The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
SOME FILIPINO TREACHERY.
DISCLOSED IN DOCUMENTS SENT TO
THE SENATE.

Inside History of the Plot to Burn
Manila and Massacre the Ameri-
cans-scheme of the FiIipinos to
Get Possession of HOiiO-Th e
Were TO Turn on Americans There
AsuinaIdo's Effort to Win Over
Spanish Garrison.
Washington, April 1S-In further re-
Spouse to the Senate resolution of Jan.
II, last, the President to-day sent to the
Senate additional documents bearing upon
the instruction in the Philippines. The
papers are all important.
One of them is a report of Col. Armas
Blanco, of the Philippine army, to the
general commanding the second zone,
of the events Of Feb. 2, 1899, in Tondo. He
says that on hearing the alarm of fire he
Immediately ordered twenty men, who
gathered to hold themselves ready, so
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 inter-
fere with their coming out from the bar
racks as was agreed upon in the meet
ing with d. Rosend Limon. The result
was that on marching to the scene Of
opera tons we found the calZada of Az
carraga was filled with Americans, and
with them We're number of country peo-
pie 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 cOnfu-
sion, for we believed that all that we had
prepared from the beginning as 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 vol
leys. 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 J. M. Leyba, commends
an unnamed Filipino officer, of whom the
writer says that che will go to Manila
commissioned by our government to throw
some dynamite bombs and set fire to the
houses and principal buildings, especial
ly those occupied by foreigners"
Effort 10 work Spaniards.
Among Other documents is an unsigned
letter to Gen. Rios of the Spanish army
dated at Malolos, who was in command
at Iloilo, oct IS, 1898, apparently inspired
by Aguinaldo. If this letter the writer
SAYS that his desire is 10 yet save from
shipwreck the sovereignty of Spain in
these islands"
He then proceeds:
u am informed that you are consider
ing surrenderng the place to us or to
the Americans; after six months of Wig
orous siege and Of total abandonment
understand how you can prefer us TO the
others. The way TO make this surren-
der is to join us and proclaim the fedora
ton Of the Filipino republic with the
Spanish republic recognizing the chief
talnship OF our honorable President Senior
Emilio Agulnaldo a fraternal embrace
viii take place between Fillpinos. Visay-
ans and Spaniards. There VIII be hur-
rahs for Spain and the Fillpinog united
as a federal republic your troops will
pass no the common army; you will be-
promoted 20 a Lieutenant general, Those
who want to can 20 back at our expense,
and the flags OF Spain ana the Fnipinos
win n0at side hy side. You VIII give
an account OF this 20 Madrid, ana
I'm the meantime we shall eight
the Americans together. We shall conquer
aud thcn We shall walt aud adjust our fu-