The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-03
Report That Boys in Blue Are
Now HOmGSiCk.
BUSINESS BOOM IN THE TOWN
Reports Concerning the insurgents
Has Been neutrality-suspicious.
Are Popular,
TROOPS HOAIESICK.


Worlds special cable from Manila
says:
The American troops are homesick
and disguised. They hope the Philip
pines Will not be retained by the Unit
ed States. Aguinaldo is in an ugly
mood. The insurgents would have pill
LACED Manila and confscated the prop
erty there had they not being stopped
from doing so by the Americans. They
profess friendship for the Americans
and are allowed in the city when un-
armed
The transports Rio and Pennsylva-
MIA have arrived.
A BOOM IN MANILA.
MANILA, August 22.-Business is
booming in Manila, supplies of all sorts
being landed rapidly. The whole num-
Der of prisoners taken proves to be 13,-
600, a figure considerably larger than
the highest estimates Immediately after
the battle They delivered up 5000
stands of arms The troops continue
| in peaceful possession of the city of
| Manila and suburbs.
PRIESTS AND PAPERS.
MANILA, August 24.-The natives
! assert that the religious orders are in
stigating opposition to American sup
! remacy
| Newspapers published in both Eng
Iish and Spanish have already appeared.
SPANIARDS AND INSURGENTS.
! MADRID. August 24.-The Govern
ment has dispatch from Rios, Cover
nor of the Vizcaya Islands and success
sor of Gen. Jaudenes in the Governor
! GeneraIship of the Philippines, saying
that there has been bloody fighting be-
tween the Spanish troops and insur-
gents, with an estimated loss to the lat
ter of 500 men, The Spanish losses
were .'unimpOrtant." The dispatch says
a number of insurgents chiefs were
captured and shot.
INSURGENT ATTITUDE.
MANILA. August 24.-At a confer
ence to day between the insurgents ana
Americans, the former declared empha-
tically that they were willing to CO.
operate with the Americans and TO sur
render their arms promptly II assured
that the islands would remain either an
American or British colony, under the
nrOtectOrate of the United States OF
Great Britain. Otherwise the insurgent
leaders asserted that they would moi
dare to disarm and must positively re-
fuse to do so. They threaten fresh re
belIion within a month if the Ameri
cans withdraw.
ORDER IN MANILA.
MANILA. August 24.-Perfect NOrde
has thus far been maintained IN Ma
Mia under American control. The CIT
lis ouiet and seems almost to have re
sumed its normal business and socia
activity.
ENGLISH FAVOR AMERICANS.
NEW YORK. August 23.-The Ma
Mia correspondent of the Sun says
THE greatest interest is manifested /
the ultimate disposition Of the islands
Englishmen who are in business her
are anxious for the Americans to hOl
the whole group. and many SDaniarc
believe that this would be the best sOll
ton of the problem. They say thi
business will be impossible under II
conditions and the FilipinOs would Do
he able to establish or maintain go
eminent. Aguinaldo represents only
small faction of the natives and trol
ble would surely follow if he had col
troll The English declare that if II
Su islands are given back TO Spain
handed over to the FilipinOs they wi
have to quit.