The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-22
MusT FIGHT OR RUN
Gen. Otis Will Not Cease Hos
TITLES i'm the Philippines.

n Manila will accomplish nothing be-
cause SC has mo- authority TO nepoiatc for
actual peace The Importance of me visit
of tie commission is in the evident de-
sire of the Filipino to end ostIluies
There b. an impression also that Aguln-
aldo Is playing f3r tstnc ia bis request
80 Instructions or suggestions VIII be
sent 10 General Otis by the dcpar ment
Tho officials are confident that ho nss
Che matter well in hand and viii De better
able To- Judge what IL best Co do From
the manner in which General Otis has
handled past negotiations with The Fil-
ipfnos there ls litdo doubt th3t Dee VIII
refuse the request for the armistice asked
The position of the American troops In
the Philippines is such 1s 10 render O.
possible 10 innlct great damage 10 the
Fillpinos without serious loss to our for
cos. General Otis. being aware of the feel
inu of the people, as shown hy the press
dispatches no doubt believes the Ffi-
ipino rebellion is crumhlinc and that the
object of Agunald0 aud other leaders
.u requesting an armistice s to reorga-
nize their shattered forces or to Inn
rrcss the Filipino people with evidence
of importance which They 90 not possess
OTIS USES ART
Manila. May 2o-Maior General Otis
has declined 90 recognize the rebels 70
the extent of agreeing Go am armistic,
but ho has Notified the American com-
mauders to refrain temporarily from ug-
e.e-sive action ihus ne l- 'h posi-
io1 to rcsumc hostiiucs at amy time.
This viii defeat any subterfuges to esin
umc. which would NOT be The case if the
general agreed 10 an armis1ce
The Filpinos are 20 deceptive tlat peo-
pie hesitate to credit with good ii'h
th.ir latest ovcrturcs. hu. more atten-
uon is now paid To- them tnan was paio
to their previous advances The fIIpn'-s
commission BE- acting under instructions
FROM Asu.naldo ana inc cohhres7' hul u
s possible that II peace i5 arranged Ten
eral Luna ana llo pel th'i al" tuet lo'
lowers Will continue guerilla Warfare
AT Iollo an attack on the Americans
was recently eXpectcd.Ih fhipinos lead
cr hoasted that he had 2,o" rihemen ana
10000 Bolo men and had the mpudencc
io send an ultimatum To- the American
commander, ordering him to ieave the Is
land. As n result many of the natives
left the town and for several days the
oufposts were doubled. I'm addition the
Yorktown and the Iris anchored I'm posi-
tions commanding the mouth of the Jara
river whore the attack was expected to
take place, but it failed 10 materoiize.
cable communication between lloilo and
Bacalor which has been Interrupted has
been resumed
COLONEL KOBBEs EXPEDITION.
Manila, May 0.-1;D a. m Colonel
llobbos expedition mp the ltio drande
river ne, with no resistance except ar
The outskirts Of San Luis. where several
hundred Tniplnos were enrenched on the
banks of The stream The rebels retreat
ed beyond Canadaba and the gunboats
steamed ahead. all the way training theT
catlmg guns upon the banks and dropping
shells wherever uniforms appeared on The
shore The gunboots dlsperseu the insur-
gents before San Luis.
After they had passed, sharpshooters
from trees across the river, a hundred
yards distance harassed tho seVenteehti
Infantry which was marching NY Iour'
along the nlrraw wooded road IRON
which he troops were unable TO SCI
the enemy. The members oi one p''
| talon loid on their faces ia the roa'
! for a quarter of am houf Trying To 10
| cate the rhcmeu and re-uin theif hre
The road wound close o'le ai''i'' '..'
was tnic 8 settled a. w" Pio'"'
osqu' mareH MANY E'ouI8 on
dred5 oi natives "'re "s''l,"
The trees ON lhc oPp"Ft ""'N' us
playing with shr|s loWei7, a"oe'7 "'
ans thing Wmie ON poles. >'ine silo"'
"a welcomes 60 me American s''u', p
| but most OF them m'lhl'lned Hu'o'
silence.
An OLD man il cat wy
troops two miles OUTSIDE o' lne ""'
Tie said; ~ nave i've" lh H"h,'"" 'N
/ have told .9 people u''' cue Ai'ei
cans arc Ike the Ens"Ah an" 'l'' we
necd not be airiao'
| captain Grant W. '''lii'''N" va '
gunboais iohoeo peIore ,ne uoop "
| rived ana met Wllh Forto hlc''h
welcome lhe natives Wio ,'in a.
sambiea %" inc 7"o'e o'o"ue" "D''
the Americans Win iulsoine ''ss''i' ~,
of triendship' appaIellly NAN alr'l" '''
they would he m'ssaereu'
captain Grant quickly "S'l 'uul'' t''
men from ihe kuhpooI LUZ UNA uo '''
To- guard lhe ""h' ana tle n'uF.9 POI
messenger T." lei '"o poopio VIZ I''
taken refuge in the s"aihps TO return
Hundreds OF 'he h'liVeS lhe''upon -
tnrned umidly, u,an WIN a." '',ipi
vised nag OF ruse nElhs from p'i'
boo polo preceding each parry
capuchin priest one Oh lu" 10" VII"
Fhpinos nave nor Inprlsoheu' was l"ui
nc candaba' tle 5lla lt was useless 10 q
TO convince inc h'uEe7 til1t tne Aliie'
Guns ""' '
they peiitFea 'H'H t'"uo' p VIM i"e
strongly impie7a'u 'il'9 De'el upoh ''e
A ana who have told stories OF massacre