Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-01
DELIA-ERED LIP

DELIVERED Up.
MANILA. Sept. 30.--S:4O +. M--F'nur-
teen american prisoners. all enlisted
soldiers, have been deitered up by The
tilininos.
HE PRISONERS ARRIVE.
MANILA, Sept %o.-7:5o 2. M-,rhis
tas been an eventful day ct the north
ern QUESTS Of the American army 1T
angeles. Early this morning the Fill
inc eace commission appeared .Ih,.
American prisoners followed.
Then 4 commission Of three Span
iards TO negotiate for the release OF The,
spanish prisoners departed up the rail
road with a retinue of servants ana
bu;llo carts carrying their baggage AZ
san Fernando the train carrying the
commission and prisoners to Manila met
a special carrying Maj Gen. Otis and
Gt ncraiS l~awton. Eates and Schwan to
Angeles on 4 tour OF inspection.
THE CAPTIEES.
The American prisoners are CORPORAL
Otto Schu and Privates Albert Ruby.k.
otto Wagner and Peter Rollins, all Of
the Third Infantry, captured near Ba-
linag. July IS: Joseph MacIdrath, James
BOYLE. VIM. Miller. John Crinshaw,
ln"mas DAILY and Eli Drew. Of the Six
teenth Infantry. captured at Calooc,,:l,
August S: Paul Spillino and Louis Ford.
Ct thu Fourth Infantry; Charles W.
Alexander. a discharged Third Artil-
leryman, captured by bandits while.
goa TINS near Malabon, and George
.1raham: eolored. an orderly, Of the Six
tenth Infantry, Who was put off !,
train near NIaloos and immetli:ltaIy
captured. @7
REPORTERS IN WAITING.
y party of correspondents and pho
toSraphers waited in the trench of Inc
t an, outpost before The wrecked
bridge across the river separating 4na
Two armies. and, at 9 o'clock a g:ouD
came down the track waving a hand
hsrcnlet on bamboo and halted before,
the bridge y bugle then sounded IL.
ttentIon and Major Shields. os Gen
era, Wheaton,s STAG, and five soldiers.
With Il raised handkerchief picked ;hr;..
LAY across the bridge
ne fl!lplnoS introduced themSaivcs--
General Alejandrino. a slender bright
looking young man of 80. a veteran If
ne ne rebellion against Spain: Lieut. C..l.
frame ga,ano, and , Major ortes. the latte. of
e'ern.an blood and speaking English
l1uently. There soon appeared a
second party of fourteen Americans
marching between files Of insursenf
soldiers They locked the picture OF
nsa'th and We're dressed in neat 1'ili-
l,it, un,lornas OF blue gingham and
We're carrying monkeys and other pres
'nts from their Filipino friends.
w ~ EIER MEETS THEM.
Ah"n tIenera! Wheeler. being anxious
70 see me flllinos, forded thu river
ny: I!li' : correspondent, mounted behind
me general, ana the staff horses carry
ing double. General Wheeler >,ho,,L
hands with the Fiiipinos and there was
q general exchange of greetings while
me photographers piled their VOCATION
across the track -
me file Of barefoot Filipino soldiers
, ,,,n surveyed the line of stalwart
american sentinels whose PHYSIQUE,
ccntrasted strongly with the litile
DH2Wn men, who looked too small eor
their guns
General Wheeler, VINO had no official
coh n, with the incident. returned
70 W. Ieheial Macarthur and General
W heaton appeared at the other end If
the bridge The commissioners on7
prisoners forded the river. dismounted
ard saluted. -
INQUIRIES FOR GILMORE.
General MacArthur's first inquiry was
lor Lieut.. Gllmcre's party and Gen Al
eJanoriro replied vaguely that they
were in the north"
General Macarthur asked if they
would De released and Gen. Alejandr,no
SAID: II must consult with my govern
ment before answering
,nai ne prisoners unanimously praised
We have been given The. best 4ha
country afforded, fine houses for Guar
tiers, servants, good food, plenty Of win
ana a money. allowance. Aguinaldo
visited us and shook hands. Three If
ne Z? b boys refused to shake hands Win
WE'RE LION1ZED.
Judging from the stories OF the prs
oners they have been lionized by the
people They report that five sailors
SURVIVORS, CT Naval Cadet Woods uar-
~ arrived at Tariac "Wednesday.
l,hough small Importance is attached
70 their judgment. they agree in s;tyine.
that the Fiiipinos all say that they ;,ie
tired OF tie war, but will fight for iu5e-
endence to the last
The released soldiers also say the
luea Of independence has taken firm hoisi
OF the F'ilipinos and they threaten If
conquered. to exterminate the Amcfi-
cans by assassination. Aguinalda
seemed popular among all the pe5nle
the prisoners met @
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
me country, they say. is full OF rich
trors All the prisoners have stores .f
interesting experiences, Those captur
60 at Calnocan We're marched a!on.. lie
fallfoad at night. through towns 6scu.
pied by the Americans While A.uiJ,
aldo only offered to release the prjscn-