The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-28
HAVE DECLINED
THEIR REQUEST
II the Spanish Prisoners Are Delivered
1t Must Be to the American
Authorities.

Manila, Sept. 81, 9:55 a. m.-The
American authorities have declined the
request of General Jaramillo, the Span
ish officer who is settling Spain's milf
tary affairs in the Philippine islands.
to send a vessel under the Spanish flag
to collect the Spanish prisoners at in
surgent ports, as stipulated by the
Filipinos, on the ground that the ports
are closed: that such a step, therefore,
will be unlawful. and because they de-
clined to accept the Filipinos' dictation.
The authorities are ready to send an
American vessel. The Spanish commits
sion, therefore, will return to the insur-
gent lines and endeayor to establish an
arrangement for the delivery of the
prisoners on board an American vessel.
Aguinaldo has issued a statement
saying the warlike activity of the
Americans has prevented the concen-
tration of the prisoners as intended, but
that they will be delivered up Oct. 10.
The Tagals of the island of Mindanao
have expressed their readiness to ac-
cept American sovereignty in exchange
for protection against the harrassing
Moros.
A native officer has offered Major
General Otis 1000 Maccabebe tribesmen
to fight the Tagals of the Laguna de
Bay district.
The troops engaged in the fighting at
Cebu belonged to the 18th infantry, 6th
infantry, 2Sd infantry and 9th artillery.
| The insurgents are trying to inclte the
natives of Malabon, a city of 10000 in
| habitants, five miles from Manila, to
| rise against the American garrison.
| Captain Allen has been holding the
| place with two companies of the 10Th
| infantry, but on account or the need
| of all the available men at the front
m @
| They now remain near the big church
where they are quartered, being too few
| in number to attempt to patrol the
| town. Two armed uniformed parties
| of insurgents recently disembarked DUR
| ing the night, collected money Tor the
insurrection and preached revolt. Two
| mayors have been elected, but both OF
them have declined to serve.
Malabon has been the shipping point
! whence provisions and other stuff are
brought from Manila by trains and
shipped into the hostile territory.
The insurgents seem to be trying to
| make, by their good treatment of the
American prisoners caro- by Tnlch ~
| gain outside sympathy. Two English
| men who have arrived here from Tar
las report that the Americans are treat
ed more like guests than prisoners. They
| are fed on the best that the country
affords and everything is done to galr
| their favor.
| A Filipino paper says that on the oc'
| casion of recent fete at Vittoria II
celebration of a mythical Filipino vic
tory the American prisoners there were
| given the freedom of the town and hvt
pesos each with which to celebrate the
victory
The Englishmen also say the Fill
i pinos have offered all the American:
n commissions in the army and that three
4 Of he believed
American officers north of Manila tel
the correspondents of the ASSOCIATED
press that Aguinaldo Is attempting Il
enforce good government after thu
American fashion, ordering his soldier
to suppress a band of robbers, three o
whom were executed at Mariquima. HI
has also prohibited gambling in the vii
lagos under his control.
Aguinaldo has issued a decree invit
ing Filipino deserters to return withil
a month, in which case they will b
pardoned.