The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-22

Calling Upon Insurgents to Make War
Without Quarter on Americans,

Filipino Families Not to be Mo-
Tested, but All Other Indi-
viduals, of Whatever Race They
May be, to be Exterminated
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 10, 1899, for execution during
that evening and night in this city
"First-You will 50 dispose that at $
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-
Gners 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 infamy 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
Fflipinos 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
AeAiS dCl VIII AlOl SldIt OUT Until
o'clock, unless they see that their COM
panions need assistance
"Sixth-The militia of Tondo will
start out at 3 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 b. m.-Tha
United States transport Newport has
arrived from here from Iloilo with dis
patches from General Miller to General
Otis. She reports all quiet at Iloilo
The American troops there are occu-
plying the suburbs of Jaro and Molo
Business has been resumed generally
with the outside world Some rice is
coming in from the provinces. ard
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
few miles out from Iloilo are believed
to be disintegrating Can maintain
his position with present force Busi
ness in city being resumed. He has sent
up for representative men officials from
the capital of the island of Negros
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 endeavor 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 18th, Company L, Private Carson-
ellis, blow; accidental Killed. Feb
ruary 10th, Company K, Privates Alton
A. Reinhart; Company M, John r.
Adams
First California-Wou February
Goth, Company L, Privates Arthur
Bull, thumb; John w. Parno. arm:
Max R. Krux, arm; Thomas c. Haley,
thigh.
Casualties near Iloilo, Panay Island,
February 18th:
Eighteenth Infantry-Killed. Com
pany A. Corporal Robert S. Grigspy.
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. Gem
eral 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 Negroes 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 Negroes is
THE fourth island in the Philippine
group of Importance. 1t lies at it's
nearest point about ten miles from the
island of Panay and General Miiler's
forces must have been in plain sight
+ of Negros during the weeks preceding
/ the capture of Iloilo. Just to the east
lof Negros, separated by a very narrow
strait, is the island Of Cebu, which
| it is also a part Of General Otis pur-