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The General Recognizes Situation
as Grave.
AQUINAlDO READY TO FIGHT
Has 10000 Men and is Recruitin e..
Manila Danger Point-AsSer-
tionS Of a Rupture.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-DlsQulet-
ing advices from Manila have reached
the War Department. It is understood
that Gen. Otis reports an expectation
on his part that the insurgents are
about to force an issue and if this
should be so, the result cannot be fore
seen. Manila is regarded as the danger
point just now.
1t is felt here that the Administra-
ton cannot with dignity countenance
for much longer period the condition
of affairs at Iloilo and Manila. The
Filipinos have thrust aside every
friendly offer and have taken advant-
age of the kindness shown them. 1t is
thought that orders will soon go to
Manila to have the Iloilo expedition
landed or withdrawn as an epidemic
OF disease is threatened among the
men from confinement on transports.
The administration is keenly disap-
pointed at the opposition to the ratifi-
cation of the treaty.
MANILA, Jan 20, via HOngkOng,
Jan. 24.-The Independence today is
sued q supplement containing dis
patch purporting to come from Ma
lolos the seat of the rebel government.
1t comments upon the appointment OF
the commission and says: The Fill
p;nos naturally suspect this as new
attempt to humbug. Both Dewey and
Spencer Pratt promise us independence
if the F'ilipinos republic was stable.
The F'ilipinos are disillusioned. They
believe the commission is a ruse to
gain time until they have accumulated
formidable forces, when America, abus-
ing her strength, will begin war to
ratify her sovereignty.
The Independence then alleges that
ali the commissioners are partiSans OF
colonial expansion and incidentally as
serts that the Archbishop also favOrs
annexation, with the sole object OF
gaining the sympathies of the winning
side, immaterial which in the interests
of the re giOuS corporations.
The FilipinOS of CalOOcan and Gaga-
langin. mistaking salutes exchanged
between British and German war ships
on January 18th, moved 5000 men to
the front in order of battle, covering
the adjacent country, but they did not
attack the American lines.
Reports from the interior indicate
that Aguinaldo' authority is generally
recognized. Every available male Fill
pino is being recruited and arms de-
pots are being established at San Ber-
nardino, Union, Trinidad and other
large towns. The surrounding country
Is being levied on for supplies. There
is some friction between the Filipino
civil and military authorities, but
they are united on the question OF in
dependence
1t is estimated that thnrA o"n frlly
50 900 Filipinos under arms and it is
said that there are nearly fifty Maxim
guns at MalolOs, some Of them having
been recently acquired.
HONGKONG, Jan. 24.-The Filipino
jUnta here has issued the following
statement:
The purchase by the American 2u-
thorities at HongkOng Of a number OF
steam launches for river work in the
Philippine Islands is high handed, un-
necessary and veXatiOus. Domiciliary
visits throughout Manila are eXasper-
ating the Filipinos. Their suspicious
are aroused by such actions. The dis
patch of re-enfOrcements is incompat-
ible with peace. and the appointment
of commission is only a pretext TO
gain time. The American secret police
is acting suspiciously against the FIJI
ipinos at HOngkOng who are British
subjects. The Filipino Congress at Ma
lolos has unanimously vetoed anneXa-
ton.
MADRID, Jan. PA dispatch from
Hongkong TO the RefOrma of this city
says that a letter received from the
Philippine Islands under date Of jan
uary goth announced that the rupture
between the Fflipinos and the Ameri-
cans is an accomplished fact.
LONDON. Jan. 24.-The Filipino jun
Ia here today received a cable message
from Agoncillo. Aguinaldo's represen-
tative at Washington, declaring that
the prospects are improving, though
the work is difficult. The absence Of
news from Manila and the receipt of
secret intelligence from Washington is
causing the gravest anxiety among the
E,iIininnS hsCs The arrest OF EiliplnOS