Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-07

A4ericans. On the 9th day ri July l6eDeAs n
she appointed Generals Garcia and i Eai-s
carte ~ Ills arIny q M oItsats with tho
5spanish governor 9snets foys ths u SUR
render of Manila to his Forces in utter$
disregaId az Dewey and his hset md sok
our forces under Cen. Anderson.
Is on the 10th of Decen,ber, the treaty ofS
peaceI was signed at Paris. Ever ssincs
\ the capture of Manila Aguinaldo and the
Insurgents had mali tained their military
lines around the city ON the plea ~ being
prepared to meet the spaniards An case
they returned. UP to that time they go
sfscted to- fear that the United States,
would surrender the country to- Spain.
and claimed that all their mi itary pre-
sparations and Investment Were. intended
to protect themselves against the Span
l iards,, not against our forces. But; 40
4 soon as the report Of the treaty of$ peace
reached Manila, they threw OF the mask:
The first open move was their occnpatton$
B 81 Iloilo. to which i have referred This
was followed, Con the 9Th OF January, 1899.
#by proclamation from Aguinaldo prac-i
4 tically declaring war against the United
States In this proclama ton he states:
s$Ss Thus It IS that my government q disc
posed to open hosti III ties AZ the Amreican
( troops attempt to take forcible posses-A
sion Of the Visaya islands. .z# .S. Upon
their heads be all the blood which may ~
sshed.'' Z s ,. - 81 ss
N the early part OF January, 1899, Agui-S;
naldo, through q friend and former COM
panion, organized q large number Of clubs;
! III Manila, with total membership jof
10000. ostensibly for education and
{ amusement, but really for hostile pur-s
\ poses against our forces. These clubs had
1 q military organization and were cons.
! handed BY Filipino officers. appointed by
sAguinaldo's government. At the same
time q large quantity Of # arms
and 5bolos were, secretly introduced,,
stored II and hidden away for flturss
hostile, use Of III these clubs The
purpose Of all these arrangement was 10
provide for a rising and attack of the
/ FIltpin VA thin the city up on our sforcss
81 Same time TIC hi gents
5them from the outside.
5.A general assacre Of our forces
, and 81 all white people within the;
l city was contemplated
On the 18th OF January, Aguinald wrotS
from Malolos to q . friend In Manila,
! among other things. as follows:
II beg you to leave with your family
~
!: c.a,,saaS wish to friehten5 Won. Ig merelv
a, wisb a. warn vot, for your sat action.
( aIto,nnah %it il not vi the day or 5ths
4 week S% .sS S5s
IT, Gen. ot,s. Il. his report. wildly d.
\ actribea. IL TIC follow 1nxt terse language.
stha critical events tra1,spirinR ana TIA 49,
n ,tude assumed 81 Aguinad and the IN
currents during the month precedtnr thair
attack of7Seb. i: :S
h During thi, period rapidy succee,iinr
events were fast approa ching IL
ssta IA of Wal .s and strongly indicated fhe
nxed determination Sc the ins,,lrxent eoy-
SernmentS Is drive the United stat s from
I,uxon a soon Al IL could eather III 1
4 ar-,ned smep In suf1cient, numbers u hsd
appropriated the ra:;wa-. every engine,
1 ana most 81 It's rolling stock IL w.
rfectfn - III IN re nch = ants 4. IS
planting is runs. concentratinR III troops.
ana brin einr IN It's army: supplies. thomeh
stilltpublicly asserting its desire Tor peaca.
with the cunning which IL had alw y, -:
tempted rs practice III III arna te,Ir AZ.
SplomacyS III endeayored to Force the INIT.
I a states III commit tho frst Il l,yaicai -
I of hostility IN the way 81 n1usketrys ara.
4 Il order is apneal III II a avn,pa thdas 81.
\ ne foreign public forS ~ seemin ~ "A.
nr.e,ssed neopie which IL falsaIv ciai,nsd
Y IN represent, 4 IN this $it silrnaiiv faiIed. 4
The knif,nx ana attempted shoofin ~ onr$s
PICKET sentr1es brought no SIhost iles -
5sponse except the kiliinr. 81 the ntandea
victim. 81 the assas.in who Sshad AZ Sdar.
ssteroasivs ,,sef, I'M anon An, ,rh.3
tan,ent WITHIN dts -. 49,
snoticea 81 q An, IN Ecrreltv of th.
ieanoi3 was tha ona 800, a ta
~ of nv s1,re tio,,
h,ts IA N M Nh, a. -. ~. taSa
ia for ner;y tio,,. - IA
s. "a
also 10 itsa srasisS e enlirhtenment ron