Evening star., 1899-01-31
Protest Made Against Exclusion Of
Filipinos From Conference.
ALLEGED CUTRLGBS BY SOLDIERS
English Advices From IIoiIo Indi-
cate Grave Situation There.
CEN SOR HIP MODIFIED

HONG KONG. January 31-The Filipino
junta here publishes fits protest against the
refusal of the United States to associate
with the Philippines commission represen-
tative of the national government" adding
that the usefulness Of the commission will
necessarily be greatly limited by the ex-
clusion of Filipinos."
The protest continues: 1t is impossible
for the commission. sitting only at Manila.
unaded by the friendly cooperation of the
national government, to reach a proper un-
derstanding of the actual condition OF
affairs in the Philippines. the unanimity OF
the aspirations OF the people and their
capabilty for self-goVernment.
'Col. Denbys utteranc,s in the Novem-
ber Forum are too pronounced to inspire
confidence.
Last week Filipino boy was shot by an
American soldier in a suburb of Manila
because he was wrangliHg with a China
man I'm the market. The soldier was not
prosecuted, but the boy ialher. IN re-,
Nenge, attacked an Amer-caH outpost arm
ed with knlie. ana kl!l,u three OF them.
The rest He'd. The Filipino escaped.
Filipino officer iNIned.
"A Filipino officer was killed while walk
ing in Manila py an American soldier.
There was no prosecution.
iit anti 4GdIl army ~ NdlIA PROVOKING
hoSILd"s ny acts oi Nanusl isln.
ihe juhta aIsJ as~eIt- tL.,t the "Auega-
tlois ltsI5SClI Il -,ibuSly.l4ls eXpeult.Un
ana andIoty axe J.uRo Ia,se4ou0s."
he MhOIe CuLEtLS, L a. asserted, has
declared It's uLCuAuIIuIal .upIerI OF AEui-
nalGo, whose auJ4.oInA i-.,s never been ue-
lled. Ihe puDAc eN4"eItIA .gHures me fact
that every province Ia tue archipelago is
represented IN congress.
General ONs a,.4,n ia p-ohibiunE code
teIes ans Is a h,tsiiiAt i.i,aca ut InteIna-
uona4 la~, hut tue IrU>u Is .,s4klug oUJ.'
Inc ii.p.ho new spa .bc4S '.t.ouICe alleged
gross abuses at tne Manila custom house.
ne t-astait I-.eoIaPE company an
nounceS tHat the pIomUIIIan AGAINST code
teIesIams To MAMMA has Oevn removed, al
though they are sun censored
Explanation OF the Proclamation.
PARIS, january 3I-Th. Filipino iunta
here has received a ca ble message from
Hong Kong eXp.ainlng lke sevond procla-
nation of the Philippine republic. The
message says.
''1ne INST proclamation IA August was
the work OF Agulnalao and the generals.
The second Is the Unanimous wurk OF the
Filipino assembly"
satisfactory Business at IIoiIo.
LONDON, January 3l.-A dispatch re-
ceived from an English house at noIlo yes
terday says business Is preceding saJIs-
facUorlly, but The Hong Kong ageHts OF the
same firm cable that the LJI.J Telegram is
unreliable, as nothing unftNoraple TO the
Americans Is allowed 40 pass the censor
The tllIpnos IN Europe jnlnk me situa-
ton has nOWiSe improved. Ihey fear aa
outbreak OF hOstIlltles as soon as the peacs
treaty Is rau1Ied. lhey auu that The tllf-
pinos VINO surround Mamma number $1,000,
ANA thaJ they MIII nOl I,IiIIt Jne AmerI-
cans 10 IaHu reInIUIcenIenLs GA the Island
OF LuzOn.
The s,ories of oUIraGes on women, etc,
are strongly denied Dy jn- IIlIpIIIus, VINO
point ouL IIIdI uI the u4slaucDes received
at MdurIu praISe the uIUarralIou Uf lne
1agd4oS.
Cipher Messages May lie Sent.
NEW YORK, January 5l.-The central
office OF tue Nes,eIu UuIou Telegraph
Company TINS afternoon issued the Iunow-
ing noucs:
The eastern Extension Telegraph Com
pany has ADVISED the Western Uu.un Tele-
gIapn Company eeu,raI caule once mat
Tile United ola.es government IN Ine PM
lpp4Aes mas IIOG4dLeu as recent UIuer pro- :
LIDAlIIlS lSASs AIMS In CIPHER OF COue. Alrs-
sasSs 4n secret lang ua1y L4ay LUM DC ac-
Copied, suoJoct 10 government censorship