The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Refuses to Answer Question and
 Leaves COmmitte6 Room
TIME ID ADJOURN ANYWAY
He Says AgulnaIdo's Sole Purpose In Manila Was to Loot the City and Get Everything He Could.
 Some Pointed Questions.

Washington, June 27.-Admiral Dewey continued his testimony before the Sem ate committee on the Philippines to- day. Replying to questions put by Sem ator Patterson, he said that he had be- gun negotiations with the governor gem eral of the Philippines for the surrender of the city, and the negotiations were conducted through the Belgian consul. It was a diplomatic negotiation. no let ters being written.
 The admiral said he had informed Gen eral Merritt of the proffer of the gov ernor-general and for the arrangement that before the surrender should take place; he was to engage an outlying fort and make the signal according to the international code, Do you sur render?' after which the Spaniards were to hoist the white flag on the southern bastion.
 T may say" added Dewey, that I was the first to discover the flag, not withstanding I had stationed fifty men to look out for it. It was a thick day, and I chanced to be the first to discover it."
 
 mony of General Macarthur, saying that he knew of no agreement of the kind mentioned. but that 1t had not been his CDewey's) business to communicate with any one except the commanding official.
 Explains Statement.
 Asked by MT. Patterson to explain his statement that General Merritt had not accepted the report that the Spaniards had agreed to capitulate. Admiral Dewey sad that was only his belief. "I don't believe" he said, that the | general entirely trusted the Spanish au- thorities. Still he did not say so in as many words. 1 may add that I have since learned that some of the Spanish officers were tempted to fire at us, though they did not do so. Even my own flag lieutenant did net accept their proffer as in the best faith. I knew however, that 1 they would surrender, for l understood the straits they were in | Replying to a question as to whether the agreement to surrender had been made public at the time of the attack upon Manila, Admiral Dewey said he thought not. There are," he said, lots l of things which are not communicated | to the public"
 MT. Patterson sought 10 secure from ! 1 Aguinaldo had issued a proclamation of ! independence to the Filipinos at about the time of the sinking of the Spanish squadron, but the admiral said he did | not remember 1t, although 1t was possible that he might have done so. l MT. Patterson then read the paper for | warded by Consul General Pratt. May 20 | 1s9S in which the Filipino leader said that Providence had opened the way for | r--l Ii,,t,, alA md | spoke of the Americans as their libera- tors. The admiral said. however. that he did not remember to have seen the paper | He had he said, given Aguinaldo print. | ing press and probably he used his press for getting out his proclamations
 Didn't Trust Agulnaldo.
 The admiral did not, however, remem- Der to have promised to Aguinaldo his cordial cooperation" as the consul had reported.
 Speaking of Aguinaldo's loyalty, the ad- | miral said he had become suspicious of | that leader before the receipt of his pro- clamation of July 15. He said: "I began 1 to suspect that he was not loyal to us when he demurred to moving out of l Cavite when our troops arrived" You mean that they were thinking more of their own independence than of | us?"
 Yes"
 Admiral Dewey testified concerning the | arms sent to Manila by Aguinaldo, and | Senator Dietrich asked the admiral if he | did not believe the arms were purchased with money previously paid by Spain to secure peace and that 1t was his intention to use the money to foment another in- | surrection.
 The admirars reply was, "exactly so." l Iad aff tn a number of proclamations forwarded by him to Washington in May, but Admiral Dewey said he did not remember having read them, an in explanation of his | failure in this rspect he said: '"The days and nights were not long enough for me to get through with my work at that | time Evidently I did not consider the | proclamations as of importance if I did read them, for I made no comment on l them"
 The reading of these dispatches was followed by a number of questions. Knowing of Aguinaldos expectation | and purpose to secure independence" said MT. Patterson in beginning a ques- ton, but before he had concluded, he was interrupted by the witness, who said: "No l did not know that"
 Then you believed such to be his | purpose?"
 Was There for Lootinu.
 'T didn't believe it. and since you have asked my opinion, I will say that I be- | lieve that he was there for gain-for | footing, for money and I further believe that independence never entered his | head"
 Replying to another question by Sem l ator Patterson the admiral said that while Aguinaldo was located at Cavite and was under his observation. he was | always humane but that he did not see him much after the army came Senator Carmack then put a number of questions to the witness. Replying to | these tho admiral said 1t was true he | had assisted Aguinaldo In organizing his army by supplying him with arms. etc.; | that at that time there were no Ameri- car soldiers Tn the Philippines, and that Aguinaldo had complete control of his | own forces, and that he was under no restraint. Having laid the foundation by securing the statements which were in reiteration of what the admiral had said | in his testimony yesterday, Mir. Carmaos asked the witness why he had done so much to aid a man whom he regarded as a coIrmon robber and plundered.