The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-23

TO ADVANCE
Recognizing Cur Manila Forces
For an Aggressive Move.
REBELS SAVING THEIR POWDER.

They Evidently Anticipate the Comtnt
Move-ARuiualdo Declares He WI
''Drive the Americans From Man
ila'' I'm Twenty Days.
Manila, March 23.-while apparentl,
| inactive since Sunday. really the oppo
/ site has been the case with the Ampri
can forces. a reorganization. entailine
/ many changes, has been in progress since
| the abandonment Of the flying column.
! General Wheaton's and General Halls
brigades have not been assigned. but the
Oregon regiment, the Minnesota regiment
and the Twenty second regiment have
been concentrated at the camp on the
Luneta, at the water front. IN readiness
for immediate transportation when the
plans Of the military leaders have been
formulated.
Our troops are entrenched and the sit
uaton Is practically unchanged The
enemy has refrained from making any
attacks recently, and it would appear
that the rebels are saving their ammuui.
ton for decisive movement.
According to a prisoner captured bg
our troops. Aguinaldo has announced
that he will personally conduct the re-
serves at Malalos and march into Manila
within twenty days unless the Americans
withdraw in the meantime The concen-
tration Of rebel forces in the vicinity Of
Malabon gives color TO the statement OF
the prisoner.
Aguinaldo is continuing his drastic
method OF dealing with suspected enc
mics to his cause. He threatens death
to any person advising peace save on
terms of absolute independence.
Aguinaldo is making every prepara-
ton TO resist an American advance upon
Maiolos from any direction.
BY means of a system Of dykes. which
Is nearly completed. all streams about
the insurgent capital may be so DETECTED
as to flood the surrounding country and
make military operations extremely diff
ficult
All strategetically placed towns have
been encircled with five lines Of en-
trenchments. These are surrounded by
cane spikes so imbedded as to mutilate
the feet Of a charging force.
Railroad bridges on the approaches 10
Malolos have been destroyed and the
banks Of all fordable rivers and streams
have been guarded by long lines of in
trenchments
The American troops are thoroughly
prepared, however, to replace bridges
in the advance upon Malolos..
American occupation Of all the islands
of the group is assured, as there are
troops enough to insure ordinary pro-
lection.
Advices received from Cebu by a coast
ing steamer say all is quiet there. The
United States transport Sherman, from
New York on Feb. 8 has arrived here.
One child, two sailors and two privates
died on the voyage and one man was
drowned in the Mediterranean.
The address TO the natives Of the Phil
ippine Islands drafted by the American
government and embodying the views of
the president has been made public. At
ter being translated into all the native
dialects it is to be disseminated through
out the archipelago.
The address assures the Filipinos of
the intention of the Americans to de-
velop the powers of self government in !
the people. 1t explains that the United |
States has assumed international obli- |
cations which it must fulfill and which |
make it responsible to the whole civil /
lied world for the stable government Of /
the Philippines
L he NoluullnSipN- IT IS explained, Is TO ]
to the natives the purposes and
intentions of the president toward them,
and also to suggest the establishment of
such a government as shall suit the ca
pacity and requirements of the Filipinos
and be consistent with the interests of
the United States.
The protection of the United States is
not to be exercised in any spirit Of tyran.
ny or vengeance but having destroyed
the Spanish power and accepted the
sovereignty Of the islands, the United
States is bound to restore peace in the
Philippines.
To this end all insurgents are invited
10 lay down their arms and place their
trust in the government that emanci-
Dated them from the oppression Of Span.
sh rule.
The majority Of the commissioners in
,line toward giving the Filipinos a sort
)f tribal or provincial local autonomy
lnder a central government which shan
be military until a purely civil system
5 proved to be feasible.