The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
ACUINALDO'S
DEFIANCE
Is Hurled at the United States
Government
In a Manifesto in Which He
Declares
That He is Prepared to Sacri-
flee Everything
mo NJ TNTAN HnNnp
TO NATIONAL HONOR.
Complains That He Has Been
Treated as a Rebel.
Says Spanish Rule is Prefera-
BILE to the American.

Hong Kong. Feb. pa guinaIdo has
issued a manifesto accepting the sit
uation caused by the unexpected pro-
vocation of the Americans" while Ia
menting the hostilities which he says
he tried to avoid by every means in
his power, making humiliating conces-
sions and tolerating insults and OUT
RACES of the army of occupation against
the people of Manila" He adds that
he is prepared to sacrifice everything to
maintain the integrity of the national
honor" calls on all ito witness the
good faith and honesty of his inten-
tions and complains that he has been
treated as a rebel because I defended
the national interests instead of be-
coming the tool of the American pre-
posterOus pretensions."
The insurgent leader further alleges
that the country is unanimous in his
support; that the people will perish
rather than accept the odiOus American
dominion and alleging that ''even the
corrupt Spanish dominion is prefera-
BILE"
The Philippine commission is consid-
cred by Aguinaldo to be a farce, and
Otis. DENLY, Dewey, and Secretary
Hardin are claSSed as pronounced an
nexationists," the latter being charged
with having ''maliciOuSly DETAINED the
cIassed as being especially obnoxious
to the Filipino government"
Finally Aguinaldo expresses the wish
to proclaim to the world and officially
dispel the false rumors that Germany
or any other power has rendered assist
ance, moral or material to the Fill
pinos and adding nor have the Fill
pinos solicited it,
PLAN OF MASSACRE
Washington, Feb. 22-The following
dispatch has been received from Gen.
Otis:
Adjutant General Washington:
Following issued by an important
officer of insurgent government at Ma
lalos, February IS, 1899, for execution
during that evening and night in this
city:
"First-You will so dispose that at 8
o'clock at night the individuals of the
territorial militia at your order will be
found united in all of the streets of San
Pedro, armed with their balos and re-
volvers, or guns and ammunition if con-
venieht
Second-Philippine families only will
be respected. They should not be mo-
Tested. but all other individuals, of
whatever race they may be, will be ex-
terminated without any compassion
after the determination of the army of
occupation.
"Third-The defenders of the Philip
pines in your command will attack the
guard at Bilibid and liberate the pris-
oners and 'presidarios,' and after hav-
lIls accomplished II1S Lney Will De
armed, saying to them:
" Brothers, We must aVenge ourselves
on the Americans and eXterminate them
that we may take our revenge for the
infamy and treachery which they have
committed upon us; have no compass
sion upon them; attack with vigor. All
Fflipinos en- masse will second you
long live Filipino independence
'Fffth-The order which will be fol-
lowed in the attack will be as follows:
THE sharpshooters of Tondo and
Santa Ana will begin the attack from
without and these shots will be the sig
nal for the militia of Troso Binonda,
QuiatO and Sampaloe to get out into
the street and do their duty; those of
Pake, Ermita and Malate, Santa Cruz
and San Miguel will not start out until
u O'Clock unless they see that their
companions need assistance.
'SiXth-The militia of Tondo will
start out at o'clock in the morning;
If all do their duty our revenge will be
complete. Brothers, Europe contem-
plates, we know how to die as men,
shedding our blood in defense of the lib
erty OF our country. Death to the tyr
ants.
War without quarter to the false
Americans who have deceived US.
Either independence or death"
The portion of Gen. Otis dispatch in