The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-05-02

Manila. May 2-S.5 a. m.-Gen. Mac
Arthur has sent officers 10 Gen Antonio
Luna. the Filipino commander. under a
flz o. truce, carrying money and provis-
ions .or American prisoners in mis- hands
And asking an exchange Of prisoners and
IL names OF such as he may have
4, .s reported that the insurgents have
tag officers and sixteen others. and IL Is
sHg5sed that among these are Lieut. ).
L Gilmore and nine men OF the crew oil
;bg sllbOat Yorktown, who fen into the
hands of the Fulpinos last month when
;a, eunboat visited Baler. on the east
ooas, OF Luzon.
MAJ BeH. with a squad OF scouts, has
car-gred the town Of Macabebe, about
four miles southwest Of Calumpit, the
I.upe ringing bells and shouting "Nivas.
Maj Gen. LaWton is advancing. He has
orsau.zed a band of forty scouts 10 90
ahead OF the column. The band, which
IS luder ". NJ. Young, an old Indian
fighter. who killed 1--WE Filipinos last week
l...udes Diamond. Harrington. SOmeriield.
and Murphy, OF the Second Oregon Regi-
meat
Yesterday. the anniversary OF the bat
lie Uf Manila bay, was observed by the
United States feet. Admiral Dewey had
many visitors. and the American and
British merchantmen dressed snip.
, Admiral Dewey yesterday cabled the
NAVY Department that he had received
apparently reliable information that ten
@ the missing Yorktown crew, including
Lieut. Gilmore. are prisoners at the IN
slrgent headquarters. The Admlral
added that he was continuing the invesu-
cation.
Ipssmueh as there were fifteen mem
brIs OF the Yorktown party captured by
the Fnipinos at Baler. and Admiral
Dewey accounts for only ten Of them
81 is feared that the other FIVE have been
killed They were probably killed or
fatally wounded in the original assault
upon the landing party at Baler. The
identity Of the members OF the party still
Uuaccounted for is not known.
4 telegram was sent 10 Admiral Dewey,
asking nim tc inform the department, II
possible, of the names Of the men known
10 be In the hands Of the Filipinos. II Is
accepted at the department that the rea-
son that he has not already furnished
these names, with the exception of that
OF Lieut.. Gilmore, was because he did not
have the information. The insurgent
headquarters, where Admiral Dewey says
The men are held prisoners. is supposed
10 be san Fernando, but there is no as
furance or that point.
Capt. Rockefeller Missing.
The War Department has received no
adyices from Gen. Otis since Saturday
concerning the conditions in the Philip
pines In the two dispatches received yes
terdav no mention is made OF the ncgotia-
tions with the insurgents nor of any fight
ing.
Gen Otis reports that Capt. Rockefeller.
of the Ninth Infantry, has been missing
since the 2sth Of April Capt. Rockefeller
was making some investigations about
CaloOCan and has not been seen since the
date given. Some Of his personal papers
have been found about two miles from
CaloOcan. Ii is thought he lost his way and
was captured by some of the insurgent
bands.
Capt. Rockefeller had not been long in
the Philippines. having arrived there on
ADri e. two days before his disappear
lumbus Barracks until July 80, 1898 He
then went 10 Porto Rico and served on
the stan of Gen. Fred Grant until No
vember. 1888 He went to Manila with his
regiment. the Ninth Infantry, sailing |
from San Francisco March 2S
capt Charles NJ Rockefeller entered the |
army as Il private in the Seventh New |
York IN 1851, He served through the civil |
war reaching the rank of First Lieuten- |
ant oi volunteers. He became a Second |
Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry In 1867. |
ana has been with that regiment ever |
since. He has always been known as a |
good sOldisr and was a graduate of the |
infantry and cavalry school. He was well |
Up In the list of Captains, and would have |
received d Majors commission in a short |
tM-.
Test Of Governmental Ability.
The State Department has received a |
IoAR report by cable from President |
SchLrman, Of the Philippine Commission. |
ahl the representative Of Aguinaldo. The /
Text OF the dispatch was not made pub |
lie bat II was stated that Mr.. Schur- !
mans report agreed precisely with the |
Associated Press statement of the pro- /
'eellngS IN the conference, as eabled |
from Manila.
II is declared at the State Department |
mat the proclamation issued by the Phil |
'ip-Er Commission just before the be gin- /
Aiis oi The last campaign represents the |
maximum concessions TO be made to the /
insurgents 10y the United States govern |
A'It. IL Is realized now more strongly |
'hah al any other period that the capac- 4
4y Oi the FllpinOs for self-gOVeTnment 4
an undetermined question The /
United States government is willing to |
-'.9I3 tue natives an opportunity TO |
'es. lheir abilities, for the Philippine /
commission proposes 10 allow them al /
most complete control OF their local af- 4
!--is, exercising only such supervision /
'iyotA the United States military as l
H'ay or necessary 10 guard against the /
Consequences u mistake on the part OF /
ial''' municipal and provincial officials I.
lL The hrst experiment at self-gOyern-
MeHt
-He experiment is already in progress sn
some points Of the Philippines outside the 4
is-ahA ~ Llzon. where the United States |
s-lHor'ieS have hOisted the flag and as
s-Wtl sovereignty. yet have continued |
lhe .O.al governments under native direc-
t.H. 50 iar a. the reports indicate. these 1
experiments are working well. and prom 4
Use 10 have "a good influence In shaping
ile attitude toward the United States Of /
d considerable element among the FIN
gnos wH!sH has been suspicious OF our
Intentions
sH.35h for tiTst NsbFaska's 6 ok
Omaha. Nebr May THE world-Ier-
a. today eabied $3.50 TO the surgeon Of