The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-15
Release Of Spanish Prisoners
About Arranged For.
C NERAL WHEELER TO THE FRONT
Spanish Survivors at saIsr Lion
Ted General Luna's Assassin
Goes Free.

MANILA. July - \. M-Th.
Spanish Commissioners. who went to-
Tarlac for conference with AguinaI-
do regarding the surrender OF the
Spanish prisoners in the hands uf the
Filipinos. returned here last night.
Chairman Del Rio of the Commission
said the release of all the prisoners
had been practically arranged for. but
IL would be necessary tn consult the
Spanish Government before the agree
ment could be ratified. He declined
to- give the terms of the arrangement
or To- say whether these contemplated
n ransom. He asserted. however. that
Aguinaldo had already issued a deere.
for the release of the civilian officials
and the sick soldiers.
The Commissioners. with the rem
nant OF the Spanish garrison of Balcr.
ON the east coast OF I.uEon. and a num-
her OF civilian prisoners. were escorted
by Filipino soldiers from Tarlac to TN.
American outposts at san Fernando
and came to- Manila by the night train.
The heroes of the long defense Of
Baler. where the SpaniardR resisted an
insuTgcnt siege for more than n year.
formed a picturesque hand. I.icutrn-
ant Martin. the only surviving officer
marched them through the xtrocis
There were only twenty-five and most
OF them are mere boys. in faded blue
cotton uniforms and red shirts. They
were barcfootcd.
\ crowd of Spanish men and women
embraced them. weeping and shouting
their praises. They tell a remarkable
aHa Il
several times proposed to surrender.
but the soldiers refused. Finally. som.
months ago. he tried to rails. a white
iag. Thsrcupon Lieut.. Martin killed
him with his own sword.
Their food supply gave uut entirely
week ago and they surrendered to
the FtlipinoS with ALI the honors OF
war. They were allowed tn keep their
arms and they say they marched from
Balcr with Filipino escort and carry
ing guns through several fnkrirs.nt
camps. everywhere being chccr.d and
. fcted.
WASHINGTON. July s.-Brigadi.r
General Joseph Wheeler was today or
dered to report to Gen. Otis at Manila
for service in the Philippine islands
The sending Of Gen. Wheeler To- Ma
Mia completes the list uf brigadi.r,s
now necessary in the Philippines and
puts an end to all rumors that Harri-
son Gray Otis of California will return
tn service i'm the field. On tn. contrary.
u was settled while the latter was here
that he would be shortly mustered out
of the service.
NEW YORK. July "a sun rahI.
from Manila says: Spanish Commits
sioncTs report that the American prfE-
oners held by the insurgents have brcn
sent to NtEan. i'm 1locas sur province
ON the northwest coast of Iyuzon.
MANILA. July 5.-Th. Spanish col
pny here are ltoniEinE the survivors
of the Spanish garrison of Bsl.r. on
the east coast Of LuEon. Who returned
here last night with the Spanish Com
missioners sent to treat ~ith th. Fili-
pinos for the surrender az the spanish
prisoners. \ dozen banqu~is haV.
been arranged in their honor and
Subscription has been started for their
relief. Lieut.. Martin. TN" only surviv-
ing officer of the garrison. denies the
story that he killed Capt Norcnas. the
Spanish officer who commanded az
Baler. because he tried to raise a white
iiaE. Martin SAYS the Captain died of
bsrf-bsri.
The transport ChuTrora ts to take
Gen. Bates to the Suiu islands on
diplomatic mission. He Will arrange
basis for a friendly understanding
with the Sultan of Sulu. who claims to
be friendly To- Americans. Under the
Sultan's treaty with Spain he received
a subsidy.
Gen. Wheaton Is to take command
81 Gen. Hals's brigade at san Fernsn-
do. Gen. Hale u returning 90 the
United States with the Colorado RsEi-
ment.
MANILA. July :. 7:S0 =. M.-The