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WANT TOSEE DEWEY
Efforts to Induce the Admiral to
Come by Way Of Frisco.
WESTERN CITIES IN THE MOVEMENT.

Civil strife Between the Forces of
Two of Aguinaldo's Generals II
Narrowly Averted-Reconnoi-
tering Party Fired ON.
Chicago, May 10.-News was received
at the city hall Tuesday that strong
movement is forming in the west to
induce Admiral Dewey to make his en-
try into the United States next month
through San Francisco. According to
the announced plans of the Manila hero,
he will leave the Philippines on his tiag-
ship, the Olympia, Immediately upon
the arrival of Admiral Watson. Adj
miral Dewey, it has been reported, will
take the Suez canal route, and will first
greet his countrymen at the port OF
New York. 1t is now proposed by
mayors and leading civil officials OF the
west to petition the admiral to change
his plans and make the Golden Gate the
objective point of his voyage to his ma
tive land. The latter proposition, as
made by Mayor Phelan, of San Fran
cisco, who has telegraphed to the city
executives of the leading cities of the
western portion of the United States,
asking their cooperation in the effort to
secure for the west the honor of first re-
ceiving the naval hero.
Mayor Harrison received the follow
ing dispatch from Mayor Phelan Tues
day: "Can you advise me by telegram
if can use your name by cablegram, in
yiting Admiral Dewey to return by San
Francisco instead of by Suez? We con-
template grand celebration" Mayor
| Harrison Immediately wired his assent.
1t is reported that Mayor Phelan has
wired all the mayors Of the principal
cities of the west, and has received IA
yorable answers from the following
cities:
\ Columbus, Detroit. Des Moines, Minneap-
oils, Denver, Spokane, Memphis. Nashville,
Grand Rapids Mich; Fargo. N. D.; Mont
| gomery, Ala; Little Rock, Ark; Macon,
Ca; Cedar Rapids. Ia; Topeka. Louis
Vile. New Orleans. Duluth, ST. Joseph.
Tex; Salt Lake. Peoria, st. Louis. In
dianapolis. Kansas City, Toledo. Milwau-
/ kee, Cleveland. st. Paul and Cincinnati.
i May Attend G. A. r.. Encampment.
| Philadelphia, May 10. = Admiral
dewey has expressed his intention of
attending the thirty-third annual en-
campment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic in this city next September if
j he can possibly get away. He will be
/ the guest of Naval post, No. 400, and will
be asked to preside over the naval vet
erans' convention, which will be held
in Independence hall at that time.
Almost Civil Strife.
New York, May 10. - "A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Ma
Mia says: Only the entreaties OF
Aguinaldo averted last Tuesday civil
} war between the forces of his two rival
generals, Luna and Mascardo. They
> were actually drawn up in battle array
This and a positive confirmation OF
the news that Luna has been danger
ously wounded in the shoulder in the
battle of Saint Tomas are the most i'm
portant items of intelligence brough
by the army gunboats Laguna de Ba,
4 and Cavadonga, which returned from
brief expedition up the San Fernand,
river.
1t was Immediately before the BATH
of Saint Tomas that the insurgents 81
nearly arrived at the point of begin
ming to exterminate one another. Gen
Luna when he saw that an engagement
with the American troops was newt
Z. able, sent back an aid post haste t
Bacolor, where Gen. Mascardo was, dc
" manding reenforcements. Mascardo'
reply was that he would take order
from no one but Aguinaldo.
Lunn Infatuated.
This so Infatuated Luna that, in spit
of the impeding conflict with the con
~ mon enemy, he took 1900 of his soldier
y. and made forced march to Bacolor il
N tent on chastising his comrade in arm
D, Mascardo was nothing 10th to fight
y. out, and ordered his command into liz
Is of battle. Shouts of hatred and defiane
IN were heard on both sides. Outside til
10 opposing forces, the insurgent cam
was all confusion. Aguinaldo, terrific
= by the situation. ordered his chief I
o. staff, Col. Arguelles, to make peace
re all hazards. The soldiers had loadt
Mt their pieces and we're waiting for orde
he to begin the onslaught when Arguell
IN galloped between the lines frantical
IN waving flag of truce.
lis Aguinaldo BeGs Hard.
D. There was an angry conference b
ha tween him and the rival genera
nd Aguinaldo was drawn into it. With |
~ the intensity at his command, he begg
-, Luna and Mascardo not to plunge t
NC Filipino forces into civil strife at a til
De when they were alre ady broken and
ne moralized by successive defeats at
,il- hands of the American S.
m. His entreaties prevailed for the til
III being. Luna sullenIy returned to
IIs front. after the commanding gene
oc. had provided him with reenforcemeI
and ordered Mascardo to be court-m
tailed for not having sent them at fir
The battle of Saint Tomas follow
and Luna, on whose ferocity in the fl
ISIS Agninaldo placed his chief reliance,
INST ceived wounds that will surely disa
wv. him for the rest of the campaign 9
,at may cause his death.
accommodating Party Fired Upo
cd; Manila, May 1o.-A reconnoiter