Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-21
LAWTON ENTERS SAN ISlDRO
American Casualties Are One Killed and
Three Wounded,
Plo DEL Pillar COMMANDS FILIPlNoS
Heaviest Resistance Met with is Mt
san Fernando, where Enemy De-
stroys n Bridge aud Then He
treats Up the River.

MANILA, oct. EOS a. m.-General
Young's advance guard OF General Law
tons column left Cablao yesterday morning
and entered San Isidro at 1880 o'clock.
The American loss was one killed ani
three wounded. The heaviest resistance
met with was at San Fernando, where the
enemy destroyed a bridge.
General Pho Del Pillar arrived from San
Miguel and personally commanded the Fill
pinos He and the bulk of the enemy re-
treated up the river.
One Spaniard and fifteen insurrectos were
captured. The loss of the enemy is not
known. The townspeople appear to be
friendly.
$40 p. m,-Captain MacRae, with a bat
TALON of the Third infantry, and Captain
Chynewith, with a battalion of the Sew
enteenth infantry, marched to the town of
Jose Malinas for the purpose Of dispensing
band Of 300 insurgents under Juan Dicarol,
who had recently been annoying our out
posts and travellers along the road from
Santa Ana to Arayat. The insurgents fed
in the direction OF Magalang. The country
between Angeles and Arayat is now reported
clear.
The Democracia reports the juntas in the
Orient and in Europe intend to send a del
egation to Washington to present the Fill
ipino cause. Regdor will probably be the
president of the delegation and Agoncillo
and Apacible will be among its members.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-The War de-
partment has received the following from
General Otis:
MANILA, Oct. 2O.-Adjutant General
Washington Lawton's advance under Young
in San Tsidro, where garrison will be estab-
lished. Considerable resistance encountered
yesterday. Casualties, one killed. three
wounded, Twenty second infantry. Infantry
suffered considerably. One Spaniard, fifteen
insurgent soldiers captured. Young reports
inhabitants in section o: country mostly
friendly OTIS"
Insurgents Ask n Herring.
MANILA Oct. 20.-10 p. m.-Three in
surgent officers entered Angeles this morn
ing and applied to General Macarthur FOR
permission for a Filipino commission, headed
by Filipino major general, to visit General
Otis in order to discuss peace terms and
to arrange for the delivery OF more Amer
ican prisoners, as well as to consider meth
DDS for the release of the Spanish prison.
ers.
The request was referred to General Otis.
The insurgent officers are expected to re-
turn tomorrow to receive his answer.
Macarthur to Meet Fi1ipinos.
MANILA, Oct. 2l-lU:2l a. init is De-
lieved the Filipino commission, to whom
permission was granted by General Otis to
be admitted to the American lines, will not
be brought to Manila, but it is expected
that General Macarthur will be empowered
to meet it. If he be authorized to re-
ceive them, he will do so in the status of
individuals coming from Aguinaldo and
will refuse to receive any communication
coming from the so-called republic The
spectacle of the last commissioners being
present here displaying 7Hniforms! about the
city encouraged the hostile element of the
inhabitants, and, moreover, the persistent
attempts of the various commissions pre-
viously sent to Manila to attempt to trap
the Americans into some sort of recognition
of the Manila government have exhausted
the patience of the authorities. 1t is said
tho Filipinos propose to ask an exchange of
sick prisoners.