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Show AMNESTY TO FILIPINOS. Cabinet Discusses Pirclamitlon, Which Will Trobably Issue on July Fourth. Washlntgnn June 27 Xt the meeting of the Cabinet In liy the terms nf an amnesty proclamation to tho Phlllp-I Phlllp-I Ines whlih It Is contempllled to Issue on tho 1 ourth nf Jills, wete agreed upon The XX'ir department for some time pisi hna hid under consideration the drnft of the proclamation and h is mini 1 It necessary In mnki a number of rhungea In Its text In Its mo Uriel form It wna agieed to bs the Ciblnet todns nnd fceeieturs Root win eHhlo It to Acting Gox XX'rlght for his Inspection In-spection If It meets the latter a ap-irox ap-irox il nothing will remain but for the President If the Philippine goxern-nient goxern-nient bill Is n laxv on that das as It Is now expected It will he to Issue on lndepen lence das n formal proclima-tlon proclima-tlon selling forth teima of arnnests for nil political offenders In the Islnn Is InrluHnir Agulnaldo and those hell at (Juam The pinolnimtlnn Is hnsel on Iho gen-eril gen-eril objetts of tho Philippine MUern ment hill nnmels to restore peine in the nrdilpelngn nnd substitute a rltll for mllllnr) administration Tint bill Is now in conference and the prnolimn Hon will not bo Issued until tho mil ll plno got eminent bill Ins lien ngnei til on bs both hnunes nnd the Pnaldent Ins alllxed his signature to It The prrn tarnation will d.M-1 ire that a stale of pence now xlsls In the Philip lino islands sat n the pans or the anhlpel igo wher he XHn lanao or Pa gin irllos are g, mg the I'nlii 1 Htalos a great ninnunt of ttouhlP an I will ill rlaro In pffert that with transror of tho Cox eminent of the archlpoiaao from i military to a rlxll status nil those artestel and hel 1 for pollii nl . r rcnsis i-lnll lo restored to lit oris Ii nited mil nmnesty and nllotn I to jKiillilpate In Ihe .1x11 govtinmeni lhat iti'i? ''. f-"nh,"t" I In the Islands XX Idle the prni 1-unatlon Is siiIiJki tn chatigoa In text the general I u,ggo or illie diKiimint Is pretty well , ,,,,,! oe'i'iT.""".11 I"n'r,',1 discussion tmlny of the tnntment that should hi ac-(iirilel ac-(iirilel tbr lolltlinl prlsoiina nf the Islinds 1b.ro Is n int.nti,,,, U , wild to release prisoners lonxlotod of olhcr thin lollU.nl off uses tho non, Jim or the amnesty t,olnK llmllod In those In custody as i nsult nf unchosnf nillllnis law lenxlng , r, Inal nffenlers to the anion of Vi. irnpfr authorities unler tho inrr ng cltll KOternnieill The purrosn Is diuionsirnte that moilxn, r,f hum inltv lV';rdK,fhl.,.rpI!!n.,.J," ou' - "- ..Jhse'r hft without adequate mllltnry prolec Hon as no moie imops will lo orderei In mo fii the KMiit an I . xery prcm, lion will 1 , tnken ror tho mllltnrv mfe kiiardlng of th. Islanls f"r the new ilxll ndmlnlslrntlon "' "'" Another subject ,,nl,r consl leritlnn nt ih Cuhlnet in. et ng tolls xtus ho iiegollitlon, for tho purchase nr r films hnda In the Phillppinos Ho, re ins oot took with him to ih mo ? Ing all thn correspondence which i.n. passed between hlmsdf atil i,,t Tllf. while the irnur has bien inrVilnJ ,,t his iieBoilntlons at Home ti i, . d.isto.i that Hecrctn.j lt r"B noiy lonlldonce In n sucnasrul o (oino of (lox Tift Bilious ul" |