The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15


think we shall have a hard struggle. The
papers here comment on it a little.
The manifesto OF the President was
published yesterday. 1 Will send same eV-
erywhere. Several correspondents here
have telegraphed it to their papers in Eu-
roDe
well done! I adhere Internationally to
energetic policy. The bearer is about TO so
and l have no more time 10 write By an
other opportunity I viii write more fully.
An embrace from your friend.
&c. APACIBLE."
81 certify that believe this translation
to be correct.
JOHN r. NJ TAYLOR.
Captain Fourteenth Infantry.
IN charge OF Insurgent Records.
Manila, P. /, May "a, 1890
A Letter to Aguinaido.
Tie following is a letter to E. Aguin-
aldo from G. ApacibIe. Hongkong, speak
ing Of arrangements for the conflict with
the Americans:
''Hongkong, Nov. g. 1898.
No q Morrison Hill, Wauchay.
'-Senor Emilio Aguinaldo:
My Respected Brother: 1 have received
/ from AIr. Sousa your letter and that o.
Mr.. AuguStin dated October %. / handed
these letters to Crisanto for him to read
We have come TO very good terms with
Mr.. Sousa, and today he has complied that
half the payment shall be made here when
the arms are delivered on the steamer and
the remainder on arrival there In our port.
I viii not accept q contract until the cor
responding funds arrive, and thai is what
We hope for from CrIsanto. AS my pres
eGce is not very necessary here for cor
respondence and affairs OF interest. il 10
advisable that you should send here with
the money two intelligent and confidential
~, che or
mittances. In Chinese and Japanese ports
l will only inspect the arms in order not
to be deceived In addition to the men
you send as pilots ! have TWO more here
who VIII serve as wheelmen-
Up 10 date have received no news from
Senior Agoncillo whom we took TO Japan
I will telegraph him tomorrow, enquirlTg
and requesting him TO hurry the remit
tances there. When GTegoEio left he was
accompanied by z pilot The was one Of thI Sc
whom you took, with instructions 10 te.-
egTaph by code in case he wanted mora, I
stating that l would Immediately send mora
men if required.
L wrote Respe immedia tely. giving him
your instruction. the most urgent l tel
egraphed to him in order to lose no time
l have received no news from Jones. with
the exception OF my last telegram to you.
which I received from him addressed from
Paris. perhaps ne has communicated with
you directly. l am impatient to know the
result of the conference in Paris, in order
to change the ground Il our policy.
According to what 1 am able to observe
I do not think We can expect much go1d
from the conference in Paris
Two nations attack us II order TO en-
slave US. The most America can give US
is annexation. This is what / draw at pres
ent from what l hear and read 7 comply
with what you dispose il reference 10 re-
mitances, it is necessary to prepare cur
selves very well before a quarrel with the
/ Americans, once EostiIities commence We
viii Use all communication and remittances
will be difficult. I will have ready the
protest you have ordered me TO make, in
case anything happens
I teIegFaphed TO the correspondent in
Pekin asking him to come and work in our
favor, promising to pa him for his ser
vices. If it can be dorC it would be hsI-
ter for you to bTibe lie foreign CORES
pondents Of the papers there. Name some
persons Of your confidence there so thar
they may come to some understanding
with the correspondents. It appears that
this is very necessary because today. no
matter how well we are doing, the news
that reaches here is always bad. Never
mind the expense, especially at present,
for as time passes the Americans behave
worse toward Us and almost invite US 10
break our friendship.
is of your entire confidence because he
approached me with a great number of pa
pers signed by you. Up until now / 10
tice he is full of promises. 1 hope he will
carry them out. be he whom he may
will watch him TO prevent him from de-
ceiying US.
mo one on the steamer EsmeraIda
would take your rife. ] will send Calvo
when the sung-Kian returns.
In case you are able to send the funds
in foreign currency it would be better, to
avoid accidents and in case we have an
encounter it would be better TO deposit it
| in your name or in the name of a syndi-
date composed of persons of your conf
dence and that Of the Government. 1
| think it is advisable to avoid the eneoun-
! ter if possible while we are unprepared
and before we increase the amount Of arms
and ammunition: when the outbreak once
starts it viii make communication and
remittances difficult.
Together with this goes a letter from
Jones which was enclosed in a letter
| received from him from California.
THUS, your brother, puts himself at
your orders
'tGALICANO APACIBLE,
''P 81 have telegraphed today to ia
pan. asking about Signor Gregorio Agon-
| clio. L will transfer to you any answer
| I receive
| ct certify that believe this translation
| to be correct.
JOHN R. NJ TAYLOR.
Captain Fourteenth Infantry"
"In charge Of Insurgent Records"
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