Evening journal., 1898-08-22
ACUINALDO IS UGLY.
Makes Impudent Demands on
General Merritt.
MANILA CABLE WORKING ACSN.
Direct Communication Now with Ad-
miral Dewey-Latest List of Losses
In the Capture General
Otis Arrives.

OltN Affifch.
HONGKONG, Aug. 22.-The cable line
between HongkoRg and Manila is now
being operated.
A dispatch from Manila says: THE
American transports Peru and Pueblo,
having on board General Otis and Cen
eral Hughes. arrived here at o'clock
yesterday morning. There was no Sc
rious illness on board either OF the yes
sells"
General Anderson has been sent to
Cavite, having been detached from his
command. His principal business will
be TO handle Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader. The insurgents are little ugly.
Several hundred of them have deserted
and are trying to enter the city. Agui-
naldo holds the waterworks and has
cut off the supply. The city is in great
need Of water Aguinaldo has promised
to open the works conditionally.
He has made eight demands on the
Americans, as follows:
"First.-That the Filipinos withdraw
only to certain limits.
Second That they retain certain
city converts.
"Third.-That the Americans control
only the city.
"Fourth.-That General Merritt con-
suit with him regarding the civil ap-
pointments.
"Fifth.-That the Filipinos have the
right to enter the river and harbor.
"Sixth.-That the Americans return
the Filipinos' arms.
"Seventh.-That the Americans be
confined to the city.
"Eghth.-That the Filipinss have the
right TO enter the city armed"
General Merritt sent a verbal reply
Saturday to these demands. but Agui-
naldo was away. The messenger re-
turned yesterday.
A Manila dispatch dated Aug. IS says
the total number of killed on the Amer
lean side during the attack upon and
capture of Manila was 46 and the
wounded about.l00 The Spanish losses
were 200 killed and 400 wounded. The
fire Of the Americans did practically no
damage to the town or to the nom
combatants The Americans had con-
siderable difficulty in keeping the in
surgents out of the city only admitting
those who were without weapons.
Five insurgents were shot while loot
ing at Tondo. An insurgent officer be-
came involved in a quarrel with a Span
lard in the Escolta, in the Binondo SUBJ
urb, during which the Spaniard fired
upon the nsurgent. inhicting wounds in
the latter's legs. The Spaniard was ar
rested and imprisoned.
General Merritt has iseBed a procla-
nation decreeing that the provisional
government and the local authorities
shall retain their offices and that every
thing shall remain unchanged for the
present except so far as the supreme
jurisdiction is concerned. The procla-
nation further declares that any ma
tive who resists the present authorities
shall be treated as lawbreaker.
General Jaudenes, in the course of an
interview. said he knew the fight was
a hopeless one, but that he intended
to resist the Americans in the name Of
honor, but was persuaded to surrender
for the sake of the noncombatants. He
eulogized the Americans for the human
ity they have showed.
The last official act Of General Jau-
denes was to fine journalist for speak
ing the truth. The journalist request
ed the correspondent to state that he
had loyalty done his best for the coun-
try. He had thrice been punished had
fought bravely as a volunteer, had beer
captured and released and. further, was
ready to fight again, but was utterly
disgusted with a government and ma
tion which tolerates and welcomes the
Americans"
Serious trouble is threatened by the
insurgents because they were prevented
from having their own way. They as.
sert that they are able to render this
islands untenable for anybody.