The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-28
AMERICANS DENOUNCED.
ViruIent Decree Issued by the FiIipil
Goverument-Pnrfs JuntO,s Advfces

ViruIent Decree Issued by the FILIPINO
Government-Paris JuntO's Advices.
HONG-KONG, Feb. 27.-The Filipino gov
ernment has issued another vii llent anti
American decree, in which the following
passages occur: ',rhe American guns re-
spect neither honor nor property, but bar
barously massacre women anu children.
Manila has witnessed the most horrible cut
RACES, confiscating the properties and saw
ings of the people at the point of the Layo-
net and shooting the defenseless, accom-
panied by odious acts of abomination, re-
pugnant barbarism ard racial hatred worse
than the doings in Carolina. Unless you
conjure holy war for independence you are
only worthy to be slaves and pariahs. Pro-
claim before the civilized world that you
will fight to the death against American
treaehery and brute force. Even the women
should fight if necessary. American profess
sions and promises are pure hypocrisy They
covet the spoils of this patrimony of our
race. wishing to implant here more irritat-
ing and barbarious dominion than in the
past
PARIS, Feb 27.-The Filipino Junta re-
ceived to-day cable message from Manila,
Feb. "a, via Hong-K Kong. 1t says: "The fire
Chinese new year festivities. The Ameri-
cans provoked the owners by demolishing
houses before it was necessary. The Fill
pinos fire engine, owned by Senior Cameo
and worked by British subjects, was largely
instrumental in extinguishing the fire. The
Americans interferred with the native sal
vagers and tried to capture the engine, lead
ing to a conflict Harsh conduct elsewhere
led to general fighting The Americans re-
tired to the walled city and the fleet bonn
barded the suburbs, believing the city was
endangered. This caused the Tondo fire.
Aguinaldo's troops then attacked and en-
tered Tondo, Maiza, Santa Cruz and Kaipo.
Coniagrations broke out at Binondo and
Malate and the city was surrounded by a
line of burning houses. The fighting con-
tinued Wednesday and Thursday. The
Americans were by that time fatigued by
the sun, fires and continual service. On the
other hand the Filipinos were continuously
reinforced and the Americans closed the
Puenta de Enta to prevent the Filipinos
from invading the city. The Americans then
fired on everyone standing at the doors and
windows and thus killed the engineer and
manager of the Andrews cotton mill The
foreigners applied to the foreign ships for
nelp ana nunDef OF marines were 10 De
landed, when Admiral Dewey intimated that
such landing would be an act Of hostility
and that his ships would fire on any landing
party. Some British bluejackets, however,
landed unarmed to act as firemen and re-
mained to guard the British consulate,
banks and other British property. The An
drews cotton mills, belonging to British
subjects, suffered severely. The Americans
searched British property, seeking insug-
ents. Indiscriminate street shooting was
prevalent Many women and children were
killed. The bodies of 40 Americans have
already been collected. Their losses in killed
and wounded will reach 400. The bodies Of
800 Filipino men, 425 women and $50 children
have been recovered in the streets About
500 natives were wounded. The loss to for
eign property is estimated at $4,000 and to
native property about $4,000. General Mon
teHegro commanded the Filipinos. Aguinaldo
is still at Marilao Many foreigners en-
barked en- board the ships. About eighty
Chinese We're killed while trying to enter
the walled city. The people killed at the
Andrews mills were accused of harboring
natives