The record-union., 1899-10-24

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.--General
Otis account of the last Filipino peace
overture is as follows:
Manila, Oct. 22d.
ION October 10Th a message was re-
ceived at Angeles under a flag of truce
expressing the desire OF Hon. President
Aguinaldo to send a commission to Ma
Mia to arrange the difficulties connect
ed with the delivery of Spanish pTiS-
oners and to discuss a matter of par
ticular character. A reply was return
ed that a commission accredited by
anyone other than Aguinaldo, General
in Chief of the insurgents, could not be
recognized. There has been no later
correspondence. OTIS"
REBELS AGAIN ROUTED.
MANILA, Oct. 23.-(5:50 D. m.)-The
insurgents around Calamba and Ange-
les have bothered the Americans lately
with their repeated attacks, which. like
most of the Filipino attacks, consist OF
shooting a lot of ammunition into their
opponents camp from long range. Ma
jor Cheatham's battalion of the Thir-
ty-first Infantry, battery of the Fifth
Artillery and a Gatling gun sailed out
this morning from Calamba, drove the
FilipinoS from their trenches and pur-
sued them for three miles, inhicting
heavy loss on them. One American
was killed and three were wounded in
the Twenty-first Infantry.
Lieutenant Ferguson, with twenty
scouts of the Thirty-sixth Infantry.
reconnoitering near Labao. encountered
a party of mounted Filipinos They
killed six of them and captured eight,
with ten rifles
Four men from the gunboat Marive-
los were lured ashore eighteen miles
from Iloilo by flag of truce, and the
insurgents killed one of them, wounded
one and captured a third. The gun
boat was unable TO fire for fear of
wounding the Americans
The second battalion of the Nine
teenth Regiment, Major Reefe COM
manding, embarked for Iloilo to-day to
reinfeoee the troops
DEATH OF CAPTAIN HOWARD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The follow
ing telegram, confirming the report of
the death of Captain Guy Howard, was
received at the War Department from
General Otis to-day:
Manila, Oct 23d.
Captain Guy Howard, Assistant
Quartermaster and Quartermaster of
Volunteers, was killed yesterday near
Arayat, while in a launch on the Rio
Grande River, by concealed insurgents.
His clerk, civilian employe, and ma
tive were wounded. Scouting detach-
ments of the Thirty-sixth Volunteers
encountered the insurgents southwest
of Santa Rita, scattering them, killing
six, capturing eight and ten rifles. No
casualties General Lawton is operat-
ing at San Isidro.
1.-The forwarding of supplies to that
point continues attended with some
difficulty on account of lack Of trans
portation, which will be supplied soon.
The insurgents of Southern Luzon az
tackled Calamba and were driven off.
No casualties.
This morning Kline commanding at
Calamba, vigorously attacked IN insur-
gent force concentrating on his front.
routed them from the trenches and
pursued them, three miles. His casual
ties are one private killed, one Corporal
and three privates wounded. The enc
my's loss is unknown"
TRANSPORTS COMING HOME.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The follow
ing cablegram was received at the War
Department to-day:
Manila, Oct 23d.
1.-The Columbia sailed for San Fran
cisco October 10Th, the Belgian King
to-day and Siam, via Honolulu, on Oc-
tober 20th. OTIS"