The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01
AMERICAN PRISONERS FREE.
INSURGENTS DELIVERED UP FOUR
TEEN AT ANGELES.


turned Prisoners say the Insurg-
ents Are Tired of Fighting-Gen.
Wheeler Was at Angeles to See
Them-They Tell OF some interest
ing Experiences.
Manila, sept 3D. $50 p. m.--The insur-
gent comm .ssioners have arrived at Ange-
les They say the prisoners are following
Il is reported from Iloilo that the Ta-
gals have arrested Virayan, general
charging him with being traitor. Trl-
bal discord, It is added is growing Many
of the rebel soldiers have revolted, many
European prisoners escaping in the mean
while.
$40 p m.-Fourteen American prisoners,
all enlisted soldiers, have been delivered
up by the Fnipinos
This has been an eventful day with the
northern outposts of the American army
at Angeles. Early this morning the Fill
pino Peace Commission appeared The
American prisoners followed.
Then a commission of three Spanlards
to negotiate for the release of the Spanish
prisoners departed up the railroad with a
retinue of servants and buffalo carts car
rying their baggage.
At San Fernando the train carrying the
commission and prisoners to Manila met
special carrying Maj Gen. Otis and
Gems. Lawton. Bates and Schwan to An
geles on a tour of Inspection
The American prisoners are CorpI. Otto
Scheu and Private Albert Rubeck. Otto
Wagner and Peter Rollings oil of the
Third Infantry captured near Ballnag July
%; Joseph Macidrath James Boyle, Will
lam Miller, John Crlnshaw Thomas DAILY.
and Eli Drew. Of the Sixteenth Infantry,
captured at Caloocan Aug 5; Paul Cpila-
no and Louis Ford of the Fourth Infantry;
Charles Wilander discharged Third Ar
tleryman captured by bandits while boat
ing near Malabon and George Graham.
colored, an orderly of the Sixth Infantry,
who was pat off a train near MalolOs and
Immediately captured.
Return of the Prisoners.
A party Of correspondents and photogra-
piers waited in the trench of the American
outpost before the wrecked bridge across
the river separating the two armies and,
at 8 o clock, a group came down the track
waving a handkerchief on a bamboo, and
halted before the bridge A bugle then
sounded the attention and Maj. Schiels
Of Gen. Wheaton's staff and five soldiers
with a raised handkerchief picked their
way across the bride.
The Fhiplnos introduced themselves
Gen. Alejaudrino, slender, bright-iooK-
ing young man of 30. a veteran OF the re-
belion against Spain; Lieut.. Col. OrianO
and Mai Ortes, the latter of German blood
and speaking English huently. There
soon appeared a second party of fourteen
Americans marching between files of in
surgent soldiers. They looked the pic
ture of health and We're dressed In neat
| Filipino uniforms Of blue gingham and
were carrying monkeys apd other presents
from their Filipino friends.
Gen. wheeler Was There.
Then Gen. Wheeler being anxious to
see the Fiipinos, forded the river with a
correspondent mounted behind the gen
eral and the staff horses carrying double.
Gen. Wheeler shook hands with the Fill
pinos and there was a general exchange
Of greetings while the photographers piled
their vocation across the track.
The file of barefoot Filipino soldiers Gu
riously surveyed the line of stalNart
American sentinels, whose physique con-
| trasted strongly with the little brown men,
who looked 600 small for their guns.
Gen. Wheeler, who had no official con-
nection with the incident, returned to Gen.
Macarthur and Gen. Wheaton appeared at
the other end of the bridge The commits
sioners and prisoners forded the river, dis
mounted and saluted
Gen. MacArthurs first inquiry was for
Lieut.. Gimore's party and Gen. Alejandri-
no replied vaguely that they were lin the
north"
Gen. Macarthur asked If they would be
released and Gen. Alejandrino said:
al must consult with my government be-
fore answering"
The prisoners unanimously praised their
trea menL one man said:
I'VE have been given the best the coun-
try afforded, fine houses for quarters, serV-
ants, good food plenty of wine and a
money allowance. AguinaldO visited US
and shook hands. Three Of the boys re-
fused to shake hands with him."
Say They Are Tired of War.
Judging from the stories of the prs-
oners. they have been lionized by the peo-
pie. They report that five sailors eurviy-
ors OF Naval cadet Woods party, arrived
at Tarlac Wednesday, Though small i'm
portance is attached to their Judgment
they agree In saying that the Flpiuos all
say that they are Tired OF the war but
Will fight for Independence 70 the last"
The released soldiers also say the idea
Of independence has taken firm hold OF the
F'ilipinos and they threaten If CONQUERED
to exterminate the Americans by assassi-
nation Aguinaldo seemed popular among
all the people the prisoners met.
The country. they say Is full Of rich
crops All the prisoners have stories Of
interesting experiences. Those captured
at Caloocan were marched along the rail
roads at night, through towns occupied by
the Americans. While Aguinaldo only Of
fered 10 release the prisoners in Tarac
there Is great disappointment at the fact
that Lieut. Giimores party failed to ar
live.
The Filipino commission does not arouse
great expectations as 70 the results OF its
visit Mai. Ortes said frankly that they
were very tired Of the war, but they de-
cline to say what proposals they bring.
The Filipnos lunched with Gen. Young
at San Fernando. Their quarters will be
at the Oriente Hotel al Manila.
Mai. Gen. Otis and his party conferred
with Gen. Macarthur and returned TO Ma
nila.
Gen. Bates tonight takes Gen. Wheat
on's command at Angeles.
MINDANAO WANTS TO COME IN.