El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
FILIpINO ENTHUSIASM.
Sample of the GrandiIoquent Insur-
cent proCiamatlons.

gent prOCfdmdtlOnS.
The state historical society recently
received COPY of Filipino paper
called La independents Union dated
Tuesday, March 3, from J. w. Oz1as, q
private in the Twentieth Kansas. 1t
does not give the name of the place at
which it is published, but in view OF
the many changes of the seat OF the
Filipino government. it is possible that
it NAV have been published ION the
wing"
1t contains an article headed Echoes
of the Union" which shows the reports
that are given out to the Filipinos con-
cernine the success of the insurRent
army. The article has been translated
by James M. Chase, well known In ~
Paso and who spent Is years In Old
Mexico, as follows:
Mr.. Director of the Independence:
take pleasure in sharing with you,
Mr.. Director, the pleasure that we mao
when we received the gratifying official
notice that the ipdomitable courage
that chacterizes the Filipino army, has
carried our outposts unto our ancient
capitol, defeating in their triumphant
march the undeserving North Ameri-
can Invader whom they ran with the
velocity of meteor through the entire
circumference of the population, which
received the victorious army with de-
lirious demonstrations of joy, manifest
ing to the entire world that our nation
al patriotism which is as hot as our
national patriotism which is as hot as
our zone, infuses blood and breath to
defend with teuacity our down trodden
rights, our independence, and our lib
critics which in their first budding they
wished to destroy.
Yesterday evening as night was fall
ing. the grateful news was proclaimed
through the streets by band Of must
clans play ing our national march, and
by the continued ringing OF the bells,
which mingled with the enthusiastic
and frantic hurras launched into the
air by thousands of citizens filled with
warlike ardOr, reverberating from
mountain to mountain, and from plain
to plain, until it faded away on the dis
tant horizon like the murmur of the
songs of the gods of war who permitted
such signal victory that we may give
one more pearl to the many that we
have linked in the national d1adem
which now rests in the temples OF our
native demonstrating With
resplendency of glory.
And this morning this eminently
Catholic town, whose atmosphere by
chance view is not vitiated by the dele
ter.ous breath of impiety, desiring to
yield homage to the God of battles In
giving thanks for the triumph of our
arms over the enemy's hosts, went
with pious fervor to the holy temple
where In assembly and with great
solemnity, which inspires the acts of
our sacred religion, we sang the TIE
Deum.
shall not terminate these lines with
out first declaring that the ever eleva-
ted spirit inf1ames more and more with
the sacred fire of patriotism by this
great victory which speaks very highly
In favor of the Malsy's unequalled
power for war, and in the name OF the
Inhabitants of this town, we give our
lust tribute of admiration to the valiant
defenders of our dear country, which
with its legendary valor, strategic still,
indomitable heroism, gained complete
victory, worthy of being sung in the
immortal book of history.
Hurrah for the Filipino army.
Hurrah for the Republic.
Bacnotan, tUnion) Feb. 25. 1899.
Francisco GARCIA. In Topeka Jour
nal.