Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-06
Places Himself at the Head
of the Rebels.
THE CONDITIONS HE NAMES
On Which Spanish Prisoners Will Be
Released--WantS the Amer
leans For Allies.

Paris, Jan. 5.-An official telegram re-
ceived by the Filipino junta here, dated
Manila, JAM. 4, says A%guinaldo has gone
to Iloilo at the request of the insurgents
there, to place himself at their head, with
a view of fighting the Americans.
The dispatch also gives facts as to the
antecedents of the members of the new
Filipino cabinet. The following have ac-
cepted: President of the cabinet and
minister of foreign affairs, Mabbini; in
terror, Teodoro Sandico, civil engineer,
educated abroad; war, Gen. Baldomero
Aguinaldo, cousin of A~guinaldo, presi-
dent of so-called Philippine government;
finance, Gen. Trias, close ally Of Aguin-
aldo; public works, Gregorio Gonzaga,
lawyer, formerly Spanish attorney gen.
eral of Vizayas. The cabinet is described
as homogeneous. Every emb giving
pledges according to these advices to re-
sist military occupation of the Philip
pines. Members of the Filipino junta
here explain that Aguinaldo did not run
ava but left Manila for the mountain
region behind Cavite in order to make
secret arrangements for voyage to 1loilo.
The Filipino who furnishes this Informal
ton also cateGo-iccl!y and specifically
asserts that the latest Geographic ad-
vices declare if the Americans insist up
on occupation of the principal cities by
American troops, the WHOLE of the Fill
ipinos will resist by force of arms.
Senior TumasOn, who has been appoint
ed agent at Paris and London, is eX-
pected to arrive here shortly. The men,
bers of the junta assert that the new
cabinet will bring forward the ''most en-
ergetic policy" Mabini, it appears,
claims recognition of the Philippine indie
pendence and will not consent to the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners, but, it is
added, he is willing to come to an UNDER
standing with the Americans as allies"
for the surrender of the Spanish military
and civil officials and others, which will
only be made on the following conditions:
First-The negotiations to be opened
formally between Spain and the national
Filipinos government. Spain nominating
a delegate to treat Herewith.
~cOnd-T exchange of prisoners and
Spain to repatriate firstly all of the Fill
pinos held as prisoners for having been
directly or indirectly connected with the
Instruction; secondly, all prisoners of
war condemned as traitors, revolters or
dcserterS or for having in any manner
seconded the Filipino movement during
the present century, surrender to be
made before the Filininos release the
Spanish prisoners and Spain to grant
amnesty to all FiliDinos and SDaniards
accused of conspiracy in the insurrection.
T~hird-Spain to defray all the expenses
of the repatriation of the FiliDinos and
also the cost of maintaining and repa-
triating the Spanish prisoners held by
the Filipinos, such payment being con-
Sidered q way indemnity.
Fourth-The Filipinos government un-
dertakes to nay the expenses of the re-
patriation of Filipinos prisoners. Friars
taken prisoners, it is asserted, will not
be included in the transaction in view Of
the fact that they acted as papal agents
during the war, but their surrender would
be made on the condition, % that the
apostolic delegate will ask their liberty
in the name of the pope; (2) that all bulls
and pontifcal DEGREES granting special
privileges to the religious orders be re-
voked: co that all rightly of the secular
clergy be respected: 4) that no friar
hold any parish, cathedral, episcopate or