The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-23

Manila, Aug. 80 (via San Francisco,
Sept. 2).-(Correspondence of the AS
sociated Press. )-General Anderson ap-
pointed on Aug. 10 a board of three Off
GERS. with Captain Bridgeman, Sixth
United States artillery, as chairman,
TO investigate the recent shooting at
s~Cavite. The report has since been rem
dered unfavf-able to the conduct of the
Utah soldiers. All the officers are out
spoken in blaming our soldiers for the
shooting.
The four insurgent soldiers impH-
Gated in the shooting were courtmar-
tiled by an insurgent board of officers
yesterday at Cayite. Three were ac-
quilted on the ground of self-defense,
and one was found guilty and was
sentenced 70 be shot. upon the proceed
ings Of the court being approved by
Aguinaldo. An invitation was extend
ed 10 General Anderson and the other
officers stationed at Cavite to be pres
ent a the trial of the prisoners. Cen
eral Anderson viii ask that the man
be not shot, as he places the blame
upon the Utah soldiers.
AGUINALDO'S ATTITUDE.
The only impediment in the way of
restoring absolute confidence is Aguin-
aldo, who has informed Governor Cen
eral Merritt that in the event of the
United States holding the Philippines
permanently. or at least formally de-
claring a pr0tectOrate over it, his fol-
lowers would lay down their arms, but
until that time it would not be safe for
him to do SO. While all this is very
Tol91rCihia of nil,
ion among the English speaking mer-
chants and residents here that the reb-
els and especially Aguinaldo, are only
holding out in order 10 be bought The
fact that one of Aguinaldos lieuten-
ants is authority for the statement that
an agreement had been made with the
American officials, by the terms of
which Aguinaldo was to be made gov
eTnor of a province and each Of his
officers 10 be given minor positions,
provided his troops lay down their
arms, would tend to show that this
-Dpinion has some basis, particularly
when General Merritt, upon learning OF
this statement said emphatically that
no agreement whatever had been
made with Aguinaldo upon any sub
ject."
The departure of Governor General
Merritt and his staff for Paris today
effectually disposes of further negotia-
tiOns with the insurrectors for the
present, whatever inducements may
have been held out to them secretly,
for it is hardly to be supposed that so
delicate a duty would be delegated by
Merritt to his deputy.
1t is significant that cOincident with
tie departure of Major General Mer-
ritt for Paris the rebels should have
spread the report that hTee of Agui-
naldo's trusted lieutenants have al
ready left for Washington, with the
aVowed intention of reaching the
American capital ahead of Brigadier
General Greene. who is scheduled to
leave today on board rhe steamship
China. Certain it is that the insurrect-
Ors held secret meetings in various
Parts of the city yesterday, for the
purpose of determining their future
plan of campaign. The result of their
de- iberdtlonS was carefully withheld
from publication. The ecclesiastical
party has apparently concluded to ac-
cept the inevitable with the best grace
possible under the circumstances. AT
3ny rate. neither the archbishop nor
any Of his satellites has made the
slightest attempt to interfere with the
policy adopted by the new administra-
ton so far, and unless all signs fail
nc such attempt will be made.
EXPECTANT SITUATION.
From an American point of view the
situation here today is simply one OF
expectancy, the authorities awaiting in
SUructiOns from Washington, and their
subordinates hoping for relief from
their onerOus duties and a speedy re- !
turn to their homes. The SDaniards, /
firm III the belief that Manila was sur
rendered after the peace negotiations (
had been commenced, sWagger about /
the city with an air of confidence that |,
IL viii soon be restored to them.
The FilippinoS, with characteristic (
ncnchalance, are making hay while the !
sun shines. relieving their American
friends Of their hard-earned cash by (
every conceivable means, and wonder
ing how much longer their good for
tune viii continue. What the insur-
rectors under Aguinaldo think of the
situation no one seems to care.
The herculean task of restoring or
DER from the chaos due to the shiftless-
ness Of the SDaniaTds is slowly but
surely being accomplished by the
American officers detailed to undertake
II. The brunt Of the dirty work is borne
by Brisadier General MacArthur,
whose duty, as military comnandant
and provost marshal general of Manila.
are as multitudinous and far-reaching
as those Of the Koko in The Mikado."
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS.
Despite the lack of any definite
as to the future of the Phil
ppines, business is decidedly brisk in
Manila at present, and there is every
Of the approach of a boom.
The fact that everything has been prac-
tcally tied up for the past three
months necessarily occasions an i'm
mense amount of extra work, now that
the embargo has been removed hut
apart from this the advent of the
American administration of affairs and
.he prospect Of its being prolonged in
definitely have lent an impetus to trade
which nothing else could have given it.
One of the first official acts of the
1ew administration was to clear the
channel at the mouth of the River
2asig of the obstructons placed there :
1y the Spaniards, thereby reopening the
port of Manila for commerce. Immedi-
ately after this had been done, the fleet
If inter-island steamers, which, by an {
arrangement with Admiral Dewey. had !