Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22
DEATH TO AMERICANS
Blood thirsty Proclamation Of Filipinos
Oabled by General Otis
WAR WITHOUT QUARTER TO FALSE TYRANTS
Details Plan of Night Attack of February
Is, Which Fails
COMPLETE DETERMINATION IS MEANT
Insurgents Around lOilo Are Losing Heart
and Scattering.
NEGRos AND CEBU ARE NEARLY PAcIFlED
Miller Confident of Maintaining His
Position without Reinforcements-
Small Insurgent Force Driven
Back with Heavy Loss.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-The following
dispatch was received this afternoon from
General Otis:
MANILA, Feb. 21.-Adjutant General
Washington: The following was issued by
an-important officer of the insurgent gov
ernment at Malolos, February 10 for execu
tion during that evening and night in this
city:
First-You will so dispose that at s
o'clock at night the individuals of the terri
torial militia at your order will be found
united in all OF the streets of San Pedro
armed with their balos and revolvers or
guns and ammunition. IL convenient.
' Philippine families only will be re-
spected. They should not be molested. but
all other individuals of whatever race they
may be will be exterminated without any
compassion after the determination of the
army of occupation.
q 'Third-The defenders of the Philippines
IN your command will attack the guard at
Bilibid, libeTate the prisoners and presa-
dsrios and. having accomplished this, they
will be armed saying to them: Brothers.
we must avenge ourselves on the Americans
and exterminate them that we may take
our revenge for the infamy and treachery
which they have committed upon US; have
10 compassion upon them: attack with
vigor. All Filipinos en- masse will second
you. Long live Filipinos independence"
Death to Tyrants.
" 'Fifth-The order to be followed in the
attack will be as follows: The sharpshooters
OF Tondo and Santa Ana win begin the at
tack from without and these shots will be
the signal for the militia OF Troso Pinondo,
Quiato and Sampaloe to go out into the
street and do their duty those of Pake,
Ermita and Malate, Santa Cruz and San
Miguel will not start out until Il o'clock
unless they see that their companions need
assistance.
TSixth-The militia of Tondo will start
out at O'Clock in the morning and IL all
Brothers, Europe contemplates us. We
know how to die as men, shedding our blood
in defense of the liberty Of our country.
Death TO the tyrants!
" War without quarter TO the false Amer
leans who have deceived US.
" Either independence or death ="
The portion of General Otis dispatch in
dicated by dashes the officials were unable
to decipher tonight.
There is no fourth" paragraph in the
insurgent statement as furnished to the
press.
Rebels Disintegrating.
The War department received the follow
ing this morning:
MANILA. Feb. 21.-Adjutant General,
Washington: General Miller reports on 18th
inst. that the insurgent forces a few miles
out from Iloilo are believed to be dsinte
grating. He can maintain his position with
present force. Business in the city is being
resumed
He has sent up four representative men,
IL -
Negros where the American flag was raised
and American protection requested against
a small insurgent force In the islands. AZ
fairs there and in Cebu are very encourag-
ing. l shall endeavor to maintain and i'm
prove the present promising conditions.
Affairs here are quiet. small insur-
gent force east of the city driven away yes
terday with considerable loss TO the enemy.
OTIS.
Owing to lack of punctuation and economy
of cable tolls General Otis cable is not very
clear in some parts, particularly in refer
ence to the island OF Negros.
A careful study OF the dispatch on that
point indicates that General Otis means to
say four representative inhabitants OF the
island of Negros have come TO Manila, hav-
ing been sent by General Miller to confer
with General Otis regarding the extension
of Americans to that island.
Negros is the fourth island of the group
in importance. 1t lies at its nearest point
about ten miles from the island Of Panay
and General Miller's forces must have been
in sight OF Negros during the weeks pre-
ceding the capture of Iloilo. Just east of
Negros, separated by a very narrow strait
is the island of Cebu, which II is also a
part OF General Otis intention TO occupy.
From the dispatch is gathered that neither
at that point or a Negros is there likely TO
be very substantial resistance.
Hot weather at Manila.
MANILA. Feb. 21.-5:15 p. m.-The United
states transport Newport has arrived here
from Iloilo with dispatches from General
Miller to General Otis. II reports all quiet
at Iloilo The American troops there are
occupying the suburbs of Jaro and MoIo.
Business has been resumed generally with
the outside world. Some rice is coming in
from the provinces and there has been no
fighting since February IL.
All is quiet at Manila. The heat Is caus-
Ing some Inconvenience, but no casualties
have been reported.