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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
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HOMES EEKERS LOW RATES FOR lsee
The Frisco lire viii sell on January .
and L. February and 2. and March :
AID q. igea. 20 o.. points IN Arkansas fer-
cept between B=ebe Conway Pine BlgE
and Prescotp Indian Territory Oklahoma
Louisiana except New orleans. aas zest
% Lafayette. Texas. Arena or The sa1-
IA Fe Pac5fc r r. on southern PacInc
Msricopa ard east. % ~ & ?. ard : y
2 r. va Maric1pa- ard % 5 = 2. &
2 Rs VIA ASH PORK. Yea Mexico. OF
Southern Pacific. : T & : p santa Re
Pacific. and Eddy and RosEeE on Peca
Valley Z 2. ~ tae i9wess standard a-s.-
class fare. plus 3 for toe Feu1a Tip.
For further in.oT-na,ioa relating % .irsjr
% tickets. rates ard rosfs please 80 a.
address. Il c MoRTIMoRE.
cEs Ticks; Azs-t
oaoe oo-nsr Ma street ard Doazias
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WICHITA & WESTERN

Arrive from West.
NO. Pratt and Kingmau pas
senger daily except Sunday +
No. Pratt and Kingman &C
commOdation TUESDAY. Thurs
day. Saturday, ....................f
Depart West
No. 1-kingman and Pratt pas
senger daily except sunday i
No. S-Kingman and Pratt ac-'
cOmmOdation. (M0nday. Wed
nesday and Friday ..............
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Our Navy and Hawaii.

Every Americ4~s IS interested In the re-
suit of our conflict 5lth Spain, and should
familiarize himself with the wonderful
achievements and peySibllities OF cur New
American Navy-of oar modern battle
khips, those terrible engines OF war which
accomplished the complete destruction OF
The Spanish fleets at ManSa and Santiago.
II may also be Of interest 10 inform your
selves relative TO the newly acquired ter
ritory Of the United States. be Hawaiian
Islands; learn something about the natv-
tty. occupations, etc, OF their people. A
handsome Art Portfolio. compe nd OF ten
books. containing beautiful photographers
of the American Navy. Cuba ana Hawaii.
together with q brief but compr 1hensive
description Of each view. can be Obtained
from any ticket agent OF the Frisco Line
for the nominal sum OF ten cents eSsh. or
q complete set for one dollar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
Exchange stables.

Exchange Stables a. Orlando and Still
water. Make a specially of carrying pas
sengers between ;hese points. Also do a
general livery business. Travelling mems
patronage solicited.
SHIVELY. VAN WYKE & SHIVELY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18

Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas city
without change Also sleepers on al
night trains to Fort Worth, Houston, san
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked 10 all points north,
east. south and west. Steamship tickets
sold to all European points at lowest
rates. Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 100
p DRAKE. d P. A. c. r. T. & P.
E. W. THOMPSON, 4. c. p. & T. A.,
Topeka. Kan.
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WHILE FLEEING FROM A FIRE
Mrs. TisdeI Of Cleveland Killed and
Her Husband BADLY Hurt

Cleveland, O.. Jan. TT---Whlie seeklz-
safety from The flames, which were DE-
stroying taesF ho,ne az = HOagh zverue
Mrs. Fred ". Tssel was instantly ks.sS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
LECTURES

Again tonight. IN Crawford Grand Opera
House. 1t will be a special private lecture
for ladies'; both married and single may at
tend. The lecture will be superbly illus
trated with stereopticon views and anato-
nnical models from Paris.
Admission is only cents tonight. Doors
open at 4; lecture begins at s o'clock.
Dr. Houser can be consulted privately
today at the Manhattan Hotel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
The AMERICAN NAVY. CUBA AND
HAWAII

