The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-02-25


dispatch was received this afternoon from
Gen. Otis:
Manila, Feb. 21.-Adjutant General,
WASHINGTON: The following was issued by
an important officer Of the insurgent ovg-
eminent at Malolos. Feb. Is, 1899, for exc
cution during that evening and night in
this city. OTIS .
'Eirst. You will SO dispose that at s
o'clock tonight the Individual or terri
torial militia at your order will be found
united in all of the streets of isan Pedro,
armed with their hallos and revolvers, or
guns and ammunition If convenient.
Second. Philippine families only will
be respected. They should not be molest-
ed. but all other Individuals, Of whatever
race they may be, will be exterminated
without compassion after the extermina-
ton of the army of occupation.
"Third. The defenders of the Philip
pines in your command will attack the
guard at Bilibid and liberate tie prison.
ers and 'presidiarios,' and. having ac-
complished this they will be armed, say
ing to them:
| .".Brothers, we must revenge ourselves
on the Americans and exterminate them;
we may take our revenge for the infamy
and treachery which they have committed
upon us; have no compassion upon them;
| attack with vigor. All Filipinos, en-
masse, will second you. Long live Filipino
independence! ss8 .E35ssf s3szz. Is Is i
Fifth. The order which will be followed
| in the attack will be as follows: The
sharpshooters of Tonomo and Santa Ana
| will begin the attack from without, and
these shots will be the signal for the mill
tia of Trosobinondo, 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 u o'clock, unless they see that
their companions need assistance.
| "sixth The militia of Tondo will start
out at o'clock In the morning. If all do
| their duty our revenge will be complete.
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 with
out quarter to the false Americans who
have deceived us! Either independence or
death!''
The portion Of Gen. Otis dispatch indi-
Gated by dashes the officials were unable
to decipher tonight. There is no fourth
paragraph in the insurgents address as
| furnished to the press
! The following dispatch was received
earlier In the day:
'tManila, Feb 21.-Adjutant General,
| Washington: Gen. Miller reports on Feb.
10: Insurgent forces a few miles out from
Iloilo; believed to be disintegrating. Can
maintain his position with present forcs.
Business in city being resumed. He has
sent up four representative men, officials
! from the capital Of the island of Negros.
| where the American flag is raised and
American protection requested against the
small insurgent force in the isles. Affairs
there and in Cebu very encouraging. Shall
endeavor to maintain and improve present
promising conditions. Affairs here quiet.
Small insurgent force east Of city driven
away yesterday with considerable loss to
enemy. OTIS.
Owing to lack of punctuation and re.
gard to economy in cable tolls, Gen. Otis
! bulletin is not very clear in some essen
tial points, particularly the reference to
| the island of Negroes. A careful study of
the dispatch on that subject has con-
WINGED the officials here that Gen. Otis
| means to say that four representative
Inhabitants of the island Of Negroes have
come to Manila, having been sent by
Gen. Miller, to meet and confer with Gen.
Otis with regard to an extension of Amer
| lean occupation to that island. Negroes is
| the fourth island in the Philippine group
| in Importance. 1t lies at its nearest
point about 10 miles from the island OF
Panay, and Gen. Millers force must have
/ been in plain sight Of Negros during the
| weeks preceding the capture Of Iloilo. Just
| to the east Of Negroes, separated by a very
narrow strait is the island of Cob, which
it is also a part of Gen. Otis purpose to
occupy.
From Gen. Otis dispatch it is gathered
| that neither at that point nor at Negroes
| is there likely to be very substantial
| resistance.
i APPOINTED by LIND.