The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-05
OUR TERMS REFUSED.
The Filipino Peace Representatives
Return to the Insurgent Lines
ARE THE REBELS SlNCERE7
Americans Asked to Walt Tarce Weeks
Until tho Rebel nsr Gould
Meet and Talk 1t Oyer-General
Otis Demanded an Absolute
Surrender-The COnfer-
ence with Flliplnos.

"aNli.A, May I'LL an interview
with General Otis at the former Span.
ish governors palace in Malacanang,
the American commander said:
1.-The insurgents thought that their
position upon the river bank at Cal
umpit was impregnablc. They made
a successful stand there against the
Spaniards in 1896. Our success in
storming their strong intrenchments
has demoralized them and the people
are ready to give up the fight.
"As to the cmissarics who have been
sent by General Luna, my opinion is
that they desire to gain time. They
say that they wish to submit the qucs-
ton of continuing the war or not to
their congress, meeting in May. These
leaders think hat they represent the
Filipino people.
II answered that l wou,y be glad tc
receive emissaries from their insur-
gent chiefs provided they came with a
proposition for absolute surrender.
These were the only terms that !
could consider.
1.-THE emissaries would not agree tc
this, as they thought it contrary tc
the dictates of honor. The cmissaries
added that if peace were forced upon
them it would not be permanent"
The Filipino refugees are all gath.
cred at San Fernando. The insurgcnt
soldiers are said to be in mutiny.
The ENJOYS from General Luna were
very Hospitality treated by General
Otis, who provided them with a house
and with a guard and permitted them
to visit friends kerc. Returning to
the palace this morning the ENJOYS
saw al illustration of American re-
sources. A long train Of wagons and
pack mules was just starting with
provisions for General Lawton, who
has reached Marunco.
The conference at the palace lasted
three hours. Jacob e. Schurman OF
the United States Philippine commits
sion was present and Admiral Dewey
dropped in for an hour. The discus.
sion was generally between General
Otis and Colonel Arguelezez. who had
been selected for the mission by Gen
eral Luna because he had known Gen
eral Otis. Colonel A~rguclezez served
upon the Philippine commission
which met the American commission
before the war in an effort to smooth
over the impending troubles.
Manila is divided between two opin.
ions, the majority believing that the
Filipinos desire peace, while others
think they are sparring for time in
which to rehabilitate their democrat.
lied army. The latter opinion gained
color from the fact that reinforce.
ments have been sent to the south, op-
posite the American lines.
Colonel Arguelezez, who is n lawyer,
~splendidly illustrated the Malay sub.
tlety at words. He declared with APP
parent frankness that the Filipino
leaders wanted a chance to give up
the struggle gracefully, through the
congress instead Of surrendering igno-
~miniously, he asked for a fortnight's
armistice, SO that the congress might
be summoned on May l. At the same
time he ~endcavorcd to commit the
Americans to greater concessions. and
wanted the terms guaranteed by
treaty.
He was told that recognition Of the
Filipino government was impossible
and he was given to understand that
a written guarantee of amnesty for
I'LL insurgents vas the utmost that
could DO given. Colonel Argueleze2
argued that Spain had given similar
guarantees and broken them, and he
laid much stress upon the Spaniards'
honor. He p~ersistently declared that
the Filipinos must be permitted to re-
tire with honor.
In conversation with Mr.. Schurman,
Colonel Arguelezez reviewed the qucs.
ton Of independence, and was referred
to the statement in the commission
ers' proclamation that the Filipinos
would be given IN increasing measure
OF self government as soon as they
proved themselves worthy of it. Mr..
Schurman warned Arguelezez that tho
longer war was waged and the moro
were killed the stronger would be the
~animosities hindering an amicable CO.
operation between the two peoples
for the prosperity of the islands.
The insurgents have an insurrec-
ton on their own hands, the Macca.
bees, traditional foes of the Tagals,
are rising In the north. The burden
of thousands Of hungry and discon-
tented people who fed before the
American army, and who are camping
behind the Filipino lines, multiplies
the troubles Of the Filipino govern
ment. The headquarters is low at
San Isidro, having been moved north
ward when Calumpit fell. The
ants in large numbers are returning
to their homes within our territory.
The insurgents attacked the Amer.
leans at Taguig yesterday, killing two
of our men and wounding twelve.
They were subsequently, repulsed by
i've companies Of the First Washing
ton and three companies OF the
Twelfth United States infantry.
There are Indications that q consid-
cradle force Of the enemy are gathered
in that vicinity. The insurgents are
constructing brenstworks upon the
shore OF LaGnna de Bay and have ono
piece Of artillery mounted.
A. an Aoosssory to Murder
DALLAS, Texas, May 1.-Charles