Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-29
Insurgents SUE FOR PEACE |
Aguinaldo Proposes to General Otis
That HostilitieS Cease.

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That HoStilitieS Cease.
WHILE THE FILIPINO CONGRESS
is CALLED TOGETHER TO DE-
eide WHETHER THE WAR BE
CONTINUED OTIS
REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE
CONGRESS. AND INSISTS UPON
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
AS THE ONLY TERMS OF PEACE.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE TO BE
HELD TO-DAY BETWEEN THE
AMERICANS AND REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE INSURGENTS.
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
Manila, April $500 a. m.-The
Filipinos are suing for peace. Col.
Manuel Argueleses and Lieut.. Jose Ber-
nal, chief of Gen. Luna's staff, entered
Gen. MacArthur's line, bearing flag
of truce.
The Filipino officers walked down the
railroad track to the Kansas regiments
outpost at o'clock this morning. The
Kansas captain in command there es-
corted them to Gen. Wheatens head
quarters, where they were provided
with horses and sent to the headquar-
tiers of Gen. Macarthur. The latter in
vited the Filipinos to sit down at lunch
with him, and conversed with them for
some time. He refused. however. to
speak authoritatively on the subject
of their errand, referring all inquiries
to Gen. Otis.
The Filipinos were then escorted by
Major Malloney, of Gen. MacArthurs
staff, to Manila, reaching there at 3
o'clock o. m. Gen. Otis's side lieuten-
ant, Sladen, was awaiting their arrival
at the depot with carriage, in which
they were driven to the palace en-
trance.
The Filipino officers attracted much
attention. They were dressed in uni
forms of checkered blue and white
cloth and wore straw hats. They car
ried no side arms. They were escorted
directly to the Office. of Gen. Otis.
Jacob G. Schuman, president of the
Philippine commission and Hon. Chas.
DENLY, a member of the commission,
soon joined the party there.
The news of the arrival of the Fill
Pine officers under a flag of truce
spread throughout the city rapidly and
many officers grayitated to the CORR
doris of the palace, while a crowd of
natives gathered in the square opposite
the palace.
At 5 o'clock the Filipino officers, es-
corted by Lieut. Sladen and Major
Mallory, left the palace. They did not
look at all elated as a result of their
talk with Gen. Otis and the members
of the Philippine commission.
The Filipino advances for peace were
fruitless. Col. Manuel Agrueleses and
Lieut. Jose Bernal told Gen. Otis that
they were representatives of Gen. Luna,
who had been requested by Aguinaldo
to ask Gen. Otis for a cessation of hos
tilities in order to allow time for the
summoning of the Filipino Congress,
which body would decide whether the
people wanted peace. Gen. Otis replied
that he did not recognize the existence
of a Filipino government
There will be another conference to-
morrow.
At Calumpit for the first time a
large body of Filipinos attempted to
face the Americans in open ground.
The Filipinos in the trenches were dis
persed after making ridiculously
feeble resistance. But Gen. Luna's
brigade came upon the field from Mac
abeles on the double quick, the two
regiments preserving perfect forma-
ton. The Americans from the south
bank of the river, which is higher than
the north bank, could see Gen. Luna
mounted on black horse galloping
frantically along the lines and appar-
entity exhorting his followers to make
a stand. He finally succeeded in get
ting them spread in an extended line
OF battle, which would have done credit
TO A CIVILIZED ARMY.
But when the American bullets Show
cred thickly- among them, stirring
clouds of dust from the sandy soil, the
F1lipinos again showed that no amount
of drilling could fortify them sufficient
ly to make them face the American
rifles, and their train pulled I'D the
track, with its load of dead and wound.
ed, in plain sight of the Americans
who were entering the town SO close
ly that the rebels barely slipped out of
their captors' hands The Montana
regiment made a rush to capture the
train, running up the track, yelling
shrilly and even dropping their guns
In pursuit. But the engine backed off
hastily, leaving the bodies of six war
riors to their enemies.
Twenty Filipinos who came to meet
the conquerors, bearing a white flag.
declared heartily that they were sick