The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-04
The PEACE 0VERTURES MADE
'hipino Commissioner. Have a,u uo,.
'"o'ory 'onfcrenoe With Gen. Otis
NJ haniia Another To he Held.

APriI 29-The Filipino adj
VSnces Tor peace have been fruitlcss
Oo'' Manuel Arguclescs and Col lose
neTnai' who came into Gen. MacAr
thurs lines under flag of truce. told
: ueh' Otis that they were representa-.
'iVes OF Gen. Luna, who had reoucsted
oy Aguinaldo to ask Gen. OTIS for =
cessation of hostilities in order TO al.
10" 'lne for the summoninp of the
fihp'no congress, which body would
oec'oe whether the people wanted
peace
Gen. Otis replied that ne did not rec
og"'He the existence Of Filipino gov
ernmen'. There will be another con-
ference Saturday.
WASHINGTON, April o9.-Gen. Otis
'elcgr"phs the war department Friday
morning that the commanding general
OF the insurgents received directions
from the insurgent government TO sus-
pend hostilities pending negotiations
Tor me termination of the war and
'h@t lnsnrgent staff officers are on the
way TO Manila for that purpose.
The text of Gen. Otis dispatch fol-
lows:
MANILA, April 2S.-Adjutant Gen
eral' Washington: After taking Calum-
PIT MacArthur's division crossed the
no "rande river in the fac of crcot |
OBSTACLES, driving the concentrated
forces Of the enemy sack on the rail '
road two miles. Macarthur renorts i
mat passage Of the river remarlable 5
military achievement the success Of C
winch due to daring skill and deter t.
of Col. Funston. under dis. G.
control of Gen. Wheaton. O.
casualties slight; number not vet +
Isccrtancd. pl
ms morning chief OF staff from 81
ommanding general of insproont Gu
oFees entered our lines to express adj IN
llratlon of the wonderful feat of Tho co
-merican army in forcing passage Of
nc r.ver, which was thought imnossi- in
It. stan officer reports that insur- ex
eht commanding general has re- gr
'lVed from insurgent government di-
ctions to suspend hostilities pendinr
'gouations for the termination Of Ge
c war Staff officer with party is ed
w en- route TO Manila and viii arrive wit
on. Lawton'S forces we'll in hand per
vicinity of Angat. cast of Calumpit. Ret
iere he IS waiting supplies to be mo
II tomorrow. Yesterday morning, tioi
zee Of 1000 insurgents attacked trai
'ops at Taguig; driven back bv jus;
lshington regiment. Our loss two Law
led, II wounded Or,sn L
he dispatch from Gen. Otis was i'm Fill
diately telcgraphed to President men
Ainley at Philadelphia. The Off the
S Of the war department all bo,;ovo Uni
the hostilities are about con- and
led. acte
April 29-Immedi- does
y upon receiving from Washington men
dispatch of Gen. Otis. President junt
iinley sent the following messoco Dear
and thanks IN tLa State
iers in the Philippines: repre-
April 2S.-To Otis in pl
liza: Your MESSAGE annonroinc, Malo
achievements of MacArthur's diyi- II is
and the proposal by the insur- captr
OF suspension of hostilities most issue
flying. Convey to officers and mon ipino
tfelt CONGRATULATIONS and crot;. civil
for their signal gallantry and those
lph. VIM McKINIry Canad
sHINGToN. Anri oo-rba o,a -. inter-
ilipino iusurrecfion &c !, sinb+ :, Ameri
pinion of army and navy officials. rights
erram from Gen O,is Er;aa in the
lnced that Aguinaldo had taken untli
is regarded as the first amer
toward surrendering, namely, "a INC
sting cessation of hos,i1 inent
Secretary Alger said as ipino
epartnent closed TINT ,rh;1o :. only
not be said that peace was as al We
he regarded the prospects as n"g W
brightest and felt confident that hoinah
d of the ;nsurrec,;o No. ,o. under
) mind there would be a repeti- 'na' III
the negotiations which were 'ai oi'
fore Santiago. "ooiisn
erty be