Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-05
ORDER WAS GIVEN
By Fi|ipinos for Massacre of
Manila Foreigners.
Secretary Of War Sends the Proof Of
1t to the Senate.
Order Made by Gen. Luna and Aaui
naIdo Corroborates Il,

Washington, April A little over .
year ago the Senate adopted a resol,l-
ton calling on the secretary of war for
Information tending to show the au-
thenticity and gcnuinenes; of the al
legged order for the massacre of the for
eign residents OF Manila on the even
ing and night of Feb. Is, 1899 The
secretary of war has just made re-
spouse to this, all of the time since the
adoption of the resolution being re-
ouired to complete the search for the
necessary papers here and in the is
lands.
The secretary transmits in answer to
the resolution a Photographic repro
duction of the alleged massacre order
bearing date of Feb. I, 1899 and with
the photograph are a number of papers
intended to demonstrate that it is an
absolute copy of an original that actu
ally existed and was issued by the late
Gen. Luna. Confirmatory evidence on
this point, it is stated, is a statement
by Aguinaldo, attesting the genu
ineness of Luna's signature to the or
der
The secretary's report states that Luna
NdS dt that tiiIit ulISClOI VI dSSlSldil
secretary of war of the Malolos govern
ment and commanding general of the
Philippine army operating in the north
ern boundaries of the city of Manila.
Sandiago, who was a colonel of militia,
and whom army officers in 1899 generally
believed to have been the author of this
order, was a member of Gen. LunaS
staff and probably the medium through
which >the order was given by Luna to
the chiefs of militia stationed at Manila.
The secretary says that additional cor
roborative evidence as to the authentic
ity as to the order in question is the fact
as set forth in the accompanying papers
that this Luna order was discovered i'll
the personal effects of Lieut. Col. Jose
Leyba, an intimate friend of Gen. Luna
member of his staff and one of the most
active officers who took part in the de-
fence of the Philippine positions from
Caloocan, on the outskirts of Manila, 10
Tarlac
Finally. it is stated that on Feb. %, 1899,
little over two weeks after the date Of
the order, daring attack was made by
the instructors or the American forces
in Manila.
Senior Valdes, the editor of a Spanish
weekly paper here, convicted of libel
ling two Filipino members of the Phil
ippine commission, Benito Legarda
and DR.. Pardo De Tavera, former pres
ident of the Liberal party, has been
fined 1000 pesetas.
Judge Villamor, accompanied by the
assistant attorney general, has gone to
Tayabas, where he will hold a special
court to try over 500 cases of treason
and sedition.
There was a celebration here, today
of the arrival at this port of the steam
er Peru Capt. Pillsbury, from San
Francisco), the first direct American
mail steamer to reach Manila. The
celebration was under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Two cases of cholera have occurred
in the Bulibid prison. Consequently
all The prisoners there will be taken to
q detention camp, which will be quar-
antined.
The total number of cases of cholera
reported here up to noon, today, was
140, and there have been lis deaths
from the disease. In the provinces 81
cases of cholera and 10 deaths from
that cause have occurred.