The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
ATTACK ON MANILA PLANNED.
keib.Tals Letter Found Amaaa the fapssx
Of = Capsarsd E1iipiao
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Washington, Aug. e7.--The war de.
partment has made public letters
found among the papers of Gen. HI
cart, recently arrested by the police
near Manila. Among them Ia an un-
signed letter In regard to an attack
on Manila In January. 1900. II states
that the reason for not carrying out
the proposed attack was because Of
the small number OF resolute persons
stationed at the gates. and because
Gen. Otis had gone aboard a ship In
Manila baY.
Another attack was planned, but
not carried out because The "encmy"
made careful search OF the city. an
. result OF disturbances the previous
day. The letter advises anoihe, at
tack and outlines the following plan:
'''ro recruit In your command Of
south Luzon 5000 men Of sure daring
aud steadiness. These will enter The
walled city, armed with knives. The
entrance OF this number OF men viii
be effected during period Of about
three weeks; Il will bo very easy 10
do IL, and shall undertake To place
them In safe places while the rest
are arriving, and as soon as they all
get In I shall give the necessary In
structions TO direct and arrange for
cooperation In the blow on the said
point, the walled city"
After making suggestions az TO the
raising of funds the letter continues;
AZ the same time, with all due
honor and respect. inform you,
general, that II is my strong belief
that 20 receive a favorable termina-
tion of this present campaign in
which we suffer defeats continually,
not that any one is OF great import
Ance, but they diminish the desire of
we Filipinos to pursue with the neces-
sary arsior the longed.for liberty and
independence of our dear country,
there IN no other way OF attaining
this than by carrying out the blow
In the city OF Manila, since that piece
of land, surrounded with it's high and
massive wall. once taken, we shall be
able 20 dominate It's suburbs, and an
the foreigners live In them, we shall
be forced 10 have direct relations
with them.
Eyes, general, agree. with persons
Of greater ability, that the burning
of few foreign commercial estab-
liShments will be sufficient TO give a
new color to the present critical con-
ditions In the Philippines; hut permit
me, general, TO state my case briefly.
How would the foreigners and the
Americans come 10 an agreement in
regard 90 the damages and prejudice
such a coniiagration would cause the
fTst7 How would we find out their
agreement. II property of the for
eigners is burnt aud nothing more iB
done we shall not obtain their ynlu-
able aid, we shall never get IL; but IL
in addition we succeed In obtaining
possession OF the said walled city,
then with our heads nobly erect. we
can demand what we want of them
and of the enemy, because the first
will have 10 submit to our authority
as soon as we can dominate the place
where they are.
~ state sll this. general, for your
opinion, so that II you approve II. I
can proceed to make the necessary
preparations and arrange fully and
definitely the movements TO take
place In the various places and for the
proper signals.
II hope, general, that you will np.
prove this plan, which In one OF the
proofs Of ardent patriotism of this,
your humble subordinate"