The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-17
Manila Reports That He Has Asked
for an Additional Cruiser
and Battleship.
Aeu:NALDo WANTS INDEPENDENCE
spaniards Assert Germany VIII
Take a GoaIjng Station at
Manila.
SPAIN IS LOOKING FOR HELP
Expects to Hold All of the Island,
Except Iluzon..-Fil.pino Coun-
ell TO he Held bay After
Tomorrow.


Dewey says he considers the situation
critical. 1t is understood he has asked
for an additional cruiser and battle-
ship. The Spaniards assert that Ger
many will take a.coaling station here
and that Spain will retain the re.
mainder of the islands. The last Span
ish garrisons at Ilocos and Juana have
surrendered and the whole island of
Luzon is in the hands of the insur-
gents except at Manila and Cavite.
Aguinaldo has announced his ipten-
ton OF converting an assembly of the
Filipinos on September Is, in order to
decide upon the policy to be adopted
by the insurgents. The correspondent
here Of the Associated Press has had
an interviey with Aguinaldo, who said
there were $4,000 insurgents armed
with rifles. He added he could raise
1905 o men. Indeed, the insurgent
leader pointed out, the whole popula-
ton Of the Philippine islands was will
ing to fight for their independence.
Continuing, Aguinaldo said he had
5000 military prisoners, including
5000 in the vicinity of Manila, besides
civil prisoners. Later Aguinaldo said
the provisional government" was
now operating tw%enty-eight provinces.
He asserted that on August 2 they
elected delegates, in numbers propor-
tionate to the population.
AS to the Americans, Aguinaldo re-
marked that he considered them as
brothers and that the .two sovereign
republics were allied against a COM
mon enemy"
Want Independence.
When questioned as to whether the
future Filipino policy would be abso-
lutte independence Aguinaldo excused
himself from replying and asked what
America intends to do. Aguinaldo
continued:
"We have been fighting for inde-
pendence for a long time. The natives
who profess to favor annexation are
insincere. 1t is merely a ruse to as
certain American views"
Asked if the Filipinos would object
to the retention of Manila, Aguinaldo
declined to answer. Pending the on
clusion of the assembly, he said, he
was confident there would be no trou-
BILE between America and the Fill
pinos. He denied having received a
request from General Otis and Rear
Admiral Dewey to withdraw his
troops to a prescribed distance from
Manila and Cavite, and he declined to
discuss the effect of such u request.
Aguinaldo further asserted that he
had never conferred with the Ameri-
can authorities since the capitulation
of Manila, and that he had never au-
thorized the insurgents to search or
disarm Americans crossing the line.
The correspondent closely ques,
toned him about last Saturdays Incl
dent when the Pennsylvania troops
proceeded to establish IL new outpost.
The Filipinos objected and nearly pre-
cipitated hostilities, ordering the
Americans to withdraw in twenty
minutes. They issued ammunition
and intercepted the American rein
forcements. FINALLY General Hale or
dered the Pennsylvania troops to nd
vance and the rebels withdrew.
The local governor has explained
that the incident was q complete mis-
take and has repudiated his subordi-
Mates action. Aguinaldo declared that
the Filipino who made the trouble
merely protested to an officer and is
entirely unconnected with the insur.I
gent army. Aguinaldo complained
that the Spaniards were "disseminat.
ing false reports for the purpose OF
fomenting antagonism between the
Filipinos and the Americans"
The whole interview conveyed the
impression that Aguinaldo desires NIB.
solute independence, regards the mis-,
sion of the Americans here as acmom.
plished and expects their withdrawal,
lust as the French with Lafayette
withdrew after helping the Americans
in the war of independence, a war of
humanity"
just now Aguinaldo maintains the
role of extreme friendship.