The record-union., 1899-02-22
An Edict Issued BY an Officer Of
the Filipino Government
Calling Upon Insurgents TO Make War
Without Quarter on Americans,

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| without Compassion, After the
determination Of the Army of
Occupation.
WASHINGTON Feb. 21.-Thes fol-
lowing dispatch was received this af-
ternoon from General Otis:
Manila, Feb 21-Adjutant General,
Washington: The following was issued
| by an important - officer of the in
surgent Government at Malolos, Feb
ruary 49, 1899, for execution during
that evening and night in this city
"First-You will so dispose that at 8
O'Clock at night the individuals of the
territorial militia at your order will be
| found united in all of the streets of
San Pedro, armed with their balos and
revolvers, or guns and ammunition. if
convenient
Second Philippine families only will
be respected. They should not be mo-
Tested, but all other individuals, OF
whatever race they may be, will be ex-
terminated without any compassion
after the determination of the army of
occupation.
"Third-The defenders of the Philip
pines in your command will attack the
guard at Bilibid and liberate the pris-
oners and 'presidarios' and having ac-
complished this, they will be armed,
saying to them: Brothers, we must
avenge ourselves on the Americans and
exterminate them, that we may take
our revenge for the infany and treach-
cry which they have committed upon
US; have no compassion upon them; at
tack with vigor. All Fflipinos en-
masse will second you; long live
Filipinos Independence
''Fifth-The order which will be fol-
lowed in the attack will be as 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 Troso, Binonde, Quiato
and Sampaloe to go out into the street
and do their duty; those of Pake. Err
mita and Malate, Santa Cruz and San
Miguel will not start out until II
O'Clock, unless they see that their COM
panions need assistance.
"Sixth-The militia of Tondo will
start out at o'clock in the morning:
if all do their duty our revenge VIII be
complete. Brothers, Europe contem-
plates, we know how to die as men.
shedding our blood in defense of the
liberty of our country Death to the
tyrants. War without quarter to the
false Americans who have deceived us,
Either independence or death"
| The dispatch of General Otis indicated
by dashes, the officials were unable to
decipher tonight. There is no fourth
paragraph in the insurgent statement
as furnished to the preSs
ALL QUIET AT ILOILO AND.
MANILA.
| MANILA, Feb. 21.-5:15 D. m.-Tba
United States transport Newport has
arrived from here from Iloilo with dis
patches from General Miller to General
Otis. She reports all quiet at noilo.
The American troops there are Occur
plying the suburbs of Jaro and Mo1o
Business has been resumed eeneralIv
with the outside world Some rice IS
coming in from the provinces. ord
there has been no fighting since Febru
airy 18th. All is quiet at Manila The
heat is causing some Inconvenience but
no casualties have been reported.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The War
Department has received the following.
Manila, Feb. 21-Adjutant General.
Washington: General Miller reports on
the 18th inst. that the insurgent forces
a few miles out from, I1oilo are believed
to be disintegrating. Can maintain
ms position with present force. Busi-
ness in city being resumed He has sent
up Tor representative men officials from
| the capital of the island of Negroes
where the American flag was raised
| and American protection requested
against small insurgent forces On the
island. Affairs there and in Cebu very
encouraging. Shall endeayor to MAIN
tain and improve promising conditions.
Affairs here quiet. Small insu1 gent
forces east of city driven away with
a considerable loss to enemy. Addi-
tional casualties:
| First Washington-Wound Febru-
airy 10Th, Company L, Private Carson-
ellis, blow; accidental Killed. Feb
ruary 10th, Company K, Privates Alton
A. Reinhart; Company M, John F.
Adams
| First California-Woun February
10Th, Company L, Privates Arthur
Buhl, thumb; John w. Parno. arm;
Max r. Krux, arm; Thomas C. Haley,
thigh.
| Casualties near Iloilo, Panay Island,
February 18th:
ElSnJeentn ln1antry-k1lled, Com
pany A, Corporal Robert S. Grigsby.
Wounded-Company A, Sergeant Rob-
ert Jennings, thigh; Company j, Cor
poral James H. Saunders, nipple. All
wounds above slight. OTIS.
! Owing to lack of punctuation and
regard to economy in cable tolls Cen
era1 Otis bulletin is not very clear in
some essential points, particularly the
reference to the island of Negroes 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 the extension of American
occupation to that island. Negros is
| the fourth island in the Philippine
! group of 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
1.-THE capture of Iloilo. just to the east
Iof Negroes, separated by a very narrow
strait, is the island of Cebu, which.
lit is also a part of General OTIS pur-