Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-05-06
THEY SUE FOR PEACE.
Aguinaldo's Emissaries Enter Our
Lines Under White Flag.
Negotiations Are Opened for n CessR-
tIon of HostIlIties - Complete
Rout of the Flower of the
Rebel Army.

Manila, April 2S, 4:25 a. m.-The Fill
pinos will seek peace. Col. Manuel Ar
guelese and Lieut.. Jose Bernal, chief OF
Gen. Luna's staff, entered Gen. MacAr.
thurs line bearing flag of truce. They
are en- route for Manila by train to con.
fer with Gen. Otis regarding terms OF
surrender.
Col. Funston is completely prostrated
by heat and the exciting experiences
through which he has just passed, and
his friends are anxious concerning him.
CaIumpit Falls.
Manila, April 2s.-The American
troops entered Calumpit after hard
fighting with the insurgents. Agui.
naldo's forces reUeated to their
trenches just outside the city and made
stubborn stand. Gen. MacArthur's
troops secured commanding positions
in the city itself and opened up ter.
rifle bombardment of the enemy's po.
sitions. American guns planted in front
of the Calumpit church did great exc.
cution in the Filipino trenches.
The American losses were Is killed
and wounded, in addition to eight killed
in the early fighting in front of the city.
The insurgents are strongly intrenched
on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande,
and for the first time since hostilities
began are using cannon. They fred
shrapnel from guns in the trenches, but
the shot burst over the heads of the
Americans, and no damage was done.
nf pAI
Manila, April 2S.-Gen. MacArthur's
division crossed the Rio Grande Thurs
day and advanced on Apalit, completely
routing the flower of the rebel army.
Most of the rebels fed to Apalit station,
where two trains were awaiting them.
They left hurriedly, presumably for
San Fernando. The towns of San Vim
cente and Apalit were simultaneously
burned and evacuated by the natives.
Twenty prisoners were captured, in
cluding a Spaniard. The American
troops also captured brass cannon and
a quantity of arms and ammunition,
and the same evening they captured a
maxim gun on the railroad. The fight
ing lasted from noon until four o'clock.
The American loss is one man of the
Montana regiment killed and three Off
GERS and six men wounded.
Americans Swim the River.
The enemy were very strongly in
trenched on the river bank, near both
sides of the railroad bridge. Gen.
Wheaton sent Col. Funston across, with
two companies of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment, couple of privates swim,
ming the swift stream with ropes, un,
der a CALLING fire, for the purpose oi
guiding the raft. The men crossed in
squads of 20 and attacked the left flank
of the rebels, who scuttled like rabbits
into covered ways and trenches. The
rest of the regiment Tas compelled to
cross the bridge in single file along the
stringers. All the woodwork and much
of the iron work had been removed
The First Montana regiment followed
the Kansans across the bridge.
The First Nebraska regiment, acting
as a reserve, attacked the rebels in three
lines of trenches, driving them out, kill
ing 16 and wounding many.
In the meantime large body of Fill
pinos, estimated at no fewer than 5000
led by Gen. Antonio Luna on blacl
charger, that was evidently coming tc
reinforce the rebels who were engaged
with the Nebrasllans, appeared in the
open field about two miles to the left
Emerging from the jungle, the enem!
formed an open slzirmish line nearly
two miles in length, with very thicl
reserves behind. They then advanced
at doubIe-quick until they were abou
1000 yards from the American line
when Gen. Wheaton ordered his troop
to fire. The rebels, who were evidentl,
unaware that the Americans haC
crossed the river, broke and ran in TIL
direction of Macabele. The other Fill
pinos fled toward Apalit station.
BEHEADED BEFORE DEAD.