The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-04
GEN. OTIS TERMS.
denerai Amnesty the Only Terms
American Commander Will Give.
ne ENJOYS Practically Admit That Their
army Was In Very Desperate Straits
ana Are Thoroughly Whipped
win Surrender Soon.

l. WASHINGTON, May /. - Gen. Oti
ie caDied the war department that tn,
d conference with the Filipnos termin
d ated Saturday morning. He says the,
wanted three weeks in which to allow
= ehelr congress to decide whether hos.
> 'lities should case. The proposition
= was declined. The representatives. re-
''red TO the insurgent lines Gen. Otis
S says the insurgents are tired of fight
, ing and are no doubt seeking the best
terms.
In another cable Gen. Otis expresses
thanks to the president for his apnre-
cation of the work of the army in the
Philippines
1t is stated at the war department
'nat the insurgent leaders probably
wili confer and seek another confer
once with Gen. Otis. and that the qen-
erai will no dou bt grant general am
nesty.
Ihe fun text of the dispatches from
Ten. Otis are as follows:
MANILA, April 29.-Aiutant cenero,
washington: Conference with the
insurgent representatives terminated
saturday morning. Their request OF
cessation of hostilities for three veol,s
10 enable to call their congress to de-
ciue whether to continue prosecution
ol war or propose terms of peace
proposition declined and full amnesty
promised on surrender Believe in
surgents tired of war but seek to Sc
cure terms of peace through what
they denominate their Representative
'o'S' OTIs.
MANILA, April 90. -AdJt Gen. Wash
ngton; The congratulations of his
'xceilency, the president for which all ;
grateful, will be conveyed as directed. q
OTIs.
MANILA, May 1.-The envoys from
rem. Luna were very Hospitality treat =
q oy Gen. Otis, who provided them
'ith a house and with a guard and -
ermltted them to visit friends here.
eturnlng to the palace Saturday =,
Iornlng, the ENJOYS saw an illustra-
on OF American resources. A long =.
am OF wagons and pack mules was -
So starting with provisions for Gen. -.
awton, who has reached Marunco Nv nv
LONDON, May members of the 49,;
hplno Junta here made the state
ent to correspondent Saturday that -,
e peace negotiations between the ta'
llted States authorities at Manila I
d Gen. Luna were unofficial in char A.,
ter Gen. Luna, the junta asserts. 49,
es not represent Aguinaldo's govern 49,
mt. 1t is further asserted by the 49,
lta that secret negotiations between H.;
an I. Worcester, of the United 49,
ties Philippine commission. and n s,s.
resentative Of Aguinaldo, have been .a~,
progress since before the attack on hai
lolos' The following conditions, in,
s alleged were proposed after the fon n
ture Of Malolos The Americans to 1oto
e q proclamation granting the Fill inc
los self-government and political. %
and religious rights similar to hau
Sc enjoyed by the people of IN -
ada; the Filipinos to control .I.,,
mercantile relations:
p-"o' W enJoy equal and
is in the islands; Manila to remain nv,
lie possession of the United States o..
congress decides otherwise: the
rican flag to fly over the capitols ;nor
e islands and in the most prom "rot
positions along with the Fill A,
flag, except at Manila, where oro,,
the American flag shall fly, H. =
vessels to fly the American 49,,
60, WV iiip'ios' 'ne them
IN Catholic clergy are to be uIat;,
"''oh aS the C;
- ".e'' 'pahisi cieri- press,
Erection and intervention to be Che !
she'd; the statu quo of rural prop frien6
~ VIC ieiisious oroers A 1
maintained, without return to or.,,,
'".e oi "h"'rs' nos porter
and schools formerly admins home
y VAC o'oeio' W oe hanaeo over visit
nn'en'' '"e oruers 10 re- heart,
nly their present town property; return
-."''' ''eisy !" retain their longin
w. AS to
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