Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
,F|L|P|NOS ARE ANGRY.
They Say We Are High-Handed
and VexatOuS,
THEY VETO ANNEXATION,
Charge That Cur Appointment Of Com
mission is Only 10 Gain Time.
SPANISH HEAR RUPTURE HAS COME
Thev Are Informed That the Lives
of Their Compatriots In the Archi-
peIago Are Observation-Disclosures
Recruiting Every ANniiabie m"ie'
of Their Comps
peIagO Are EndnnI


HONGKONG. January 24-The mem
bers Of the Filipino Junta here have is
sued the following statement:
"The purchase by the American author
tiles at Hongkong of a number OF steam
launches for river work in the philippine
Islands is high-handed unnecessary, ana |
vexauous.
"Domiciliary visits throughout the is
lands are exasperatng the Filipinos.
Their feelings are aroused by such ac-
tions.
"The dispatch Of reinforcements is in
compatible with peace, and the appoint
ment of a Commission is only pretext
"a gain time The American secret po-
lice is acting extensively toward the Fill
pinos at Hongkong, who are British SUD
jects.
"The Filipino Congress at Malalos has
unanimously vetoed annexation
RUPTURE ALREADY a FACT.
MADRID. January PA dispatch from
Hongkong 70 the Reforma, Of this CITY,
SAYS a letter received from the Philippine
Islands. under date Of January 2Oth' an
nounces that the rupture between tne
Fillpiuos and the Americans Is an accom-
plished fact. and that the lives OF the
Suanish i'm the archipelago are enddIlsel-
ed. The Minister OF War, General CoIIe''
received cable dispatch to-day ioih
| General Rios. the Spanish comhanuel ia
| the Philippines. announcing thal tne SIN
| and manned civil and military prisoners
we're released by the Filipinos to-day.
| The General added that he hopes the re-
mainder of the prisoners will be Hber-
atcd shortly. u,
The Imparcial SAYS: "All the intelh-
oance from the Philippines shows thal
| the Americans recognize their lhaplly
| 10 overcome the inaurgent SITUATION, anu
! saws that the FilipiuOs understand lual
| tho Americans wish TO tyrannZe over
them. and that they Will never consent
| The Americans hold the important poi.S
but they realize that such noldlhgs VIII
never be- effective. This explains w asH.
ipgton's desire 10 first get the treaty on
| paris voted. and then open negotiations
with the rebel chiefs, I'm order 10 see TX
| Aguinaldo and his colleagues VIII con-
sent AT least. to accept an American pro-
tectorate with self-gOvernment."
COMMENTS on THE COMMISSION.
MANILA January 20 via HONGKONG,
January 2L-The Independence to-day is-
sn.s a supplement containing a dispatch
nurporting 10 come from Malolos, the seat
of the rebel government. 1t comments
on the appointment of the American
| commission. and says: "The Filiplnos
| naturally suspect this Is an attempt "a
| humbug both Dewey and spencer frilt
| The United States promised us muepeAu'
| erce If the Filipino republic was stable
| The Ffhpinos are disillusionized. Ihry
| believe the commission .s 10 gain lline
I'm thev have accumulated considerable
force and that they will then begin a
war To ratlfy their sovereignty
The independence then alleges thaI di
| of the commissioners are paIusdhs o'
| Colonial expansion, and lncidehtdHy as
sert that the archbishops also lavor on
nevatfon. with the sole object OF mann
tString the svmpathies of the winning
side. c.o,o
"The Ffiplnos Of Calcoocan and Gega
,on0in mistaking salutes exchanged be
t,reen British and German warshlps OF
January 18th. moved 5000 men 10 tn'
front i'm order Of battle, covering the ad
i,cent country but they did not attacf
the American lines
AGITNALDO GENERALLY RECOE'
NIZED
Renorts from the interior indicate that
Aeuinaldo's authority IS now seneIaillS
,.cognized Every ayailabfe-male Is being
rsc,'5ited and arms depots are being es
tobltshed AT San Bernandino, UNION
trinidad. and other large towns. The sur
rounding country is being levied on lo
supplies and the Filipino troops are Nv
; inc on the fat Of tho land, while the ma
tive villagers are compelled 70 subsls
] on rice. a.. r,,t,
There is some friction between the flii
nfno civil and military authorities pu
they are united on the question OF lhue
) pendence. II is established that there ar
q fully 5000 Filipinos under arms ana
|, is said there are nearly nifty MAXIM
| guns at MalOlOs some OF them ha'"'
been recently acquired.
e The Fuipino military authorities ar
r convinced. they say, that the American
| will he unable 10 work effectively. outsld
To- of Manila. in the event Of hostilltle'
Hence they feel confident OF tia future.
: | ALLEGED AMERICAN DISCOO RTE
\ SIZES.
i. MANY Of the Filipino officers complal
~ ALLEGED discourteous treatment upo
the mart Of Americans al Manila.
ANXIETY IN LONDON.
LONDON. January 2i-The F1llpn
- Iunta here to-day received a cable iron
Agoncillo. Aguinaldo's representative q
= Washington. declaring that the prospect
we're improving. though the WORK wa
difficult. The absence Of direct news iroi
Manila. and the receipt OF secret ihle'i
e pence from washington. are causing IN
y eravest anxiety among the filipinos mere
l. The arrests OF Filipinos by MaJoI-neh'
raj otis and the news that numbers
TiIinlnos have fled IS regarded as mos
. serious occurrence. IT is pointed out o
n the Fillpinos that this Is exactly VIVA
=. happened i'm 1886. under General Blanc'
$ when the Filipinos. on the following dal
, attacked the Spaniards, and the reVoi'
tion broke out
GOOD ADVICE
! Tho members Of the Filipino Junta
this city say they are anxious 10 ave.
mn. that they are cabling Manila to-da,
wrginp the Fliplnos mot 10 start hosui
~ tss II there is the remo,est posslblh'
" of averting trouble.
r CRITICAL STAGE REACHED.
k WASHINGTON, d. c.. January ~
Gu .ouez. secretary 20 Asoncillo. eau
- the state Department at ! O'Clock ts
afternoor. and lodged with the en-