Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-02
SOLDIERS ARE SENT ARE STILL FIGHTING
General Luna and Aguinaldo Send
Messengers Again to Ask Gen.
eral Otis tor Delay.
AND SKlRMISHlNG GOES ON
Lieutenant Gilmore and Party Heard
From bv Sending a Flag Of Truce to
General Luna with Courteous
Invitation.

Manila, May 2.-Major Manuel Ar
gueleses and Lieutenant Jose Bernal
of the staff of General Antonio Luna
returned here today to renew the re
quest of Luna for cessation OF hostili
ties. They desired time to summon
congress. They represent AguinaldC
as without power to surrender the army
The ENJOYS will see General Otis again
tomorrow. Whether or not Luna is
sincere in the overtures, the negotia-
tions are giving the insurgents needed
opportunity to rehabilitate their demor-
allied forces. Refugees report Filipnos
as deserting San Fernando and massing
at st. Tomas. Strong entertainments
are being constructed
General Lawton lost one killed and
five wounded yesterday near San Ra-
fael, where he strongly entrenched him
self. Today Lawton is marching on
Balinag, where large body of rebels
has been congregated. There has been
hard fighting today General Hale
starred at daybreak with the Iowa and
South Dakota regiments, squad of
cavalry and two guns of the Utah bat
terry from Calumpit, in a northeasterly
direction to cooperate with Maccabees,
who asked the Americans to arm them
in order that they might fight Tagals
OTIS WILL GRANT NO DELAY.
New York, May "A Manila dispatch
to the journal says Colonel Manuel
Argueleses, of the ENJOYS sent into the
American lines, presented a proposition
directly from Aguinaldo, the same as
that heretofore made, namely an armis-
tice until the Filipino congress decides
whether the Filipino army should sur
render.
General Otis, the dispatch says, told
Colonel Argueeses it was useless for the
Filipino agents to return unless pre-
pared to accede to the American de-
mands.
A MESSAGE FROM DEWEY.
Washington, May 2.-The following
cablegram has been received from Ad-
miaal Dewey: II cannot get further
information concerning the Gilmore
party now. As soon as this information
is obtained l will telegraph. Informa-
ton reached me today from Guam dated
March 20. Inhabitants are quiet and
contented under the United States flag.
GILMORE AND PARTY REPORT.
Manila, May 2.-The first authentic
information regarding Lieutenant j. G.
Gilmore and party of IA men from the
United States gunboat Yorktown, who
were captured by the Filipinos April IL,
was received today at the hands OF Maj
or Argueleses of the staff of General
Luna. 1t is in the form of a list of the
missing men, signed by Lieutenant Gill
more. The lieutenant reports that he
and his party have been brought across
the mountains from Baler where they
were captured. This information was
brought in response to note from Maj
or General Macarthur, sent to Luna by
Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne,
which these officers, bearing a flag of
truce carried across Lunas line yester-
day evening. The note, after asking
information regarding the American
prisoners in Luna's hands concluded
with message that he (MacArthur)
would be pleased to meet Luna. Shields
and Hayne found span of railroad
bridge a mile from st. Tomas broken.