The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
FILIPINos DESPERATE.
Curtain IL About to Fail Upon the
Fighting In the PhtIfnr1rn

curtain IL About to Fail Upon tbA
Fighting In the Philippines
MANILA, May 1s.-Ae,,inaIdo bs. q.
sued orders that oil FOREIGNERS musf iss %
2nsurgent territory within forty-eioht
hours; There are only few commercial
1uen there, mostly English and German.
Asmnaldo believes that by refusing fIan,
tne rights OF non-conbatants he can force
thelf governments to recognize the bellig-
ersncy OF his so-called government. in
e VI sa that tney may treat for the safety
OF their subjects,
a Filipino priest who had talked with
Lne Tagal general, Treas, has brought 10
EaIner Mckinnon. chaplain of the First
oai1ornla regiment, copy Of q letter
written by Aguinaldo to Gen. Treas asl,-
Ing his opinion as to the advisabtlitv ~
surrendering, saying:
l rear that the long warfare that will
De necessary to conquer the United States
VIII drain the country's resources too
MUCH" wv
Mr. Holmes. a Canadian, who, with his
partner In the sugar manufacturing BUSH
ness at Calumpit, Mr. Carrick an Amerf-
can, was recently captured by the Fill
pinos, reports that he was informed nv
MS eaptors that he might light out when
ever he wished to do so. He refused to
go unless Carrick was permitted to ae-
We go or stay together
The curtain will go down in a few DAYS
on the fighting in the island of Luzon.
Workingmen are preparing Tor another
act in the drama, which will necessarily
disperse the Filipinos. The rebels are so
close to San Fernando as to make life in
that place uncomfortable while they re-
main In their present position. The ar
mics of the United States have advanced
so far that the question of transportation
mas become the great problem. To solve
1t, engineers are repairing the Bagbag
bridge, so that 1T will be safe for the pas
sage of trains and give railroad connec-
ton between Manila and San Fernando.
In the meantime supplies shipped to Ca
lumpit have been hauled fifteen miles to
Maj. Gen. Macarthur at San Fernando,
and twenty miles to Maj. Cen Lawton
at Bacolor, by bullock carts, and every
cart had to be ferried separately on a
raft across the Rio Grande two or three
times. The roads arc rough, and after the
daily showers, which are forerunners of
the rainy season, so soft that II is i'm
possible to make mere than mile an
hour. The few mules that are here have
been found to be greatly superior to bull
locks for this work. The latter die unless
they are given frequent baths, and the
heat has killed so many that carting is
now all done by night.
The policy of human warfare has its
disadvantages. Among the thousands of
pretended friendly natives who are re-
turning to their homes behind the Amer
lean armies, there are some who have
taken advantage OF the generosity of the
conquerors to make the zone unsafe I'M
less Americans so we'll armed and in par
ties Soldiers going about alone are fire.
quently fired upon from houses or from
behind bushes. During the past week 1t
has been found necessary to send guards
with wagons and ambulances, and several
attempts have been made to wreck trains
by placing distractions upon the railway
track.
The Filipinos have resumed attempt to
induce the Americans to discuss the. sit
uation. Reyes, young lieutenant on
the staff OF Gen. Gregorio del Pillar, came
to Gen. Lawton today under a flag OF
truce He was accompanied by bare
footed bugler. The two were escorted to
Manila by Capt. Sewall, of Gen. Law
TONS staff. Reyes told Maj. Cen Otis
that Aguinaldo desired permission for
military commission to come to Manila
to confer with the Philippine commission.
Gen. Otis answered that passes would not
be necessary, as unarmed commissioners
could come without them He would leave
the matter In Gen. Bawton's hands.
Lieut.. Reyes returned to Bacalor.