The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-23
Bought /!

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Aguinaldo sold out to the Unit
ed States for $50, 900. according
to E. B. Nordtman, who arrived
in the city yesterday from Man
lila and is stopping at the Ken
yon. Mr.. Nordtman says he has
been government contractor,
and has engaged in this and 9th
er business in the Philippines
six years.
Il had private sources of in
formation, and knew that negotia-
tions were pending between Ag-
uinaldo and General Macarthur
some time before l left" he said,
'.but | did not need this private
information. for it was generally
known in Manila that Aguinaldo
had named his price. and could
be had any time it was paid.
There was som hesitancy on the
part of Macarthur in paying
that amount when | left, and the
deal was, consequently, hanging
fire. 1t was evidently closed af-
ter / left, and the thing was fixed
up for Fdnston to make the pre-
tense of capture. YoE probab-
ly noticed that the correspond
ents sent out long before the
capture exactly what was going
to be done. If the authorities
hadn't known that it was all a
cut-and dried affair, aud that
Aguinaldo was to be taken with
out a hitch, they would not have
allowed the information to be
given out. As matter of fact.
/ the correspondents there are not
allowed to send out the truth. II
they did they would get into
serious trouble with the military
authorities.
s.Pio del Pillar sold out for S25.
600. was captured. and inside
OF a few weeks was back helping
the Filipinos again. Aguinaldo
is having fine time in captivity
He is quartered in fine house
and is living high. but l should
think he would feel that he wa:
getting pretty cheap. He solo
cut to the Spaniards for 500. 00(
a few years ago. and now he is
knocked down to the Americans
for $4,000.
But Aguinaldo is not the Fill
lipino people. He had lost hi
influence some time befor he SOLE
out The Filipinos themselve:
are sworn to keep up the fgh
until they have complete com
/ plete control of the islands, anC
they will do this. There are
probably $4,000 of them in arm'
at present, and something lik'
$50. 900 can be under arms by tn
middle of May. when the rain,
I season has begun. They ar
/ scattered in small bands. anC
they can keep up a fight iude6
nitely. They ship arms in fror
Hongkong for about $40 apiece
give them up to the United Stat
es for $50. and then go back an
get more arms to keep up a fgh
with. Half the time they ar
amigos and half the time in
surrectos, and there is no tellin
where to find them. 1t is hops
: less task to try TO conquer then
| for they are a bright race.
Slavery and polygamy ioul
ish there unmolested. | Sa'
slaves sold in the streets of Sui
: in the presence of American SO
r iers at a price averaging s.
4 apiece. Mexican.
There is still a tariff ther
D discriminating against America
/ products. For example, there
r a duty of 100 per cent on Amer
can timed beef. and 80 per Ger
on Australian. | went broke o
meat. and that is the reason
: quit the country to make fres
start somewhere else.
: There will be some bad scar
: dals in the the Philippines on
e of these days. The army of
: GERS and the civil officers al
: are grating right and left. {
r course / do not mean they all ar
but il Is a nreyalent custom. Y