Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-30
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Manila, March 22.-Aguinaldo, the
martyr to liberty, is making every
preparation to resist the American
advance on Malolos from any direction.
A series of dykes, nearly completed,
will defect all streams about the cap
ital so as to flood the surrounding
country, making military operations
extremely difficult. All strategically
placed towns are encircled by five
lines of entertainments and surround
ed by cane spikes imbedded so as to
mutilate the feet of the charging
forces. The railroad bridges and ap-
proaches TO Malolos have been de-
stroyed and the banks of all fordable
rivers are guarded by long lines OF en-.
trenchmentS.
Our troops are entrenched and the
situation is practically unchanged.
Apparently the insurgents are saving
their ammunition fOr' the decisive
movement. According to a prisoner
captured by our troops Agulnaldo has
announced his intention to personally
conduct the reserves at MalOlos and
| to march on Manila within twenty
days.
The transport Sherman has ar
| rived.
Manila, March 22-An address to
the natives of the Philippine Islands,
drafted by the American commission
on behalf of the United States govern
ment and embodying the views OF the
President, is made public. 1t assures
the islanders of the intention of the
Americans to develop in them the
powers of self government. 1t explains
that the United States has assumed
International obligations which make
responsible the whole civilized world
for a stable government in the Philip
pines, that the United States cannot
divest itself of these possibilities;
that the commission will interpret
the purposes and intentions of the
President and suggest the establish.
ment of such government as will
suit the capacity and requirements OF
the FilipinOs and be consistent with
the interests of the United States.
| The people are assured that it is the
| Presidents sole wish to establish a
system of government that will render
the natives capable of administering
their own affairs under American
control, and that this protectorate will
not be exercised In spirit Of vengeance
or tyranny.
The insurgents are invited to lay
down their arms, restore peace, and
place trust in the government that
emancipated them from the oppression
of Spanish rule.
| Washington, March 23.-War De
partment officials profess much salts
faction over the progress of the cam
paign in the Philippines. They expect
even better results from the aggressive
movement soon to be inaugurated by
General Otis, who is now reorganizine
the Americans for that purpose.
Additional reinfOrcements are rap
idly reaching Manila. The transpor
Sherman yesterday arrived there witt
troops Third Infantry and four com
panies of the Seventh Infantry unde
command of Colonel Page) in gooe
demolition. The Sherman followed thu
Grant through the Suez canal and pre-
ceded the Sheridan over the same route
The troops on the latter transport
which is expected TO arrive at Manil,
within the next fortnight, will swell
the number of reinfOrcementS by 5000
] However the War Department official
! expect to hear that General Otis ha
made decisive movement before tn
) Sheridan reaches its destination.
Manila, March 23.-Details of tht
fighting near Iloilo on the 16tl
instant show that four hundred rebe
riflemen from Panay were met b,
seven companies of the Eighteenth
United States Infantry and a battalion
of the Tennessee Volunteers. AS sup
: ports to these troops there were tire
! twO-inch Hotckiss guns, under th
s command of General Miller, north o
! the suburban village of Jaro, acros
!. the river.
i TIE Americans were met by heav'
; fire, the Eighteenth Regulars losing
: one man killed and fifteen wounded
there were also several cases of sun
/ stroke. General Miller estimates tina
fifty rebels were killed and one hunde,
wounded.
London, March 23.-Agonci!lo ant
Marti, the Filipino commissioners
have started for Paris. 1t is said il
we'll informed circles that Agoncillt
was greatly mortified by the rebuff
he received from the British govern
ment. whose sympathy he endeavoret
10 arouse. 1t is said that he expects
better treatme nt from France. Agon
clio g real object is to obtain arms
and ammunition and to purchase
which he made several unsuccessful
Ioyertures to London and Birmingham
firms. He believes that with the as
sistance of the Paris junta he will be
able to obtain the supplies he seeks in
France, in which event he will char
ter a small vessel in Brest or st. Malo
and transport his purchases to the
Philippines.