Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Discovery of a Document Which
Shows Aguinaldo In a
Bad Light
ORDER TO PUT OTIS TO DEATH
A Declaration of Loyalty Presented to
the Former Filipino Leader and
Signed by Him in Which Plans Were
Proposed to Put American General
Out of the Way.

Washington, April 16.-While ex-
aiming an immense quantity of pa
pers captured from the Filipino in
surgents. Captain John r. NJ. Taylor
of the Fourteenth infantry, acting I'M
der the direction of Colonel Edwards of
the department of insular affairs, few
ment endorsed on the hack with a
direction to kill Gen. Otis. That endorse
ment, Captain Taylor insists is in the
handwriting of Aguinaldo. the insur-
gent chief. A translation of the doc
ument is as follows:
Our Honorable President: We, the
signers, who subscribe the the declara-
ton appended, by these presents pro-
test against the American proclama-
ton; we recognize no authority but
that of God and the revolutionary gov
eminent, and we offer our lives and
property for the independence OF our
country.
Manila, San Miguel, Jan. -, 1895.
Feliciano Cruz.
Twenty-Five signatures follows.
On the back is written in the hand
writing of Aguinaldo: "Leberino ko-
tionko, Feliciano De Cruz. to kill Gen.
Otis. Commissioner"
Captain Taylor called the attention
of the chief of the brueau of insular
letter:
ssSys - xN "a
herewith q copy and translation of an
important document found among the
records of the Philippine insurgent gov
eminent yesterday. The note on the
back is in the handwriting of Emilia
Aguinaldo, handwriting which which
am familiar, and one of such peculiar
mannerisms that it can not be mistaken
by one who has seen much of it. !
have a quantity of letters and notes
in my official possession; the most
cursory comparison between them and
the handwriting of this note will show
its identity.
ION January 4. 1899, u proclamation
was issued by General Otis in which he
declared the sovereignty of the United
States over the Philippines. Many
protests were rdawn up in the Phil
ippines against this. Most of them
We're drawn up by order of the irsur-
gent government, but this letter was
probably an unsolicited evidence OF the
adhesion eof some katipuna lodge, Or of
one of the popular clubs in Manila
organized by Sandico while in the
clubs whose name covered their real
purpose, the formation of groups ready
at a given signal to attack the Amer
leans within the city.
Probably this paper was handed to
Aguinaldo by a delegation of the sign
ers. II this was the case, the man who
signs first, Feliciano De Cruz, was one
of the delegates.
"Aguinaldo probably talked with him
in private, and as result of the
conversation he wrote this note on the
back of the paper. The other names
do not appear In the signatures. He
was probably some follower or Intimate
of Cruz.
ut is to be noted that General Otis
residence was in the Barria or ward
of San Miguel The sigrers of this
paper We're men who lived about it
and knew the grounds well. some of
them may have beer servants in the
house.
1.-The attack Of the American out
posts did net occur until February l.
1897
Commissioner of Pensions Ware yes
terday issued an order interpreting, the
fact of March 2. 1903. concerning cases
of those WHO have lost limbs in the
service. THE ruling says:
'"rhe said act contains the words
or where the same is in such a con-
dition as to prevent the use of an arti-
fetal limb The word use is not 10 be
considered as equivalent 20 the word
wear A person may be able to Wear
an artificial limb when it would be of
no use. There must be some practical
atility to the use. The words OF the
act above quoted apply to instances
where amputation is below the middle
in length, OF the bone, but above the
joint. In such cases where the con-
dition is such as to prevent the use of
an artificial limb, the increased pen
sions shall be granted.
Where the amputation is made at
the middle or above, there can be no use
of an artificial limb. The middle point
of the bone shall be determined in
accordance with Curran's decision of
the Office"