Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-16
They Find Out lie win Listen TO
Nothing Except Surrender
and That Absolute.
AMERICAN TROOPS TO
BE SENT TO ZAMB0ANG.
They WIN Relieve the Spanish Troops
There and Protect the Place
Against an Invasion Of
the Insurgents.

Washington, May ia satisfactory
conclusion is expected by administra,
ton officials from the conference which
will b. held by the American Philippine
commission with the commission which
Aguinaldo proposes 10 send 10 Manila.
In a dispatch 10 the war department
General Otis announced that Aguinalda
had sent a messenger 70 him expressing
a wish 20 send the commission 10 ar.
range terms Of peace The admins.
tration officials express the opinion that
this commission will submit 10 Presiden,
schurman and his associates the answer
Of Aguinaldo to the propositions made
by the American commission to Colonel
Argueleses Aguinaldos emissary. re.
garding the character of government
which would be given % the Filipinos
and which Argueleses declares was sat.
isfactory.
IL is probably apparent 10 Filipinos
that there is nothing 70 be gained by
conducting negotiations for the purpose
Of obtaining n temporary cessation OF
hostilities General Otis will not grant
an armistioe and he has shown that he
does not propose 10 stop fighting no
matter how many peace emissaries
Aguinaldo may send 10 Manila. unless
they agree 10 unconditional surrender.
In his dispatch General Otis shows. des.
piie the fac' that Aguinaldo states his
purpose 70 send a commission 20 arrange
peace, he Is making preparations for
military operations
IL Is evident 10 the officials from this
dispatch that General Otis has found /,
necessary 20 change his plans He has
been making preparations 10 attack
Bacolor where 5000 insurgents are be-.
heved 10 b. encamped and IL is presumed
that the movements reported still have
that point as the objective. General
Lawton Is making excellent progress in
his norhward march and the dispatch Of
Major kobbe with 1900 men up the Rio
Grande, supported by gunboais aud ca.
noes. is for the purpose Of enabling Gen.
Lawton 10 cross the Rio Grande without
molestaiion by the enemy
The plan apparently contemplates the
rapid swinging Of Lawton 10 che west
General Macarthur 10 remain at San
Fernando. between the insurgents AZ
Bacolor and those at Mexico aud Kobbe
Is TO take astation'so as 70 prevent them
from crossing the Rio Grande. MacAr.
thur Is also needed at his present point
20 protect communication with Manila.
IL is expected ut the war department
that General Otis will take steps az olce
20 replace the Spanish garrison at Zam.
boang with United States troops. The
indications are q comparatively small
force will be sufficient provided il is
supported by one or two gunboats The
place Is one Of great stragetic import.
ance, being the capitol Of the island of
Mindanao. the second largest Of the
Philippine group and a good sea mort
II Is at this point that the Spanish
forces rotrcated from llolo when the
town was evacuated by them. without
notice 20 the American forceA The
town Is easily defensible with small
artillery force
The fact that the insurgents are in
possession Of rapidhrc guns, makes tho
situation more serious, but IL Is not be-
leyed here that they have a large sun.
ply of ammunition necessary 20 operate
the weapons which will consequently
soon become useless 10 them.
Through unofficial agents the govern.
ment has been quietly making an in
vostigation into the state Of affairs in
the Zulu group just south Of Vizayas
islands, with % view Of determining
whether by good management the in.
habitants cannot he brought into alleg.
lance 90 the United States without In.
surrociion. The natives generally are
Mohnmmodaus aud owe nllagiance 90
the sultan whom the spiniards have
mover bson able % bring into more thaa
nominal submission He maintains IA
hareia. lives in state. aud it Is probable
that an annuity will have To be proyia.
ed for him out OF the revenues of thA
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