Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-30
AN ADDRESS ISSUED.
The Commission Tells the Filipinos
Of Americas Intention.
an ANNOUNCEMENT BY ACUINALD0.


New York, March 2S.-The New
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, it is to be disseminated
throughout the archipelago. The sd-
dress assures the Filipinos of the in
tention 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
natives the purposes and intentions OF
the president toward them and also
suggest the establishment Of such q
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 SOW.
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 sort OF
tribal or provincial local autonomy
under a central government which
shall be military until a purely civil
system is proved to be feasible.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY AeUlNALDo
Manila, March %. According to q
prisoner captured by our troops, Agui.
naldo has announced that he will per-
sonally conduct the reserves at Malo-
los and march into Manila within 20
DAYS unless the Americans withdraw
in the meantime. The concentration
of rebel forces in the vicinity OF Mala-
bon rives color to the statement OF the
prisoner The enemy has refrained
from making any attacks recently and
it would appear that the rebels are
saving their ammunition for a deci-
sive movement.
A reorganization, entailing many
changes, has been in progress in the
American forces since the abandon
ment of the flying column. Gen.
Wheaton's and Gen. Halls brigades
', have not been assigned, but the Ore
gon regiment, the Minnesota regimen
and the Twenty-second regiment
have been concentrated at the
camp on the Luneta, at the
water front, in readiness for i'm
mediate transportation when the plans
Of the military leaders have been form
ulated. Our troops are intre iched and
the situation Is practically Exchanged.
Adyices received from Cebu by coast
ing steamer say everything is quiet
there, The United States transport
Sherman from New York on February
4 has arrived here One child, two
sailors and two privates died on the
VOYAGE and one man was drowned in
the Mediterranean.
FIGHTING IN NEGRos.
New York, March 81, "A dispatch tC
the New York Herald from Manila
saws: Reports of fighting in the Is
land Of Negros, without sny partieu
lars. have reached Manila The trans
port Indiana is leaving now for Negro.
with one battalion OF the FIRST Cali
fornia regiment under Col Dn
bose. A dispatch to the SAME
paper from lIoilo says: A scare
is reported in the island Of Ne
pros. Upward Of 80 Spanish refugee
planters have arrived at lloilo lnc
state that native tribe OFF,, 900, living
on the Mon tescos river, 20 miles soutt