The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-28
Report Eight Thousand Filipinos Who Wish
to Make Terms Of Peace.
Also Express the Belief That
Aguinaldo is Inclined to Accept
Pacific Overtures-The Rebels
Have Apparently Become Salts
fed That They Are Unable to
Successfully Cope With the
Americans on the Field Of Bat
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MANILA, Feb. 81, 4:55 p. m.-Two
Commissioners who returned from Ma
loras under flag of truce to-day re-.
ported that 5000 rebels are anxious to
surrender. They also express the be-
lief that Aguinaldo Is inclined to accept
pacific overtures.
Major General Otis did not receive
the Commissioners.
Two Spanish Commissioners, Seniors
Rosalio and Obogado, who were per-
mitted to pass through our lines and
confer with Aguinaldo with reference
to the Spanish prisoners at Malalos.
returned through our lines this morn
ing near Caloocan with sealed dis
patches for the Spaniards. The Com
missioners said that Aguinaldo and
Sandiko We're both at Malolos, and in
clined to pacific overtures. While the
Filipinos are not yet prepared to sur
render the Spanish prisoners, they will
gladly release two Americans who have
been held for six weeks, on the pay
ment of $50, the value of food and
clothing furnished to them.
oHOItly lSIN dIu LIE ItDtlS ScIlt OQl
"a flag of truce. Bornelli, Commandant
Sinforesedode la Cruz, and several hum
bred of the enemy left the Filipinos'
lines, crying Mcguire "Mascombale, :"
"Americanos mucho bueno."
The Commandant said that fully 5000
of his men had had enough, and were
anxious to surrender. Among the en-
envy in the jungle many women and
children were visible. A woman laid
down her rife and attempted to cross
with the party, but she was sent back.
After the party returned to the Amer
lean lines the enemy on the right fired
a volley, the bullets dropping at their
feet.
OTIS CAREFUL NOT TO COMPRO-
MISE THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Off
Gals at the War Department were
asked to-day why General Otis had re-
fused to recognize the Commissioners
who had come to Manila from the in
surgent headquarters at Malolos when
they came to seek peace. The reply
was that General Otis was acting with
the greatest propriety in this matter.
He was careful not to commit his Gov
ernmnent to any recognition OF Agun-
aldo that would make a precedent, and
then there was always the best reasons
for withholding confidence in every act
of the insurgents where the placing oil
trust would imperil American lives
and interests.
The Filipino insurgents will have no
difficulty in securing amnesty, it is
said, if they lay down their arms and
submit Internationally, for there is no
purpose on the part of the American
commanders to wreak vengeance upon
a submissive foe.
In addition to the military reasons
why General Otis should be very eau
tious in entering into any entangling
negotiations with the insurgents, there
is the ever-present danger that he
might. by failing to be cautious in this
particular, give to some Jealous Power
a pretext for formal recognition of the
insurrection, with all the embarrass-
ing consequences likely to follow.
THE FIRE IN THE CHINESE
QUARTER.
PARIS. Feb. 27.-The Filipino Junta
here received to-day a cable message
from Manila. dated February oath. via
Hongkong. 1t says:
quarters during the Chinese New Year
festivities. The Americans provoked
the owners by demolishing houses be-
fore it was necessary. The Filipinos'
fire. engine owned by Senior Cameo, and
worked by British subjects, was largely
instrumental in extinguishing the fire.
Tho Americans interfered with the ma
five salyagers, and tried to capture the
tn
conduct elsewhere led to general fight
ing. The Americans retired 10 tne
walled city, and the fleet bombarded
the suburbs, believing the city Was
endangered.
sThis caused the Tondo fire. Agui-
naldo's troops then attacked and en-
tered Tondo, Santa Cruz and kalpo.
CONGREGATIONS broke out at Renonoo.
and Malada, and the city was sur
rounded by line of burning houses
.oThe fighting continued Wednesday
and Thursday The Americans hy that
time were greatly fatigued by the sun,
fierce and continual. On the other
hand. the Filipinos were continuously
reinforced. and the Americans closed
the Puenta Despair, to prevent the FL
ininos from invading the city. The
Americans then fired on every one
standing at the doors anc windows, and
thus killed the engineer of the Andrews
cotton mill. The foreigners applied to
the foreign ships for heiD and a num-
Der of marines were 20 be landed when
Admiral Dewey intimated that such
landing would be an act of hostility,
and that his ships would fire upon any
landing party. Some British blue jack
cts. however, landed unarined to act as
firemen and to guard the British Con-
sulate and. other British property.
1.-The Andrews cotton mills, belonging
to British subjects suffered severely.
The Americans searched British prom
erty, seeking insurgents Indiscrimi-
nate street shooting was prevalent.
Men, women and children were killed.
The bodies of 140 Americans have al
ready been collected Their loss III
killed and wounded will reach 400. The
bodies of 800 Filipino men, AS women
and $50 children have been recovered
in the streets. About 500 natives were
wounded.
THE loss to foreign property IS esti-
mated at $500, 600, and to native prop