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Show PJlOCIiAJsMS JtEI'LJlLK AOUINALDO TAKES A MOST DECISIVE STEP. TIJI. of I rnremtlns l(rrltrl In Manila Ullh 1 nhllo llMii,n.ltll"n of Mil I H.,rl. Washington, Jan . The govern mrnt has been nutllled that Agulnal lo has taken a dvelslve step and publicly proclslmcl the republic of the 1 hlllp-plnes. hlllp-plnes. The ceremony took place at Maloloa and were witnessed by the members of his rsblneL This news con c from Manila where thetldlngaof Agulnshlon prticerdure was received with public deinuiistra lions of a mild sort. All Is not plnln sslllng for the Insurgents, as It Is snld the rival authorities nt Cebu are tight Ing The trouble has tint yet riaihrd an acute stnte, but the ssfiHy of the town and surrounding couelry Is In dsnger The northern provinces have roucnl )y given Indications thnt they are y.ot In nci'ord with Agulnaldn and shwild his prtxlamatloii lesd to hosUMUrs with the Americans he may have a revolution nn his hands Another serious feature, aivordlng to the dispatches, Is that the Interior of Luzon Is In a ferment ha tire ofll cera have been murdered and no effort made lo punish the criminals |