The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-19
Pillar OFFERS TO SELL OUT
FILIPINO GENERAL WANTS TO DE
TRAY AGUINALDO.

That Is Report Gen. otis Receives.
The OGer Pillar MaLcs-Otis Does
Not Want to Buy II Surrender.
Spanish Also OfTcr to Give Up Fill
pinO Artillery-The Plot Discover
ed and the Spaniards Killed by
the Insurgents.
Manila. oct. is, s:55 a. m.-Gen. Otis has
received messages purporting TO come from
the insurgent general Pho del Pillar. offer
Ing 20 sell out his army and to deliver
Aguinaldo into the hands Of the Amcri-
cans. Although he is not satisfied that
this offer is authentic, 1t IS not improb-
able. The policy of Gen. Otis is firmly
set against buying surrenders.
Pic del Pillar offers for the sum of $50 600
TO refrain from attacking Manila with his
army for the sum Of S75OCOO to surrender
his army after a sham battle, both sides
firing into the air and for the sum of
$OO,00O he says he will procure the over
throw OF the insurrection ana the cap
ture of Aguinaldo Paterno aud the other
leaders
In the course Of the communication he
refers TO Aguinaldo in contemptuous
terms, indicating that strained relations
existed between them.
Repor are being received from the dis
tricts occupied by the enemy that the
Fidpinos believe that Pho del PEar has an
audacious plan to break through the
American lines into Manila ana seize Cen
Otis and The archbishop. Poss bly, these ru-
mors were started with an idea of help
ftar~ 4,
cans.
1t is unnecessary to say that the Ameri-
cans would welcome an attack of that yrt
There has been much speculation of late
regarding the Whereabouts of Pic del Pi-
lar The recent attack at Laloma is cred
tied to his men. Ii Is believed that he is
now i'm the vicinity of San Mateo valley
with force of from 1SOO to 5000 men.
Another Effort to Betray.
Ten former Spanish soldiers who were
captured by the Fiiplnos and for a time
acted as officers and members of Fill
pino artillery regiment, located in the vi
cinity of Santa Rosa in the Laguna de
Bay district determined to surrender the
artillery to the Americans. The plot was
discovered by the Filipinos who killed
several OF the conspirators, the other three
making their escape TO Manila.
IL appears that, when the surrender wes
determined upon, the SDaniardS delegated
one of their number to proceed TO Manila
and to propose to Gen. Otis to surrender
after a prearranged mock battle, about
twelve pieces, including Krupp and Nor
denfeldt rapd-fire guns, well supplied with
ammunition from the Lipa powder fac
tory, in exchange for certain sums to be
paid the Spaniards, who we're 10 be par
doned for carrying arms against the
Americans and to be transported TO Spain
The delegate left Santa Rosa, and, ac-l
companied by three FilipinOs, entered the
American lines at Calamba. The Fllipnos
did not proceed far deciding to wait his
return at a given time. As the delegate
was detained at Mania longer than had
been expected they grew suspicious and
returned to Santa Rosa.
The plot Wns then revealed and the re-
naming Spaniards were attacked. The
gunboat Napidan coasting near Santa
Rosa, perceived two men on the beach hur-
Tiedly emDarking in canoe, and, pushing
out toward them. she took them on board
They reported that the Fllpinos on dis
covering the plot to surrender the artil-
lery had cut the throats of seven Of their
Spanish companions and that they them
selves had barely escaped with their lives
The three Spaniards are now hiding in
Manila. fearing Filipino vengeance. Gen
Obs has declined their offer, through the
delegate to surrender the artillery for
money, but he promises to send the three
to Spain.