A sortfolio. 10 ten parts. sixteen views
N each part, OF the finest half-tons Iic-
lures of the American Navy. Cuba and
Hawaii. has just been Issued BY a pub
fishing house.
The Frisco Line has made arrange
nepts fer a special edition for the o@n@ft
Of It's patrons. and a specimen copy cas
be seen AZ any Of the more important
ticket Offices Single parts Esy b hsi
al ten cents each. and fun ssL one hun
dred and sixty pictures. costs bug sua
doIia-. Subscriptions for tbs SCI may -
left with TIE agent In view Of the pres
en- excitement regarding Cuba These PC
lures are very timely. II me agent &c
your station has not been supplied Uita
same. you IsaT enclose rcHlttancs direct
10 B. l. WinchsH. General Passsn<ss
Agent Frisco Line. ST. Louis
H. o. hOHTIHoRE.
City Ticket Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18

THE BEST WAY
To Colorado is over the Sants Pc Route.
The fast train. which leaves Wichita st
$50 .. m, arrives at Colorado points the
next morning For Information call o.
or address L P DELANEY. Agent.
Phone I3e Douglas Ave. Depot
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I. . eztirsly szpsrSuCus % tel peouie
lat yoa are ggtsz1g o3ds yo1 Eh0r T.
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Trains.

North and East.
No. 2-Kansss City. Chi,
cago and ST. Louis
limited (daily)........
No. -ColoradO Springs.
Denver and Pacific.
coast daily .......
No. -Kansas City. St.
Louis and Chicago
night express daily
except Sunday)........
No. 32-AccommodatiOn.
daily except Sunday.
South and West.
No. Fort Worth. Dali
las, Houston and Cal
weston express (daily)
No. 1-Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. New Orleans
and Pacific coast (dai-
ly) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
No. 3-Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. Dallas and
New Orleans express
DAILY except sunday.
No. SIT. Worth. Hous-
ton. Galveston and San
Antonio express daily
except Sunday 5000
No. INSTRUMENTATION
daily except Sunday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18

This line is now running through chair
cars (seats free and Pullman Draw u
Room sleeping cars. Wichita 10 = LOUIS.
dslIv without change. This ls the only
iJUs running through Pullman cars from
Wichita 10 St Louis. where direct con
rAr+ion Is made with all eastern trunk
line points in the most magnificent raj
vav station IN the world. Quickest Inc
- AN points in Southwest his-0url,
S-,-+rv-est Arkansas east and s0ufhcaEf.
This company now also have on sale
stear1sbip tickets % ali points on the
globe. 49,
". .. MORTTMpRE.
city Ticket Agent
Corner Main and Douglas Ave-
TP DELANEY. Agent Union station
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TAKE THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LIMITED,
FOR ST LOUIS

Leave Wichita at 2:1O p. n. arriving al
St. Louis next morning at 10. making
direct connections with ali lines east No
change OF cars Elegant service City
ticket Office ia North Main street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
THROUGH TICKETs-BAGGAGE
CHECKED

IdhOUOH IAEIS-bAOJAIk
CHECKED
Maps, Time Tables and full informa ton
about the Santa Fe Route and Frisco
Line can be obtained from their ticket
Office at Douglas Avenue Station. which
is open until 1o:4o p m every day. AL
questions cheerfully answered
L p DELANEY. Agent
NO ODDS
Where you 90 and when. the Rock Island
service Is always the best. Low rates.
fast time and courteous treatment
Z DRAKE. =. p. 4. c r &P
E. ". THOMPSON. A. g P. < r. A,
Topeka. Kan.
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CTOCTAW ROUTE
Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Company.
Condensed Time Table. elective Sep
TENDER - ls9s-
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CHEAP EXCURSIONS VIA SANTA FEE
ROUTE

ROUTE
Annual convention Missouri and Kansas
Association Of Lumber Dealers, held at
Kansas City, No. January 24-2s. One
lowest standard flrst-class fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale January q.
20 and g; good to return until and in
GLIDING January IS, 1899
Oklahoma Live Stock association meet
ing, held at Woodward. O. T., February
14-15. One fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale February II and %; good to return
seven days from date of sale.
L. R. DELANEY. Agent
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REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
SANTA FE ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA To-
Kansas CITY in......... Z hours, 10 minutes
Chicago in...........23 hours, minutes
St Louis Is hours. - minutes
Cincinnati in............A hours. q minutes
Louisville in...........24 hours. "A minutes
Arriving at Cincinnati ana Louisville
before noon
Time to all points east and southeast
correspondinsly quick
Most popular line to all points.
Phone 139. l. r DELANEY. Agent
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THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND

has made a rate OF one fare and third.
Wichita 10 Kansas City and return. for the
annual convention Western Retail Impie-
ment and Vehicle Dealers association, %
be held in Kansas City January Is j..
E. DRAKE. D. p. A.
E. W. THOMPSON, A. G. p. & T A, To-
peka, Kansas.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC

F-zs4r-fsess FsaEzl-
rain ~ r--E sreas sue Ne
7.~assa f.sraa-s f1r - 5a1ff
80 - I.5aie - z
80 ~ s-EaEaaz slrg ard -
i[.ris Fsz5g-ss -.--.--..--.------- - ~
r~aws for south ard Wefs
- ~ E-E1- E1es-wafe~
csnsEy 5gg1zgs. Asizo-y. a..
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1000 a.mllo:OO am
1000 am 1000 am
1880 pm 10:3op.m
$50 am $50 am
SIS pm s:35 pm
SIS pm SIS pm
$40 am $40 am
$40 am $40 am
$40 p m $40 pm
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n. Q. hOHTfNOPE.
City Ticket Agent
100 East Douglas svSn1c. Wlchlta. Kan.
ST. LOUIS 4 SAX FPASCIsCo r.. r
"FRIscO LINE

ST. LOUIS SAX FPASCIsCo RI
FRISCO LINE"
low WINTER TOURIsT RATA
Parties 6-sirogs q E2.nE % a Wintss
rszort o. taxing pleasure trip 70 se,lts-
ern ponis shos's mol TAI 20 cali "a
Frisco Llns city ticket sysat. corner Hain
street ard Douglas aver -. are ascertain
rae rop.s sne Imit % ;icksfs. and ar
other Information yog desire. Toe water
rssorts "a tos soufnern states have al
ovsnsd aad are ready - eceomn1eeass ths
siways-realy Earm-ciirntts seeker y ~
n9r1h a. ms Dsr.ot - - gear. ard shus
fsa Frisco LIE r. aiNzgt equal - orea-
Eiors. = very low rats 70 tne ~safar r.
s9rfa has been p1t in eject from Ssrsun-
D. l. Ise unll Aprii - 10. w8gh aasi
re-srn Hnt 20 1sns Z 80
Il o. AOETINoRE. CRY Ticket Az
FRISCO LINZ
Parties cs1tezn Dlatnz = srso % Css>-
r1fo. o-eTsa. Wz-elnxtaa. Isahs. Mn
iazz. CaLfsTala AID rtan ps.ats 90 ss.4
rot fzg 70 ca ~ cry fcksi o-.re. Frla-s
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ab0vs states We can nzss yg4 srs-a
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GOING TO KANSAS CITY,
WHAT'S THE USE

WHAT'S THE USE
in losing an entire evening? You can
spend the evening with your friends a:
home and take the Rock Island train at
1879 .. m, reaching Kansas City at I'll
a. m Pullman sleeper and chair car with
out change
F. DRAKE. d. P. A, c., r. T. & P.
e. W. THOMPSON. A G. P. & T. A,
Topeka, Kan.
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TO ADVERTISERS:
Rates of advertising made known upon
application.
The proprietors reserve the right TO re-
feet and discontinue any advertisements
contracted for either by themselves or
their agents.
Entered in the postoffice at Wichita as
second-class matter, and entered Ior
+ransrnission through the mails a. such.
Eastern Business office, The Tribune.
Building, New York City; Western Bus
ness office, THE Rookery," Chicago; Inc
S. c. Beckwith Special Agency, soIe
Agents for Foreign Advertising:
Readers of the Eagle when in New YORK
CITY or Chicago. can see copies Of the
paper at the Office of our agent at the
address given above.
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..THE GREAr R0CK IsLANn."

