The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-23
ANDERSON And AGUINALDO
The American Leader Talks Plainly
to the Iasurgent.

Cavite, July Is. via Hong Kong, July
21.-Last night General Anderson issued
a general order dividing the forces into
two brigades. The first brigade is made
up of the First California regiment, the
Second Oregon, a battalion of the Twen-
ty-third, a battalion of tho Fourteenth,
Battery A, Utah artillery, and battal-
ion of California artillery. The Second
brigade, General Greene commanding,
comprises the Eighteenth regiment, the
First Colorado, First Nebraska. Nine
teenth Pennsylvania and B Battery of the
Utah artillery. The troops of the Second
brigade began moving their camp this
morning. The men had 150 rounds of
ammunition in their belts. General An
derson now has 5000 men under his COM
mand. force large enough to take decid-
ed action.
Considerable curiosity is manifested as
to thesattitude of Aguinaldo, the insur-
gent leader, who has been extremely
reticent as to his own course, while dis
playing the keenest interest in the inten,
tions of the Americans.
General Anderson yesterday took action
that will, 1T is believed, compel Aguinaldo
to show his hand. Major Jones, chief
purpose of makingjarrangements for the
transportation of the troops to camp. He
wanted to hire horses and carts and M
tives to get the equipage and stores
moved. He found the could get nothing
without an order from Aguinaldo so he
went to his headquarters and one of
Aguinaldo's aides told him that the in
surgent leader was indisposed and could
not see him. This was known to be a
threadbare trick, but Major Jones went
again to headquarters and asked to see
Aguinaldo This time he was informed
that he was asleep. Major Jones then
wrote letter to Aguinaldo, saying Gen
eral Anderson needed men, carts and ami.
mails. The Americans, he added, were
here to expel the Spanlards and to give
all the people in the Philippines good,
stable government. The Philippines
ought, therefore, to be willing to help
them. General Andersoni wouldsp a
fair price for work and material. If this
was not satisfactory, Major Jones further
said, General Anderson would take what
he needed. He also said General Ander-
son wanted Aguinaldo to inform the
Philippines that the Americans were here
for their good, and. that they must sup
ply labor and material at the correct
market prices.
sssLater in the afternoon Aguinaldo sent
an aide to ask General Anderson if Major
Jones's letter had been written by his
authority. General Anderson replied that
it was written by his order. Further
more, he added, when an American COM
mander was indisposed he let some one in
authority look after his business.
Work will advance rapidly now. Gen
eral Anderson and Admiral Dewey are
both anxious to take Manila.
INSURGENTS BOMBARD FORTS.
Manila, July 10. via Hong Kong, July
22-The insurgents are gradually getting
artillery into action against Pondo, Santa
Meso and Malate. The fighting is desuI-
tory. The Spaniards have been driven
from the trenches outside Malate and the
insurgents are strongly entrenched near
the walls of the fort. The insurgents
have begun to lombard the Malate forts
and have struck the TelegraphCo IS cable
house.
1t is said on semi-official Spanish an
thority in Manila that the recent pews
from Cuba is "a vile English fabrica
tion" that III reality the Spaniartls have
been victorious and that "AdmiraI
Camara;s squadron has ooaled at Sinoa-
pore'' and is expected, here on Ju]ys2
The man killed in Auburn Thursday
noon by the Bar Harbor express proves to
be Edward Hoffman, son of Charles Hoff
man of Clinton. Mass who hos 4alo