Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
MuRDEROUS PLANS.
Text Of the Order for the Filipino
Attack Of February IS.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER PLANNED.
Philippine Families Only to BE Spared
ALI other Races to Be Exter-
minated and No Quarter
to Be shown.

L GU. SO llC loiioN1hS5
dispatch was received Tuesday after
noon from Gen. Otis:
Manila, Feb. 22.-Adjutant General.
Washington-Following was issued by
an important officer of insurgent govern
ment at Malolos, February Is. 1899. for exc
cution during that evening and night in
this city:
"You will so dispose that at eight 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 revolvers or guns and
ammunition If convenient.
Philippine families only will be re-
spected. They should not be molested, but
all other individuals of whatever race they
may be, will be exterminated without any
compassion after the determination of the
army of occupation.
''The defenders of the Philippines in your
command will attack the guard at Bilibid
and liberate the prisoners and preside
arfos' and having accomplished this they
will be armed, saying to them: Brothers,
we must avenge ourselves on the Ameri-
cans and exterminate them that we may
take our revenge for the infamy and
treachery which they have committed upon
us; have no compassion upon them; at
tack with vigor. All Filipinos en- masse
will second you-Long live Filipinos' in
dependence
The order which will be followed in the
attack will be as follows: The sharp
shooters of Tondo and Santa Ana will be-
gin the attack from without and these
shots will be the signal for the militia Of
Troso Binondo, Quiato and Sampaloe to
go out into the street and do their duty;
those of Pake, Ermita and Malate, Santa
Cruz and San Miguel will not start out
until IL o'clock unless they see that their
companions need assistance.
'The militia of Tondo will start out at
three o'clock in the morning: if all do their
duty our revenge will be complete. Broth
ers, Europe contemplates us, we know how
to die as men, shedding our blood in de-
Tense of the liberty of our country. Death
to the tyrants.
"War without quarter to the false Amsri-
cans who have deceived US.
EITHER independence or DEATH
Encouraging Reports.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The war de-
partment has received the following:
Manila, Feb. 2.-Adjutant General
Washington: Gen. Miller reports on 18th
instant insurgents forces few miles out
from Iloilo believed to be disintegrating.
Can maintain his position with present
force. Business in city being resumed. He
has sent up four representative men, Off
Gals from capital of island of Negros,
where American flag raised and American
protection requested against small inSur-
gent force in islands. Affairs there and in
Cebu very encouraging. Shall endeavor to
maintain and improve present promising
conditions. Affairs here quiet. Small in
surgent force east Of city driven away yes
terday with considerable loss to enemy.
(signed) Otis"
Miller Reports All Quiet.
Manila, Feb. 22.-The United States
transport Newport has arrived here
from Iloilo with dispatches from Gen.
Miller to Gen. Otis. She reports all
quiet at Ioilo. The American troops
there are occupying the suburbs of
Jaro and Molo, business has been re-
sumed generally with the outside
world. some rice is coming in from
the provinces and there has been no
fighting since February IL. All is quiet
at Manila. The heat is causing some
inconvenience, but no casualties have
been reported.
AgoncilIo Thought to Have Sailed.
Halifax, Feb. 22.-From the fact that
the name of Agoncillo appears at the
foot of the list of cabin passengers on
the steamer Labrador, which sailed for
Liverpool Tuesday morning, it is con-
fidently asserted that the chief agent
of the Filipinos has left this country
for Europe. AS the frst-class passen-
gers for this steamer arrived on night
express and Immediately embarked, no
one is known to have established the
identity of the passenger registered as
Agoncillo.