The record-union., 1898-08-27
THE PHILIPPINES.
Merchants Of All Nationality Want
United States to Retain Them.

LONDON, Aug. 27.-The correspon-
dent of the Times" at Manila, tele-
graphing Friday, says: The military
division is working efficiently in. all de-
partments. Local business is being act
lively resumed. The Water Works are
in operation, and the Pasig River is
open. Stringent measures have been
taken to insure the sanitation of the
citadel, which is crowded with prison
ers. The abominable filthy condition Of
the Spanish barracks is a menace to the
general health which at present, how
ever, is excellent
Among the American troops there
have been only seventeen deaths from
Illness since landing. Twenty-three
| thousand stands of arms, 100000
cartridges and an immense quantity OF
large ammunition have been surren-
dered, with nearly 5000 prisoners.
The insurgents recently dispatched an
armed steamer with 500 soldiers on
board for an unknown destination.
Consequently coastwise steamers
manned by Spanish sailors were afraid
to venture out until assured Of the
protection of the American fleet 1t IS
impossible to obtain information from
the interior, except along the railways,
where everything is quiet.
The rumors concerning insurgent ac-
tivity in the southern part of the island
are credited here. Six hundred priests,
including 10 prisoners among the in
surgents, will depart for Hongkong in
charge Of the Belgian Consul as soon as
! the transport can be procured.
There is undoubted practical unanim-
Nv r.1,car ,fc 0f
nationality, in favor of the permanent
occupation of the archipelago by the
Americans Nobody conceives the re-
establishment of Spanish sovereignty as
possible.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times telegraphs: The papers here
publish the official text of the terms
of capitulation of Manila. It merely
confirms the American reports, and
does not refer to Governor General
Augustus sudden departure, which is
still a mystery.
An official telegram from General
Blarco states that several famished
Americans who had been maltreated
by the insurgents under Maximo Co
mez have arrived at Havana and pre-
sented themselves to the Spanish au-
thorities.
According to the latest calculations,
the total cost of the war is three billion
pesetas. The delight which the press
exhibited over the convocation of the
Cortes has been somewhat dampened
by the rumor that the Government
would introduce at the first sitting a
bill TO continue the suspension of the
constitutional guarantees and the press
censorship. There is reason to believe
however. that the question has not yet
been decided.
Merchants here express the hope that
the United States Government will soon
oppoint an experienced business man
to arrange a tariff for Manila, and
thus remove the dissatisfaction which
exists over the retention of the Spanish
tariff The family of Senior Cortes, one
of the wealthiest Filippinos, will re-
turn to Manila tomorrow, and Senor
Cortes will strive to recover his prop
erty threre which was confiscated by
the Spanish, owing to the aid which
he is alleged to have given Aguinaldo
Senior Cortes assured President Nc
Kinley of his allegiance to America
through Consul General Wildman on
May 9Th, and he now trusts. with the
aid of the Americans, to recover all
his property. He says that the family
mansion is occupied by the Spanish
commanders, and denies that he gave
aid, as alleged, to Aguinaldo.