| Show WILL FIGHT rr aguinaldo gone to place himself at the head of the rebel army full cabinet selected in the name of the national filipino government if americans attempt to take military possession of the principal cities they will be Resisted Terms on which spanish prisoners will be released paris jan 5 an official telegram received by the filipino junta dated jan 4 says that aguinaldo Agul naldo has gone to iloilo at the request ot the insurgents to place himself at their bead with the view of their fighting with the americans tho dispatch also gives a list of the members of the new filipino cabinet with facts as to their antecedents the following have accepted office president of the cabinet and minister of foreign affairs mablel minister of the interior theodore co a civil engineer educated in england and belgium and taken to manila from hong kong by rear admiral dewey minister of war gen baldomero Baldom cro aguinaldo Agul naldo the president of the so called government and a leader of the insurrection from the beginning he ia described as a large land owner of minister of finance gen a close ally of aguinaldo Agul naldo minister of public works gregorico consaga Con zaga a lawyer until recently the agent at hong kong and formerly spanish attorney general in the Vl sayas the cabinet is described as homogeneous gene ous every member pledged according to these advises advices to resist the military occupation of the philippines another of the filipino junta explains that aguinaldo Agul naldo did not run away but left analla for the mountainous region behind in order to make secret arrangements for his voyage to hollo the filipino who furnishes this information also categorically and specifically asserts that the latest telegraphic advises advices declare that it the americans insist upon tha occupation ot the principal cities by the american troops the will resist by force of arms the members of the junta assert that the new cabinet will bring forward the most energetic policy mablel it seems claims recognition of the independence of the philippine islands and will not consent to the release of the spanish prisoners but it Is added be is willing to come to an understanding with the americans as alalea for the surrender of the military and civil officials and others which only will be made on the following conditions the negotiations are to be opened formally between spain and the national filipino government spain nominating a delegate to treat therewith 2 tho exchange of prisoners and spain to repatriate firstly all the alli panos held prisoners having directly or indirectly been connected with the insurrection secondly all prisoners of war condemned aa traitors tere or deserters deser tera or for having la any manner the movement during the present century surrender to be made before the release the prisoners and spain grant amnesty to all filipinos Fill pinos and spaniards accused of conspiracy in the insurrection 3 spain to pay all the expenses of repatriating the and also the coat of maintaining and repatriating the spanish prisoners held by the fill pinos such payment being considered a war indemnity the national no government consents to pay the expense of repatriating those of the fall elnoa captured in bonnal action although it Is added aa a matter of fact the are also entitled to demand the payment thereof by spain friars taken prisoners it Is further will not be included in the exchange seeing that they acted as papal agents during the war but their surrender would be made on the conditions dit ions firstly that the apostolic delegate will aak their liberty in the name of the pope secondly that all bulls and pontifical decrona dec roea granting special privileges to the alera be revoked thirdly that all rights ot the secular clergy be respected fourthly that no friar hold any parish cathedral episcopate or diocesan prefer mente fifthly that all such breler r ments be held by native or naturalized clergy and sixthly that rules for the election of bishops be fixed i |
