The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-05
.FILIPlN0S' FIRST FOURTH.
THE DAY HEARTILY CELEBRATED
IN PARKWAY MANILA.

Fireworks, bands and Speeches
Brought Into PIay-The Spanish
Flag Floats With the Stars ana
Stripes-Hundreds of School Chill
dren, Each With an American
Flag, Sing "America''-AH Nation
aIities Join in the Celebration.
Manila, July 4.-There was a great cele-
brauon of the Fourth here to-day with
fireworks bands, speeches and decoration
everywhere. all nadonal.ties participant ting.
The foreign ships and consulates, includ-
ing the Spanish, raised their colors in
conjunction with the Stars and Stripes.
The flagship Baltimore fired a national sa-
lute at noon. All nauonalities enjoyed
what the Spanish papers termed THE ies-
ia Of North America"
Newsboys shouted Fourth of July edi-
uons, soldiers paraded the town, The FIR
ing of the firecracker on the batteries on
the water front In the afternoon the
Luneta was crowded with Americans, Fill
ipinos and Spaniards. There were thou
sands of pedestrians and hundreds of car
rlages went there for the concert directed
by Bandmaster Carl Oindt, of the Sixth
Artillery band. A hundred Filipiuos play
ed American tunes.
Several hundred boys and girls Fill
pinos and Spaniards and Chinese, from the
public school, dressed in their best clothes
each carrying the American flag, sang
America" in a curious mixture of dia-
lect. Chaplain Knudzen of the Washing
-,
dependence
The officers of the United States cruiser
Baltimore gave reception and dance,
which was attended by the foreign con
suls, the officers of the foreign warships,
and all the society of the army and navy
circle.
Col. DENLY presided at the celebration
al the Soldiers Club, where Mr. o. f.
Williams, United States consul general
and others delivered addresses. The Of
hcers of The Colorado regiment gave a re-
ceptiOn at the regimental barracks and
there were several dances during the even
ing.
A general celebration at night was rem
dered impracticabe by the Jaw requiring
the streets 10 be cleared a $50 p. m.
The negotiations between the Spanish Of
fcers and Aguinaldo at Tarlac concerning
the Spanish prisoners in the hands of the
tilipiuOs, nave resulted in a healthful
agreement. According to unofficial reports
the insurgents have promised TO release
the sick soldiers, who number several
hundred, and the civil officers, but they
intend to keep the friars. expecting that
the church vii finally pay heavy ransom.
1t is reported that the civilian prisoners
are being held at the Arlac and Aparri,
as well as some of the other ports re-
Gently opened, from which they could be
shipped to Manila. The Spaniards assert
that the Filipinos are pressing all the
military prisoners into engineering, hospi-
tai and clerical work.
Tomorrow the Bennington viii take
Prof Shurman, president of the United
States advisory committee for the Phil
ippines. TO Hong Kong, from which point
he will sail for Japan. to pay a short visit
there before leaving for the United States.
Admiral Dewey, Col. DENLY, Prof. Wor-
cester and Prof Schurman viii meet in
Washington during the autumn to compile
a report of the commissions labors.
The commission recently investigated
the question of currency, and the Chi
nese problem as ii presents itself here. a
large majority of business men wish to
continue on silver basis. There are a
few, however, who favor gold basis
or the adoption of the japanese system.