The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
GEN. OTIS TERMS.
General Amnesty the Only Terms
American Commander Will Give.
The ENJOYS Practically Admit That Theis
Army Was In Very Desperate straits
and Are Thoroughly whipped
Will Surrender soon.

WASHINGTON. May /. = Gen. Otis
cabled the war department that the
conference with the Filipinos termin-
ated Saturday morning. He says they
wanted three weeks in which to allow
their congress to decide whether hos
tilities should case The proposition
was declined. The representatives re-
tired to the insurgent lines. Gen. Otis
says the insurgents are tired of fight
pg and are no doubt seeking the best
terins.
In another cable Gen. Otis expresses
thanks to the president for his appre-
citation of the work of the army in the
Philippines.
1t is stated at the war department
that the insurgent leaders probably
ence with Gen. Osis. and that the gem
cral will no dou bt grant general am.
nesty.
The full text of the dispatches from
Gen. Otis are as follows:
MANILA, April a9.-.Ajutant general
Washington: Conference with the
insurgent representatives terminated
Saturday morning. Their request of
cessation of hostilities for three weeks
to enable to call their congress to de-
eide whether to continue prosecution
of war or propose terms of peace.
Proposition declined and full amnesty
promised on surrender. Believe in"
surgents tired of war but seek to Sc
cure terms of. peace through what
they denominate their representative
congress Otis.
MANILA. April 29.-Adjt Gen. WASH
ington: The congratulations of his
excellency, the president. for which all
grateful, will be conveyed as directed.
OTIs.
MANILA, May 1.-The ENJOYS from
Gen. Luna were very Hospitality treat
ed by Gen. Otis, who provided them
with house and with a guard and
permitted them to visit friends here.
Returning to the palace Saturday
| morning, the ENJOYS saw an illustra-
| ton of American resources. A long
train of wagons and pack mules was
just starting with provisions for Gen.
Lawton, who has reached Marunco.
LONDON, May 1.-Members of the
Filipino junta here made the state
ment to a correspondent Saturday that
the peace negotiations between the
United States authorities at Manila
and Gen. Luna were unofficial in char
acter. Gen. Luna, the junta asserts,
does not represent Aguinaldo's govern
ment. 1t is further asserted by the
junta that secret negotiations between
Dean c. Worcester, of the United
States Philippine commission, and q
representative of Aguinaldo, have been
in progress since before the attack on
Malolos. The following conditions,
it is alleged, were proposed after the
capture of Malolos. The Americans to
issue proclamation granting the Fill
ipinos self-government and political,
civil and religious rights similar to
those enjoyed by the people Of
Canada; the Filipinos to control
| iutcTudIlOudl mercdutllc TclaIlOuSs
Americans and Filipinos to enjoy equal
rights in the islands; Manila to remain
in the possession of the United States
until congress decides otherwise; the
American flag to fly over the capitols
of the islands and in the most prom
ineht positions along with the Fill
ipino flag, except at Manila. where
only the American flag shall fly,
all vessels to fly the American
flag with that of the Filipinos; the
Roman Catholic clergy are to be
under the same administration as
that in the United States; Spanish cleri-
cal direction and intervention to be
abolished; the statu quo of rural prop
erty belonging to the religious orders
to be maintained, without return to
the antebellum state of affairs: hos
pitfalls and schools formerly admins
tered by the orders, to be handed over
to the government, the orders to re-
tain only their present town property;
the secular clergy to retain their
property.