Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06
The Chairman Of the Commission Thinks
the Population viii soon Declare for
the Omitted Statea-Ths Proc
DamAtiOu Issued.

the water supply OF Mal0los is made
quate. The belief is spreading anon
the residents here that the effect O
the capture of Malolos, the forme
rebel capital, followed by the procla
nation of the United States Philippine
commission, will be to convince the ma
tives thatAguinaldo's bubble has burst
The insurgents are massing stron,
forces north Of Calumpit, about 81
miles northwest Of Malolos, and &C
cording to the observations of the re-
connoitering parties, they have fin,
entertainments there. 1t is expected
that hard fighting will be necessary tc
dslodge them at that point and at San
Fernando where Aguinaldo is sup.
posed to be. Large rivers strengthen
both positions. Twenty-Five men
were Frustrated by the heat and
brought to the hospital.
Two new Krupp guns, one six.inch
and the other eight.inch, which we're
found buried at Malolos, will be
mounted. The Americans have also
found 27,OO7 silver dollars
DIR. Schurman, president Of the com.
mission, said; "rhe Filipinos have
been asking increasingly, What do
Won propose to do for ns.' The proc.
lamation answers the question, and it
should satisfy them.'
Col. Charles DENLY, member Of the
commission, and former minister to
China, remarked: st is the most i'm
portant proclamation since the declar.
alton OF independence. Spanish, Tag.
alo and English versions have been
printed. and 1t is proposed to circu-
late them about Malolos aud at all
the seaports They will be sent to
the lake towns by gunboats.
The committee of Spaniards, under
the leadership of Senior Antonio Fuset
president of the Spanish club has had
little success with the expedition or.
gained to deliver money and stores to
spanish prisoners. The members of
the expedition were obliged to give
the goods to the Filipino officers at
Batangas The boat had letter from
AVuinaldo directing the Filipino
officers to aid the mission, but Gen.
Trlas, commanding the Filipino forces
in the southern provinces, and his
subordnates declined to recognize
Aguinaldo's authority. A committee
whose members are of al nationalities
in Manila, headed by John Mcleod,
an Englishman, has been organized
for the purpose of interviewing the
Filipino leaders and petitioning for
the release OF the prisoners in the
name of humanity.
THE OPINION OF DIR, scHURM AN.
Washington, April b In accordance
with the expectation of the war depart.
ment the Philippine commission has
now resumed full activity. 1t was
deemed inexpedient for the body to
undertake to influence the insur.
gents while the latter were acting
under misguided influences and conse-
Quently unapproachable. Now that
Gen, Otis campaign has probably con.
WINGED the Tagals Of the impossibility |
OF standing before the American
forces, 1T was deemed timely to
address the insurgents again in the
hope that they could be brought to
see the uselessness of further strur.
gle against the United States arms.
The state department was notified
Yesterday by cablegram from DR.. !,
Schurman, president Of the Philippine
commission, that he expected procla-
nation would be issued that day. He
stated that the document would be
about 800 words in length. He says
the recent victories have had good
effect everywhere. With growth of
general feeling of security, the pop
ulations will doubtless declare for the
United States. "ine pnlnpplne PEG.
pie says Dr. Schurman, seem dis.
couraged by the vaorous, swift and
irresistible movements of the Amer.
lean troops, against which their elab-
crate defensive works were useless"
THE PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
Manila, April 5,-The proclamation
OF the United States Philippine com.
mission, which was issued Yesterday,
recites the cession by the peace treaty
OF the Philippines to the United States,
refers to the appointment of the com.
mission, assures the people of the good.
will and fraternal feeling of the pres.
ident of the United States and the
American people and asserts the OBJ
ject which the United States govern
ment, apart from the fultllment of
its solemn obligations, has assumed
toward the family of nations by the
acceptance of sovereignty over the
islands is the well-being, prosperity
and happiness of the Philippine PEG.
pile and their elevation and advance
ment to a position amonp tho civi.