The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-28
Insurgents Have Offered Them Com.
missions.
Also Given Them Money
to Spend.
Agninaldo Offers % Forgive
Deserterl
Forgive

Manila, Septsm Der ~, LIZ p. H. The
insurgents are trying inclte the ma
tives of Malabon. city $4,000 inhabi-
tan Is, five miles from lanila. to rise
against the American grrison. Captain
Allen has been holding he place with
two companies of the 16t Infantry, but
on account of the need ohIi the available
men at the front his foe has been re.
duced to seventy men. hey now remain
near the big church whe, they are quar-
tered, being too few In nmber to attempt
to patrol the town. fined uniformed
parties of insurgentsrecsntly dissm-
barked from cascoes dung the night and
have collected money fothe instruction
and preached revolt. wo mayors have
declined to serve. lalabon has been
made the saipping poini whence provis-
ions and other stuff are brought from
Manila by trains and tipped into the
hostile territory.
The insurgents sse to be trying to
make their good trestunt Of the Amsri-
can prisoners card Y which to gain
outside sympathy. TwoingIishmen who
have arrived here from arlao report that
the Americans ara thted more like
guests than prisoners. They are fed on
the best that the cntry affords and
everything Is done ttgaintheir favor.
A Filipino paper saysh At on the coca
sion OF recent fets atittoria, in cele-
bration Of n mythica Filipino victory,
the American prIsonerhere were given
the freedom of the toy and five pesos
each with which to csbrate the ''vio-
tory The Englishen also say the
Filipinos have offeredll the americans
commissions in theirrmy and that
three Of them accepte
This Is not believed
American officers nth of Manila tell |
the correspondents of 10 Associated Press |
that Aguinaldo Is attnpSeg Co enforce |
good government after y American fash
ion, ordering his soidrs to suppress
band of robbers. thre Of whom were
executed at MariquiL He has also
prohibited gambling the villages
under his control.
Palermo. thu PRESIDENT the so-called 1
Filipino cabiLst, has fan into disfavor
among the Filipinos account of his
peace proclivities. ~ suspect him of |
planning to repeat hisleachery Of the
former Instruction VII he went over
to the Spaniards anlhey may expel
him.
Aguinaldo has Issued decree inviting
EIlfpinn dacartarr IN tturn vvikI.fr a |
month. in which case v will be par
doned.
MUST RECEIVE AFRICAN YES.
Sells
Manila, September 27pJ a. m. The
American authorities 10 declined the
request Of General Jarallo, the Spanish
officer who is settllngpain's military
affairs in the PhilippiHlands, to send
vessel under the span flag to collect
the Spanish prisoners nsurgent ports,
as stipulated by the bino's dictation.
The authorities Already to send
an American vessel.
The Spanish commin therefore will
return to the insurgennas and endeav-
or to effect an arrangent for the deliv-
cry Of the prisoners dboard an Ameri.
can vessel.
Aguinaldo has issue statement say
ing the warlika activit the A mer loan
has prevented the cdntration of the
prisoners. as intendedlt that they will
be delivered up to Octt 10.
The 1agaiogs of the I'D of Mindanao i
have expressed their rsness TO accept :
American sovereigntyor protection
against the harassing Ms.
A native officer has oed Major Gen.
eral Otis LOCO Maccab trihesmen to a
light Tagalogs of th,aguna de Bay
district.
The troops engaged the fighting at
Cebu belonged to the | infantry, 9th r
infantry, s3d infantry aBth artillery. 4
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