The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
SHARP SPANISH TRICK
1t Would be to Recognize the
Filipino Republic.
GOOD TIDINGS FROM OTIS
Other Accounts are Still of a
Critical Situation.

New York. Jan. IA special from Paris
savs:
News has reached here that the Spanish
government has begun negotiations with
Aguinaldo, through the agency of certain
FIipinos in Madrid. for the release of the
Spanish prisoners.
Having begun to treat directly with the
Insurgents, Spain is likely to go step fur
ther and accord them that recognition
hitherto refused by any government. The
idea is to call upon President Mckinley TO
redeem his promise and obtain the release
Of the prisoners.
The difficulties confronting the American
government are all understood in Madrid
and as soon as official cOgnizance Of them
IS obtained the government viii consider
Itself free 10 treat with the Filipino gov
eminent, If necessary, as power 10 power,
IN order to secure the liberty Of its sub
aects.
That Spain should take such revenge up
on US would surprise nobody.
WASHINGTON HAS GOOD NEWS.
Washington, D. g, Jan. 17,-Advices
We're received today from Manila that the
situation on the islands is very quiet. The
dispatch was 10 the war department and
proved the most gratifying official news
from that quarter received since the state
of affairs in the archipelago recently as
sumed q serious phase. It is announced
that the people who had moved out of the
city Of Manila owing TO alarming but IN
ra-rr To-
their homes. At uoiIo affairs are progress
ing satisfactorily and gratifying fact re
ported in the cablegram was that the Of
hcers aboard our ships and the individual
insurgents were fraternizing freely on
shore and that there was no signs of
trouble.
President Mckinley announced during
the session that he had finally passed on
the personnel Of the commission to visit
and report on the Philippines, as follows:
Messrs. Schurman. Dewey, Otis, DENLY
and worcester. Their selection already
had become known and official ANNOUNCE
ment shortly will follow. The remainder of
the cabinet session was taken up with
matters Of administrative detail.
SLIGHTLY MORE YELLOW.
New York. Jan. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Hong Kong says: The Her
aids Manila correspondent reports a strict
censorship upon dispatches The latest
advices, dated January IS, state that the !
situation in the Philippines is still acute /
AguinaldO is holding his force in check !
with difficulty and natives have been ar
rested for smuggling arms into the walled /
city. On one occasion a coffin was found /
fun Of arms and on another six Mauser /
rifles and a. stock of ammunition were dis !
covered hiden in a load of straw.
The natives residing in the city predict |
ed an attack on Manila Sunday, the 18th. |
but the foreigners maintain that there will /
be no attack if the Americans do not pre- |
cipitate one.
The position Of the Americans is very
unpleasant Their Spanish prisoners are
unfriendly and the hostile natives are nu-
merous and well armed, both inside and
outside Of Manila
In 1loilo the situation remains the same
except that the natives are intrenching
themselves. They have blocked the river
~ sinking barges laden with stones.
The native troops outside OF Manila are
most insolent and it is hard work to re-
strain the Americans. The Filipino SOL
diery come out to their lines, close up to
the American oUtpOsts, load their rifles.
deliberately point them at the American
soldiers and then derisively walk back to
their own lines. Under such conditions
there might be a fight at any moment.
KICKS ON THE CENSORSHIP.
Madrid, Jan. IA seni-ofTicial note lust
issued says the government here has not
yet received replies to kilograms sent TO
General Rios, the Spanish commander at
Manila. The note adds: such rigorous
censorship OF official dispatches as exer-
hlsed by the Americans is unprecedented"
WHITE STANDS UP FOR GERMANY
Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE United States am
bassador here. Mr.. Andrew D. White said
TO the correspondent Of the Associated
Press:
AS conclusive answer to the assar-
ton that the Germans wish to stir I'd the
philippines against the United States. one
fact, out Of many which may foe men
toned, seems to me TO the contrary. From
the beginning the German merchants in
the Philippines have been the strongest
advocates Of American rule. When the war
with Spain was pending. the head OF ons
o. the leading German houses in Manila
came TO Berlin. saw me and urged the i'm
portance OF our assuming SOVEREIGNTY +ber.
and taking complete control He smoke n
the same purpose here at the foreien of-
nee and then went 70 Paris and saw var
ious members Of the peace commission
and urged them most earnestly r, +bal
same effect. He insisted that the interests
o. German merchants there demanded
that our sovereignty be maintained and ba
has since furnished US a document of rres+
length or the subject, embodytnr sraffs-
tlcaI considerations Of various sorts
wherefore he must have had the co1rabor,
ton OF many Of his fellow merchants
there Altogether regard this IS q most
sisniiioant fact against all the Fud CHARGES
against the Germans. as seeking n 7,r4sr-
mine American authority in the islands
II mat were so they would simply wreck
their own interests, and this they know
better than anybody else"
THE GRANT STARTS TO-DAY.
New York, Jan. 1.-The Fourth rsgi-
ment, United States infantry. from Fort
Sheridan. H., arrived in the Jersey r,i.,-
depot Of the Pennsylvania railroad ea-l,,
today The regiment consists Of about
Loo men, commanded by General Robert
n Han The men were all in prime con-
diton- They ate their breakfast in -ha
cans, cooking their own coffee and food.
BY O'Clock all tils barcaee was aboard
the ferry boat John s. Darcy. and shortly
afterward the soldiers marched aboard
The Darcy took them 10 the nsar in ~.
River where the transport Grane. -bat fs
10 take them To Manila. lies.
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