The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-16
TO KILL GENERAL OTIS
TWO MEN WE'RE COMMISSIONED BY
EMILIO AGUINALDO.
Document Discovered by Capt. X. NJ.
Taylor, Which Reveals bloody
Conspiracy.

WASHINGTON, April e5.-While examin-
ing an immense quantity of papers cap
tured from the Filipino insurgents, Capt.
John r. NJ. Taylor, of the Fourteenth In
fantry, acting under the direction of Col.
Edwards, of the Department of Insular Az
fairs, a few days ago discovered remark
able document Endorsed on the back with
direction to kill General Otis. That indorse-
ment Captain Taylor insists. is in the
handwriting of Aguinaldo. the insurgent
chief. A translation of the document fol-
lows:
ers, who subscribe the declaration append
ed, by these presents protest against the
American proclamation; we recognize no
authority but that of God and the revolu-
tionary government and we offer our lives
and property for the independ nee Of our
country. FELICIANO DE CRUZ
Manila, San Miguel, Jan. II, 1899"
twenty-five signatures follow)
On the back is written in the handwriting
of f.. Aguinaldo: 'Liberino Kotionko, Fell
ciano de Cruz. To kill Gen. Otis. Commits
Captain Taylor called the attention of the
chief of the insular affairs to this docu-
ment in the following letter:
''Sir-I have the honor to fncloSe herewith
a copy and translation of an important
document found among the records Of the
Philippine insurgent government yesterday.
OF Emilio Aguinaldo a handwriting with
which / am familiar, and one of such Pc
culiar mannerisms that IL cannot be mis-
taken by one who has seen much of it. i
have a quantity of photographic letters and
notes i'm my official possession; the most
cursory comparison between them and the
handwriting of this note will show its iden-
ION Jan. T. 1899, proclamation was is
sued by General Otis in which he declared
the sovereignty of the United States over
Dl,sl{ Nom cfc n
Up in the Philippines against this. Most
of them were drawn up by order of the
insurgent government, but this letter was
probably an unsolicited evidence of the
adhesion of some Katiputanan lodge, or of
one of the popular clubs in Manila organ
lied by Sandico while In the pay of the
names covered their real purpose: the for
nation Of groups ready at a given signal TO
attack the Americans within the city.
by delegation Of ths sisners
II this was the case the man who signs
first, Felicano de Cruz, was one OF the del
egates. Aguinaldo probably talked with
him in private. and as a result of the con-
versation he wrote this note on the back of
the paper. The other name does not APP
pear in the signatures. He was probably
some follower or intimate OF Cruz.
"It is to be noted that General Otiss res
idence was in the barrio or ward of San
Miguel. The sisners of this paper were
men who lived about II and knew the
grounds well: some OF them may have been
Servants in the house. The attack on the
American outposts did not occur until Feb
4, 1892
ROCHESTER,. N. Y, April 15.-Gen. FL
well S. Otis tonight made the following
statement in regard to the document cap
tured from the Filipinos relating to plot
to kill him when in command of the Amer
lean forces at Manila: AT the time men
toned in the dispatch we were living In the
summer palace near San Miguel Near US
was a large number of Filipinos, over
whom however we kept careful watch day
and night. We had long anticipated such
an order from Aguinaldo. Captain Taylor.
at that time upon my staff I'm Manila, was
detailed to translate papers captured from
the insurgents. He had not at that time
ran across any such directions from Ag-
uinaldo. / presume that this paper was
among the lot that was turned over to him