Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-03

- IN the Senate resolution OF
rorv II last the President has sent
Sanate additional documents bear
I,non the insurrection in the Phil
L. The papers are all important.
Il Of them is a report of Col. Ara
Eplaneo. of the Philippine army, to
.eCeperal commanding the second
} Of the events of February 2, 1899
ondo, He says that on hearing tn
4, Of fire he Immediately ordsred
IN men who gathered to hold
selves ready, $50 that when the
mated hour arrived they would be
70 90 to Meisic, where the Amer
barracks are, and set on fire the
u as was agreed upon in the
no with ID. Rosend Loman. The
was that on marching To the
If operations we found the Cal
J of Azcarraga was filled with
[icans. and with them wer a num-
country people, who cried out
hers, TO the strife! For now Is the
This is what men were saying
AZ crowd, and at the proper time
Y sounded the call or our army adj
and fire. The sight Of that
De sceue threw us into confusion,
Ee believed that all we had pre-
from the beginning as well as
we saw was prepared by the enc
bid his spies"
then ordered a retreat, and whe0
met the Americans the Colonel
the latter gave his forces two
rs. He adds that his men, with
Tdaggers, in a hand-to-hand con-
forced the Americans TO retire.
bther letter. dated at Tarlac, Oc-
% last, signed by j. NJ. Leyba,
ends an unnamed Filipino olticsr,
Iom the writer says that he will
Manila, commissioned by our
hment, to throw some dynamite
and set fire to the houses and
principal buildings, especial y
occupied by foreigners"
PEAL TO ILOILO GENERAL.
bng other documents is an un-
letter to General Rios, of the
h army, and In command at Ilo-
ted at Malolos, October rs, 1898
ently inspired by Aguinaldo. In
liter the writer says that his de-
to yet save from shipwreck the
ignty of Spain in these islands,
en proceeds:
n informed that you are consid-
surrendering the place to the
bans. The way to make this
Der is to join us and proclaim
peration OF the Filipino republic
be Spanish republic, recognizing
leftainship of our honorable
ent, Aguinaldo; a fraternal en-
will take place between Fflipi-
8sayans and Spaniards. There
hurrahs for Spain and the Fill
United as a federal republic;
roops will pass into the COM
nny; you will be promoted to a
eant General. Those who want
30 back at our expense, and the
Spain and the Filipinos will
de by side. You will give an
Of this to Madrid, and in the
ne We shall fight the Ameri-
Rgether. We shall conquer, and
shall wait and adjust our fu-
Pations. The surrender of the
column you command is the
outrage which a be inflict-
those valiant men since they
|nered the humiliation which
Fortunate companions suffer
pa you, the able and upright
amt General, are you going to
/ Featy with the Americans? God
you from it, sir.
transfer to our side does not
lvolye treason to Spain, since
nent sovereignty passes to the
ns you r free 20 transfer
fglanee. This Is in accordance
principles of national honor,
ould serve as the first base of
allegiance between Spain and
ines, and then from both come
q q applause for you, as having
one fortunate enough to eff
e preceding document and the
= f~edlately following were on
q In the private office of Agu-
W none OF them bore any sig
eloNERS' INSTRUCTIONS.
% fcond document in this con-
mnicn is not dated, is appar-
tter OF instructions to Filipino
ohers who were to accom-
~ american troops to Hello.
'old not torecognize the SOW
"a the American government,
uti ulsembarking the commits
~ ele 10 prepare the Filipino
~ attack the Spaniards, some
- IRE the Americans can enter
q ihey are told that in ca=c
:. opanlards or the Americans
vay leat and make promises, to
igs Po.nlng and pay attention to
press the attack until you
hf7 tuvi Dotn or them"
W s.scks should not take place
y ane entry of the Americans,
IN were instructed that they
IM anue to enter the city, pre-
vccupy 1t, and taking pos
sne ground, but without fir
Until the Americans COM
Ease the Americans should
nlpinos were to attack i'm
az 4 not to give up until
sonnection the Iloiloaps
~ snas the Americans were
IN appearance, and would
met with vaIor. If the
pirs souid get possession of Ilo-
asx standardization of the
hen the Filipinos were TO