The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
THE FOURTH IN MANILA! n! |,
The Nations Holiday Loyalty Gel
eEated in Our New Possession.
AMERICA" IN MANY DIALECTS.
Spanish Negotiations With Agu1naldo
Result In an Agreement to Release
Keep the Friars, Expecting RANSOM

Spanish Negotiations with Agu1naldo
Result In an Agreement to Release
Spain's Sick soldiers, But They VIII
Keep the Friars, Expecting Ransom
Manila, July 5.-There was a great
celebration Of the Fourth here, with
fireworks. bands. speeches and decora-
tions everywhere. all nationalities paF-
ticipating. The foreign ships and con.'
sulates, including the Spanish. raised
their colors in conjunction with the
Stars and Stripes. The flagship Balti-
more fired national salute at noon.
All nationalities enjoyed what the
Spanish papers termed "the fiesta Of
North America" Newsboys shouted
Fourth of July editions, .soldiers pa
raded the town, throwing firecrackers
from the batteries on the water front.
In the afternoon the Luneta was crowd
ed with Filipinos and Spaniards. There
were thousands of pedestrians. and
hundreds of carriages went there for
the concert, directed by Bandmaster.
Carl Oindt, of the Sixth artillery band.
A hundred Filipinos played American
tunes.
Several hundred boys and girls, Fill
ipinos, Spauiards and Chinese, from
the public schools, dressed in their
best clothes, each carrying an Amerf-
can flag, sang America" In a curious
mixture of dialects. Chaplain Knuds-
den, of the Washington regiment, read
Nfs nd
The officers OF the United States
cruiser Baltimore gave reception and
dance, which was attended by the for
eign consuls, the officers of the foreign
warships and all the society OF the
army and navy circle. Colonel DENLY
presided at the celebration at the SOL
diers club, where Mr.. o. F. Williams.
United States consul general, and
others delivered addresses. The Of
ficers of the Colorado regiment gave
a reception at the regimental barracks.
and there were several dances during
the evening.
A general celebration at night was
impracticable by the law re-
guiring the streets to be cleared at
3: 30 p. m.
The negotiations between the Span
ish officers and Aguinaldo at Tarlac
the Spanish prisoners in
the hands of the Filipinos have re-
suited in a partial agreement. Accord
ng to unofficial reports the insurgents
have promised to release the sick SOL
iiers, who number several hundred,
and the civil officials, but they intend
% keep the friars, expecting that the
'hurch will finally pay heavy ransom.
1t is reported that the civilian pris-
,ners are being concentrated at Tarlac
and Aparri, as we'll as some Of the
,ther ports recently opened, from
which they could be shipped to Manila.
rhe Spaniards assert that the Filipinos
ire impressing all the military prfs-
,ners into engineering, hospital and
'lerical work.
Today the Bennington left with
Professor Schurman, president Of the
United States advisory commission, for
he Philippines, to Hong Kong, from
which point he will sail for Japan, to
,ay short visit there before leaving
or the United States. Admiral Dew
", Colonel DENLY, Professor aEorces-
er and Professor Schurmann will meet
n Washington during the autumn to
compile report of the commissions
abors.
The commission recently investi-
.ated the question of currency and the
problem as it presents itself
lere. A large majority of business
nen wish to continue on silver basis.
here are a few, however. who favor a
old basis or the adoption of the Jap
nese system.
The Filipinos are anxious to exclude
'hinese labor. On the other hand,
many large employers prefer China
men, asserting that they are more
although the element of
heapness doubtless influences this
iau