Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-11
REBELS WANT PEACE.
Desire Expressed at Meeting
of the Congress.
80 ACTION, BEING no QUORUM.
Macarthur Was Awaiting Fresh Troops
Rebels Under Mascard". Filled With
Wine and Buoyed on by Oratory, Made
Futile Attack ON san Fernando.

MANILA. May l1.-Reports received
from the insurgent lines, which, how
ever. had not been confirmed, said Ii at
il meeting of the Filipino congress had
been held at San Isidru There was no
quorum present. but i'll spite of this
fact some business was transacted. The
reports added that, although those who
attended We're mostly partis;tns of
Aguinaldo, strong desire for peace
was expressed.
Major General Mac Arthur, it was eX-
pectcd, would remain at San Fernando
until fresh troops could be forwarded to
him from this city to replace some of the
volunteers who had become exhausted
from the long campaign.
1t was reported that Filipino rifle
men 10 the number of 5000 were en-
trenched on three sides of Bacolur. The
Americans. it was expected, however,
were fully able to hold the city, if Mon
days attack WAS Il specimen of the enc
my 5 fighting ability.
The United States Philippine commits
sion had been considering Il provincial
constitution for the island of Negros,
which was framed by Colonel Smith
and leading natives. 1t is largely mod
eled after the constitution of California.
While it has many good points, the
commission will probably recommend
uniform government for all the prov
inccs. This constitution, it is intended,
will give the natives self-government,
cooperating with the military regime.
Work upon the constitution. has been
apportioned to the several members of
the Philippine commission. The report
of President Schurman will give special
attention to national, provincial and
municipal government: Colonel Charles
DENLY will consider the organization of
courts, and Prof. D. G. Worcester will
investigate tribal. physical and COM
mercial features of the islands. All the
members of the commission were con-
sulting with resident experts.
The army tinclad gunboats Laguna
de Bay and CavedOnga, under command
of Captain Grant, steamed up the Rio
Grande Wednesday clearing the entire
country of rebels from the bay upward.
When the vessels reached Macabebe
about 1000 of the inhabitants of the
place assembled on the banks of the
river, cheering the expedition Justify.
Captain Grant was given an ovation
when he went ashore. Many of the
Macabebees expressed themselves as
being anxious to enter the American
service for the campaign against the
Tagalas.
The United States transports Puebla
and Pennsylvania sailed for home
Wednesday by way of Nagasako. The
transports Charles Nelson and Cleve-
land We're expected TO leave today or
tomorrow.
The Philippine General Mascardo's
army Inspired by wine taken from the
storehouses of Bacolor and by the gem
erals oratory on Monday evening at
tackled San Fernando. There was tire.
mendous yelling and great eXpendi-
ture of cartridges by the rebels but very
little result. Gene11l Mascardo held the
outskirts of Bacolor, west of the rail
road. In front of his positions were
the Kansas and Montana regiments.
which occupied trenches that the Fill
pinos built i'll anticipation of an attack
from the direction of the sea. During
the afternoon of Monday Mascardo, with
a large retinue of officers, rode along the
lines frequently stopping to harrangue
his warriors.
About dusk detachment of rebels
rushed toward the outposts of the Mon
tana regiment, but were met by a hot
fire from the Montana regiments line
The insurgents from trenches nearly
three miles long responded After about
an hours firing. during which one pri-
vate soldier of the Montana regiment
although they kept up scattering fire
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