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Filipino organization. The communica-
zion is personal and unofficial ana Sc
conds Major Arguelless representations
ANOTHER CONFERENCE TO-DAY.
The ENJOYS will see General Otis again
tomorrow. They will sleep tonight III
Manila. They lunched with General Mac
Arthur at his quarters, on car at Cal-
umpit, before coming to Manila.
Whether or not General Luna Is SIN
cere i'm his overtures, the negotiations
are giving the insurgents a most heeuei
opportunity to rehabilitate their dehlVIal-
lied forces. The truth is that dissenslonS
among the leaders Of the rebels is help
ing the disOrganization of the flllpiho
army as much as is the American cam
paign. 49,.
In the course Of conversation with the
Filipino ENJOYS, MajOr-General GUS
agreed with the statement OF Major Ar
guelles that the people of the Philippines
wanted peace. Requests for protection
are pouring in on him from all parts oil
the country.
LAYTON HAS 4 FIGHT.
Maior-GeHeral Lawton was engaged in
hard fighting early this morning. Iele-
eraphic communication was cut at . y.
NJ. and there have been no reports from
General Lawton since the time.
FUNSTON NOW \ GENERAL.
WASHINGTON. j. c.. May 2.-The
President has appointed Colonel FREDERICK
Funston. of the Twentieth Kansas.
brigadier-general Of volunteers. rms APP
pointment was recommended by MAJOR
General Macarthur. and supplemented
very strongly in a cable dispatch receiver
yesterday.
General Macarthur said that the SER
vices Of Colonel Funston during the cam
paign. and especially in the crossing oil
he Pio Grande river, deserved recogni-
tjon such as his promotion to be briga-
dier-eeneral: also. that as leader OF
troops Colonel Funston was especially
valuable.
The president recognizes the services
of colonel Funston, and his first Official
act unon returning TO Washington was TO
make him a brigadier-generaL
NEWS FROM GILMORE PARTY.
MANILA. May 2.-2:22 p. M.-The first
authentic information regarding Lieu
tenant ]. c. Gilmore and his party OF
fourteen men from the United states
eunhoat yorktown, who were captured
nv the Filipinos on April 18th, was re-
ceived to-day, from the hands OF MAJOR
Arguelles. Of the staff OF General Antonio
Lima. II Is in the form OF a list OF the
missing men. and is signed BY Lieutenant
Gilmore. The Lieutenant reports mat
he and his party have been brought
across the mountains from Baler, Where
they were captured.
This information was brought in re-
snonse to a note which Major-GeneIal
Macarthur sent to General Luna by
Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne' ana
which those officers, bearing nag OF
,ruce carried across General Luna's lines
an Yesterday evening. The note, alteI
asking for information regarding AMER
can prisoners in General Luna's hands,
concluded with the message thaI ne
General Macarthur would be pleased
TO meet General Luna
Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne
found a span OF the railroad Drldse
mile from ST. Thomas broken. me OH
GERS left ten days provisions Tor the prs
oners on a hand-car AT the ehu oI 'he
bridge placing the car in the keeping OF
Fiininos whose conduct throughout the
various negotiations has been all that
could be desired of a civilized nation
REBELS FORTIFYING STRONGLY.
Refugees report that the Filipino army
is deserving San Fernando ana massing al
st. Thomas, and that strong ehtrehch-
ments are being constructed at the sides
of the railway and on the swamp 'front.'
In the best positions possible.
Men of the United states Signal corps
have established teegraphic communlca-
ton with Major-General Lawton' who
is advancing in a westerly direction. Cen
eral Iawton lost one killed anu hNe
wounded Yesterday near San Rafael
where he strongly entrenched himself.
General Lawt6n to-day IS marching on
Ralinag where a large body of rebels has
been concentrated.
General Hale started at daybreak' Win
Tho Iowa and South Dakota regiments,
squad of cavalry. and two guns OF the
I-toh Battery, from Calumpit. III a north
casterly direction, TO cooperate Win
the Nacabebes, who have asked the Amer
leans to arm them, in order that they
may fight the Tagalos. The MacdDepes
have already organized a company Of
Boiomen 10 guard the town. Ihey are
bringing Tagal prisoners TO General Mac
Arthur.
GUAM QUIET AND CONTENTED'
WASHINGTON. May 2.--rhe following
cablegram has been received from Ad-
miral Dewey by the Navy Department;
"Manila. May 2.-Secretary OF the Navy |
Washington: l cannot set further lnioT-
nation concerning Gilmore and party |
now, As soon as this information IS OBJ |
tained will telegraph. Information |
reached me to-day from Guam, dated |
March 22d: inhabitants are quiet and |
contente1 under the United states flag |
when will the Glacier depart?
(Signcc) DEW FL.
Ii is stated at the Navy Department chat
the Glacier will sail from New York May /
18th for Manila.
EXPECTS EARLY PEACE.
WASHINGTON May 2.-President Me- |
Kiney talked with his official callers be-
fore the Cabinet meeting to-day about the |
OF peace in the Philippines. Ii
is believed that some adyices from Gene
raj Otis have been received, charging !!
non the propositions which were submit