Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
DESIRE ANNEXATION.
LEGIsLATOHs so VOTE
By LARGE MAJORITY.
AGUINALDUS VIEWS AND REVIEWS.
The Insurgent chief Now Expresses
Himself rs Personally In F"NOr Oh
Annexntion, hut says He Doesn't
r,,ri- the Natives Generally Are.

SAN FRANCISCO. october 22-The
United states transport Rio de Janeiro'
which arrived here to-day, brought the
following TO the Associated Press dated
Manila. September 2d:
The Philippine Congress has been IN
,...ior since Tuesday. September 18th.
rbe first things decided was that the
philippine republic should not coun'e-
nance any policy that should be agreed
,,,,,, whereby Spain would have anything
f',,,ber TO do with the islands, and would
-.sist nv force OF arms any such measure
a vote was taken on the policy Oh an
-.,ation to the American republic ana
,,.,,,stiop was decided upon by a large
,,,ioritv Aguinaldo now expresses MN
Gle as personally in favor Of annexation
,ddip.. however that he does not thllA
the natives generally will support such
policy.
AGIINALDO'S ARMY.
when interviewed by the Associated
press representative on September In,
ho,,insldo stated that his army cohsls 'eI,
of g7 900 insurgents regularly aiiheu @iII'
confined with modern weapons anu nc.
he had some 1900 prisoners OF war a' nc.
- Including the larger portion no"
-. Md an the vicinity of Mania re
Gated that an army Of lW,OVo couiu e"o 49,
be raised 10 fight for the cause u NJ
rendence. adding indeed INC -
Yopulation IS willing 10 hshO ~ go
cause OF independence, ana "ouiu l ~, ,,
GO, European Powers taking poSSeS9'O''
.r-non being asked how II was thdt
como natives openly declare theilseN %
A. f,vor OF annexation TO America ne
etated that natives who profess TO IaNoI
annexation are insinCere in what lheS
sav They are merely trying 10 asOel
toin the general sentiment or hIeh'iois
of The Americans. He expressed hlillsei'
as entertaining the greatest lrleilusii ~,
Tor the American people, adolns INA. ~
,(,,<d tbere would be no trouble between
,.,,l,ic of the Philippines and the
,,tIic az America. lie entertalhs inc
80, mat America aud .ne Phillppihes
80 sistcr republics, allied toselhei
eshtinr a common enemy the span
FL eoid the American mission III
,t.sc islands had been accohlpllsneN ~
,ho destruction Of the Spanish hvol "iI0
-, forclng the surrender OF halliia' , 60
e.id he expected that the -.
v,ould soon withdraw ther 49, con.
inc the insurgents 20 go oNe' '''N
troll the islands .,,,.,,,,c>,rss
1NsURGENT BUMPIIoUSNEs9
1,,r some time past the insuIseno oss ,s'i
hon disarming Americans 20 Gis
tbroueh their lines but ',(h CON
',l "ueI ,.,,inc authorized any such con
I,,t an the part OF his men. Asulilo.'V -
l.,',ti1, vas called TO the lncluenl ~
c[,..,,ber 9th. when the PenisE '" I,,
,,.t,,o,t nrocecded 10 establish Nv
+,.rC.t some distance beyond 'he ~.
,.rr ono within the lines or the Hl'".
r.nts and an insurgent eoihpenS -
..,.d a. its being done. The captain -
ft. company nearly precipltateu 80,
tfa. bv ordering the Americans 10 49,,
drav within twenty minutes, anu
orders 10 his men 10 lhliiii'~"'N -
American officer into oUeyIns re :.
:. ,ttbdrav and further TO reluse
,i,... ,to endorsements which had peer
cont for ia reach the outpost. Asuih"lu'
was very emphatic I'm stating thal III
Flioino who thus attempted to oDs'tuO
the movements Of the Americans va
only "a pretended officer OF the insurBSu'S
and - entirely uncOnnected thereWlth
Tho local governor and military com
fn4nder. Piero Barican. explained y
Major Hale. who had ordered OUT VA
whole Pennsylvania Regiment on pel.i'
informed OF The action OF the insurgents
that the insurgcnt captain had eNceeue'
DIS authority in ordering the Amelicln,
20 withdraw. and stated th't ne h"'
Inexperienced his orders
REPUTATION or LACEY"
il IS generally reported about Manll'
that many insurgents are not III syinpa
Thy with AguinalG0, anu 90 not 'ho'""
themselves among his followers