Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-03-25
IAN ADDRESS ISSUED.
Tho Commission Tells the Filipinos
of Americas Intention.
an ANNOUNCEMENT BY ACUINALDO.
He statss That Hs Win March Into Manila
within Twenty Daya-Fighting In
Nsgros-Ransom OF spanish
Prlsonera


York Journals Manila correspondent
cables yesterday that the address to the
natives OF the Philippine islands,
drafted by the American commission
in behalf Of the United States govern
ment, embodying the views OF the
president, has been made public. After
being translated into all the native
dialects IL is to be disseminated
throughout tho archipelago The ad.
dress assures the Filipinos OF the in
tcntion OF the Americans to develop
the powers of self.government in the
people. 1t explains that the United
States has assumed international obli-
cations which II must fulfill, which
made it responsible to the whole civil
lized world for the stable government
of the Philippines. The commission,
It Is explained, is to interpret to the
ratives the purposes and intentions OF
the president toward them and also
suggest the establishment OF such a
government as shall suit the capacity
and requirements Of the Filipinos and
be consistent with the interests Of
the United States The protection
OF the United States Is not to be
exercised in any spirit Of tyranny or
vengeance; but. having destroyed the
Spanish power and accepted the soy.
ereignty OF the islands, the United
States Is bound to restore peace In the
Philippines To this end, all insur-
gents are invited to lay down their
arms and place their trust in the gov.
eminent that emancipated them from
oppression OF the Spanish rule. The
majority Of the commissioners incline
toward giving the Filipinos n sort OF
tribal or provincial local autonomy
under q central government which
shall be military until n purely civil
system is proved TO be feasible.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY AGUINALDo.
Manila, March 23.-According to q
prisoner captured by our troops. Agui'
naldo has announced that he will per-
sonally conduct the reserves ut Malo-
los and march into Manila within ~
days unless the Americans withdraw
in the meantime. The concentration
of re bel forces in the vicinity OF Mala-
bon gives color TO the statement Of the
prisoner The enemy has refrained
from making any attacks recently and
il would appear that the rebels are
saving their ammunition for decl'
sive movement.
A reorganization, entailing many
changes, has been in progress in the
American forces since the abandon
ment Of the flying column. Gen.
Wheaion's and Gen. Halls brigades
have not been assigned, but the Ore
gon regiment, the Minnesota regiment
and the Twenty-second regiment
have been concentrated Mt the
camp on the Luneta, Mt the
water front, in readiness for i'm
mediate transportation when the plans
OF the military leaders have been form
ulated. Our troops are intrenched and
the situation is practically unchanged.
Advices received from Cebu by coast.
ing steamer say everything is quiet
there. The United States transpor,
Sherman from New York on February
8 has arrived here. One child, two
sailors and two privates died on the
voy age and one man was drowned In
the Mediterranean.
FIGHTING IN NEGROs
New York. March g. A dispatch to
the New York Herald from Manila
says: Reports of fighting In the is
land Of Negros, without any particu'
lars, have reached Manila. The trans
port Indiana is leaving now for Negros
with one battalion of the First Cali.
fornia regiment under Col. Du-
bose A dispatch to the same
paper from lloilo says: A scare
is reported in the island OF Ne
gros. Upward Of 10 Spanish refugee
planters have arrived at lloilo and
state that native tribe of %, 900, living
on the Montescos river, 90 miles south
of Bacolad, threaten 10 destroy the
haciendas and crops They have few
firearms. but are mostly equipped with
spears and bows
RANSOM OF SPANISH PRISONERS.
Washington, March sa-Maj. Gen.
Otis and the other members Of the
Philippine commission will decide
whether or not the ransom OF the
Spanish prisoners held by AGuinaldo
is TO be permitted. AS result OF rep
reservations by Ambassador Cambon
and tho national R.d Grass showin o.
the deplorable condition OF the pris-
oners Gen. Otis will be given power to
act after advising with his associates
on tho commission. The president
hopes 1t may be found possible to OBJ
tain the release Of the prisoners, but
does not wish to give Gen. Otis direct
instructions in view Of his former OBJ.
lection on the ground that It would
give Aguinaldo means to secure mill.
tapy supplies.
MI. a. Rhaanuwh