The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
n SITUATION At MANILA.
s,..,., Congress Voted 10 Favor
~ OF Annexation.
I.ur.lpo DENIES RESPONSIBILITY
4 ~ Not Ordered Americans
r,..rmed and Repudiates
.cts Of y Rash Ofacer.

,,,sco. October 22.-The United
...nscort Rio Gle Janeiro, which ar
d, ara today, brought efavices TO the
.,,.,.d Press, dated Manila, septem-
4. pNt,ppine congress has been in ses-
y ..ue Thursday. September 10. The
,Alnx that was decided was that the
.r,.,,nr republic should not countenance
'.,sv that should be agreed upon
..ay spain would have anything furth-
4, with the islands and would resist
-. OF arms any such measures. A
IL taken on the policy of annexation
\. Ircted States and annexation was
"a uton by large majority, seven
Z \ sight voting in favor Of it. Aguinaldo
z expresses himself as personally in
I. 4 annexation, aiding that be does
,nlnk that the natives generally VIII
1,vor such policy.
MN pteryiewed by the Associated
q, ,eDfest nlaJlve on September H.
.r,,raoo stated that his army consists
,sOO0 insurgents regularly armed 40
,rpped With modern weapons and that he
v some 5000 prisoners of war at this time
4. aj..x The larger portion now being he'd
,ae vicinity OF Manila. He states thai
,rmy Of 100000 could easily be rals "a
ssnt for the cause of independence, add
n thst indeed, the whole population Is
;lipg to fight for the cause of !ndepeld-
re and would oppose any European power
hfng possession"
When asked how 1t wes that some nsl-
,ss openly declared themselves IN favor
rnnexation ito the United States, he said
ag lie natives who protested TO favor an
rasion are insincere in WHIST they say.
ag are merely trying TO ascertain the
sneaI sentiment or intentions of the
rericans. He expressed himself as enter
kni1s the greatest friendship for the
nericals, adding he hoped there would be
trouble between the republic of the
ih!ppnes ana the United States. He Ell
Eiins the idea that America and the
hiaprines are TWO sister republics, allied
pgther ard fighting common hglt
ezinst the Spanllrds. He thinks the
uerican mission here in these islands hu,
ca accomplished by the destruction or
b Spanish feet and the forcible sur
eDder Of the city of Manila and expects
bet the Americans Will soon Withdraw
x. forces, leaving the Insurgents to gov
Ia ne isanls.
fOr some time past the insurgents have
en- dlsarmlng Americans passing through
lines, but Agunaldo disclaimed having
aln0rlSed any such conduct on the part OF
men. Aguinaldo's attention was called
tae incident of September g. when the
elnsyvania regiment proceeded to estab
80 new outpost some distance beyond
former one within the lines of tho in
lRenls and an insurgent company object
to It being dore. The completion of this
mp nearly precipitated hostilities by an
liser ordering the Americans TO with
W 70 twenty minutes. He also issued
uen 70 his men to compel the American
nmander to withdraw. Aguinaldo was
~ emphatic in stating that the PHILIPPINE
70 thus endeavored to disturb the Amer
ans was only pretended officer of the
eafgent army and was entirely uncon-
9ed herewith The local governor and
WARY commander. Philo Darcian, en-
ined to Major Hale, who had ordered
ne whole Pennsylvania regiment upon
llpg informed on this action of the in
Egsns. that the insurgent captain had
eeeaed his authority in ordering the
menans to withdraw and stated that he
inexperienced his orders.
generally reported about Manila
~ many Insurgents are not in sympathy
~ Aeunaldo and do not include them
ms among his followers.
sscnaldo denied having received any
WI AND request from General Otis and
lmiiai Dewey TO remove his troops to a
ses'oed distance beyond the fixed city
~ u Manila and Cavite and further
'neo 10 state whether he would remove
troops II SO requested.