Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-19
70 THROW DYNAMITE
lFilipiros Planned Wholesale Murder
ofAmericans in the City Of
Manila.
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Important Documents Shed Light on
Warfare in Philippines-sent
to Senate.
Treaoherous Character of Senator
Hoar's Patriots" Shown in
the Papers.

Washington, April 19.-In response to
the senate resolution of Jan. II. last,
the president has sent to the senate
additional documents bearing upon the
insurrection in the Philippines. The pa
pers are all important. One is a report
of Col. Aramas 3lanco, of the Philip
pine army, to the general commanding
the second zone If events ef Feb. Q
1899. in Tondo. He says that on hear
ing. the alarm Of fire he Immediately
ordered twenty men who We're gathered
the designated hoar arrived they
would be ready. TO go to Meisic. where
the American barracks are, and SET on
fire the houses there in order to inter-
fere with their coming out from the
barracks" ON marching to the scene
of operations they found Calzadala, of
AscarrG qua. filled With Americans. He
then ordered a retreat and when they
inst Americans. the colonel says, the
latter gave his forces Two volleys. He
then adds his men, With daggers in a
ihand-to-ha hand conflict, forced the
Americans TO retire.
Another letter. dated Tarlac, Oct. %.
Hast, and signed by j. NJ. LebNa. com
mends an unnamed Filipino officer of
whom the writer says he Will go to
Manila commissioned by cur govern
ment throw some dynamite bombs and
set fire TO houses and principal build
ings. especially those occupied by for
eigners.''
Among other documents is an un-
signed letter To Gen. Rios. of the Span
ish army, in command at Iloilo. dated
Maloios, Oct. %, 1895, apparently in
spired by Aguinaldo. The writer says
his desire is yet TO save from ship
wreck the sovereignty of Spain in these
Islands.
He proceeds: II am Informed that
You are considering the surrsndering
of the place TO US or to the Americans.
The way To make this surrender is To
join US and proclaim tho federation of
the Filipino republic With the Spanish
republic, recognizing the Craftsmanship
of AguinaIdo. You will give an ac-
count of this to Madrid and in the
meantime We will fight the Americans
together. We, shall conquer then and
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lations.
Another document in this connection
whchis not dated. is apparently a let
ter of instructions to the Filipino COM
missioners, Who are to accompany the
American troops 10 Iloilo. They are
told not to recognize the sovereignty
I;of the American government, and upon
1 DISSEMINATING the commissioners We're
Ito prepare the Filipino forces to at
] tack the Spaniards some hours before
/ the Americans can enter the place.
/ They are told that in case either the
\ Spaniards or the Americans Want %
tl.eat or make promises 10 believe
nothing, pay attention to nothing. but
press the attack until you die or con-
quer or both of them.
! The Iloilnans Mere assured the Amer
licans We're valorois only in appears
ance and would soon yield il met with
lvalor.
Another document relates to a con-
4 ference sought by Gen. Dtis With the
Filipino leaders, relative to the expedi-
/ tiun to Iioilo and says that Otis tried
4 to secure a deputation ofSnatives 10 ac-
company the expedition in order 4
lronciliate the insurrectionists there. A
note with this document says that OTIS
! indicated it was the purpose of tbs
4 United States to annex the Philippines
4 but the general admitted there Were
two parties in the senate.
4 The papers are TRANSACTIONS of doeu
!sments captured from the Filipino
4 forces.