Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-22


with the Pacific. It cannot be doubtea
that commerce will greatly increase, an&
the United States will obtain a largo
share in this treatment.
Benefit to Islands.
Manila, with the immunity which IL has
thus far enjoyed from that terrible pest,
the bubonic plague, should become dis
tributing center for China, Siam, the
Straits Settlements, Tonquin, AMMAN and
Australia
The report concludes:
Our control means to the inhabitants
of the Philippines internal peace and orr
der, guarantee against foreign agrees
sion and against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
their country, commercial and Industrial
prosperity and as large a share of the
affairs of government as they shall prove
fit to take. When peace and prosperity
shall have been established throughouG
the archipelago, when education shall
have become general, then, in the Lana
guage Of leading Filipino, his people
will, under our guidance, become mora
American than the Americans theue
Selves"
Dewey Heard From.
On May 90 1898, Admiral Dewey CO..
pieu u Tie NAVY department.:
"Aguinaldo, the rebel commander-inp
chief, was brought down by the McCul%
loch. Organizing forces near Cavite, and
may render assistance which will be vaEr
uabe."
On May 20 the Secretary of the Navy
telegraphed to Admiral Dewey as folA
lows:
1T is desirable, as far as possible, and
consistent for your success and safetye
not to have political alliances with thu
insurgents or any faction in the islandR
that would incur liability to maintain
their cause in the future"
To this telegram Dewey replied:
Receipt Of telegram of May 26 is ac~.
knowledged, and thank the department.
for the expression of confidence. Have
acted according to the spirit Of departe
ment's instructions therein from the bee
ginning, and l have entered into no allf-
ance with the insurgents or with any fao~
ton. This squadron can reduce the dee
lenses of Manila at any moment but 10
is considered useless until the arrival OF
sufficient United States forces to retain
possession"
Aguina1do Conspires.
As soon as Aguinaldo discovered ha
was to have no assistance from the Unit
ed States he commenced to conspire
against our forces there, intending tn
overthrow the authority of this Governs
ment in the islands.
Dewax,s s+ror D.,,.,
Tn nomnbiat oftor,,,oud. ,,,,;.h.a
nv Auu;naldo ent;+led "rho Trus Vars;or,
NJ the ph;I;nn;no Royo,ut;on y ho oharno1
that Admiral Dewey had assured him
that the United States would recognize
this was nublished tho odmirai u,rota ths
f,IIo,v;n, Iattau - Sa..o.
"Dear Senatnr. doc. III stata,nt -
Emilio Aou;noIdo reoantIu n,,hI;shnd -.
tho Snr;ngfajd Pan,,t,i;aa N 60 *
relates to mo 10 Tissue 90 foJsahaos
never nror,,sod h;r, a;uoo.,,. rs ~ -,
" ;ndanandonoa eor tho E;I;,inon
never treated hin, os on orr pnaOn. -.
far &c IN n,aka usn 90 H., 90 ~
diers +o oss;st mo In ~, oana.;o..
against the Standards Flo never ,ttaraS
the word .iudependence' in anv conver.
sation with me or NV officers. The state
ment that L received him with military
honors, or saluted the Filinino flag is all.
solutely false. Sincerely yours
GEORGE DEWEYn
...,.
IN No o. Aa',;,aIJo -. II
,roa,,at;o laSueu thre@
r. tha troatot ~ S ueeiees az
anotho. an,a,,na;u ~ "ni:s, enemys
q J;o,o.or;ai on,,ans NV es '':.p s; On
d;o+otor al a. .h;.J 80 nen as'
dooroos oanoou,;,, i,;,;.o lui'neH
Tn tI,o so,,a'',;,, '1 I.h opeiu'iohs'
rovo,,,t;oron ,' -.
no pros;dant No.. ~ - n,'nsA
several dataohua,ts ~ ing
oru,v arr;rod -. MI, VI '"e onl.eu o.a. as
Co. Nian.;t. 80. N"' anu VI 'uiy E%
MIN, no,,a , ~ e,mn. anu Au-
"Morr;tt arr;nad ''a,toaI uSpa.enS
rort IT, na,,.;.Iss &c .n ~ tne New-
exnaotod r,;th;,, ~ NV Apeu''io H 10
nation l. n,o.. or;t;anI Nv uass' Tn
Snan;sh 49, s,,nna'dn i AZ Mahiia' mo
Marr;.t,s 80 d;ma.,.. a. any moment
~ ~ SoaI o ~ u';neui. prooieh, VIII %
IL - ~ 'uishts unuer Agui-
even threatening toword &C.,
u...,,....
On a. 20 49,. pS Ak",haido'
90 th;s osi n,,,a a was captured, an0