The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01
PRAISES GENERAL AGUINALDO.


Captain HOdsSOn Thinks hts Relations
with Dewey are COrIIaI-The People Of
IIanila In Very had PilRht-EatinE
HoFnslIrSh.
DETROIT, Mich, July sl.-captain
Daniel B. Hodgson, OF this city, who
had command of the revenue cutter Nc
cuilough on the voyage from Baltimore
to San Francisco when it was trans
ferred to the navy department. at Hong
Kong, reached this city last night, and
to-day gave an authorized interview on
the situation at Manila and the rela-
tions between Admiral Dewey and the
insargerst leader, Agpinaldp.
"Aguinaldo, whom took from Hong
Kong to Mantla," he said, drew his
100000 from the bank at Hong Kong
and used 1t to buy arms, which were
pay his soldiers. l had not heard OF
his proclatmlng himself dictator Of the
Islands, but presumed he did some
thing OF this sort to GAUGE his friends to
flock to his, standard. He has made a
flag Of his own, a combination Of the
Spanish colors, and that flag was fly
ing from the stern OF his canoes before
he captured the small propeAers from
the Spanish.
II do not believe there is any mlsun-
derStandlng between General AgIlinaldo
and Admiral Dewey. Every time one
OF his boats departs from any portion
OF the harbor 1t Immediately reports to
the flagship, and an officer goes aboard
and apparently gets orders. The Otti-
GERS Of the feet have orders concern
ing these boats. and during the day and
night patrols challenge and stop them.
ITO show how close are the relations,
/ have but to cite an instance. When
some OF Aglinaado'B forces captured a
lot OF cattle and turned them over to
the general he sent them to the admiral,
and the fleet had fresh meat for one
day. It was not much, but II was good.
Admiral Dewey is king Of the Philip
zines at present, and could take. Ma
rila with the men he has II he wanted
to in fifteen minutes. AguiHaldo is
within a mile Of the city, or was when
/ left, and is cooperating with the
fleet. I do not believe the people OF the
Islands are fitted for sef-government,
and think that Aguinatdo Is looking
forward to a government under the pro-
tectorate OF the United States,
IT know the officers Of the fleet hooked
upon the presence Of the German gum
boats without any fear, and do not
credit the story that the McCullough
fired shot across the bows Of the Ger
man ship. When left Manila Aguinaa-
do had 5000 stands OF arms he had
bought and 1000 he had captured, and
he was feeding the prisoners on rice and
fresh fruit
"The people Inside the fortifcation9
Of Manila were eating horse flesh, and
starvation was threatening them The
Spanish captain general was willing to
surrender at any time, and Dewey
could have taken the town II he had
desired and could have protected the
Inhabitants. l shipped some helpers at
Manila, and they told me that there
had been no attention paid to the losses
on Atays1, and fully 500 had been killed
on the boats that were sunk The cable
to the mainland Is buoyed up close to
the flagship and could be used at any
time, but the admiral does not want y. I"
Captain Hodgson has served in the
revenue service as man and boy for
forty-nine years. and Is seemingly
overpowered with the great victory and
Dewey's generalshtp and diplomacy. He
is ON his way to Washington to report
TO the treasury department,