The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-22
WITHOUT RESULTS
Filipino Commissioners Are Practically
Without Power.
CONFERENCE HELD AT MANILA
American ENJOYS Met the Representa-.
tiveS Of AsuinaldO.
AT WASHINGTON
That the Natives win Not Agree to uncon-
dtiOnal Surrender.
DEWEY BELIEVES THAT THE END Is NEAR
The ADMIRAL Is Grently Pleased that
He Is to HAVE Monument in
His Native Village.
That the Natives win Not Agree to uncon.
ditiOBal Surrender.
DEWEY BELIEVES THAT THE END is NEAR
The ADMIRAL Is Greatly Pleased that
He Is to Have Monument in
His Native village.

commissioners who arrived here Saturday
to negotiate with the United States COM
missioners held conference this morn
ing with Mossrs schurman. Worcester and
DENLY. They say they are without power
to bind the so-called Filipino government
in any particular and can only refer any
results of the present negotiations to
Aguinaldo.
Members OF the present commission deny
the story that Buencamie and Arguelles,
of the first commission have been arrested
and the commission dissolved by General
Luna
They insist that the first commission
was never recognized by Aguinaldo, but
was elected by the Filipino congress
which declared in favor of peace on May
g. The Filipino military power controls
the situation, not the congress. The COM
missioners say they want peace. They
can not fight the Americans. who, they
say are destroying their country, but they
express great surprise at seeing the thou
sands OF native non complaints behind
our lines.
The Filipino commissioners. General
Greogrio Del Pillar, Lieutenant Bareto,
Major Zealita and Senior Coma, with their
families spent tho day visiting friends in
Manila and conferred with Seniors Florentino
Torres, Pablo Ocano and Teodoro TANGO,
the members OF the local Filipino associa
ton who will participate in the meetings
with the American commissioners. Senor
Torres was a member of Aguinaldo's conf
mission before the war. He opposes indie
pendence and fayors autonomy, and he has
been most influential in persuading the
followers of Aguinaldo to make the pres
ent advances. He said that autonomy was
the burden of the talk of the Filipino and
thought that they would be converted soon.
Senior Palermo, who has succeeded the
irreconcllable Mabini as president OF the
So called Filipino cabinet, is student and
a writer OF ability, He once drew up a.
plan of autonomy under Spain which the
Spanish government promised TO adopt.
there then being a troublesome rebellion
on foot, The American commissioners are
studying the question OF Philippine gov
eminent and have found some good points
in this scheme. Palermo is now the strong
man in Aguinaldo's party
All the moneyed leaders OF the insur-
rection see that it is hopeless and arc
anxious for peace. Those who want money
think they may profit by harassing the
Americans while longer. On the sugges-
ton of Mr., schurnlan, president of the
American commission, The local Filipino,
peace party has started newspaper.
Major Bobbe's expedition to open COM
munication with General Lawton has oc-
Candada on the Rio Grsnde, following the
course of the stream. No insurgents were
found there and the Pampangas along the
river are friendly.
Last Friday Major Kobbe took Santa
Ana, about six miles northeast of san Fer
nando on the road to San Isidro priest
met the expedition with a white nag
Delegates from San Nicolas aud san
tiago. small villages Just south of Ayarat.
came 10 him with the news that 200 in
surgents who had been holding both places
had withdrawn, They invited the Ameri-
cans to enter and as the members OF the
expedition marched in the church bells
we're rung and the timid natives who had
fed Hooked back.
washington Nav 2l.-Distinct dlsap-
pointment is felt in administration circles
az the limited powers under which Aeui-
nsldo's peace commission IS acting. Tn
conditional surrender will be required and
General ous understands this as well as
the officials at Washington.
Just what Is the object Of the meeting