River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-02
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
Report Says Fully 5000 Filipinos
Are Ready to Surrender.
Belief Expressed by the Spanish Com
missioners That Aguinaldo Is
Neutrality-suspicious. of the
Campaign to Date.

Manila, Feb. 2s.--Two Spanish com
missioners, Senior Rosatio and Aboga-
DO, who were permitted to pass through
our lines and confer with Aguinaldo
with reference to the Spanish prison
ers at Malolos, returned through our
lines Monday morning, near Caloocan,
with a sealed dispatch for the Span
iards. The commissioners said that
Aguinaldo and Sanduiko were both at
Malolos and inclined to pacific over
lures. While the Filipinos are not yet
prepared TO surrender the Spanish
prisoners, they will gladly release two
Americans who have been held for six
weeks, on the payment of $50, the value
of food and clothing furnished TO them.
Shortly afterwards the rebels sent
out a flag of truce borne by Command
ant Sinforoso de la Cruz, and several
hundred of the enemy left the Filipino
lines crying NO quire!" MAS Com
BATE" "Americanos Mucho Buenol"
The commandments said that fully 5000
Of his men had had enough, and were
anxious to surrender.
Washington, Feb. 2s. - Dispatches
from Manila intimating that the in
surgents contemplated surrender
have been received with satisfaction at
the war department, where it has been
feared the American troops would have
some trouble in bringing the rebels to
terms.
Asks for the Oregon.
Washington, Feb 25.-The following
dispatch has been received at the
navy department.:
Manila Feb. 24.-For political reasons,
the Oregon should be sent here at once.
(Signed) DEWEY"
The cabinet gave some attention TO
Dewey's cable message relative TO the
political importance of sending the
Oregon at once to Manila. The con-
clusion reached was that too much inn
portance should not be attached to it
that Dewey wants the big ship to influ-
ence the Filipinos through, fear. Sec
rotary Long said when asked for an eX-
PLANTATION of the reference to political
reasons in the dispatch: II am sure
that it has no international signifi-
cance."
Its Rack Is Broken.
Manila, Feb. 2S.-The New York Jour
nal correspondent cables:
Mai Gen Otis has broken the back OF
the insurrection. One more general ad-
vance and the Tagalos will be scattered to
the winds The general in command has
sent troops to Cebu, in furtherance of the
broad plan of occupying the Nisayas is
lands detaching them from Aguinaldo's
cause and localizng the war as much as
possible to the island of Luzon. / was
present at a parley with the enemy between
the lines this morning. I saw women and
children in the trenches with rifles in their
hands Some of the insurgent officers told
me they hoped for peace They said they
had received messages from friends say
ing that an American commission was com
ing 10 treat with them, which shows that
the anti-expansionist in Washington are
simply encouraging the enemy. The COM
missioners who went to Malolos to treat for
the release Of the Spanish prisoners re-
port that Agulnaldo wants money for the
prisoners
Casualties of the Campaign.
The casualties to date, by regiments
are as follows: