Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
GONE TO |LO|L0,
AguinaldO, It Is Said, May
Fight Us,
WILL HEAD THE INSURGENTS
II Americans Insist On Occupying Cities
filipinOs Will Resist.
SPANISH PRISONERS TO DE HELD.
That Is. Unless Regular Exchange
Can Ee Agreed Upon, With General
Amuesty-Friars to he Released
Only ON Vatican Request.
SPANISH PRISONERS TO DE HELD
PARIS. Januarv s-An cmc,., telegram

PARIS, January s.--An ofacial telegram
received here by the Filipino Junta. dated
Manila, January 4th. says Aguinaldo has
gone to Iloilo, at the request of the in
surgents there, to place himself at their
head, with view to their possible fight
ing with the Americans.
The dispatch also gives a list OF the
members OF the new Filipino Cabinet.
with facts as 10 their antecedents. The
following have definitely accepted Office:
President Of the Cabinet and Mnistef
of Foreign Affairs. MabIni
Minister OF the Interior, Teodoro Sar
dIco, a civil engineer, educated in Engan..
and Belgium, and taken 20 Manila from
Hongkong by Rear-Admiral Dewey.
Minister OF War, General Baldomero
Aguinaldo, a cousin OF Aguinado, the
president, so-called. OF the Filipino Gov
ernment, and leader OF the insurrec-
ton from the beginning. He Is described
as a large landowner OF Cavite.
Minister of Finance, General Trias. q
close ally OF Agulnaldo's.
Minister Of Public Works, Gregorico
Gonzaga, lawyer until recently the
Filipino agent at Hongkong. and formerly
Spanish Attorney General in the visayas
CABINET BELfIGERENT.
The Cabinet is described as homoge-
neous every member being pledged. ac-
cording to these advices, to resist Amert-
can military occupation OF the Philip
pines.
A member OF the Filipino Junta explains
that Aguinaldo did not run away, but
"left Manila for the mountainous region
behind Cayite, I'm order to make secret
arrangements for his voyage to lloiio."
| The Filipino who furnishes this infor-
| nation also categoricaily and specifically
| asserts that the latest telegraphic adytces
1 declare that II the Americans Insist upon
| the occupation OF the principal cities by
| the American troops, the whole OF the
| Fllpinos will "resist by force OF arms"
| Mabini, 1t appears. claims recognition
4 of the Independence Of the Philippine Is
| lands. and will not consent to the release
4 OF the Spanish prisoners. but. IL IL added,
| he is willing TO come TO an understanding
| with the Americans, "as allies" for the
| surrender OF the Spanish military and
| ,:yil officials and others. witch will Only
be made on the following conditions:
PROPOSITION AS TO PRISONERS.
/. The negotiations to be opened for
| maly between Spain and the National
| Filipino Government, Spain nominating
| delegation 10 treat Herewith.
| 2. An exchange OF prisoners. and spain
TO repatriate-frstly, all of the Fiipinos
| held prisoners for having been directly
or Indirectly connected with the insur-
| rectiOn: secondly, all prisoners OF war
| condemned as traitors, revolters, or de-
1 serters." or for having in any manner
| seconded the Filipino movement during
| the present century, this surrender To De
| made before the Eflipinos release tho
| Spanish prisoners. and Spain to grant
| amnesty to all Fflipinos and spaniards
| accused of completely in the insurrection.
3. Spain to defray all the expenses OK
repatriating the Filipino prisoners. and
| also the cost Of maintaining and repatriat-
ing the Spanish prisoners held by tho
| Filipinos such payment being considered
| a war Indemnity. The National Filipino
| Government consents to pay the expense
of repatriating those Filipinos captured In
formal action. although. IL Ii added. as
| a matter Of fact, the Filipinos are also
entitled 10 demand the payment thereof
by SPAIN"
FRIARS WILL NOT BE EXCHANGED.
FrIars taken prisoners. 1t Is further as
serted. will not be included In the ex-
| change, seeing that they acted as papat
| agents during the war, but their SURRENDER
| would be made on the condition, nrstiy,
that the apostolic delegate will ask their
liberty I'm the name or the Pope;
secondly. that all bulls and pontifcal de-
crees granting special privileges 10 the
religious orders be revoked; thirdly, that
all rites OF the secular clergy DC re-
spected: fourthly, that no friar hold any
parish. cathedral, episcopal or diocesan
preferment; fifthly. that all such prefer
ments be held by native or naturalized
, Filipino clergy. and. sixthly. that rules
for the election Of bishops be hhed'
NO WORD FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON. January Sit was said
ot the war Department to-day that no
word OF any sort had been received from
General Otis since the last published ad-
vices. The Paris dispatch on Aguinaldos
| movements was read without comment,
and those I'm authority refused TO say
|, whether any credence was placed In IL.
or whether any fresh advices had been
sent 10 General Otis
HosTILITIES PROBABLE
uONGKONG. January 5.-Ieading rep-
resentatives Of the Filipino Junia
Hongkong. In the course OF an interview
win the corr sspondent OF the Associated
Press to-day. declared that the serious
crisis I'm the Philippine Islands Is due to
what they designate as overt Unfair
treatment OF the Ffliplnos by the United
States"
They said that despite the known fact
that the whole OF the Visayas group was
IN possession OF the Filipino forces. Gene
raj Otis was ordered 10 take possession OK
the entire archipelago. and dispatched
troops and 'warships 20 the Southern
Visayas. The Filipinos, according 10 the
! Iunta representatives,. are determined 20
prevent TIE landing VI the Americans at
Ioilo. and may. as q last resort. destroy
the city for strateglcal purposes.
The Junia declares that ripture OF
the friendly relations existing between
the Filipino National Government and the
American Executive Is imminent, and that
hostilit;es are probable unless what they
characterize az "the unreasonable. Unfair.
and overoearinG policy OF the Americans
ID modified. They say the Ffiiplnos would
deeply regret such a rupture. but wouit
accept IL II inevitable"
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