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Show NO FIQHTINQ AT ILOILO. Ilut Filipinos Ara Making l'rcparatlona Night anil Day. Manila, Jau. 14. Tho sttuation at Hollo Is unchanged. The Filipinos aro unceasingly active, night and day. On Saturday they loaded bo mo lighters with rock and sank thorn at tho en trance of tho river, blockading tho channel for all vessels, with tho exception excep-tion of launches. Order, however, is maintained with sovcrlty, and offenders aro promptly shot. Tho Filipinos refuse to havo any dealings with tho Americans; vegetables vege-tables and fruits aro not obtainable, business is suspended, and the warehouses ware-houses ara filled with rotting sugar. At Manila tho 'Situation is critical, but pacification Is possible. It Is reported re-ported that tho rebel governor at Ma-lolos Ma-lolos Is willing that tho American! should establish a protectorate, on tin condition that they promise to glvo the , Filipinos absolute independence within a stated time. |
