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Show PREPARINO FOR CONFLICT. The Claim Made That AR-ulnatdo Has 30,000 Men Under Anna, Hongkong, Jan. SO Reports received from Manila Indicato that Agulnaldo's authority Is now generally recognized. Every avallablomalo is being recruited and arms depots aro being established at San Bernardino, Union, Trinidad and other largo towns. The surrounding surround-ing country Is being levied on for supplies, sup-plies, and tho Filipino troops aro living liv-ing on tho fat of tho land, whllo the native vlllagors aro compelled to sub-stst sub-stst on rlco. There Is some friction between tho Filipino civil and military ofllccrs, but lhoy are united on tho question of independence. in-dependence. It is estimated thero are fully 30,000 Filipinos under arms, and It Is said that Jhf re aro nearly! fifty Maxim guns at MalOlos, some of them being "s'e" crotly acquired. The Filipino military authorities are convinced, they ar, that the Americans Ameri-cans will bo iMLble to work effectively outside of Manila, In the event of hostilities, hos-tilities, licnco they feel confident in tho future Many o th Filipino ofllccrs ofll-ccrs complain of allcjod discourteous treatment upon tho rart of Americans at Manila. |