The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-04
In the Conference With General
Otis...Wantcd Rebel Govern
mcnt to be Recognized
ENJOYS FINALLY CONFESS
That They Came as Representa-
tiycs of the Insurgent Die
tator Himself.
FIERCE FIGHTING GOING ON.
Mac Arthur Assaulting San
Tomas, Northwest Of Calum.
pit ..- Burning the Town

MANILA, May 4, (Noon.)-Genernl
Macarthur is now assaultlng the town
Of San Tomas. about five miles north
west Of Calumpit.
The Americans are fighting for the
bridge and the rebels are burning the
town.
MANILA, May. 3. s p. m.-The Fill,
plno envoys Major Manuel Arguelles
and Lieutenant Josa Bernal. have
abandoned the pretense under which
they came to General OILS, that they
represented General Antonio Luna, and
to-day they announced that they came
US representatives Of Aguinaldo him
self. The two enIssaries used all their
wiles to secure reply from General
Otis TO the letter from Senor Mabin!,
Agunaldo's prime minister. and minis
ter OF foreign affairs In the dictators
cabinet. which they presented TO Cen
eral Otis on yesterday, but General Otis
refused to make any reply on the
ground that to do SO would be equiva-
lent TO n recognition OF the so-called
government of the Filipinos.
Major ArSuelles said that Aguinaldo
knew he would be overpowered In time,
but that he would be able to continue
the fight for months and that he would
do so unless he were given what Major
Arguses termed peace with dignity.
Mr.. Schurman. the president of the
United States Philippine commission.
expresses the opinion that the inter-
Views accorded BY General Otis to the
Filipinos will nave good moral effect,
as tending to convince Agulnaldos rep
resenta;ires that :hs American author
files mean to give the FilipInos q good
government, and not one OF the Spanish
sort.
Certainly II has had civiiizing infiu-
ence In Inducing them to observe the
nnnei.les OF war and consent to
Americans furnishing food for Ameri-
can prisoners.
The exodus OF natives from the insur.
Gent lines continues.
Ready for Decisive Blow.
BY filing in tho roads where Il was
required. putting canoes on the rivers,
and blowing fields south OF ainlolos, the
American army Is in fine position for
the expected decisive blow.
General MacArthu- has moved his
headquarters to San Vicente ncross the
Rio Grands. General Wheaton's Dri-
gade has advanced beyond Apal!t.
General Hale has returned to cooper
ate with General Lawton.
At Ral!bog las. evening there was q
running fight IL the course OF which
one American soldier wes killed and
three we're wounded. The rebels scat
tered before General Lawton and Cen
eral Hale.
On Saturday while Captain Wheeler
with detachment OF the Fourth cav
airy. was covering General Hales ad.
vance, he discovered n large body OF
rebels at Pullan. The cavalry opened
IRE, hu; there was no response. Think
ing that the rebels wanted to .surren-
DER. Lieutenant Bell went forward to
periey with them. The F'llpno5 re-
Piled that they did not wish to surren-
Ger. but that they had been ordered to
refrain from fighting during the nego-
uauons. They asked what Lieutenant
bsil wanted, and In reply were given
naIf an hour In which to retire, which
they improved.
a spanish prisoner who escaped Into
Me American lines reports tia. after
eeheral Hale's advance on Qulngan 200
'"p'ncs were buried, thlrty-nvc In one
trench and twenty-seven in another.
lms Is the largest number OF tuaels
N"a' have been killed In aa5 one en-
segment for several months.
HcsultlcSs Conference.
'to Il tDUjtItIlCe luStlllR lHu
aoaFs to-day between Major General i.
o"' and the ENJOYS who came here
m. moin General Antonio Luna bearing n
r.IpSli FOR cessation OF hostilities.
aeneral Otis adhered TO his refusal to
~ ,ttoosAlze the so-called government OF
he Insurgents.
me flltpinos now ash for q truce OF
s, M.ee months to enable ARuinaldo to
,,ssIntIon the congress and consult with
,.i Iie lhsrrgent leaders on others OF the
,.,lhds. The cnvoys admitted the con-
mn't3n Of General Otis that AguInaldo
tSa uus nH!c control over afrairs outside OF
N.r -, ISLAND Of Luzou.
,,h me QUESTION OF the release OF Span
"a. "a. pfi"oncrS In tho bands OF the Fill
s,aus being mentioned. Major Manuel
,nmi,su.elloa. the chief member OF the de-
,.4tl'lon. said that he considered them
Dins In the same category with the
,",,nntfeans, the United stnteb being the
I,J,ccessor ,,,,ssor OF Spain In dominion over the
sSslna, and acquiring by treaty nll
,t.anish rights and obligations. After
T r Goae Of the conferences with General
,,H @ 'he Filipino cnvoyg Ind consul
t+m %noh With the United States Philippine