The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-06
THEY WANT PEACE.
Representatives of Aguinaldo Visit
Gen. Otis.
Ask for n Brief Armistice-Cncond
tionaI Surrender Is Demands
ed by Americans-The End
In sight.

Chicago, April 29.--John I. Nc
Cutcheon, special correspondent of the
Chicago Record al Manila, cabled that
paper at midnight Friday as follows:
interviewed Gen. Otis at Malacanan pal
ace rega riding the emissaries from the insur-
gents who are here making peace propo-
| sails The Filipino representatives are Col.
Manuel Argueses and Lieut. Jose Bernal.
They came through the lines under flag
Of truce. They were escorted to Manila by
Mai Malloncy Of Gen. MacArthurs staff,
and were taken directly to the office of Gen.
Otis.
president schurman and Charles Dem
| by, members of the Philippine commission,
Immediately entered the palace, and II was
nearly two hours later when the two insur-
| gent officers left.
! Thinks Rebels Dcmoralizcd.
ct Immediately went to Gen. Otis. In
response TO my inquiry he said: II believe
| the insurgents are thoroughly demoralized
| They had considered Calumpit the
| strongest position on their lines II was
! there that they had made their successful
stand against the spaniards in 1896. Many
of their former trenches were still there.
not having been destroyed. and were used
! by the insurgents yesterday when the
! Americans drove them out. / presume aft
! er that defeat the FiNpinos lost all conf
dence and spirit.
Ask ArmistIce TIL May I.
1.-The emissares who have been here
came to ask for an srmistice until May !,
when the Filipino congress. they said.
would convene and discuss the question
as to whether the natives of this island
favor a declaration of peace or a continu-
alton Of war ..
81 told them the only terms that would
be accepted by the Americans would be
| unconditional surrender. with amnesty to
ell insurgents bearing arms.
1.-The representatives of Gen. Aguinaldo
did not think the insurgents would agree
to this. They said 1t was not consistent
with their idea of honor, and that II forced
TO surrender the peace thus procured would
not be permanent.
sends Emissnries hack.
"T considered this expression in the ma
! ture of a threat, ard / so told the insur-
gents, and requested the officers in whose
company they had come TO the palace to
take them back TO theQihes
" L consider that possibly the insurgents
are only sparring for time in making this
request for an armisticc Further agrees
! sive action on our part will be necessary
Natives Panic-Stricken.
''It is reported that San Fernando, where
! for time Aguinaldo had his headquar-
tiers, Is thronged with panic-stricken refu-
gees. The insurgent troops are in mutiiy.
! The great body OF the Filipinos are ready to
give up the fight. Many natives are be-
tween the American lines and Manila now
hurrying to their homes. They show a
friendly disposition toward the Americans
and most all of them agree that yesterdays
victory at Calumpit broke the backbone Of
the instruction.
They Are Prisoners.
Manila, April 29.-The insurgents at
Baler state that they have the missing
men of gunboat Yorktown and are hold
ing them as prisoners.
The men referred to in the above dis
patch are Is in number. They went TO
Baler to rescue the Spanish force be-
sieged there by the insurgents and were
captured when they landed April II.
Up to now their fate has been unknown.
Think the End In sight.
Washington, April 29.-The end of
the Filipino instruction is in sight, in
the opinion of army and navy officials
\ telegram received from Gen. Otis Fri
day announces that Aguinaldo had
taken what is regarded as the first step
towards surrendering namely, re-
Questing cessation of hostilities. Sec.
rotary Alger said as the department
closed that while it could not be said
that peace was assured, he regarded the
prospects as of the brightest and felt
confident that the end of the insurrec.
ton was near. To his mind there would
be n repetition of the negotiations
which were had before Santiago.
Our Losses.
Washington, April ga statement
prepared at the war department shows
that 1913 were killed in the Philippines
from February to April rs, and LII
wounded; total 1900.
President Sends Message of Thanks.
Philadelphia, April 2o.-Immediately
upon receiving from Washington the
dispatch of Gen. Otis, President Nc
kinley sent the following message of
congratulations and thanks to the sol
diers in the Philippines:
philadelphia April 2s.-To Otis. Mapila
Your message announcing the achieve
ments of MacArthur's division and the pro-
posal by the insurgents Of suspension of
hostilites most gratifying. Convey TO off,
GERS and men heartfelt congratulations and
gratitude for their signal gallantry and tri-
umph. WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Negroes Lynch n Negro.