The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15

the Americans, whom he charged a:
having treated him as rebel "becaus'
[ defended the interests Of my coun
try and would not become the instru
mcnt of their dastardly intentions.
Aguinaldo concludes with saying
"Be not discouraged. Our indepen
dence was watered freely by the bloo
of martyrs, and more will be shed il
the future to strengthen it. Remem
Der that efforts are not to be waste
that ends may be gained. 1t is indis
pensable to adjust our actions to tn
rules of law and right and to learn t
triumph over our enemies.
DEsPERADoES HELD IN CHECK.
MANILA, Feb. IS p. m.-Ther
are many indications that Manila Il
full of desperadoes who had INTENDED
to cooperate with Aguinaldo. Th
police are continually capturing me-
and women with weapons concealed il
their clothing. The vigilance OF tn
authorities in this respect is highl
reassuring.
Last Saturday about midnight tw
Englishmen accidentally encountere
gang of armed natives in dark sid
street. The natives, fearing discovery
imprisoned them until morning am
threatened to kill them unless the.
maintained silence.
Many native clerks employed b,
mercantile houses are missing. AS /
is impossible that they should hav
passed the lines, the inference Is tha
they are in hiding in the city.
Several attempts were made to as
sassinate Americans on the streets
but that danger is now at minimum
The natives are terribly cowed au'
the precautions taken, especiall.
against incendiarism, are admirable.
The rebels, who have been swept il
every direction like peas in batteau
died by hundreds in the trenches-fo
the most part passively, except tn
Igorrotes, who charged desperatel
and uselessly.
The rebel prisoners declare that tn
outposts fired and then everybody fol
lowed in accordance with q sort 0
general understanding.
WHAT THEY SAY.
LONDON, Feb. THE president
the European Filipino junta in an i'll
terview with representative Of tn
Associated Press to-day, said cit i
perfectly clear that the unfortunat
hostilities at Manila were occasione
by an attempt of the Nebraskans t
find a place to obtain control of tn
Singalon waterworks. The Amerl
cans for months have endeavored fruit
lessly to induce the Filipinos to with
draw from those works, as the latte
fully recognized their immense stra
tegic importance.
GAS the Americans have capture
the watcrworks, the Filipinos will no.
have to retire to the mountains of Sa
Meteo and Boso-Boso, which, as the
are only an hours distance, comman
the capital and it will be impossible t
dislodge them from there.
"The whole Filipino strength wi
now be devoted to the protection G
the country outside of Manila, a
Aguinaldo is aware that, even if h
captured the city, he could not hol
| it with the American warships in tn
bay"
MAYBE IT WAS DEwEYs ACT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Tt may b
that it was Admiral Dewey's act
seizing vessel loaded with arms fc
them that inticed the Philippine il
surgents to attack the American so
diers Saturday night, for it is under
stood that one of the bitterest Of the
grievances was what they declared th
unwarrantable interference with the
shipping. 1t is learned at the nav
department that about week ago th
admiral caused the seizure of th
schooner Teneng, with full suppl
of such arms for the insurgents. Th
admiral report discloses the fact tha
an American and not a German owne
the vessel thus used to arm the insul
gents against Otis troops.
ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The war dt
partment to-day received the followin
dispatch
MANILA, Feb. S.-Situation rapid
improving. Reconnaissance yestel
day to south several miles to Laguand
bay, to southeast eight miles, drivin
struggling insurgent troops in variou