The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-19
But Pleaded with Spaniards to Disre-
gard Treaty and Enter Into an
Alliance with Filipinos.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS
CAPTURED FROM REBEL TAGALOS
BY GEN. OTIs's TROOPS.
Instructions to IloiIOans to Kill
Americans, Who Were "Valor-
Gus Only in Appearance"

WASttlNGION, Aprll lS.-ln 1urtner re-
sponse to the Senate resolution of Jan.
IL, last, the President to-day sent to the
Senate additional documents bearing on
the insurrection in the Philippines. The
papers are all important. One of them is
a report of Colonel Aramas Banco. of the
Philippine army, to the general command
ing the second Zone," OF the events of Feb.
2, 1890, in Tondo. He says that hearing
the alarm of fire he Immediately ordered
twenty men who gathered to hold them
selves ready, $50 that when the designated
hour arrived they would be ready to go TO
Meisic. where the American barracks are
and set on fire the houses about there in
order to interfere with their coming out
from the barracks, as was agreed on in
the meeting with d. Rosend Loman. The
result was that on marching to the scene
of operations we found the place filled with
Americans, and with them were a number
of country people who cried out Brothers
to the strife, for now is the hour This is
what men were saying to that crowd and
at the proper time they sounded the call
of our army Advance and fire. The sight
of that strange scene threw us into con-
fusion, for we believed that all We had
prepared from the beginning well as
what we saw was prepared by the enemy
and his spies.' He then ordered a retreat
and when they met the Americans the
colonel says the latter gave his forces
two volleys. He adds that his men with
their daggers, in hand to hand conflict,
forced the Americans to retire.
Another letter dated at Tarlac, Oct. %,
last, signed by ]. NJ. Leyba, commends an
unnamed Filipino officer, of whom the writer
says: "He will go to Manila commission
ed by our government to throw some dy-
Mantle bombs and set fire to the houses
and the principal buildings. especially
those occupied by foreigners
INSPIRED BY AGUINALDO.
Among other documents is an unsigned
letter to General Rios. of the Spanish
army, and in command at Iloilo, dated at
Malolos Oct. 25. 1898. apparently inspired
by Aguinaldo. In this letter the writer
says that his desire is to 'yet save from
shipwreck the sovereignty of Spain in
these islands" He then proceeds: II am
informed that you are considering sur
rendering the place to us or TO the Amer
leans. After six months of vigorous siege
and of total abandonment I understand
how you can prefer us to the others. The
way to make this surrender is to join us
and proclaim the federation of the Filipino
republic with the Spanish republic. rec
ognizing the chieftainship of our honorable
President, Senior Emilio Aguinaldo. A fra
ternal embrace will take place between
Filipinos, Visayans and Spaniards. There
will be hurrahs for Spain and the Filipinos.
will pass into the common army; you will
be promoted to a lieutenant general. Those
who want to may go back at our expense,
and the flags of Spain and the Filipinos
will float side by SIDE You will give an
account Of this to Madrid. and in the mean
time we shall fight the Americans together.
We shall conquer, and then we shall wait
and adjust our future relations. The sur
render of the heroic column you command
is the greatest outrage which can be in
fiicted on those valiant men, since they
have suffered the humiliation which their
unfortunate companions suffer here, and
you. the able and upright and valiant gen.
eral, are you going to sign a treaty with
the Americans? God preserve you from it,
sir. Your transfer to our side does not
really involve treason to Spain, since the
moment sovereignty passes to the Amer
leans you are free to transfer your allie
glance. This is in accordance with the
principles of national honor. and it would
serve as the first base of the new alliance
between Spain and the Filipinos, and then
from both come honor and applause for
you as having been the one fortunate
enough to effect it,
Both the preceding document and the
one Immediately following were on paper
used in the private Office Of Aguinaldo but
neither of them bore any signature
THE PLOT TO TAKE ILOILO.
The second document in this connection
which is not dated, is apparently a letter
of instructions to the Filipino commits
sioners, who were TO accompany the Amer
lean troops to Iloilo. They were told not
to recognize the sovereignty of the Amer
lean government. and upon disembarking
the commissioners were to prepare the
Filipino forces TO attack the Spaniards
'some hours before the Americans entered
the place"
They are told that in case either the
Spaniards or the Americans want 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 Americans, the
Filipinos were instructed that they must
continue to enter the city. preparing to
occupy Ii and taking possession of the
ground. but without firing shot unless
the Americans commence" In case the
Americans should begin. the ..Filipinos were
to attack Immediately and not give Up
until killed"
In this connection the Iloiloans were as
sured that the Americans were valorous