The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-24
THE PHILIPPINES PROBLEM.
Senator Hansbrough Gives His idea on
Subject.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Hans
brough of North Dakota, had a confer
ence with the President today in behalf
of Grigsbys rough riders, who are
anxious to be kept in service and sent to
either Cuba or Porto Rico.
Senator Hansbrough authorized an
interview today in which he said;
81 have been surprised on meetine
prominent business men in the East IN the
last thirty days to find almost unani III :
ty of feeling in. favor of holdlng tne
Philippines. | doubt however, IL peop!e
who are eyincing enthusiasm over thls
question at present have stopped TO con
s1der that to retain control of the Phlllp-
pjnes contemplates a. standing army OF
perhaps 10000 to so, 600 men; Looo mics
/ away from home, with enormous eA-
pense for constructions.
'The serious part OF IL 20 my nina Is
that if we do not take the Fhllpplnes,
T. the several foreign powers now seeking
control win undertake to plant themsel-
yes in the island and the whole eastern
question, so-called, will be transferred to
and for some time revolve about the
Philippine islands. / presume that some
amicable arrangements could be entered
into on the part of the United States
with foreign nations, which are reaching
out for power in the new territory where
| by Joint protectorate could be agreed
to. giving France, England, Germany and
Russia the same privileges that we will
ask"
THE PHILIPPINES MORE QUIET.
London, August 23.-1'he Associated
| Press learns that the Philippine Junta
| in London received despatch from Ma
Mia yesterday announcing that matters
| there are rapidly quoting down. ana that
| friction between Gen. Agu1naido ana inc
| Americans is disappearing.
According to the Jnnta's advises tne
| insurgents for a time regarded zen. MOI
rift and Gen. Anderson as nlartlnets ana
| feared that they wollld adopt marsh
methods like the Spaniard, toward the
Pilipinos. but the insurgents from the
| first have had the greatest commence IN
Admiral Dewey, whom they regard as q
sort of father and most important Amerl-
can at Manila.
The Junta is satisfied that all friction
will soon disappear and that there will
be no trouble from the insurgents II
the Americans decide to retain the Philip
pines.
London, the Filipinos in Europe are
well-to-do people. Hitherto they have
held aloof from the insurgents, but they
now realize that their interests demand
action and they are about to form
committee to open negotiations with the
Junta here.
They are all in favor of having the
archipelago retained by the United
States So strong is their conviction OF
the desirability of this course that they
%oH nh In tho Rrft-
ish foreign Office to invoke Great Britain
to intervene and in any event to prevent
the Islands from being returned to the
control of Spain. They decided however,
to await American action.
KILLED AND WOUNDED AT MA
Washington, August 23.-Adjutant
General Cobrin this afternoon received
dispatch from Gen Merritt. giving the
list of the killed and wounded at Manila,
which is as follows:
Adjutant General, Washington:
The following is list of killed, wound
ed, and deaths of enlistd men in this
command since August 1:
August 2d-Killed, Lears, VIM. p, pri-
yate Go. Il, list Nebraska; wounded Sc
verely. Duncan, John E., private Co. e,
list, Nebraska; Conner, Lawrence F., pri-
waite Co. E, 1st Nebraska; Hanson, George,
private Co. A, LIST Nebraska; Wiokham,
Henry A., private Co. A, LIST Nebraska;
wounded slightly, Oviatt, Joseph S., pri-
vate Co. A, lst Nebraska.
WOUNDED AT MANILA.
Washin, .on, August 23-Adjutant Gen.
raj Corbin this afternoon received de-
spatch from General Merritt, giving the
list of wounded at Manila, which Is as
follows:
August 2, killed, /; wounded, wounded
August s, killed. 8; wounded slightly,
4; wounded severely, 8.
wounded slightly, 90.
Died as result of wounds received in
action, from August 2 to August l6,
four; died in hospital as result of disease
July 20 to August IS, seventeen.
DEwEY's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Washington, August "a The
Dewey and General Merritt, acknowledge
ing the Presidents congratulations on
the fall of Maniln were made publ G to.
day at the White House:
"To President Mckinley, Washington:
son behalf of the squadron and my.
self, thank you most heartily for the
congratulations and thanks you were
source of pride to us all to have received
such commendation. Your cable will be
published on board the ships of the squad
ron tomorrow.
GEORGE DEWEY"
"To the President:
.'For my troops and myself, accept my
sincerest acknowledgements for your gen.
erous praise of the success of our CAM
psign. America may we'll be proud Of the
troops. MEhn NIL L.
MANILA REPORT FAVORABLE.
Manila, Philippine Islands, August %.
The rllmors of troubles between the
natives and the Americans are for the
most part unfounded. The fact Is that
the insurgents have been unwilling to
dissrm until assured of the permanence
of American protection.
The distrust felt as to the Spanish
bank, which originated in rumors as to
m excessive note issue to aid the Span
;sh authorities, led to run on the insti-
t,,tion. but the British banking houses
came to its assistance and averted a fall
~ Rusiness is now booming. The OBJ,
strnotions in the river. Pasig, which flows
throueh the town, ,havs been removed,
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