The age-herald., 1899-01-22
THE NATIVES ARE
 STILL HOSTILE Conflict With Gen. AguinaldO'S Troops Mas Narrowly AVerted. DlSREGARDED OUR TICKETS For a Time It Seemed That BlOOdShed
 Would Result.
|lSREGARDED OUR TICKETS
LORE lNSUR6ENT DECLARATIONS
Americans Are Beseeched to Disregard the Natives Who Pretend to Desire Annexation to the United States
 The Press Vindictive.

. Manila, January 13-Via Hong Kong, Jan- uary A.-The Americans and Filipinos were probably nearer a conflict this afternoon than at any time since the occupation. Fortunately the matter was amcably set ted
 A Filipino lieutenant, imagining that his men had been insulted by some American troops marched a company of forty armed natives to the line of the Americans and the sentries, four in number, back of the Mon tana regiment, in obedience to orders were compelled to retire to the outposts in order to avosd trouble. As the Filipinos diso- beyed the command to halt, deployed in the cane brake and assumed a determined threatening attitude, Lieutenant Jansen, who was in command of the post, tele- graphed to brigade headquarters and Gen. eral Otis personally investigated the mat ter.
 The Filipinos captain was summoned and he was also found to be excited. As result of the conference he admitted that the Fil- ip!nos lieutenant had exceeded his author ity. His men were drawn up in line, sa- luted, -courtesies were exchanged and the Filipinos retired
 s, The Incident Insignificant :. The incident is significant as it shows the tendency of the Filipnos to disregard pickets,s knowing that the Americans are not willing to commence hostilities and it also demonstrates the danger of irrespon- sble Junior officers of the Filipino army preciptating trouble at any moment. Another proclamation, purporting to be issued by an American and signed "W. T." appeared on Friday and applied in broken English to brother Americans and comrades to let the Fiipinos alone and If their of- ficers compelled them to fire to please fire in the air."
 The proclamation also appealed to Ameri- cans to disregard Filipinos who pretend to favor annexation,' and alleged that the American agitation to hold the islands is fostered by few officers, who are making money thereby.'
 The proclamation conc uded by paraphras- ing the Monroe doctrine in the words, The Philippines for the Filipinos."
 A native dentist here named Arevelo has been arrested He denies authorship of the document, but admits connection with it. Other arrests are probable.
 An Aide of AguinaIdo He has been twice imprisoned by the Spaniards for treason. He was formerly an aide of Aguinaldos, and his arrest caused consternaton among the Filpinos. The native paper, Independencia, witch is now published at Malolos, was unusually ivindictive today Commenting upon the situation, 1t says:
 ''The Americans are trying all the time to incite the F1lipinos to commence hostili- ties, in the meantime tricking the natives for the purpose of gaining time necessary for bringing out endorsements"
 The paper adds: ''The proclamation, which was suppressed and for which Arevelo was arrested, appears to have hit the nail on the head. The Filipinos need fear nothing. The American soldiers are completely de- moralized. They are unwilling to fight a free pc ssJe, who are only demanding their rights
 Tho idea of possible deception is probably
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