The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
PREPARE TO RESIST.
Aguinaldo's Followers Will Not
Yield Without a Struggle.
II Is Said They Will Fire the City
Upon the First Boom of American
Guns-The situation Is I'm
doubtedly Critical.

Guns-The Situation Is I'm
doubtedly Critical.
Manila, Jan. 9.-Col. Potter, the spe-
cial emissary of Gen. Otis between
Manila and Iloilo, arrived Sunday
afternoon with dispatches from the
latter point. The situation when he
left there was practically unchanged.
The streets were barrjcaded and 1t was
reported that the principal buildings
had been "kerosened," the insu, gents
having threatened to destroy the whole
business section by fire at the first shot
of bombardhent. The banks were ship
ping their treasure TO the United States
transport Newport and other vessels.
The family of the American vice con-
sui has gone on board the Newport.
Col. Potterreports that President Nc
Kinley's proclamation had to be type
written aboard ship as the printers on
shore declined to do the work and when
the text of the proclamation was read
to them ridiculed the notion that con-
Citation was possible.
The United States gunboat Petrol ar
rived at Iloilo on Friday and Col. Potter
reports that the United States troops
will probably land on Guamaras Island,
about midway between the island OF
Panay and the island of Negroes. where
camp will be established.
There is no change in the situation
here. On Friday night public demon
STATIONS were held in Pampangas prov
ince in ratification of Aguinaldo's proc
lamation and the excitement was in
tense. All natives who enter the city
in the night time are searched and
every other precaution is taken.
ships and Men to Go.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Secretary Long
has ordered the Solace to proceed TO
Manila as soon as she can be made ready
for the voyage. Besides the Solace, Sec
rotary Long has ordered the gunboats
Princeton and Yorktown to the same
point. The Princeton is now at New
| York and will go via the Suez The
Yorktown is at San Francisco and will
cross the Pacific. Admiral Dewey has
asked for supplies of various kinds and
the Solace will carry heavy load Of
these, sufficient to supply the feet on
| the Asiatic station for six months at
least. The vessel will be attached TO
Dewcy's fleet and in all probability, il
this voyage turns out successfully, she
will form one of the regular line of
transports which will ply between the
! United States and the Philippines for
the special benefit of the navy. TIE YES
sci is now at the New York navy yard
and is expected to sail for Manila via
the Mediterranean and Suez, in about
two weeks. The navy department is
now making up the details of her Off
GERS. Secretary Alger has decided to
send four regiments of infantry to the
Philippines. The Fourth, Twelfth and
Seventeenth have been designated and.
in addition, the Third infantry, now at.
Fort Smelling, Mimi, will 60 by the
same route, across the Atlantic.
AEuinnIdO objects.
Manila, Jan. 0.-Within few hours
Of the proclamation issued by Mai. Gen.
Otis in behalf of President Mckinley,
the agents of Aguinaldo billed Manila
with a manifesto which attracted con-
siderable attention. The revolutionary
president protested against Gen. Otis
signing himself military governor of
the Philippine islands.
Aguinaldo, in his manifesto, declared
he had never agreed at Singapore, Hong
| Kong or elsewhere to recognize the
sovereignty of the Americans here. and
| insists that he returned to the Philip
| pines on an American ship solely to con-
quer the Spaniards and to win indie
pendence. He asserts that both his
| Il, pT T., I
stated this fact officially, and he claims
that Maj. Gen. Merritt confirmed this
by proclamation several days before
the Spaniards capitulated, stating
clearly and definitely that the Ameri-
can forces came TO overthrow the Span
| ish government and liberate the Fill
pnos.
Says Americans snIuted His Flag.
| In conclusion, Aguinaldo declared he
had natives and foreigners as witnesses
that the American forces recognized
not only by acts that the FiliDinos were
belligerents, but by publicly saluting
the Filipino flag ''as it triumphantly
sailed these seas before the eyes of all
nations"
| Aguinaldo then solemnly protested,
in the name of the Deity, who empow.
cred him to DIRECT his brethren in the
| difficult task of regeneration. against
the intrusion of the American govern
ment, and reiterated that he can pro-
duce proofs that he was brough; here
on the understanding that the Ameri-
cans promised him their cooperation to
attain independence.
| The revolutionary leader then called
upon all his followers to work together
with force and assured them he IS con-
WINGED that they will obtain absolute
independence. and urging them never
to return from the glorious road" on
which they have "already so far ad-
vanced."
Maj. Gen. Otis attaches no Importance
to the manifesto. He says he feels con-
fideDt that the opinion of the better
classes of the Filipinos is not expressed
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