Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-27
DISLIKE THE TERMS.
The Filipinos Think Americans Of
fer Only Vague Promises.
GEN. LAWTON'S VICTORIOUS MARCH.

His Expedition Had ~ Fights In 90 Days
Days and Captured 20 Towns-Kan-
sans Attack the Enemy-No
Dlssension at Manila.
Manila, May 25.-Four Of the Filipino
commissioners called early upon Gen.
Otis, but made no official propositions
relative to surrender. They met the
American commission later and had q
four-hours' conference. 1t is said that
the Filipinos are dismayed at the terms
offered in President McKinley's cable
gram. Gregory Del Pillar turned red
under his brown skin when he
realized that he was being offered
nothing but vague promises of
possible representation for his peo-
pie in case of compliance with the
American demand that they lay down
arms. Every Filipino shrugged his
shoulders as glowing prophecies Of the
future, after the cessation of HOSTILE
ties, were outlined to them by the men,
bers of the commission. They said
that they asked for independence and
liberty with dignity, under the protec-
ton of the United States, and were
now offered nothing but the indefinite
assurance that individual natives ought
to hold official positions under the pro-
posed government. The commissioners
have great dread Of the significance of
future congressional Legislation. They
will accept not n single condition of
those proposed. but will return, dissat-
isfied TO Apuinaldo and report the re-
suits.
Mai Zailcita. one of the Filipino
commissioners. said:
As the ultimate form Of government rests in
the hands of the American congress- the pres
en-, proposals are merely provsiosa 49,, ahe re-
teams would hc M ,be head Of eyerv denartment
Of government and the Filipinos' tenure Of once
would depene upon the will of the Americans.
we INN. we can get better Terms
"a. ~ ieaalng Danker VI Ma a, says;
the M n,ax,s,ons Of ,Ss commission.s proeiamS.
ton. That means that this Is IN American col
ony. You have adopted the imperialistic policy;
then why tax over matters with the enyoys Of
sn.S y ,,overrmen, as ~ nronosed can no estsh.
lished,
The opinion of military officials here
is that the negotiations merely encour-
age the insurgents to hold out for bet
ter terms. especially since the COM
manding American general is not con-
suited in the negotiations.
GEN. LAwToN's VICTORIOUS MARCH.
Manila, Nav a5.-Two companies of
the Third infantry and two companies
of the Twenty-second infantry, form
ing Gen. Lawton IS rear guard, returned
from San Miguel to Balinag Tuesday,
escorting a signal party which was
picking M wire laid with Gen. Law
tom s expedition, found that the insur-
gents had reoccupied the country and
hard fighting followed from daylight
until the Americans camped at night.
But the troops completed their work,
though harassed by the enemy. One
American was killed and Is were
wounded. The troops captured 20
prisoners and 30 rifles.
II has developed that five men in
stead of one. were drowned by the sink
ing of the raft loaded with soldiers of
the Fourteenth regiment at the Pasig
ferry. Twenty insurgents were killed
and 40 were wounded in the engage
ment with Mai. Bell, a accommodating
party, consisting of two companies of
the Fourth cavalry, in the vicinity Of
Santa Arita, Tuesday.
Gen. Lawton with the rest OF his
troops has arrived ut Malolos. His ex-
peditiou marched 100 miles in 20 DAYS,
had 90 fights, captured IS towns, de-
stroyed ao0 0OO bushels of rice and only
los, s;x men killed and 81 wounded.
nm the other hand Gen. Lawton esti-
mates that his troops killed 400 insur-
GENTS and wounded double that number.
xANsASs ATTACK THE ENEMY.
Manila Nav a5.-C;ens. Macarthur
and Funston' with the Kansas and
Montona regiments and the Utah bat
terry have dispersed 500 insurgents who
,vere ;ntrenched ON the railroad beyond
San Fernando near santa Arita. The
American scouts were fred upon from
the trenches uncxnectedlv and with
49,, The fring was heard Mt San
Fsrn ando and Cen. Macarthur assem-
blad his troops and marched quickly
at,sr the scouts The Montana re0i-
,nont Ann,,ed the trenches on the left
a Anu .n ~. AL Cor Eunston
,a n. ,ha oh,rao n, Tho doub,e-nuicl.