For the annual convention Of the Mis-
scuri and Kansas Association Of Lumber
Dealers. Kansas City. the Great Rock
Island has made a rate Of one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale January
q, % and -; good returning up TO and
sEcludinE January 3
r. DRAKE, D. 2. 4.
Z. W. THOMPSON. A. &. ? x T. a. To-
peka, Kansas
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EXCURSION RATES VIA SANTA FE
ROUTE.

ROUTE.
On January II, February and q, March
and q the Santa Fe will sell round tr.S
tickets at the very cheap rate of one fare
plus 81 to all points in Arkansas. Arizona
Indian Territory, New Mexico. Oklahoma
and Texas. These tickets will bear going
limit with stop-over privileges. of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one DAYS
from date of sale. Before purchasing
tickets you Will do well to call on some
representative of the road-that reaches all
points of importance-"The Great Santa
Fe" I. r. DELANEY. Agent
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ID. Il. RHODES. Superintendent.

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY.
Time Table Effective Nov. q. 1897.
Trains. Arrive Leave
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pr f1rfssr laforrafs7n sr7rT 20
: = HOLDEN
Trae- N4raze-
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LUMBER DEALERS CONVENTION.
Kansas City. Mo, Jan. Path to 2sth. 1899.
S615-One Fare for the Round Trip.-Ssl5
The Missouri Pacific railway will sell
tickets at one fare for the round trip
TO Kansas City, Mo-. on January 21st, 22d
and 23d, with final limit for return Of jan
uary Is, 1889. E. E. BLECKLEY,
ia N Main Street. P & T A
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25

lssgufnaldo.s authority Is now generally
! recognized. Every available mnlc Is betps
recruited and arms dcpots ayc being oss
tablished at san Bernardo. Union. Trinidad
and other large towns. Tho surrounding
country II being levied on for supplies and
the PHILIPPINE troops are living upon
Tho Fat OF The land, while tho native Wis
layers are compelled to nubsist ou rice.
There IS some friction bctwocn Che
Philippine civil ard military authorities.
hut they are united ongthc question OF
independence. II is estimated that tharc
are fully s0.ooo phflipinosa,u arms aud
it ie said that there arc nearly ntty Maxim
guns az Malolos, some OF them having
been recently acquired. Tho PHILIPPINES.
Naiays arc convinced, they say, that Tho.
Americans VIII he unahlc to work cifec-i
lively outside Of Manila IN The event OF
hostiliiies, hence they feel confident In
the future
Many Of the PHILIPPINE officers complain
of alleged discourteous treatment upon
tho part OF Americana at Manila.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
hat HOW TO LET GO WILL PROBABLY BE THE PROBLEM

