Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-05-18
TRUCE WANTED.
Request tonnes Direct From Aguinaldo
Through an Aide From ten. rilar.
u WIZ 'onfer With the Philippine Com
mission Appointed ~ i'te-jdrnt Ne
kinIey Grn. OTIS >nys lie IIas
Soo Objection To Farley.

miN>tnn Appointed hE ire=jdrnt Ne
kinIry zen. OtI- says lie IIas
500 objection To Farley.
MANI May H. The Fiiipin"~ have
resumed the attempt to induce the
Americans to discuss the situation.
Reyes, a young licutcncnt ON the staff
Of Gen. Grcgurio del Pillar, came to
ten. l.aNt"n Saturday under flag
"f truce. He was accompanied 10y
harcfuutcd i.ugicr. The two were
escorted To- Manila 10y Capt. Sow
ell, of ten. lawton'S staff. Reyes
told Maj Gen. otis that Agui-
ua,dn desired passes for a. military
commission to come To Mani to con-
fer with the Amcrican-rhilppin com
misSioucrS. ten. otis replied that
passes would not I've necessary, a. un-
armed commissioners could enter the
American lines. lie would leave the
matter, he said. in zen. Lawton's
hands. Lieut.. Reyes returned Satur-
day evening Ia Eacalor.
MANILA, May IL. Aguinaldo has is
sued orders that all foreigners must
leave insurgent territory within -
hours. There are only few CONNER
cial men there. mostly English and
| German.
Aguinaldo believes that by refusing
them the rights of non-comhatants he
can force their governments to recog-
nizc the brlliGcrency of his so-called
| government, in order that they may
treat for the safety of their subjects.
a Filipino priest, who had talked
with the Tagal General Treas, has
brought To Father Mckinnon, chaplain
of the Ist California regiment. a copy
of letter written 10y Aguinaldo to
the General Treas, asking his opin-
| ion as to the adviSability of surrender
ing. saying: Il fear that the long war
fare that will be necessary to conquer
the United States will drain the coun-
try's resources too much
Mr. Holmes. Il Canadian subject,
who, with his partner in the sugar
manufacturing business at Calumpit,
Mr.. ,arrick. an American, was recent
~ captured by the Filipinos, reports
that he was informed by his captors
that he might leave whenever he
! iShcd to do so. ~ refused % 20 u,t-
less tarrieil was permitted 20 accom-
pany him. and eaid: 1--WE 20 or stay
:prct seI."
The curtain will 30 down IN Jew
days ON the fighting in the island of
Luzon. Workingmen are preparing
for another act in the drama which
will necessarily dispcrsc the Filipinos.
| The rebels are So close to San Fer.
nando as to make life in that place
uncomfortable while they remain in
their present position. The armies of
the United States have advanced SO
tar that the question of transp rita
tiun has become the great problem.
To solve it. engineers are repairing
the gbag bridge SO that it will be
safe for the passage of trains and give
railroad connection between Manila
and san Fernando. In the meantime
supplies shipped to Calumpit have &c
b. hauled Ii miles to Maj. Gen. Mac
Arthur, at san Fernando. and .,
rsilcs Ia Maj. Ten. Lawtcn. ut Bacol
or. by bullock carts, and every cart
has to be fcrried separately on /;
raft across the Rio Grande two ol
three times. The roads are rough. AM
after the daily showers, which ar,
foreruuners of the rainy season. 81
soft that II is impossible to make NOR,
than a mile an hour. The few mule.
that are here have been found to b,
greatly superior to bulloclls for thi
work. The latter die unless they ar,
given frequent baths, and the hea
killed 50 many that carting is row al
done by night.
MANILA. May 15.-Thc civilian mem
bcrs of the United States Philippine
commission are favorable to the meet
ing with Filipino commission whicl
was suggested on Saturday on behal
of AGuinaldo by Lieut.. Reyes, of tn
staff OF Gen. Gregoria Del Pillar, VIII,
came to Gen. Lawton under a fla,
of truce, bearing the proposal
:, 1t is thought by the American
commissioners that the idea ma
have resulted from a recent meeting O
the so-called Filipino congress at Sal
lsidor. Definite information on thi
point. however, can not yet be obtain
cd, though the local Filipino commi,
tee winch is in close communicates
, with the leaders of the rebe lion is dc
ing its utmost to secure peace.