The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
Copy of the Order, Which Was Set for
Execution on Feb. IL, CabIed to
Washington by General Otis.
LATEST NEWS FROM lLOIL0
THE INsURGENT ARMY BELIEVED TO
BE DIsINTEGRATING
American Flag Raised ON the Island
of Negros and Protection from
Rebels Asked by Natives.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-The following
dispatch was received by the adjutant gem
eral this afternoon from General Otis at
Manila
Following was issued by an important
officer of the insurgent government at Malo-
los, Feb 10, 1893, for execution during that
evening and night in this city:
" 't1rst-YOu will so dispose that at
O'Clock at night the individuals Of the ter
TitOrial militia at your order will be found
united in all of the strets of San Pedro,
armed with their. balos and revolvers or
guns and ammunition if convenient.
- 'Second-Philppine families only will be
respected 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.
9 'Third-The defenders of the Philippines
in your command will attack the guard at
Bilibid and liberate the prisoners and
''presidiarias' and having accomplished
this, they will be armed, saying to them:
Brothers, we must dVenge 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 no compassion upon them; attack
with vigor. All Filipinos enmasse will sec
ond you. Long live Filipinos independ-
ence.' "
''Fifth-The order which will be followed
in the attack will be follows: The
sharpshooters of Tondo and Santa Ana will
begin the attack from without and these
shots will be the signal for the militia of
Tronzo BinondO, Quiato and Sampaloe to
go out into the streets and do their duty;
those of Pake, Ermita and Malate, Santa
Cruz and San Miguel viii not start out un-
til II o'clock unless they see that their COM
panions need assistance.
g '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 coun-
try; death to the tyrants. War without
quarter to the false Americans who have
pd MS iDdpnpndpnce -
The portion of. General Otis's 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. Earlier in the day
the War Department received the following
advices from General Otis:
General Miller reports on the 18th inst.
that the insurgents forces, few miles out
from IIoilo, are believed to be disintegrat-
ing. He can maintain his position with his
present force. Business in the city is be-
ing resumed. He has sent up four repre-,
sentative men and officials from the capital
of the Island of Negros, where the Ameri-
can flag has been raised and American pro-
lection requested against the small insur-
gent force in the island Affairs there and
in Cebu are very encouraging. Shall en-
deavor to maintain and improve present
promising conditions Affairs here are
quiet. A small insurgent force east of city
was driven away yesterday with consider
able loss to the enemy.
NTenefdl OtlS also cdDleO the lOllOWluB du-
ditional casualties in the fight about Ma
Mia:
First washington Volunteers-Private
Carson Ellis, Company l., wounded in elbow
Feb. 10, accidental; Private Alton A. Rein
hart. Company K, killed Feb. 20; Private
q, SSnn + ADAMS company NJ A'i'eu co
First California-All wounded on Feb. 20:
Privates Arthur Buhl, Company L. thumb;
John w. Parno, Company T. arm; Max h
Kruse, Company L, arm; Thomas c. Haley,
Company l., thigh
Casualties, near Iloilo, Panay islands, Feb.
H. all members of the Eighteenth Infan-
try: Corporal Robert S. Grigsby, Company
A. killed; Sergt Robert Jennings, Company
A. wounded in thigh; Corp James H.
Saunders, Company !, wounded in nipple
All the wounds are slight.
Owing to lack of punctuation and regard
to economy in cable tolls General Otis's
bulletin is not very clear in some essential
points particularly the reference to the
Island of Negros. A careful study of the
dispatch on that point has convinced the
officials here that General Otis means to
say that four representative inhabitants of
the Island of Negros have come to Manila
having been sent by General Miller to meet
and confer with General Otis in regard to
an extension of American occupation to
that island. Negros is the fourth island in
the Philippine 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 plain sight of
Negros during the weeks preceding the cap
ture Of Iloilo just to the east of Negros,
separated by very narrow strait, is the
Island of Cebu, which it is also a part of
General Otis's purpose to occupy. From
General Otiss dispatch it is gathered that
neither at that point nor at Negros is there
likely TO be very substantial resistance.
The Cobinet at its meeting to-day dis
cussed the message received from General
Otis at Manila and reached the conclusion
that the situation generally in the Philip
pines was considerably improved. From
other sources 1t is learned that the insur-
gent leaders have admitted that when the
United States forces are reinforced by the
troops now nearing Manila their chances of
success win be greatly reduced. This gives
the administration much encouragement.
and IL is generally believed that the COM
plete subjugation of the insurgents is mat
ter Of a comparatively short time.
Acting Secretary Meikeljohn has referred
TO the attorney general the claims OF the
Cortez brothers for the restitution of the
large property interests held by them in
Manila prior to the war and now in the
possession Of the American military authori-
ties. The interests involved run wen into
the millions, as it is said that upon the de-
cision IA this case rests the disposition of
other properties owned originally by Fill
pinos who We're refugees from Luzon during
the troublous time OF the insurrection pre-
eeding the war Judge Advocate General
Ldeoer after careful examination of the
claims recommended that the property be
restored on the ground that as the decree
Of coniiseation against the property issued