The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-17
Munson, of company X, Twenty-sec-
Ond regiment. are dead.

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ond regiment, are dead.
WILL SUPPORT GEN. OTIS ACTION
Washington, March 15.-Gen. Otis,
in forbidding further negotiations be-
tween the Spanish at Manila and the
insurgents touching the surrender of
the Spanish prisoners held by the
latter, acted on his own authority.
The government has not sent him any
instructions upon this point, but it
will unquestionably support him TO
! the extreme in any action of that
kind he may take. 1t is said at the
state department that there have been
| some EXCHANGES between the United
| States and Spain through indirect
channels touching these particular
! prisoners, dating back to- tho
signature of the protocol last
| August The United States gov
eminent undertook finally to secure
the release of the prisoners. 1t never
contemplated trying TO secure their
release by ramon, but simply through
/ the suppression of the instruction,
and cannot he held by any require
ment of international law to do more
than has been done to secure the re-
] ltdot VI Ait DIlopuNIos mere Will We
no relaxation of the efforts in this di-
rection, but as the United States cam
paiPn in the Philippines is being con-
Quoted with all the energy possible,
and as the release of the prisoners de-
| ponds upon the issue of that campaign
there can be no complaint of failure
on the present part of the United
States to meet its obligations In
, preventing the spanish government
from negotiating directly with the in
surgents, it is said here that Gen. Otis
undoubtedly was correct in his atti.
tude. lnasmuch as the ratification of
the peace treaty has not been effected,
the United States and Spain are still
technically in state of war, qualified
only by the operation of the protocol
suspending hostilities. In this condi-
tion there is no authority on the part
of the Spaniards to negotiate with the
insurgents without the explicit con-
sent of the United States.
THURSDAYS NEWS.
London, March 10. The Daily
Graphic published yesterday morning
a letter from British naval officer in
Manila under date of February Z, de-
scribing the beginning of the fighting
between the Americans and Filipinos,
which he says was due to an attempt
on the part of the latter to rush an
American post. lie continues:
The British officers were not allowed to land
until the day following the battle and we're
even then prohibited from going TO the front
but on yesterdays battlefield saw Filipino
prisoners burying heaps OF their dead. II can
not for moment be doubted that the Ameri-
cans fought with gallantry and pluck. whlle
rebels who were armed with Mausers and
Remingtons, maintained a stubborn defense.
Their dead bodies testify to this. II Is also
clear that the Flpinos were astounded and
demoralized by the American tactics and the
vigorous pursuit the Americans Kept up
throughout the day instead OF following, as
the Filipinos expected, the Spanish custom OF
midday rest
A FILIPINO FORCE is DEFEATED.
Manila, March 10. 49, Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton, commanding the United
States flying column, attacked and de-
feated force of 5000 Filipinos at Pa
sig yesterday afternoon, inflicting a
heavy loss upon them. The American
loss was slight The Americans cap
tured $50 Filipinos. Many bodies of
rebels killed in the engagement are
floating down the river. Among the
casualties were Private Fornotf, com
pany l., Twentieth regiment killed,
and Private Newman, company Il,
: Twentieth regiment, wounded. About
: $50 Filipinos surrendered at the town
l of Taguig to the Washington regi-
ment and l75 Filipinos were captured
7 at Pasig by the Sixth regiment. Our
troops found 1906 dead Filipinos and
100 new graves near Pasig The pris'
1 oners were unarmed and therefore i,
\ is presumed they executed their threat
= of throwing their arms into the river
FILIPINos SAIL FOR ENGLAND.
= New York, March rs. --SiXto Lopez
c the secretary of Agoncillo, the repre-
sentative of Aguinaldo leader of the
Filipinos, with DR.. Jose Losada, mem
:, Der of the Filipino junta, sailed fol
}" Southampton yesterday on the Ameri
% can line steamer St. Paul. They re
- fused to discuss national affairs with
- in the Jurisdiction of the United States
~ but said that they were sorry tina
- "the Americans who boast so mucl
= about freedom, are trying to maxi
~ their poor people slaves. The Fill
pinos were fighting for liberty Ions
before the United States came into eX
70 istence," remarked Lopez, land they
= are not going to give up the battle be
~ cause the task masters have beer
- changed from Spaniards to Nortl
~ Americans. Our cry is liberty o
a. death" "
g ReinfOrcements Nearly Their
n WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. TIL
Sheridan, with troops for Manila lie
Dc PORT Said TO-DAY. The sherman wi