The record-union., 1899-02-14


there came to the Americans holding
up his hands, and said that the Fill
pinos had offered to release the Span
iards, especially the artillerymen, II
they would undertake to fight against
the Americans at $4 a day. Most of
the Spaniards refused, and even those
who accepted the offer did SO in the
hope of effecting an escape.
THE rebels, according to this inform
ant, are discontented, unpaid, united
and thoroughly disillusioned, the tails
manic waters being of no avail against
wounds, hunger and fatigue.
'On Friday Aguinaldo visited Polo,
few miles northwest of Caloocan, and
addressed the Filipino troops there,
claiming that he had won a victory,
been killed.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Adju-
tant General this afternoon received
the following casualty hist from Gen
eral Otis:
MANILA, Feb. 13.-AdditionaI casu-
alties, engagement at Caloocan Febru-
ary 10th:
Twentieth Kansas-Wo Cap
tain Charles NJ. Christy, Company E;
Privates James Kersher, Company A;
Carl Bennett, Company M.
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Sergeant
General w. Lowman, Company D; Pri-
vate Adolph Charette, Company A.
Following casualties in trenches at
Malabon, night of 18th and morning
of 18th:
First Wounded: Privates
Steve Stevens. Company G.; Charles
Britain, Company B; Joseph Callahan,
Company M.
Utah Artillery-Wounded: Second
Lieutenant George A. Seaman, Bat
terry B.
Twentieth Kansas-Wounded: Pri-
vate Via Payne, Company A.
First California-Wounded February
9th: Private Edward O'Neal, Com
pany E.
Morsenberg, Twentieth Kansas. re-
ported February 11th, should have read
Morse.
All foregoing slightly wounded.
OTIS.
DENIAL FROM AGONCILLO.
MONTREAL, Feb. 13.-Agoncillo, the
Filipino Commissioner, in an interview
tonight, gave an unqualified contradic-
ton to the cablegram from General
Otis, in which it is stated that he
Agoncillo) telegraphed advising Agui-
naldo to drive the Americans out before
reinforcements arrived.
1.-The falsity of this is proved by the
A coid 40
Filipino, sin which you may see the
statement that many of the Filipino
officers were arrested in the theaters
just prior to the commencement of hos
tiities. 1t is not likely that our officers
would be found in the theater if they
knew that war was to commence. The
thing is absurd on the face of it. It
would have been suicidal for me to tele-
graph any such instructions. Our pol
icy was to maintain an attitude of re-
serve
Following is copy of an official tel
egram from Aguinaldo, received by
Agoncillo, which was translated by
Senior Mar-ti:
"On Sunday night the American
army attacked our lines with premedi-
tation and without justification, and
the men of war of the American feet
bonn barded simultaneously Malabon,
Caloocan and Paranaque. killing men,
women and children. In the cities of
Manila and Tendo defenseless and I'M
offending civilians were arrested, the
Americans besides injuring the property
of the people, at the same time said
they would never cease until they had
exterminate the Philippine race.
THE Filipinos are united with one
sentiment. They are resolved to die
gloriously for the independence Of the
Philippines, rather than to submit to
the unjust ambitions of the invader"