The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23
FILTPINOS HEAR OUR OFFER
PLAN OF GOVERNMENT. OUTLINED TO
AGUINlLDOS ENJOYS.
Senior GonzaEa Admits UnOfhefaiiy That It
IL n Liberal One-Gen. Otis Says the
Conditions Are Improving Daily-ManJ
Deaertiona from Gen. Luna's Force.

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MANILA may -%.-4:f' l.. NJ -nsuina'uop
commission met 'he american eoIhn,ou
thIs morning. me hneric"hs presentou ~
tho ri'p'no oom",ssioneis Wv "en W
government "h'ch fres'uep1 s"N,
MS m''''ary po"ers anu pehuiuE Nv ..,o 4"
SWneress' Stshus reauy ~ osIaollsn "nen "
Iihplnos auanuoh 'ne't present. repe''ouS az
'r'uv Nv '"' uo"h "', "a,
onueI 'nIs schenie y rio'lu," "ni y
o,n rroenela,. VIZ WI appo'a,
Iu1lne'. u o'uo WIZ "upo'hU ~. ho
'uuses u 'ne co"r.s. pu. Il Hnemvers ,. u
oaoInoU Wv " 'uusoe in"y w wi. 'u n
cans or fllipinos. or Doth' mere VIII also DC
a General Advisory Council. which will be
elected by the Filipinos.
senior aohHaRa, the fresideht OF tne f'iipino
commission. said. unoficislly. that he consid-
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rinpiho .ohimlSslohers VIII WISH the unl,ea
the smsr,cnn CommissIonsrs
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Otis rsceiysd thia morning nj IN. war Denart.
m u,.n onno,nc ,e,' that hn has V" denied the rs.
lien. an"ounues ,na' He mas uenieu u g
quest OF ARuinaldots commissioners Tor an
armistice. That the INSURGENTS are returning
10 tne,r homes is regarded as a hopeiul sign
that they are firing OF war and are anxious for
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troops maintained at Quinga. BalInag, San
Miguel I.wton nrocooding down rio Gr.nde
River from aI Isidro. Has driven zen enemy en- west.
ward from San Antonio. Carlo and Arayat.
where he was Joined yesterday by Hobbies
Nv I'VE
column; VIII reach santa Ana anu Candapa TO-
day. Macarthur still at San Fernando and will
occup' LUIS sou.h "nu mes'"aiu' insuikon.
forces disintegrating daily. Luna's force at
Tarlac much diminished has destroyed several
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OF rank have deserted Luna and a lew nave
and Bulacan Inhabitants returning to homes:
only fear insurcent troops south OF Manila; in
large force still maintained: conditions i'm
S9s so t. SSsTFq Sal t { Q r ;sls 70 5lI M s xs., men,
Cebu. Have denied request OF Aguinaldo's
Commissioners for armistice. OTIs."
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casn 1ainhispor' warren arrived lo'h i nIIs no
Tu' Gala, ,.ou Co..
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a M; t st1fo of A! 81 ecic ens az aa aG'1 I'5"5 enI % Ist FsdfT mss,
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The Officials OF the Government are more in
terested in the Philipplne peace negotiations
generally believed among them that the cam.
naiRn Is ABOUT over ana that me surrender OF
Aguinaluo ana tne restoration OF normal
conditions are, assured. mere Is hotnlnE
by the American, Commissioners at Manila
arranged some time ego that the commission
should promise the fullest measure OF sell
government consistent with the ability Of the
nuIlNeS 10 exercise IL. anu the u6tdllS OF In6
scheme contained IN press aespatches from
MA Man'' ai 5o,Iay t wsT" appr !TSs by by r tms Ma af tSe
to that now in force in , Porte to- Rico, with the ad,
permitted 70 exercise the right OF suffrage
under certain restrictions
he lad deeiinea to grant Nv ar%istics asked
for by Aguinaldo meets with the th2r2ugh ap-
pref i"u OF w ise s G2sern Gsn' ot the iulI ai1,t ais;
Interfere With lin iP that aspect, He
retrry Alger, who have consistently declined
to hamEer I'm DIV instructions e0nrerning
With bis opponents, Everybody in oficial lie
hero believes that Aguinaldo realizes that he
is beaten 81 an ana d ] is a ,EoH, to snrr en- but Is
his principal subordinates. 1t Will b" i'm
possible Tor him alter he receives news
mistice to renew that or any similar
propagation, There is only one thing for him
y w. uhh '"tt 70 uSNel' ~ toHccSrIono
offered by tho United States. That he will ul-
timately do 80 is regarded AS certain. but the
Government Is becoming. Wearicd, by the tenn
porting policy Of the willy Filipinochieftain, and
measures vii be taken which will cause MIN
Americans are.
Meanwhile l.aWton and MACARTHUR are evil
IDENTIFY preparing for a new military movement.
In his despatch to the War Department to-day
operations to the north OF Manila; but did not
explain what was contem plated by the south
ward movement OF l1awton. from San Isidro.
From the information contained In this de-
ing to the railroad by the easiest route.the
in front OF Lawton and Macarthur is at Tarlac.
some fifty miles NORTH Oh the railway line. The
insurgents have all been driven away from the
railroad within the sphere Of the American
operations, and 1t IL not improbable that the
column Of Lawton or Macarthur will.
after repairing the track torn mp by
the insurgents in their retreat to Tar
lac. move upon that place. clearing out
the native detachment on both sides OF
the line as it proce eds; Al! the open country as
far north AS san lsidro Is now IN the possess
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