The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-03
Two American Officers Killed
and Eight Men Wounded.
MAI. PRICE REQUESTS GuNB0ATs
Filipino ENJOYS Call on Major-General
Otis and Discuss Situation, But
With No Result-Allejan-
drino is Interviewed

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regiment, Major Price commanding, has
| had series of encounters with the in.
surgents about linus since Sunday. Tho
natives were led, 1T is surmised by the for,
mer mayor, linus, and made a general atA
tack upon the American lines from linus
| to Bacoor. A captain and corporal of the
American forces were killed and eight were
wounded. A Filipino colonel is known to
have been killed.
Major Price requested Rear Admiral
Watson to send two gunboats to his sup
port The fighting began on Sunday when
Captain Brown took the same battalion
that distinguished itself at Perez Das
Marnas and Lieutenant Knabenshues'
scouts against a large force of insurgents
on the Perez das Marinas road, and gen.
eral engagement followed.
The Americans lying in the mud In tho
rice fields kept up fire for AN hour and
a half when reinforcements were sent to
them. when seven companies were engaged.
The insurgents retreated.
Three Americans wounded
During the engagement three Americans
were wounded. The fighting yesterday pe-
gan with an attack by the insurgents on
a party repairing the telegraph lines, one
member of which was wounded. General
| Alejanderino and the two other Fipino en-
| voys who accompanied him returned to
Angeles by special train
The Filipino ENJOYS called on Major Ger-
eral Otis today and discussed matters with
mo result. General Alejanderino said to a
representative of the Associated Press that
he had no instructions except to deliver q
letter which was rejected. He will return
to Tarlac tomorrow.
The expedition, composed of an armored
fiatboat armed with two three Founders,
with the gunboats Helena, Petrol and Min
dora escorting It, proceeded yesterday to
Oreni for the purpose of bombardng that
place, landing 200 marines and bluejackets
and raising the wrecked gunboat Urdaneta.
The gunboats will approach to about $500
yards from Oreni and the fatboats will
enter the river. The expedition will return
tomorrow.
Aguinaldo's Envoys
Aguinaldos third attempt to shift his
difficulties into the field of diplomacy is
repetition Of the other one or two, with an
impossible endeavor to obtain some sort
of recognition of his so-called government.
The Filipino ENJOYS had an hours
ference with General Otis yesterday morn
ing. They brought from Aguinado mes
sage that he desired peace and wished to
send a civilian governmental commission to
discuss the question.
General Otis replied that 1t was impossi-
BILE for him to recognize Aguinaldo's gov-
ernment in any way.
They presented letter from Aguinado
largely a repetition of his recent appeals
for recognition. General Otis informed
them that while he was willing to corre-
spond with Aguinaldo as general of the in
surgent forces. he must positively decline
to recognize him as president of the civil
government.
Their movements are quite unrestricted,
but the are under the constant chaperonage
of Captain Johnston of the Sixteenth in
fantry. Yesterday they visited the hospi-
tabs and distributed money among the
wounded Filipinos, after which they made
calls and received visitors at their hotel.
Natives in their Sunday clothes thronged
the plaza in front of the hotel all day,
stretching their necks towards the win
dows for glimpse of the snowy uniforms
of the ENJOYS. The assemblage finally in
SAN''NA
ENJOYS emerged for afternoon drive the
natives removed their hats deferentially,
and a crowd in vehicles or on foot, fol-
lowed the carriage through the streets.
Desire Peace
1--WE desire peace, but peace with inde-
pendence and honor" said General Ailejan-
drino yesterday while conversing with a
representative of the Associated Press. He
impresses one as being dlgniied and dis
passionate and as keen man of the world.
He was educated in Europe, and designed
the remarkable entrenchments from Ma
Mia to Tarlac.
While reticent concerning his mission, his
conversation throws an interesting light
on the Filipino view of the American atti-
tude.
How long can the Filipino army and
people Withstand 60,0O0 American troops?"
asked the representative of the Associated
Press.
Fighting in our way we can maintain
state of war and the necessity of the large
army of occupation indefinitely. You