New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
No TRUCE GRANTED.
EMISSARIES SENT BACK TO
NSURGENT LINES.
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO MANILA
WITH FRESH PROPosALs-RBSULT
OF THE CONFERENCES.

rxpECTED TO RETURN TO MANILA
WITH FRESH PROP0sALs-RBsULT
OF THE CONFERENCES.
Manila, April 90 6:20'p. m.-The conference
.o-day between General Otis and Colonel Man
80, Areueleses and Lieutenant Jose Bernal. who
fame from General Luna under a flag of truce
yesterday to ask for a cessation OF hostities.
uss frultless 1t is understood that to the Fill
r,no Commissioners were made known the terms
,,non which the Americans will consent to nego-
,,a,e The Fillphos admit that they have been
defeated. and is expected that they will re-
,urn with fresh proposals from General Luna.
The envoys from General Luna were very hos
,tably treated by General Otis. who provided
them with house and with a guard, and per-
,o,tted them 10 visit friends here Returning to
the palace this morning the ENJOYS saw an Illus
,ration Of American resources. long train of
wagons and pack mules was just starting with
crovisions for General Lawton who has reached
Marunco.
DEWEY AT THE CONFERENCE.
The conference at the palace lasted three
hours. Jacob G. Schurman. of the United States
Philippine Commission. attending and Admiral
Dewey dropping in for an hour. The discussion
was mostly between General Otis and Colonel
Argueleses. who had been selected for the mis-
sion by General Luna because he had known
General Otis. Colonel Argueeses served on the
Filipino committee which met the American au-
thorttes before the war in an endeavor to
smooth over the impending troubles
Mr.. schurman emerged from the palace be-
tween the two shock haired, half -savage-look-
ing emissares, and the three drove unattended
10 the office Of the United States Philippine
commission. where they talked informally for
about hour.
Manila is divided between two opinions. the
majority believing that the Filipinos desire
peace, while others think they are sparring for
time in which TO rehabilitate their demoralized
army. The latter opinion gained color from the
fact that reinforcements have been sent to the
south opposite the American lines.
MALAY CRAFTINEss DISPLAYED.
Colonel Argueleses. who is lawyer, splen-
dIdly illustrated the Malay subtlety at words
While he declared with apparent frankness that
the Filipino leaders wanted q chance 10 give up
the struggle gracefully through the Congress in
stead of surrendering ignominiously he asked
for a fortnight's armstce. so that the Congress
might be summoned on May ], endesvored to
commit the Americans to greater concessions
and wanted terms guaranteed by treaty He
was told that recognition OF the Filipino Gov
eminent was impossible. and he was made TO
understand that written guarantee of amnesty
for all insurgents was the utmost that could be
given. Colonel Argueleses argued that Spain had
he laid much stress on the Spaniards' honor He
persistently declared that the Filipinos must be
permitted to retire with honor
In conversation with Mr.. Schurman. Colonel
Argueleses revived the question Of independ-
ence. and was referred TO the statement in the
Commissioners proclamation that the Filipinos
would obtain an increasing measure OF self-gov-
eminent as soon as they proved themselves
worthy Of IT, Mr. schurman warned Argueleses
, that the longer war was waged and the more
were killed the stronger would be the animosi-
ties hindering an amicable cooperation between
che two peoples for the prosperity OF the islands
INsURRECTION AGAINST INSURGENTS.
The insurgents have an insurrection on their
own hands; the Macabebees. traditional foes of
the Tagals are rising in the North, while the
>urden Of thousands Of hungry and discontented
people who fed before the American Army. and
are camping behind the Filipino lines. mutiplies
the troubles of tie Filipino Government the
headquarters Of which are now at San Isidro'
naving been removed northward when Calumpit
fell