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TO CONTINUE WAR,
Filipino Congress Rejects American
Peace Overrures.
Aguinaido so Notifies the Junta at
London - Independence Their
Only Aim-Aguinaldo Said
tn Have Fled.

London, May i6.--The Filipino junta
here has received the following mes
sage from Aguinaldo, cabled from
Hong Kong under date OF May ~:
1.-The Filipino government. In accordance
with the general feeling OF the country. has
decided to continue the war at all costs UNI
I'll independence IL secured.
1.-THE F'ilipinos energetically refuse the
American peace overtures, based on re-
stricted autonomy coupled with promises
OF subsequent self-government.
'tThc Filpinos demand a strict fulfillment
OF the articles OF the American constitution
and treaties contracted by the American
representatives when imploring Filipino
alliance in combating the Spaniards.
IAN the Filipino generals support Aguin-
aldo. Gen. Luna's reported oyertures for
peace are untrue Our army is near Ma
Mia. simultaneously attacking the whole
American line.
''The heat and rains are causing many
casualties In the American army. All the
hospitals are crowded with sick and
wounded. Four hundred OF the Cincinnati
regiment have been imprisoned by Gen.
Otis for INSTRUMENTATION In refusing TO
fight The regular troops quartered In Ma
Mia and other towns are quiet. The volun-
teers are abused and are always at the
front. with scanty rations.
THE discomfort between the Americans
and Europeans is general
AEuinaIdo Fugitive.
New York, May 16.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from San Miguel, via Ma
Mia, says: IL is said that Aguinaldc
has fled into the province of Neuya
Eciia. On April 20 he retreated by car
riage from Balinag through San lsi-
dro, and nothing has been heard from
him in the two weeks since. The 5000
Spanish prisoners who are reported 10
he held by the insurgents have been
carried into northern province and
scattered among small garrisons. They
are beyond American succor this sea-
son unless "A Filipino surrender takes
place within three weeks. Five Amer
lean prisoners were carried through
this town last week. Their names are
unknown.
Lnwton's Advance.
Manila, May 16. The New York
Journal correspondent cables: Gen.
Lawton's brigade advanced northward
Monday morning and captured lldefon-
so without resistance After posting
guard mt the town Gen. Lawton pushed
on TO San Miguel. The scouts in adj
vance of Gen. Lawtons column were
surprised as they approached the city
by fire opened upon them at range
of about 500 yards. Chief Of Scouts
Young and two privates were seriously
wounded. The Minnesota regiment re-
enforced the scouts and charged the
trenches, from which the Filipinos
were firing, killing two captains and
three lieutenants and wounding 81 Of
the enemy. The Filipinos retreatcd be-
fore the charging Americans, and Gen.
Lawton occupied the city. In San
Miguel were found 600 insurgents.
Their arms had been secreted.
Piinr Ready 20 Surrender.
At the Front with Lawton's Column,
San Miguel, May IA, via Manila, May 16.
The insurgent Gen. Gregorio del
Pillar believes that he has been desert
cd by the Filipino government. and de-
sires 10 surrender il he can secure what
he regards as honorable terms from the
Americans.