The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-04-07
HE HAS ENOUGH.
"en' Aguinaldo, II IL Reported, is Anx.
ions for Cessation Of Hostilities.
Our Troops at Maioios wsr. Sen, On, m,
accommodating Duty Found Insur-
gents Only In small Fore. Ia
Surrounding Country.

"AsHIseros, April 3. 1t Is reported
mere on seeming good authority that
hgulnaldo has sent trusted friends
10 treat with the American com.
missioners for a cessation OF hostil.
tues The statement is also made that
he wants more liberal terms than those
'ald down In the recent proclama.
ton OF the commission. but there is no
disposition on the part OF the Amer.
ieans TO modify them. They demand
That the rebels shall Immediately lay
down their arms, come into camp and
give up the struggle until some sort of
government can be provided for the
islands
"AsHiNGToS, April 3. This dispatch
from Gen, Otis was received Saturday
morning;
MANILA, April 3. Quiet prevails.
Have directed troops at Malolos and
on railroad on accommodating duty.
FIND insurgents only In small forces
IN surrounding country, who retire on
the approach OF our troops Few OF
'ur troop, moving To new positions.
Preparing for continued active cA.l.
palgn Army IN excellent spirits
Ous.
manila, April a--Gen Macarthur
took dinner Friday night and slept in
the hall OF the Filipino congress. The
troops are worn out and are resting
IL Is planned to keep them in camp at
Malolos for several days before follow.
ing up the FilipinoS.
G,u. WhcAton's brigade 4, camped
along the railroad track. guarding
against a surprise from the rear.
IL IN reported that 8. 900 rebels, under
P'lar, are concentrated at Cainta and
Taytay.
Gen. King. Saturday morning, sent
out rrconnOitcring party of two com.
panlcs Of the North Dakota regiment
aud "a brisk engagement followed, dur
ing which seven Filiplnos were killed
ON 'bc American side lieutenant and
two prtvatcs were wounded.
The death OF Lieut.. Gregg. OF the 9Th
infantry. who was killed near the Ma.
Mia waterworks Friday. has deeply
affected the army as hc was ono OF the
most popular young oficerN Ills
'uncral took place Saturday.
MANIA, April u -- The American
troops under Gen. Macarthur are still
a.. 4.
has been quiet sunday. Hostilitics
elsewhere. No far a. officially reported.
have been hunted during the Last ..
hours To an occasional exchange OF
shots between the insurgents aud the
troons forming the lines OF Gen. Law
ton and Gen. Hall. extending from the
watc- works to La Lonia. but this
shooting has been just active enough to
make the lives Of the soldiers a burden
and 10 compel the officers 90 sleep
tn tire inches, clothed and in readiness,
to resist possible attacks Most OF the
Americans are becoming convinced
that the back bone OF the insurgcut OPP
position - broken. There are numcr-
Us aHhA'An p'AhAAhk w hi 'alAN wv
,apsc Of tho insurrcction One of these
n that Gen, Pic Del Pillar. the best
dshter among the Filipino officers will |
desert AguiDaIdo and give his support
10 the Americans
The = aniards, reasoning from their |
experience of the natives, refuse To be- |
licvc that the rebellion is anywhere |
near put down. They declare that the
Filipiuos will not take their defeat a, |
Malolos. with the loss OF the city and |
the removal OF their so-callcd govern
mcnt, seriously ,o heart. On the
contrary. the Spaniards predict |
that tho insurgents will hover
near the American lines. bothcring |
them as much as possible, and when
STACKED in force, dissolve, only To re-
appear az other points. This sort of
tactics the Spaniards say, will bc fol.
lowed until the wet season compcls the
Americans To bc housed in barracks,
and then the Filipinos will return and
rcoccupy such towns as the United
States troops do not garrison. With the
next dry season repetition of the
present operations will begin. Time
alone will show how much there is In
this theory; but as against IL. il must
bc borne in mind that the Spsniards
in all their domination of the Philip
pines never gave the inhabitants "A
demonstration Of power comparable
in effectiveness TO that given them by
the United States
struck n Uufricane.