The record-union., 1899-05-03
Ends as In First Instance, Without ANY
Definite Results.
General Lawton Continues His Ad-
vance, Capturing Several VII
lagos and Scattering the Insur-
gent Troops-Lieutenan Gil
more and Seven of the Men
Lost From the Yorktown Held
Prisoners by the Rebels.

MANILA. May 3-(Noon. 1.-The sec
ond conference held this morning be-
tween General Otis and the Filipino
emissaries, Colonel Manuel Arguellas
and Lieutenant Jose Bernal, terminated
without any definite results.
LAwTON SCATTERs REBELS.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The follow
ing cablegram was received by the War
Department shortly before midnight:
Observation-Disclosures General, Washing
ton: General Lawton's column passing
westward from Norzagaray, captureo
Balinag and villages in vicinity yester-
day, scattering and pursuing 800 insur-
gent troops. His only casualties. were
two wounded; insurgent loss, several
killed; large number wounded and cap
tured. Number is not stated Have
open communication with Lawton via
Malolos by means of Hale's troops and
detachment from city. OTIS"
GILMORE A PRISONER.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The follow
ing cablegram was received at Inc War
Department at midnight:
Manila, May Sd.
"Adiutant General, Washington: List
of prisoners in hands of insurgents. just
received, shows Lieutenant Gilmore and
seven enlisted men in navy lost from
Yorktown and six enlisted men from
army Three of the six Were wrong
fully arrested in january before hostlli-
ties commenced; all reported to be do
ing well. BesidesHhe above, two men
in hands of the insurgents, South and
Captain Rockefeller, still unAccounted
for.
REBELS RENEW OVERTURES FOR
PEACE.
MANILA, May =, sos p. m.-Major
Manuel Argueleses and Lieutenant Jose
Bernal of the staff of General Antonio
Luna returned here to-day TO renew
and press the request of General Luna
for a cessation of hostilities. They
have found the field of labor most un-
genial one.
The two officers were received in con-
ference with Major General E. S. Otis.
The proposals which they had to sub
nit differed but slightly from those
which they brought from the Filipino
commander in the first place. They
desired little time in which 10 sum-
mon Congress, and expressed them
selves as being confident that .he Con-
gress will decree peace because the
people desire it.
They represent that Aguinaldo is
without power to surrender the army,
and that the Congress must decide that
question. Incidentally, the Filipino
ENJOYS asserted that Aguinaldo had not
yet made q. fair test of his strength
against the American forces. because
only one-third of his army had been
assem- bled together.
The ENJOYS presented a letter from
Senior Mabini, President and Minister
of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of
Aguinaldo. and who is the backbone
OF. the Filipino organization The COM
munication is personal and unofficial,
and seconds Major Argueleses' argu-
ments.
The ENJOYS will see General Otis
again Tomorrow They will sleep to-
night in Manila. They lunched with
General Macarthur at. his headquarters
on a car of the armored train at Cal
umpit before going to Manila.
Whether or not General Luna is sin
cere in his oyertures. the negotiations
are giving the insurgents a much need
ed opportunity to reha affiliate their de-
moralized forces The truth is that
dissensions among the leaders of the
rebels is helping on the disorganization
of the Filipinos almost as much as the
American campaign.
In the course of the conference with
the Filipino ENJOYS, General OTIS
agreed with the statement Of Major
Argueleses that the people of tn.
Philippines wanted peace. and he add
ed that requests for protection are
pouring in upon him from all parts OF
the country.
Major General Lawton was engaged
in hard fighting early this morning
Telegraph communication was cut at
a. M, and there have been no reports
from General Lawton since that time.
AUTHENTIC INFORMATION RE
GARDING GILMORE PARTY.
MANILA, May ?, 800 p. r.-The
first authentic information regarding
Lieutenant j. c. Gilmore and his party
of fourteen men from the Yorktown
who We're captured by the Filirinos or
April 18th. was received to-day at thi
hands of Major Argueleses of the stat!
of General Antonio Luna. 1t is in the
form of a list of the missing men, and
is signed by Lieutenant Gilmore. The
Lieutenant reports that he and his par
ty have been brought across the noun
tains from Baler. where they were cap
tured.
This information was brought in re-
Spouse to a note which Major Genera
Macarthur sent to Luna by Major
Shields and Lieutenant Haync. anS
which those officers, bearing a tag OF
truce, carried across General Luna's