Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-19

not really infer treason to Spain, since
the moment sovereignty passed o are
free to transfer your allegiance. INT
is in accordance with the principles OF ma.
tional honor, n it will serve as the mrs.
base of the new alliance between SPAR
and the Filipinos and then from botf
come honor and applause for you as nav
ing been the n fortunate enough to &C.
cept it."
Both the preceding documents and the
n Immediately following We're on paper
used in the private office of Aguinaldo,
but neither of them bore any signature,
The second document In this connection,
which is not dated, is apparently a letter
of instructions to the Filipino commits
SiOnerS who were to the
American troops to Iloilo. They were
told not to recognize the sovereignty OF
the American government. and upon dis
embarking the commissioners were to
| prepare the Filipino forces to attack the
Spaniards "some hours before the Amer
lean can enter the place."
They are told that in case either the
S%paniards or Americans van to treat
! and make promises, to believe nothing.
and pay attention to nothing, but press
the attack until you die or conquer both
of them. If the attack shOuld not take
place until after the entry of the Amer
leans, the Filipinos were instructed that
they must continue to enter the city.
preparing to occupy and take possession
of The ground, but without firing a shot
| unless the Americans commence" In
case the Americans should begin. the
FilipinoS We're to attack Immediately
and not to give up until killed.
In this connection the Iloiloans were
assured that the Americans were valor-
Gus only in appearance and would soon
yield If met by valor. If the Filipinos
ould get possession of Iloilo before the
Il iCay1hn III fiNr Of tho %~oo~s~-r Al~-
the Filipinos were to conceal themselves
we'll, in order to deceive the Americans
and make them think we are more than
we are in fact"
I'm this" the instruction continues.
"let them appear, and when they are in
due range of u rifles there should be
a general discharge, so that as many
men as possible will be killed at once.
We can calculate one of our soldiers be-
ing worth four of theirs, so tina in the
hour of victory after the combat we
should have less losses than theirs
Another document relates to the con-
ference sought by General Otis with the
F1llp1no leaders relative to the expedi-
ton to 1loilo, and says thai General Otis
tried to secure a d%eputation of natives to
accompany the expedition in order to
conciliate the insurgents there. Their is
a note with this document saying that
General Otis had indicated that it was
TX Puipose VI TIE oHlteO states to annex
the philippines, but that the general ad-
m1tted that there We're two parties in
the senate.
A proclamation signed by A%guinaldo
on the oath Of May. 1898, y
Il see the Spanish government is UNI
able to struggle with certain elements
which constantly oppose the progress of
this country. and now since the powerful
n great North American nation has
come, showing a disinterested protection
which will enable us to secure the liberty
of this country, / come to assume the
command of all forces, ready to assure
the attainment of our revived aspira-
TONS"
He said he would first establish a die
tatorship and afterwards a government
with a cabinet.
n papers are all TRANSACTIONS Of docu-
ments captured from the Filipino forces.