.
STATIONS.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The postma ster
general has ordered that military postal
stations DE established in Porto Rico at
Gnayamas. Mayaguez and San Juan, with
facilities for transaction of money order
and registry business. sale of postal sup
plies and receipt and despatch of malls.
HOBSoN SAILS TO SANTIAGO.
New York, Aug 23.-The Segueranca.
having on board Lieut. Hobson and n
corps of engineers, sailed for Santiago to-
day.
TO DISPOSE OF 100 VESSELS.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The disposal OF
the large fleet of auxiliary naval craft,
about 100 In all. including n number of
large ocean going merchantmen, which
have been improvised into cruisers, col
licrs, etc, will nc taken up at the navy
department tomorrow by a special board
of naval officers.
THE CORTES TO MEET SOON.
Madrid, Aug. 23.-All the papers an
nounce the reassembing OF the Cortes be-
tween the 9Th and 10th of September