Y q Ass ~
4 scumstanf AZ aB y fearci. have brought Tho
/ two cou.sysTa 20 the edge Of var aud raw,
that ihcAs HsEuacc by him was 40 prophetic
that subsssysscnt facts have amply JUST
| he'd lis VtSsaoyn,ent
He no@Sansires to cali rho attention OF
4 the secrsfafT to ccrtnin conditions when
| In hissEIinion, require immediate alieyia-
| ton.
| Thero ase. no says. at fhe present time
| 90 900 American troops at Manila rontrou :
ing pcftlation of about 3ro.o0o. A mum
! her ofsNar vessels ,trr stationed III tho
/ harbor Efd inatly other American man. al
war aud TRANSPORTS are To he found within
4 the archipelaro although The acttiul poa.
/ session al tho American troopsy extends
oyer not Ia exceed 1as square miles am, If
1.-THE se10o0
Dest,sfe the ounrmous forsns now hi tht.
extrer,1aly cirr,mscriheei st..- sf,,sa arc n, .
| fprfred through th,i nuh,ie nri,,ta tbnt
| citrr ssssels of war ba-o bern ordered
I rom distant parts oil th., globe IL rein2
force those nov amcng ths asIantlr in
/ question " hiIc a few days ago a Jransnorf
suiied from New York CIV CARRYING Ibptlt
| 260o soldiers and Layiur Manila as its dst,.
itinatiuu nn1 ge mr.. further. ;,,forn,as ia
lsmenls OF troops are under orderss4o proc
iceed BY way OF san Eraileisros ID the phil
;rpt,1es The nuhlic nrirtky sarn, Ia MIA
THAT an attack is Contemplated ,inon tha
| Philippines the islands IA BE- taken in
detail, the smaller oys flrst and the
larger islands to be birclxeded that ,bey
may net hts those 1rst attacked =
He SAYS Ii is naturally the i,,,pression OF
his government and pebble that these
warIike preparations indicate existing or
immediate military operations A., the
Orient and they readily conceive that il
must be contemplated that such operations
are 10 bs icveiled al the existing goyern-
ment of the Philippine islands
"As the Representative OF the phIlip-
pine government, hcsitate 10 give adhe-
sion to this idea. for / can not believe
that there is any present or future diff
Guilty between tho American and PhiIip-
pine government iustifyinc varJiKe acts
and as believer In the humanity Of the
American people. refuse 10 acquiesce in tho
idea that America designs war upon the
Philippine Islands,
He points out tho fact that but lately
the United States and the Philippine gov
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
mos Is AetoNFnMEn.
survivors az the Massacre by rhil
ipinor tIa,c Reached Bornc".

survivors az the Massacre by rhii-
tptnor Have Reached Uornro.
La Hum, Isiand Of la Buan, British
Rornoos january 2ts The steamer La Bpan,
Captain Fort, which has arrived here,
cane from The iElaRd ot Halahnt, thirty
n,ilea south az Palawen. iu The philippine
Islands. and not from Paiiwan, ms pre-
yiously cabled.
Tha murder cf Spanish officers, which
she reported occurred Mt f,nlabnce The La
Buanz brpught siaty-fiyo women and chill
dren here, They had been robbed cf every
thing, but otherwise had not been III treat
ed Salud assisted the Balabncs III killing
tho Spanish officers
The Spaniardk have left Palawan, where
tho natives are fearful Of theiSRlus.s Stores
have, been looted and busipges wsss AT a
standstIll The natives nre armed and
ready for mischief.
Dispatches from Madrid January said
that General Rios, tho Spanish commands
or In the Philippines, had cnbled from
Manila confirming the report that all
the spaniards Mt T3alabac had been mas
sacred, with the exception of the women,
whose release was being asked for.
The Madrid correspondent Of thn Daily
Mall OF London telegraphed from Madrid
the Same day that in the rebellion at Bnla-
bac Naval Lieutenant, Bellamy was he.
hcnded and that the rebels also murdered
a doctor and several other Europeans, a
gunbGat waB also sald TO have fired on the
rebels, Its commander was unable TO cf-
feet the rcleaec OF the women.
Balabac and 1alhwan ara both Islands IN
tho southern group of the Philippines, D
what IL called tho Suit archipelago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
THE SENATE BLAMED.
Delay In RatifyinH the Treaty Dis
pIcnsch the President.

