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Manila, June 21.--Gen. Macarthur
will today formally announce President
AIoKinley's order Of amnesty. Buen-
camino. Paterno and other prominent
Filipino leaders are greatly pleased, as
they believe that under the amnesty
they can bring about the surrender OF
AguinaIdo. Who they declare is ready
and willing to consider the peace plat
form adopted by the Filipino leaders
with few insignificant exceptions.
Several meetings of the leaders were
held quietly in Manila last week. They
are encouraged by the progress they
are making with the natives and the
authorities here. Today at a meeting
the amnesty decree will be read.
IL IN the consensus OF opinion OF the
foreigners. the better classes of the
Fflipinos and the Spaniards that Aguin-
aldo Will be In Manila shortly, AS the
result OF the decree and OF the nego-
tiation OF the Buencamino party.
Now that the rains have fairly be-
gun, life I'm the country districts is a
great and prolonged hardship.
Preparations are being made at Ca
vite TO move a majority OF the marines
To China I'm the event that deAelop-
ments there require them.
TERMS OF THE PROCLAMATION.
Washington. June Secretary Root
said last night that the text of the am
nesty proclamation will be made pub
lic today in Manila and Washington
simultaneously. liz VIII be issued by
Gen. Macarthur and Ii done by direc-
1ion of the president. The proclama
ton gives free pardon To all Filipi-
nos who have participated i'm the rebel
lion against the United States. the only
ts.l.. ~. A.
or allegiance and acknowledge the SOW
ereignty of the United States govern
ment. 1t excludes no one except those
who have violated the laws OF war.
The proclamation. the secretary said,
Will speak for itself. and will 60 into
effect Immediately. The issuance OF the
amnesty proclamation will mark dis
tinct advance in the progress OF the
arms of the United States In the res
toration OF order IN the Philippines. IL
fs confidently believed that the result
OF the proclamation Win he the quiet
submission OF tfose Filipioo leaders
who have not yet given their adhesion
20 the control Of the islands by the
United states. With the general ac-
ceptance OF amnesty that IL expected
our troops will not be kept In such
ccasnless acf'vitv, and the pacifcation
cF tho island viii e. forward more
quietly and more rapi1ly.
CASUALTY LIST.
Gen. MacArthur's latest casualty list
Is as follows:
KILLED.
May IL, Labo. Luzon. B. 18th Infan.
try, Corp. Noryin Johnson; lst Sergt.
Clarence r.. Miller.
June IA. Callioso. Luzon. Troop G., 4th
Cavalry lst Sergt. Maurice o'Brien.
May 70, Candaba. Luzon, NJ. ed In
santry, Arlington II. Jackson.
WOUNDED.
June IA. Calloso Luzon. /. Saith In
fsntry. Hugh NJ. Duff. wounded In hip,
slight.
June 4, Norzagaray. Luzon. ID. 35th
1ufsntry. lst Sergt. Grover Flint,
wounded in arm and forearm. serious:
Corp. Charles J. McGibb. wounded In
chest, serious: Harry Carter, wounded
In neck. slight.
Henry Gamble. wounded i'm thigh. Sc
rious: co. c, S5th Infantry. Henry Nor
ris wounded In chest serious.
June 4, Temnry. Luzon. co. A. eSth
Infantry. Frank Smith, wounded In
hin. serious.
June a. Nahum Luzon Co. ". 18th
Infantry. John Allen. wounded i'm foot
serious: Millet l.. whitney, wounded in
arm. slight.
May 2i, Lbmanan; Luron. co. J.. .5th
Infantry. Elton A. Taylor wounded IN
head serious, wounded in neck, se-
riNus.
June ~. Santa Cruz Jaguna. Troop
J., 18th Cavalry. Serrt. Patrick Burke.
wounded in back slight. CO. ". a7th
I~fantrv James Beer wounded In leg
above knee. serious co. r.. 33d rnfan-
- Corn. waiter Trahern wounded In
thirh. serious.
June I sihrl uyor CO. g. 7s'h In
fantry Tewis W. Jones. wounded in
Ghost serious.
June .. Balanga. Iuznn. Co 7, 18th In
fantrv Robert s. Pedigo wounded I'm
lee abo~e treo r-oderate.
Tune n. Ruhi South Camarines asth
Irfan'rv 'st rieu' Ter-,'e ". Ovens.
accidentally shot himself through leg.
serious.
THE PROCLAMATION.
Washington June 21.--The war de- |
rartment has made public the follow
Ing notice Of amnesty which was Issued
by Gen. Macarthur today at Manila
NOTICE OF AMNESTY.
Manila, June 81 1900.
by direction OF the president OF the |
United States the undersigned an |
nounces amnesty with complete immu-