The Philippines.
DESTRUCTION OF CONSULS' i RESIDENCES. Liter dataib cjneerning the bombardment of Hoilo, the chief town in tho Island of Panay.and the seat of the residences of foreign consuls, j i-how that the insurg^s destroyed | ihi British, American and German consulates and burned them to the ground. It i 3 further reported thifc the los3es of the rebel Filipinos were not so heavy as at fint reported. Senator McEaery's resolutions dealing with the control of the trade and the government of the Philippines, were carried in the Senate by 26 to 22. Before they were carried, Senator Hoar denounced them as infamou3, and said the impositions weru designed to favour Louisiana sugar planters. Only a heart of stone, ho said, would fail to recognise Aguin aide's remarkable appeal for the independence of the islands. The German Government has officially denied the rumoured sale of German arms to the Filipinos.
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Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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150The Philippines. Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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