Evening star., 1899-04-29
SENT BACK T0LUNA
Filipino Truce Bearers
Mission a Failure.
OTIS REJECTED THEIR TERMS
He Refused to Recognize the
Insurgent Government.
REBEL OFFICERS KINDLY TREATED
Conflict of Opinion as to Their
Real Motive.
REBEL OFFICERS KINDLY TREATED
Conflict of Opinion as to Their
THEY MAY COME BACK
The following was received from
Gen. Otis this morning:
MANILA, April 20. 1900.

MANILA, ApIll ~, Ic99.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Conference with insurgent repre-
sentatives terminated this morning.
They request cessation of hostilities
three weeks to enable them to call
their congress to decide whether to
continue prosecution of war or pro-
pose terms OF peace. Proposition de-
clined and full amnesty promised on
surrender. Believe insurgents tired
OF war, but seek to secure terms Of
peace through what they denominate
their representative congress.
OTIS.
MANILA. April 30 $40 p.m.-The con-
ference today between Gen. Otis and Col.
Manuel Argueleses and Lieut.. Jose Bornal,
who came from Gen. Luna under flag of
truce yesterday to ask for a cessation of
hostilities, was fruitless. 1t is understood
that the Filipino commissioners were given
the terms upon which the Americans Will
that they have been defeated, and 1t is ex-
pected that they will return with fresh
proposals from Gen. Luna
The ENJOYS were very Hospitality treated
by Gen Otis. who provided them with
house and with a guard, and permitted
them TO visit friends here. Returning to
the palace this morning the ENJOYS saw an
Illustration of
train of wagons and pack mules was just
starting with provisions for Gen. Lawton
who has reached Marunco.
Conference Lasted Three Hours
The conference at the palace lasted three
hours, Mr. Jacob G. Schurman of the United
States Philippine commission attending
and Admiral Dewey dropping in for an
hour The discussion was mostly between
General Otis and Colonel ArgueIeses. who
had been selected for the mission by Cen
eral Luna because he had known General
Ous- Colonel Argueleses served on the
Filipino committee which met the Ameri-
can authorities before the war in an en-
deayOr 10 smooth over the impending fro
bles.
MI Schurman emerged from the palace
between the two shock-haired half savage
looking emissartes. and the three drove m
attended TO the office of the United States
Philippine commission, where they talked
Informally for about an hour
Manila IS divided between two oninions
the majority believing that the Filipinos do
sire peace, while others think they are snar-
rIns Tor time in which to rehabiIitate their
demoralized army. The latter oniniop
gained color from the fact that reinforce
meHts have been sent 10 the south. oppos,te
the American lines
subtlety of the Malay
Col ArgueIeses, who is a LAWYER sn,eno,.
y Illustrated the Malay subtle,y at words.
"hlie ne declared with apparent frankness
That the Filipino leaders wanted a chance
10 give up the struggle gracefully tbrorob
the congress instead Of surrenderinp TO-
ANONYMOUSLY, he asked for fortnipht.s ar
mistice so that the congress might he s,,,,
moned on May /. he endeavored to commit,
the Americans to greater concessions ana
wanted terms guaranteed by treaty. He
was told that recognition Of the Filinino
government was impossible, and he was
given TO understand that a written guar
antee of amnesty for all the insurgents was
the utmost that could be given Col Ar
gueleses agrued that Spain had given SINH
nr guarantees and broken them. and he
Rid much stress on the Spaniard's honor
He persistently declared that the Filipinos
must be permitted to retire with honor
In conversation with Mr.. Schurman Col
Argueleses revived the question of indie
Fsndence and was referred TO the statement
n me commissioners proclamation that the
Fiipinos would be given an increased meas
ure of self-government as soon as they
proved themselves worthy Of 1t. Mr. Schur-
man warned Argueleses that the longer war
was waged and the more were killed, the
stronger would be the antmosities hindering