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Show I OENCIIAL OTIS ULTIMATUM, ' ll,tMl M' MHhUntw rront Iht I Btllmfka ( SUalta st One Manila, Sept. II After a careful I rovlew of the situation (leneral otli haa arrived at the Ingltal concludun that the Inaiirgents have no right t oceupy tho atibnrb of Manila and tl at Aoglnaldoa claim have tho auppurt of neither equity nor reason He ha therefore categorically refused to consider Agulnaldo demand, midlist tent him an ultlmatain, In terra plainly eomprehenalble nnd authorlta live, that h mutt withdraw his troop I from the auburlwlmuiedlately orauffcr I the ewiteqnenm of refuaal I The alien er will probably bo that I AgHlnaldo himself la only toosvllllnir ! to obey tho order, but cannot explain to hi troop the reasons why the) on n not remain at Manllu Ihla lain I porlilng excuse, nltliough now stale from ton frtwiuent nee, conceals much truth It I nn undoubted fact that Agulnaldn ha but a feeble hold on the organisation lilt p iwer It fast wan Ing, and the Insurgent nro threatened threat-ened with disintegration into opposing factions unlcaa some leaders are toon discovered who are ttblo lo harmonUo thoconlllctlng ptmonal Interest |