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land force. The splendid achievements of t he form er have covered it with and its gallant chief, Admiral Dewey, has been received at home, after a continuous stay at Manila of thirteen mon t hs, with such honours as have been showered upon few men. A Philippine commission, consisting of Dr. J acob G. Schurm an, Prof. Dean C. ' ;Vorcester, Hon. Charles Denby, Admiral George Dewey, and Gen. E. S. Otis, lleld their first meeting at Manila on the 4th of April , 1899, g~ory,
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2>nd issued a p];oclamation setting forth the intentions of the United States government. This was answered by Aguinaldo on the 28th by as king for a truce and close of hostilities . General Otis demanded full surrender, when the Phllippin.e commission was recalled by Aguinaldo, to be followed by others. Still, nothing satisfactory could be obtained from them, and the Amel)icans despaired of reaching any peaceful settlement. Doubtless the American commission will make a report at no distant day which will throw considera;ble light on the situation. As it is, its pl1esident, Doctor Schurman, has given to the public some interesting facts concerning the people of the islands, in which he points out the fact that the population is made up of many :t:aces. "Over sixty Clifferent languages are spoken in the Archipelago, and, though the majority of the tribes are small, there are at least a dozen each having over a quarter of a million