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Army Being Recruited and Arms De-
pots Established.
CONFIDENT OF THE FUTURE.
They Arc Convinced That Americans
Cannot Operate outside of Manila
I'm Event OF Hostilities-The
Filipino Leaders Have
Vetoed All Idea OF
Annexation.

MANILA, January 20-VIA. HONG
KONG. January A-The Independent
cia to-day issues a supplement contain
ing a dispatch purportlng to come from
Malolos. the seat OF the rebel govern
mcnt. II comments on the appointment
OF the American commission and says
..The FIlipinos naturally suspect this is
an attempt to humbug both Dewey and
Spencer Pratt. The United States prom
ised us independence II the Filipino re-
public was stable. The Filipinos are dis
inusionized. They believe the commits
sion is to gain time till they have accu-
INFLATED considerable force and will
then begin a war to ratify her sovereign
w"
ALL EXPANSIONISTS.
The Independence then alleges that all
the commissioners are partisans OF CO.
lonial expansion and incidentally as
serts that the archbishOps also favor an
nexation with the sole object Of main
tgining the sympathies OF the winning
side.
The Filipinos OF CaloOcan and Gegal-
aEgin. mistaking salutes exchanged be-
tween British and German warships on
January 18th moved 5000 men TO the
adjacent country, but they did not at
tack the American lines.
Reports from the interior indicate that
AguinaldO's authority is now generally
recognized. Every available male is be-
ing recruited and arms depots are being
established at San BernardinO. Union,
Trinidad. and other large towns The
surrounding country is being levied on
for supplies and the Filipino troops are
living on the fat Of the land while the
native villagers are compelled TO sub
sist on rice.
OF ONE MIND.
There is some friction between the Fill
ipino civil and military authorities, hut
trey are united on the question OF nde-
pendence. It Is established that there
are fully $4,000 Filipinos under arms and
II is said there are nearly fifty Maxim
guns at Malolos. some of them having
been recently acquired.
The Filipino military authorities are
convinced. they say, that the Americans
Will be unable to work effectively out
SIDE Of Manila in the event of hostilities,
hence they feel confident OF the future.
Many Of the Filipino officers complain
OF alleged discourteous treatment upon
the part Of Americans at Manila.
OPEN RUPTURE.
MADRID. January PA dispatch from
Hong Kong TO the Reforma, OF this city,
says a letter received from the Phflip-
pine Islands under date OF January 10Th
announces that the rupture between the
Filipinos and the Americans Is an ac-
complished fact and that the lives Of the
Spanish in the archipelago are endan-
gered.
The Minister OF War. General Correa.
received a cable dispatch to-day from
General Rios. the Spanish commander in
the Philippines, announcing that the sick
and manned civil and military prisoners
were released by the Filipinos to-day.
The General added that he hopes the re-
mainder OF the prisoners will be lib
Grated shortly
FILIPINOS DEFIANT.
The impartial SAYS: "All the intelli-
gence' from the Philippines show that the
Americans recognize their inability to
overcome the insurgent situation and
says that the FilipinOs understand that
the Americans wish 10 tyrannize over
them. and they will never consent The
Americans hold the important ports. but
they realize that such holdings will never
be effective.
This explains Washington's desire 10
first get the treaty Of Paris voted and
then open negotiations with the rebel
chiefs In order TO see II Aguinaldo and
his colleagues will consent at least to ac-
cept an American pr0tectorate with self
government"
THE FEELING AT HONG KONG.
HONG KONG. January 4-The men,
bers OF the Filipino Junta here have is
sued the following statement:
"The purchase of the American au- |
thorities at Hong Kong of a number OF |
steam launches for river work IN the |
Islands is high-handed, un- |
necessary and vexatious.
"Domiciliary visits throughout the |
islands are exasperating the Filipinos. |
Their feelings are aroused by such ac- |
tions. The dispatch OF reinforcements is |
with peace. and the ap- |
pointment of a commission is only pre- |
text to gain time. The American secret |
police is acting Extensively toward the |
F'ilipinos at Hong Kong. who are British |
subjects. The Filipino Congress at Ma |
alos has unanimously vetoed annexa-
ton"