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Show MAKINCr ABIGrBLUFF. FILIPINO CONORESS DECLARES FOR WAR. Aftnlnaldo Will Hi-ijIii Operations Boon as lln Deems It Advisable The Women ' Heady to right for Independence. Hongkong, .Tun. 28 The Rcpubllco. tlio olllclnl organ of vlio Filipinos, Just received, announces that the congress at Malolas has adopted tlio I'hlllpplno constitution, passed a rote of confidence confi-dence In Agulnaldo, and empowered him to declare war on tlio Americans whenever ho may deem It advisable. At n mass mcotlng of women .at Co-vltc, Co-vltc, tlio p.ipor adds, It was resolved to petition Agulnnldo for permission to take men's places In dofeiiso of Independence Inde-pendence and to bear arms if necessary. neces-sary. 1'atcrno has asked for and, It appears, has been granted tlio privilege of "taking a prominent pluco In tho lino of battle against tho Americans." An American sentry killed a captain of Filipino artillery at the Ton to out posts recently. As a result, the natlvo press Is Intensely excited, and de ' " nounccs It us a "cowardly assassina tion." On Saturday evening, January 21, flvo Filipinos, determined to have re-,' re-,' vengo for 'their captain's death, at- ,.-' temp'ted to enter tho American lines. An Amerlcrn sentry killed ono of them, who was armed with a revolver. After an exchange of shots tlio others wcro arrested. Tho Incident has Intensified tho excitement here. , Tho cabinet has decided on tho liberation lib-eration of tlio Spanish civil prisoners In commemoration of the proclamation proclama-tion of tho Filipino republic, and also donated money to tho natlvo clergy. A decrco to that effect was signed. Tho Spanish clergy, however, remalv prisoners. |