The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-05
FILIPINO ENTHUSIAST.
Sample of the Grandiloquent Insur-
gent Proclamations.

The state historical society recently
received a copy of a Filipino paper
called La Independence Union, dated
Tuesday. March g. from J. W. Ozias, a
private in the Twentieth Kansas. 1t
does not give the name of the place at
which it is published, but in view of the
many changes of the seat of the Fill
Pine government, it is possible that it
may have been published ION the
wing"
1t contains an article headed Echoes
of the Union which shows the reports
that are given out to the Fflipinos con-
corning the success of the insurgent
army. The article has been translated
by James s Chase, who spent Is years
in Old Mexico. as follows:
Mr. Director of the Independence:
I take pleasure in sharing with you,
Mr.. Director. the pleasure that we had
when We received the gratifying official
notice that the indomitable courage
that chacterizes the Filipino army, has
carried our outposts unto our ancient
capitol defeating in their triumphant
march the undeserving North Ameri-
can invader whom they ran with the
velocity of a meteor through the entire
circumference of the population. which
received the victorious army with de-
liriOus demonstrations of joy, mani
Testing to the entire world that our ma
tiOnal patriotism which is as hot our
zone, infuses blood and breath to de-
fend with tenacity our down trodden
rights, our independence, and our lib
critics which IN their nrSt pudding they
wished to destroy
Yesterday evening as night was fall
ing, the grateful news was proclaimed
through the streets by a band of must
clans playing our national march and
by the continued ringing of the bells
which mingled with the enthusiastic
and frantic hurras launched into the
air by thousands of citizens filed with
warlike ardOr. reverberating from noun
tain to mountain. and from plain to
plain, until il faded away on the dis
tant horizon like the murmur of the
songs of the gods of war who permit
ted such a signal victory that we may
give one more pearl to the many that
we have linked in the national diadem
which now rests in the temples of our
native misunderstanding with a
resplendency of glory
And this morning this eminently
Catholic town, whose atmosphere by
chance view is not vitiated by the de-
leterious breath OF impiety, desiring to
yield homage to the God of battles in
giving thanks for the triumph of our
arms over the enemy's hosts, went with
pious fervOr to the holy temple where
in assembly and with great sOlemnity,
which inspires the acts OF our sacred
religion, we sang the TIE Deun.
shall not terminate these lines with
out first declaring that the ever eleva-
ted spirit infiames more and more with
the sacred fire of patriotism by this
great victory which speaks very highly
in favor of the MaIay's unequalled
power for war, and in the name of the
inhabitants of this town, We give our
just tribute of admiration to the vail
ant defenders of our dear country,
which with its legendary valOr. strate-
gic skill, indomitable heroism, gained
complete victory, worthy of being sung
in the immortal book Of history
Hurrah for the Filipino army.
Hurrah for the Republic
Bacnotan. CUnion) Feb %. 1899
FRANCISCO GARCIA