The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-03
THE FILIPINO ARMY MUST
SURRENDER UNCOMFORTABLE

n n ANILA, May 3-The second
IN II conference, held this morning
INE between General Otis and the
4E1 Filipino emssaries, Colonel
Manuel Arguelles and Lieu
tenant Jose Bernal, terminated with
out any definite results
MANILA, May 2.-Major Manuel
Arguelles and Lieutenant Jose Bernal
of the staff of General Antonio Luna re-
turned to-day to renew the request of
General Luna for cessation of hostili-
ties They have found the field of
labor most uncongenial one. The
two officers were received in confer
ence with Major General Otis. The
proposals which they had to submit
differed but slightly from those which
they brought from the Filipino COM
mander in the first place. They de-
sired a little time in which to sum-
mon Congress, and expressed them
selves at being confident that the Con-
gresS will decree peace, because the
people desire it, They represent that
Aguinaldo is without power to sur
render the army and that the Congress
must decide that question. Incident
ally, the Filipino ENJOYS asserted that
test of his strength against the Amer
lean forces, because only One-third OF
his army had been assembled to-
gether.
The ENJOYS presented letter from
Mabini, President and Minister of For
eign Affairs in the Cabinet of Aguin-
aldo, and who is the backbone of the
Filipino organization The communl-
cation is personal and unofficial and
seconds Major Arguelles' arguments.
Whether or not General Luna is sim
cere in his Overtures, the negotiations
are giving the insurgents mUch-need-
ed opportunity to rehabilitate their de-
moralized forces The truth is that dis
sensions among the leaders of the
rebels is helping on the Reorganization
of the Filipino army almost as much as
the American campaign.
In the course of the conference with
the Filipino ENJOYS General Otis agreed
with the statement of Major Ar
guelles that the people of the Philippines
wanted peace, and he added that re-
quests for protection are pouring In
upon him from all parts of the country.
Major General LawtCn was engaged
in hard fighting early this morning.
Telegraphic communication was cut ats
a. m. and there have been no reports
from General LaWtOn since that time.
The first authentic information re-
his party of fourteen men from the
United States gunboat Yorktown who
were captured by the Filipinos on April
II. was received to-day at the hands of
Major Argueles. 1t is in the form OF
list of the missing men, and is signed
by Lieutenant Gilmore. The Lieutenant
reports that he and his party have been
brought across the mountains from
Baler. where they were captured.
This information was brought in re-
Spouse to a note which Major General
Macarthur sent to Luna by Major
Shields and Lieutenant Hayne, and
which these officers, bearing flag of
truce. carried across General Lunas
line yesterday evening.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The follow
ing cablegram was received at the war
Department at midnight
MANILA. May 3.-Adjutant General,
Washington: List of prisoners in the
hands of insurgents just received shows
Lieutenant Gilmore and seven enlisted
men in the navy lost from the yorktown,
and six enlisted men from the army:
Three of the six were wrongfully arrested
in January before hostilities commenced.
All reported to be doing well. Besides the
above there are two men in the hands OF
the insurgents of the south. Captain
Rockefeller is still unaccounted for: