Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-15

IN MANIALA, LAST EVENING.
THE STREETS TIIRONGED-AN
ATTACK ON THE SPANISH BY
NATIVES.
Manila, May IA, p. m.-The civilian
members of the United States Philip
pine commission are favorable to the
meeting with Filipino commission,
which was suggested yesterday on be-
half of Aguinaldo by Lieut. Reyes, of
the staff of Gen. Gregorio del Pillar, VINO
came to Gen. Lawton under flag OF
truce. 1t is thought by the American
resulted from recent meeting of the
so-called Filipino Congress at San Isl
dro. Definite information on this point,
however, cannot yet be obtained, though
the local Filipino committee, which is
in close communication with the leaders
of the rebellion, is doing its utmost to
secure peace.
A BOLD ADVANCE.
Ten members of Major Gen. Law
tons band of scouts, under W. M.
Young, the old Indian fighter, entered
the town of San Miguel, about fifteen
miles north of Norzagaray, not aware
of what place it was. They found two
hundred Filipinos there, but the rebels,
taking the scouts for the advance of
Gen. Lawton's army, fed after firing a
few shots. Young and another scout
were wounded and have been brought
to Manila.
The Ninth infantry and a mountain
battery of six guns have been sent to
the front.
GAIETY IN MANILA.
The uniform quiet now prevailing in
Manila has led the authorities to relax
the rule under which the city streets
were cleared from to $3.50 p. NJ, and
this evening there is the largest and
most brilliant assembly of pedestrians
and people in carriages to listen to
band concert on the Luneta that has
been known here since the Spaniards
left.
Prof Schurman, president of the Uni
ted States Philippine commission, gave
a farewell luncheon to-day to Admiral
Dewey, at which Prof. Dean C. Worces-
ter and Col Charles DENLY, of the COM
mission, with Gen. Macarthur, Mrs.
Lawton and others were present. The
health of the Admiral was drunk with
the utmost cordiality.
ATTACK ON SPANISH.
Washington, May 14.-The War De-
partment to-day received the following
dispatch:
Manila, May IA.
1t is reported that at Zamboanga,
insurgents attacked Spanish troops on
the 11th inst, using quick firing guns
and arms captured from Spanish gun
boats. Spanish general and two off
GERS were wounded. Few casualties
among troops. Spanish garrison now
besieged. Water supply cut off and
(Signed) OTIS.
THE NEWS IN SPAIN.
Madrid, May 14.-Senor Don Fran
cisco Silvela, the Spanish premier, in
an Interview to-day regarding the at
tack by the Filipinos upon the Spanish
garrison at Zamboanga, island of Min
danona, in which two Spanish officers
and three men were wounded and one
man killed, said:
1T is very painful to us to have suf-
fered these losses in a territory that
does not belong to u.s. We left these
troops in the Philippines in the hope
that they might aid in securing the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Filipinos. Our efforts in
this direction have been fruitless. Ag-
uinaldO refuses to treat with us, and
a Frenchman On. Dumarais) who had
offered on our behalf to treat with the
enemy, was killed by them.
America has not yet succeeded, as
she has no more authority than we had
We cannot leave troops any longer in
territory that we are obliged to de-
fend, and ! have telegraphed Gen. Rios
to use three steamers for the immedi-
ate transportation of our troops from
Zamboanga and Yolo and to acquaint
Major General Otis with these instruc-
tions, so that the American commander
may possess the territories we have
Abandoned
The Filipino committee has issued
manifesto to the press declaring that
the Filipino government" will reject
all negotiations for peace on the part
of the Americans based upon any
scheme of autonomy and will demand
that the United States fulfill the en-
gagement made before the declaration
of war with Spain.
The manifesto denies that Gen. An
tonic Luna has surrendered, and as
serts that Major General Lawton is
routed, and that the hospitals are
filled with Americans" hundreds of
whom are insubordinate.
LATEST FROM OTIS.
Washington, May 1.-THE following
dispatch from Major General Otis. Civ
ing the status of the military situation
as 1T now exists in the operations
against the insurgents, was received at
the War Department to-day.
Manila, May IA.
Adjutant General, Washington.