New-York tribune., 1899-05-14
END OF WAR IN LUZON NEAR
,vsrRGENTs TRYING TO REOPEN PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS.

.oYrNALDo DISCUSSES ADvIsABILIrY OF
srrRRENDER-HE ORDERS FOREIGNERS
OUT OF FILIPINO TERRITORY.
Manila May 13.-The curtain will go down
=. few days the fighting in the island Of
,,,on. Preparations are being made for an
.,sr act in the drama, which will necessarily
a.perse the Filipinos The insurgents are in
,..,ched so close to San Fernando as TO make
,ss in that city uncomfortable while they re-
main in their present position. The forces Of
che United States have advanced so far that
the question OF transportation has become the
sreat problem. To solve it, engineers
rairing the Bagbag bridge. that 1t will be
safe for the passage Of trains and give railroad
connection between Manila and San Fernando.
In the mean time supplies shipped to Calumpit
have to be hauled fifteen miles TO MaJor-General
Macarthur at San Fernando and twenty miles
70 Major General Lawton at Bacolor by bull
lock-carts and every cart has to be ferried
separately on raft across the Rio Grande two
or three times. The roads rough and-after
the daily showers, which are forerunners Of the
rainy season--so soft that 1t is Impossible to
make more than mile an hour. The few mules
that are here have been found to be greatly
,pperior to bullocks for this work. The latter
die unless they have frequent baths and the
heat has killed so many that carting is now
all done at night
FILIPINO TREACHERY
The policy OF humane warfare has its disad-
vsntages Among the thousands Of pretended
friendly natives who have been returning to
their homes behind the American troops. some
have taken advantage of the generosity of the
tn mall
Americans go we'll armed and in parties. Sol
d,ers going about alone frequently fired on
from houses or from behind bushes. In the last
wee. - has been found necessary to send guards
with wagons and ambuances. and several at
tempts have been made to wreck trains by
placing Instructions on the railway track
ANOTHER CONFERENCE ASKED.
The Filipinos have resumed the attempt to in
6uce the Americans to discuss the situation
Reyes young lieutenant the staff OF Gen
era Gregorlo del Pillar came to General Law
ton to-day under flag of truce He was ac-
companied by a barefooted buger The two
were escorted to Manila by Captain Sewel. OF
General Lawton's staff. Reyes told Major-Gen-
eral Otis that Aguinaldo desired passes to
Manila for a military commission which desired
10 confer with the American Philippine COM
mssoners General Otis replied that passes
would not be necessary, unarmed commits
sioners could enter the American lines. He
would leave the matter. he said. in General
Lawton's hands. Lieutenant Reyes returned to
Bacoor this evening.
FOREIGNERS ORDERED TO DEPART.
Aguinaldo has issued orders that all foreign
ers must leave insurgent territory within forty
eight hours There are only a few commercial!
men there, principally English and Germans.
Aguinaldo believes that by refusing the rights
OF ron com 5atants to them he can force their
Governments 10 recognize the belligerency 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
Taga General Troas. has brought to Father
McKinnon, chaplain of the let California Reg-
ment, copy OF letter written by Aguinaldo
to General Troas asking his opinion as to the
advisablity Of surrendering saying;
Il fear that the long warfare that will be
necessary to conquer the United States will
drain the country's resources too much"
Mr.. Holmes. a Canadian subject, who. with
his partner in the sugar manufacturing business
at Calumpit Mr. Carrick, an American. was re-
Gently captured by the Filipinos, reports that
he was informed by his captors that he might
depart whenever he wished TO do so. He re-
fused to go unless Carrick was permitted to ac-
company him, and said I'VE go or stay to-
gether"