The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
NEWS FROM MANILA.
Latest Dispatches Indicate Possible
Trouble with AguinaldO.
The Insurgent Leader Insists upon Occupy.
ing the City Jointly with the Americans
Rebels Successful In Making
Conquest of Territory.


Chicago, Sept lS-A special cable
dispatch to the Inter Ocean from
Manila says:
The situation as regards the insurgents is
acute, and q con flict Is unAvoidab unless
Aguinaldo recedes from the position he has
assumed The cause Of the trouble antedates
the occupation OF Manila by the Americans
Aguinaldo had prepared 10 advance his men
simultaneously with tho American attack upon
the city. The day before the surrender Of the
town Gen Merritt ordered Gen. Anderson TO
prevent the insurgents from advancing In
accordance with this order, Gen Anderson
telographed to Aguinaldo warning him not TO
advance, as II would be impossible TO permit
the Filiplnos TO enter the city To this tsle-
gram Agunaldo replied laconlcRily, 'sroo late.
and accordingly there was general advance OF
the insurgents, which gave the Americans con-
siderable trouble. as they were unsuccessful In
excluding the Filiplnos entirely. and several
bands Of thsm entered the city. The Amer
leans held these in the suburbs, however, and
disarmed some OF the lnsurgent companies
Aguinado cllngs TO the impossible idea OF
Joint occupation The Americans are willing
TO continue the condition Of things prior To the
surrender Of Manila. but the insurgents are
| continually encroachlna and are constantly
working In the trenches surrounding the city
They declare that they are merely strengthen
ing themselves against the Spanish, but ac-
tuaily they are menacing the Americans Gen
Otis Is determined to terminate this equiyocal
situation promptly, and has notified Aguinaldo
that the Filipinos must withdraw before fixed
date, or the Americans will use force, IL
being impossible for tho Americans to
permit armed forces not recognized
as allies TO occupy territory sur
rendered TO themselves The ultimatum had
not been answered at this writing The Filipi-
nos, however, insist that they are maintaining
their position against the Spanish and not
against the Americans They say that II they
had the assurance that in case the Americans
should leave the Philippines their own posi-
tlon would not be made worse everything would
be lovely. but they refuse to consider the i'm
possibility Of the Americans giving such as
surance while they are negotiating with Spain.
Insurgents Are Active.
London, Sept. !2-The Manila cor.
respondent OF the Times says:
The insurgent conquest Of the island Of Luzou
Is rapidly approaching completion. Recent
authentic reports announce the capture Of suo-
oessive Spanish positions, and at present the
rebels control every foot Of the island except
Manila, Cavite and small portion OF the prov
ince OF Albay They hold over 1900 Spanish
prisoners, and have recently captured several
thousand rifles, some cannon, q large Quanti-
tlty Of ammunition and several armed stands
1t is undenable that the action OF the insur-
gents In pursuing the campaign after al
armistice was declared has caused much use.
less suffering and destruction OF property and
has annihilated their every claim TO be con.
sidered in any respect as the allies Of tn,
Americans Their motive has been two-fold-
First, an implacable hatred OF the Spanish
with an innate racial thirst for revenge and
secondly. their wish to place themselves oI
record before the world as successful revolu
tionary government and as complete MASTER
Of the Luzon provinces and as many adjacen
Islands as they may have to occupy before tn
Philippine question has been settled BY tn
Paris commission.