Show AGUINAlDOS CONGRfSS OPENS POMPOUS ENTRY OF THE PHILIPPINE IPUE DICATOR Delivered a Brief Message and Urged the Congress to Adopt a Constitution Constitu-tion and Code of Laws London Sept I6The Mania correspondent corre-spondent of the Times telegraphing Thursday says I am the only for ein journalist present at the Insurgent congress at 1lalolos which has been sc lected as the empora r capital of the I revolutionary government Early this forenoon Aginaldo accompanied by a large staff of generals and ministers moved In state from the convent noW occupied a his military headquarters passing between lines of infant and through streets decorate with palms and banners and packed with thousands I thou-sands of peasants in holiday dress to the church half a mile distant Here he was received by the assembled dele I gates and conducted to a platform In the chan el from which he delivered a brief message In the Lagalong language lan-guage afterwards repeating i In Spanish Span-ish The substance of the message was congratulator on the happy termination termina-tion of the revolution and the complete com-plete conquest of the territory He made a flowery appeal to the delegates asking them by the memory of the 1 lustrlous patriots of Phippine history his-tory to follow the example of England I Eng-land America and France In preparing a constitution and promulgating laws I to secure the complete and permanent I liberty of the people of the Philippines The message excited but little enthusiasm enthu-siasm because t was absolutely noncommittal non-committal The assembly then proceeded immediately imme-diately to orgnze preparatory to n discussion on the proposed constitution and code of laws and the election of a president The absen of several of the most prominent and influential natves was particularly notceable as indicating an intention to hold aloof until the policy of the insurgents Is fully declared A strong party intoxicated by the present pres-ent measure of success favors opposition opposi-tion to any Joelgn proectorte being confident that the people can g ver I themselves Ysr counselor strenu LI cushy oppose such a suicidal poll Apparently unanimity now exists only In the determinaton to free the Islands forever from Spanish rule This is the universal feeling I will probaolY I prove the controlling power in determining I I deter-mining the final action of the congress I con-gress REPORT FROM OTS Tashlngton Sept 15General Otis today cabled the war department as follows Manila Sept I51Afalrs much more satisfactory Demands for withdrawal of Insurgent forces complied with and all withdrawn br withdrawing today except srnal forces in outlying districts which arc not obeying Insurgent leader I Aguinaldo requests a few days In whCh i to wihdrw them by detachments and punish their commanding officers Over 2000 already withdrawn No conces I slons granted insurgents but strict I compliance with demand of 8th inst I General goo feeling prevailing Manila quiet and business progressing favorably I favor-ably No difculy anticipated Have been compelled to confine Spanish prls pners temporarily within limits of walled cl ty |