The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-29

Manila, April 2S.-4:2o l.. M.-1n'
Filipinos will seek peace
Colonel Manuel Argueleses and Lieu
Luna. staff, have entered Gen. MacAr
> thurs line bearing a flag of truce. They
are en- route for Manila by train to con,
fer with General Otis regarding terms OF
surrender.
6:25 Z. M.-The Filipino advances for
peace have been fruitless.
Colonel Manuel Argueleses and Lieu
tenant Jose Bernal. who came into Gen
eral MacArthur's line under a flag Of
truce. told General Otis that they We're
representatives of General Luna. who
had been requested by Aguinaldo to ask
General Otis for a cessation of hostili-
ties in order to allow time for the sum
moning of the Filipino Congress, which
body would decide whether the people
wanted peace.
General Otis replied that he did not
recognize the existence of Filipino Coy
ernent.
There will be another conference to
morrow.
The Fiipinos came down the railroad
track to the Kansas regiments outpost
at 8 o'clock this morning. The Kansas
captain in charge there escorted them
to General Wheaton's headquarters
where they We're provided with horses
and sent to the headquarters or General
Macarthur. The latter invited the Fill
pinos to sit down at lunch with him
and conyersed with them for some time
He refused, however. to speak authori
tatively on the subject of their errand
referring all inquiries to General OTIS
The Filipinos were then escorted b.;
Major Mallory. of General Macarthur
staff to Manila, reaching this place a,
3 o'clock u. m.
General Otis aide. lieutenant Sladen,
was awaiting their arrival al the depot
with carriage. in which they wert
driven to the palace entrance.
The Filipino officers attracted much at
tention. They were dressed in uniforms
of checked blue and white cloth ,and
wore straw hats. They carried no si,it
arms. They were escorted directly t.
the office of General Otis.
Jacob j. Schurman, President of tn.
Philippine Commission, and lion. Charlie.
DENLY, member of the commission
soon joined the party there.
The news of the arrival of the Filipino
officers under flag of truce spread
through the city rapidly, and many off
GERS gravitated to the corridors of thu
palace, while a crowd of natives gather
ed in the square opposite the palace.
AT five O'Clock the two Filipino off
GERS, escorted by Lieutenant Sladen an,
Major Mallory, left the palace. They
did not look ut all elated as a result ol
their talk with General Otis and the
members of the Philippine comission.
$50 p. m.-Aguinaldo is evidently Sc
lecting the army as cloak for his Con
gress, hoping by subterfuge to over
come General Otis consistent policy o
ignoring the F'ilipiBo Government TIL,
E'ilipinos argument is that it is impos
sble to arrange an armistice without th
sanction of the Congress-
General Otis punctured this assump
ton by remarking that if Aguinald,
could make war without the Congress
he could stop it without reference t.
that body.
While the insurgents are undoubtedl
tired of war the leaders are torn witt
dissensions.
There is a suspicion that it was hope,
by means of a conference to ascertain
what terms they could expect. If the
saw that anything is to be gained b,
continuing the war, an armistice wOul'
afford them an opportunity for recuper
ating their demoralized forces.
1t is an interesting commentary upOl
Aguinaldos scheme that only sixty o
the three hundred members of the Fill
pino Congress have taken the oath o
allegiance which their constitution re
Quires.
A Filipino proclamation replying to tn
proclamation of the American commits
sioners has appeared. 1t is sfgne
Madini. for the President and is date
at Caniasdro, April 18th. 1t is in tn
usual grandiose style, and declares tina
President Mckinley issued the procla
nation in order to force the American
Congress to ratify the cessiOn of tn
islands under the treaty of Paris.
This contract of cession was mad
with the Spaniards after Spanisl
domination had been ended by the valo
of our troops" the proclamation asserts
The proclamation complains that tn
Filipinos were not represented at Pari
during the negotiation of the treaty, ant
that they are without assurances Of tn
fulfillment of the American promises
1t dilates upon the alleged Anglo-Saxol
hatred of blacks, and asserts a desire t.
enslave them. Deploring a lack of for
eign aid in prosecuting the war;. tn
proclamation concludes
1--WE stand alone, but we will fight f
the death. Coming generations will
pray over our graves, shedding tears o
IL.
LTNA'S MEN LOST THEIR NERVE
Manila. April 2S.-S:20 a. ma
Calumpit for the first time a large bod