The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-05
GEN. ANTOl|'S NENF|GHl.
Battle With Filipinos Nea,
Balinag Reported -Agui-
naldo Wants to Quit.
GENERAL OTIS DECLINED
Told Colonel ArguelleS That it Wa:
USeleSSfor Filipinos to Return Uu-
less They Accept Our Terms.

less They Accept Our Terms.
The Natives Must Lay Down Their Armi
and Surrender Before Any Condition.
Except That of Amnesty Can BE
Granted-Major Bell Takes Possession
Of Macabebe.
Manila, May 4.-Heavy fighting by
Gen. LaWtons troops was reported t,
be in progress near Balinag. The wires
were cut and no further news is OBJ.
tainable.
Gen. Lawton encountered strong re-
siStanceS from the enemy near San
Rafael, losing one man killed ana five
wounded. A reconnOiteling party OBJ.
served several hundred refugees near
San Simon, four miles north of Apalit.
Many of them were suffering from
smallpox and fevcrS, and all were in
wretched condition. a large body of
soldiers are reported to be marching
west from Balinag across the marsh
road toward San Luis seven miles
north Of Calumpit. More Maccabebes
continue to arrive at Calumpit. They
express great fear of he Tagalogs AMI
ask to be supplied with arms with
which to fight them.
Foreigners arriving from Aparri, at
he northern extremity of the island of
Luzon, report that the natives are CON
centrating and preparing to resist the
Americans.
Gen. Macarthur has received a list
Of the prisoners in the hands of the
enemy, which includes one English
man. The list is verified by Lieut..
prisoners are near Calumpit
The 51st Iowa Infantry has Joined
Gen Hale's brigade, which crossed
the Rio Chico at dawn and marched
eastward, expecting to connect its cav
airy with Gen. LawtOn's command.
Col. ArguclleS and his fellow COM
missioner said that the Filpinos desire
the same form of government for the
Philippines as existed in the South
American republics.
Col. Arguelles said that since his last
conference with Gen. Otis he had con-
suited with Aguinaldo at San Isidro.
Aguinaldo, he said. wishes to surrend-
er, but persists in his request to have
an opportunity to submit the question
to the native Congress. He further
said that Aguinaldo had stated that
against. the Americans thus far.
Manila, May 4-Aguinaldo the Fill
|pinO chief, has himself made overtures
for peace whit the Americans.
Col. Manuel ArguelleS. one of the en-
vOys sent into the American lines by
General Luna, revised General Otis
and presented proposition which
came directly from Aguinaldo
1t was in effect the same proposition
heretofore made by General Luna. that
the Americans grant an armistice un-
ltil the Filipino Congress met and de-
Icided whether or not the Filipino
army should surrender.
General Otis declined the proposition
Iand told Colonel Arguelles that il was
useless for the Filpinos to return un-
less they came prepared to accede to
the American demands.
The Filipinos, he said, must Law
down their arms and surrender before
any conditions, eXcep that of amnesty,
were granted them.
The Filipino army is known to be
i in bad shape. 1t is believed the next
step taken by its leaders will be total
surrender.
Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne
have been sent by General Otis to Gen
eral Luna's headquarters under flag
0t truce to bear money and provisions
70 the American prisoners held by the
insurgents and to learn their names.
The ENJOYS will also ask for an eX-
change of prisoners, it being reported
that General Luna has two officers and
sixteen others. Lieutenant Gilmore
and eleven men of the Yorktown's
crew are supposed to he among this
number.
A guard with supplies has pushed a
loaded hand car from Apalt to Gen
eral Luna's headquarters at Santo
4Tomas five miles north.
In response to the request of party
OF residents of Maccahebe. Major Bell,
with a squad of scouts, entered the
town and took possession.
The inhabitants received the Ameri-
cans with cheers and bells ringing
They besought Major Bell to garrison
the town to protect them from the
Z 4Tagalos.
General Lawton has organized a
band of 40 scouts, led by w. NJ. Young,
an old Indian fighter, to act as van
guard to his column, and he Is advanc-
aing.
Young is dead shot and holds a
Record of killing five Filipinos last
week. Among the scouts are Diamond,
Harrington, Murphy and Somerfield,
0f the Second Oregon Volunteers