The sun., 1902-07-07
AGUINALDOFREE, COMING HERE
TELLS GEN. CHtFFEE THAr ne
WILL ne LOiaL.
wants 70 study Our Institutions Thinks
the Future is Dr,shi Tor the Ph,i,pp,nes
lpder American Ruie Ills Health
Peer-Noro Chirfs Arc SIN Defiant.

Special ciss p,,pHe, 10 THu Sun.
MANILA, July 6-Aguinaldo has been
released under tho provisions Of the am
nesty proclamation issued by President
Roosevelt on Independence Day.
His first visit after his release wns To
Gen Chaifse At the la,terIs headquarters,
He expressed the gratitude 81 himself
and the filipinos GENERALLY Cor the gener-
o-ity Of tho Americans and for the con
sideration shown him during tho time
he was deprived of his literty lie an
nounccd that henceforward he would
10 loyal To the Americans.
Ag,iinaldo appears to be thoroughly
subdued His health is poor He says
he does not fear the vengeance Of th'
friends Of Cen Luna, who, II is charged,
was sssassinated toy Asunaido's oraers
Aguinaldo PROPOSES To- 1--we quietly at
Cavite until he -,arts on a visit To the nitod
Staiee. lie desires to study the American
Government and I-uple lie believes that
an era of prosperity. Contentinen, and hap
piness will rapidly follow an adoption 81
American institutions, and that knowl-
edge of English on IN" part ~ the Fili-
pinos. together with association with the
Americans, will tend to speedily bring
about this end.
Judge Rhode, who investigated tho CON
dition In the pacifed Pruvincs of Mindanao.
and whose report Of Capt kyan's arbitrary
arrc~, OF dozens Of officials and citizens.
some ~ whom were subjected TO tho water
cure. led to Capt Ryan's court-martla lal.
was cruss-examined 10y Major Glenn ycster-
day. He admitted that he did not inform
Capt. Ryan TINT be- was making his In
ve-tiga,ion. He said that many Of the
statements on which lis report vas bsssi
were merely hearsay. bu, he refused Co
divulgc the Nance of his informants. Part
Of the testimony regarding torturing has
tsen cuntradicted r,scently by the alleged
victims themselves. they having been sum
moned as witnesses.
The Investigation into the charges made
by MAJOR Gar,l.ncr, I'ovcrnor of Tayabas
Province, against off!crrs and soldiers
stationed there. continues To- drag along
slowly The board that IL invc-tigati
the chargcs has formally demanded that
Major Gardener produo' witres-.'s in sup
port of his charg, that the higher military
officers wpre hus,ils 20 the civil admins
,ration The defence promised Ia make
answer 20 this demand later. The Re
CbrusT utilhAhei an 'NptihaRlNh VI wv
accusation made by the defence that he
was influencing witnesses.
Major Gardener admitted that the acc1i-
sa,ion could not bs proved. Major Gar
dener IL 80 near the verge Of COLLAPSE that
he IL unable to answer simple questions
60 his own advantage He Asserts that he
has b>en an honest supporter II the Gov
rrrmeut. and is q -tanch believer In civil
progress in the Philippines. He declare-
that he made his report that led 10 the In
vestigation In all sincerity In his civil
capacity to his civil superior
1herr IL ~ present little prospect ~ a
settlement of the troubles with tho Mnros
IN Mindanao The natives there have
completed double earthworks In tho dis
turl,ed region. and are Haunting their war
flags from their fortre-sr- The sultan
of Racnlod II carrying on a sucorSsf'Il agita-
ton In the country about Lake lanao.
He has sent an ultiInatum TO the Americans,
ordering them 10 eva.HIate AMI saying
that he will opcn hostilities on Aug. I. He
IL also boasting that the soldiers are assas-
sims who ar, sheltered by their camp, and
who do no, dare n venture forth 10 capture
him. RoAnforc.ments have b.en sent to
Col. BALDWIN
Some of Gen Lucbsn's suhordinates
charge tha, ho misappropriatcd insurgcnt
fund. Gen. ChaiYec has permitted him %
examine the captured insugent records
10 establish his innocenCe 81 the charge.
BosroS, Mass, July e.-Lesding anti
irnperialists Try to look mysterious when
asked II Aguinaldo Ia 10 visit this country.
now that he has been sat at liberty by
President Roosevelt
Several weeks ago pc,ition which Erving
winslow and others said would be sisncd
by ten millions 81 people was started az an
anti-imperiali-t meeting. The document
tmplor-d Congress TO allow the Filipino
chieftain to come To this country. The
antis did not know at that time that tho
President was going To grant pardons to
political prisoners in the Philippines on
the Fourth of July. and now that he has done
o. they feel very much gieved at not being
able to chase after the ten millions Of names.