The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30

BOrnal, WhO came from Gener al
Luna under flag of truce yesterday to
ask for a cessation of hostilities, was
fruitless. The Filipinos admit that they
have been defeated and that they will
return With fresh proposals from Gen
eral Lima.
The ENJOYS from General Luna were
HOSPITALITY treated by General Otis,
who provided them with house and
With a guard and permitted them to
visit friends here. Returning to the
palace this morning the env5Ss saFY sf
Illustration of American resources. A
long train of wagons and packs was
just starting for General Lawton, who
has reached Marunco.
The conference at the palace lasted
three hours, Jacob G. Schurman of the
United States Philippine Commission
attending and Admiral Dewey dropping
in for an hour. The discussion was
mostly between General Otis and
! Colonel Argueleses, who had been Sc
lected for the mission by General Luna
because he had known General Otis.
| Colonel Argueleses served on the Fill
/ pino Commission which met the Amer
lean authorities before the war In an
! endeavor to smooth over the impend-
! ing troubles.
Mr.. Schurman emerged from the pal
/ ace between the two shock-haired, hall
| savage looking emissaries, and the
three drove unattended to the office OF
The United States Philippine Commis-
sion. where they talked informally for
about an hour.
Manila is divided between two oplh-
ions. the majority believing that the
Filipinos desire peace, While others
think they are sparring for time in
which to rehabilitate their demorallzeu
army. The latter opinion gained color
from the fact that reinforcements nave
heen sent to the south, opposite the
American lines.
Colonel Argueleses, who is a lawyer
antlv illustrated the Malay subtlety at
words While he declared with appar-
ent frankness that the Filipino leaders
want a chance to give up the struggle
! gracefully through the Congress, IN
stead of surrendering ANONYMOUSLY, ne
asked for a fortnights armlst1ce, so
that the Congress might be summoned
on Nav /. He endeavored to commit the
Americans to greater concessions ana
wanted terms guaranteed by treaty
He was told that the recognition or the
Filipino Government was Impossible,
and he was told that written guar
antee of amnesty for all insurgents was
the utmost that could be given. COL
onel Argueleses argued that Spain had
given similar guarantees and broken
! tbeno and he laid much stress on the
Snaniards honor. He persistently de-
clared that the Filipinos must be per-
mitted to retire with honor.
In conversation with Mr.. Schurman,
Colonel Argueleses revived the question
Of independence and was referred to
tho statement in the Commissioners
nroclarnation that the Filipinos would
he given an increasing measure of self
government as soon as they proved
themselves worthy of it.
Mr.. Schurman warned Argueleses
that the longer war was waged and the
more were killed, the stronger would
be the animosities hindering an AMIGA
bic cooperation between the two peo-
pies for the prosperity of the islands.
The insurgents have an insurrectior
on their hands. The Maccabebes, ira
ditional foes of the Tagals, are rising
in the north. while the burden of thou
sands Of hungry and discontented peo-
pie who fed before the American army
and who are camping behind the Fill
pino lines, multiplies the troubles OF
the Filipino Government, the headquar-
ters of which is now at Isidro, having
been moved northward when Calumpit
fell