The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-03
THEY WANT PEACE.
REPRESENTATIVES of Aguinaldo Visit
Gen. Otis.
Ask for a brief Armistice-t nc"""'-
tionaI Surrender Il Den'an"-
ed by Americans-rhe End
In sight.

Chicago, April 29.-John i. NC
Cutcheon, special correspondent OF ,ne
Chicago Record at Manila, cabled tha'
paper at midnight Friday as follows;
Intervene Gen. Otis at Malacanan pal
ace regarding the emissaries from the lnsur'
gents who are here making peace propo'
| sails. The Filipino representatives are 60,
Manuel Argueses and Lieut.. Jose Bernal
They came through the lines under nag
| Of truce. They we're escorted to Manila Dy
Mai MaIloney, of Gen. Macarthur stan
and were taken directly to the once OF oe"'
Otis.
| president Schurman and Charles Den
by. members of the Philippine commission,
| Immediately entered the palace, and IL was
nearly two hours later when the two insuF-
gent officers left.
Thinks Rebels DemOralized'
'T immedia tely went to Gen. otis In
| response to my inquiry he said: Il belleVe
| the insurgents are thoroughly demorahzed
They had considered Calumpit the
| strongest position on their lines. IL was
| there that they had made their successluI
stand against the Spaniards in 1896 Many
| of their former trenches were still there
not having been destroyed, and were used
by the insurgents yesterday when the
Americans drove them out. presume art
| err that defeat the Filipinos lost all cohn-
dence and spirit.
Ask Armistice TIL May I.
1.-The emissaries who have been here
came to ask for an armistice unth May L.
when the Filipino congress, they saiu'
would convene and discuss the question
as to whether the natives Of this island
favor a declaration of peace or a continu-
alton of war.
81 told them the only terms that would
be accepted by the Americans would De
unconditional surrender. with amnesty TO
| all insurgents bearing arms.
1.-The representatives. of Gen. Aguinaldo
did not think the insurgents would agree
to this. They said it was not consistent
with their idea of honor. and that If forced
| to surrender the peace thus procured would
not be permanent.
sends Emissartes Back.
az considered this expression in the ma
ture of threat. and | so told the lnsur-
gents, and requested the officers in whose
company they had come to the palace to
take them back to the lines.
- consider that possibly the insurgents
are only sparring for time in making this
request for an armstice. Further aggres-
sive action on our part will be necessary.
Natives Pnnic-Stricken.
at is reported that San Fernando, where
for a time Aguinaldo had his headquar
tiers, is thronged with panic-stricken refu
gees. The insurgent troops are in mutlny
The great body of the Filipinos are ready &c
give up the fight. Many natives are be-
tween the American lines and Manila now
hurrying to their homes. They show
friendly disposition toward the Americans,
and most all of them gree that yesterdays
victory at Calumpit broke the backbone OF
the Instruction.
They Are Prisoners.
Manila, April 29.-The insurgents at
Baler state that they have the missing
men of gunb boat Yorktown and are hold
ing them as prisoners.
The men referred to in the above dis
patch are Is in number. They went to
Baler to rescue the Spanish force be-
sieged there by the insurgents and were
captured when they landed April ~.
Up to now their fate has been unknown.
Think the End in sight.
Washington, April 29.-The end of
the Filipino instruction is in sight, il
the opinion of army and navy officials
\ telegram received from Gen. Otis Fri
day announces that Aguiualdo had
ldhtil WHAT - ltSdi'lt'i tS ihC III 81 SlSl
towards surrendering - namely, re.
questn9 a cessation of hostilities. Sec.
rotary Alger said as the department
closed that while it could not be said
that peace was assured, he regarded the
prospects as of the brightest and felt
confident that the end of the inSurrec.
ton was near. TO his mind there would
be a repetition of the negotiations
which were had before Santiago.
Our Losses.
Washington, April ga statement
prepared at the war department shows
that 1873 were killed in the Philippines
from February to April rs, and LII
wounded; total. 1909
President Sends Message Os Thanks.
Philadelphia, April 29.-ImmediatelN
upon receiving from Washington the
dispatch of Gen. Otis, President Me,
kinley sent the following message OF
congratulations and thanks to the sol
diers in the Philippines
philadelphia, April 2S-To Otis, Manila
Your message announcing the achieve
ments of MacArthur's division and the pro
posal by the insurgents of suspension OF
hostilities most gratifying. Convey to Off.
GERS and men heartfelt cOngra tulations and
gratitude for their signal gallantry and tri
umph. WILLIAM M'KINLEY"