The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-08
AGUNALDOTOTHE POWERS
ASKS RECOGNITION FOR HIS
REPUBLIC.
VIII be Represented at the Paris Con-
vention-Major General Otis is the
Acting Governor of Manila.

NEW YORK, August 30.-A cableto
the Sun from Manila says: Aguinal-
do has issued a memorial addressed to
all foreign powers reciting the fact
that the Philippines have formed u
government under a constitution that
was adopted on June 23rd. He adds
that the Philippine forces have since
carried on campaign of liberty, TAX
en- forty provinces and have reduced
Manila. They have 1900 prisoners.
Peace and tranquility prevail in the
conquered provinces, and there is no
resistance to Aguinaldo's authority.
The campaign, the memorial says, was
conducted with due regard to the rules
of civilized warfare. He asks for rec
ogntion of the independence of the
Philippine republic. or, failing that,
the powers grant the Philippines bel
ligerent rights. The United States
is not mentioned in the memorial.
Generals Merritt and Green sailed
on the transport China for Hongkong
today. Merritt will leave Hongkong
Saturday for Paris. He takes Majors
Hale and Stromber and Captain Mott
as aids. General Green will go direct
to Washington. General Babcock and
Major Sturgis have also sailed for the
United States with reports. Merritt
is glad he is going to Paris He de-
clined to talk much concerning the
work of the commission. He said,
however, that Spain would never con-
troll those island again. nor would the
Philippines, if he could prevent it.
Major General Otis is acting gov
ernor of Manila.
LONDON, August 31.-A dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph from Manila,
dated August 27th. says: All the out
skirts of Manila are in a state of COM
plete anarchy. The insurgents are
hunting and pillaging the Spaniards,
while the natives generally are sack
ing villages, robbing vehicles and all
stealing horses.
The Manila correspondent of the
Times says: General Wesley Merritt's
last official act before leaving was to
sign a permission to the insurgents
to send an emissary to represent them
at the proceedings of the Paris grand
commission. General Aguinaldo has
sent an agent to Hongkong to inform
Filipe Agoncillo. the insurgent lead
err, of his appointment for this duty.
The Hongkong correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: The relations be-
tween the Americans and the Filippi-
nos are much strained in consequence
of the collision at Cavite last Wednes-
day. The insurgent general at Cavite
has been ordered to vacate the place
and remove his troops two miles into
the country in order to prevent furth-
err disturbances. General Aguinaldo
says his chief purpose in maintaining
his army near the city was to be pre-
pared to cope with the Spanish in case
America left Manila to Spanish con-
troll.
MANILA, August 20.-Opacible. the
nsurgent leader, is going to Hong
kong in order to confer with the in
surgent junta there. He will receive
Aguinaldo's final instructions by ca
BILE. Agonillo, another of the insur-
gent leaders. is going to Washington.
1t is considered probable that the in
surgent iunta of Hongkong will send
delegation to Paris to confer with
the peace commission. Aguinaldo re-
mains at Bakor.
Hundreds of unarmed insurgents
visited Manila yesterday.
Rear Admiral Dewey has declined
| 10 permit Ine cOdSJWlSe steamers W
resume running pending a settlement
of the Philippine question.
General Rios, the Spanish governor
of the Vizcayas islands, is reported
to have proclaimed himself governor
general of the Spanish dominlons In
the Philippine Islands, and to have in
vited the adherents of Spain to rally
at Iloilo.
WASHINGTON, August 3O.-Orders
have been sent by the war department
to Manila directing that General
Green, United States volunteers, be
sent to San Francisco, to be mustered
out, that General Babcock return to
San Francisco for duty as adjutant
general of the department of Califor.
mia, and that Major Simpson report
at Washington for duty in the Adju