pIenscH INC frrstdent.
Washington, January 24.--lt is claimed
that tho president Is. Handicapped In deal
Ing with the Philippine situation by the
inaction OF the sonata with respect to tho
ratification of the treaty Of peace. in any
event. some Of the officials of tho admin
istration are convinced that the procras-
tinating and hesitating policy which tho
senate is pursuing VIII bring about the re-
suit which the president is so anxious to
avoid. conflict with the insurgents.
SO far as General Otis Is concerned. he
rs cndoatorlng 10 maintain frequent COM
munication with tbs insurgents for the
purpose OF impressing ihem with the
friendly purposes Of the Quilted statas.
and wbilc for time IL seemed chat he
the past week have shown that tho condi-
ton of Affairs Is not as satisfactory MS the
administration would like.
General Miilcrs force is atill in tho VI
entity Of Iloilo and will take the city by
force IL the insurgents do not surrender
1t, but forcibIo action win not be at
tempted. from present indications, until
the treaty of peace is ratified.
The administration has no intention OF
recognizing the independence Of the In
surgenls, no matter what threats may be
made by Agulnnldo and his various iuntas
Tho president proposes that the military
forces OF the United states shall govern
the Philippines until congress shall deter
mine tho character OF government 10 be
put in force III the archipelago. There is
no government In the world that viii rec
ognizo Aguinaldo's republic, because OF
the unwillingness TO give offense 10 the
United States
State department officials rldicule the
idea that Spain will recognize the inde-
pendence OF Agrlnaldo and his followers,
Notwithstanding Senior sagasta's state
ment that Aguinaldo has made the liberia
tion OF the Spanish prisoners In the Phil
ippnes conditional upon epain recognizing
the Philippine republic and alIying her.
self thereto. This government has used
Its good Offices 10 secure the release OF
the prisoners but has gone no further
nor can II unless a CONFLICT should occur
With Aguinaldos forces.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
A wARiIlSE MOVE.
philippine Troops Drawn W ~ bntue
Array-snsargen Well Armed.

Array-snsnree Well Armed.
Manila. January q. via Hong Kong,
January 24.--Tho Independepcia today is-
aued supplement containing dispatch
purporting 10 come from Malolos, the seat
II the rebel government 1t comments upon
,ba appolntment OF the commission and
says:
1.-The PHILIPPINES neatly suspect THIS
Is new attempt 10 humfug. Both
Dewey and Spencer Pratt promised Us
independenee II the Philippine repub-
lie wns stable. The PHILIPPINES are dis-
illugioned. They believe the commits
sion "a a r,lse 10 gain time until they
have accumulated formidable forces.
when America. abusing her strength.
win begin a war TO ratify her SOY
ereignty.'
The Independence then alleges that al
he commissioners are partisans OF colonial
expansion and incidentally ASSERTS that the
arcbbishcp aIso favors annexation, with
tho sole object OF gaining the sympathies
~ the winning side immateriai which, In
tho interests Of the religious corporations
The philippines Of caloocan and Gesal-
angIn, nistaking aalutes exchanged be-
tween British and German warships on
ta.uary is. moved 5000 men 10 the front
IN order OF battle. covering The adjacent
country, but they did not attack the
American lines.
Reports from the interior Indicate that
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TnE noxc IsoNG JrNrA.
a stntcmcuf ISSUED Protesting NiE-
ornmsIy AgnInst AnncxntLon.

a Statement ISSUED Protesting viE-
ornusly Against Annexation.
Hong Kong, January 24.-Thc members
OF The PHILIPPINE junta here have issued
the following statement;
THE purchase by the American author
tiles at Hong Kong of a number OF steam
launches for river work in the philippine
Islands is high-handed, unnecessary and
yesatioua.
"Domiciiary Investigations throughout
Manila are cSaspcratIpg the Philippines.
Their suspicious are aroused by such ac-
lions. The despatch of rc-cnforccments
is Incompatible with peace and tho APP
pointnieni OF n committee Ia only a pre-
text to gain timc. The American secret
police ~ acting ofiepsiynly toward the Phil
ipnos at Hong Kong, who arc British 0uh-
jects.
The PHILIPPINE congress 1T Malolos has
unanimously vetoed annexation"