Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-07
|NSURGENT PRISONS OPEN
AFTER MONTHS OF WAITING
Fourteen OF the Brave Boys Return to
Their Own Lines-Were Treated Nor.
Like Guests Than PrisOners-Fate NJ
Lieut.. Gilmore still Undecined,

Manila, Sept. 3l.--This has been an
erentful day with the northern outposts
OF the American army at Angeles, Ear.
~ this morning the Filipino peace com.
mission appeared. The American prison.
els follow ed Then a commission of
three Spaniards to negotiate for the re-
lease OF the Spanish prisoners departed
up the railroad with a retinue of scr.
wants and buffalo carts carrying their
baggage,
AT San Fernando the train carrying tina
commission and prisoners to Manila met
special carrying Major General Otis and
Generals Lawton, Bates and Schwan TO
Angeles on tour OF inspection.
A party OF correspondents and photop.
raphers waited in the trench OF the Amer.
lean outpost before the wrecked bridop
across the river separating the two armies
and at 8 o'clock a group came down the
track waving handkerchiefs on a bamboo
+ and halted before the brigade. A bupie
then sounded the Attention" and Major
Shields OF General Wheaton's staff and
i've soldiers with raised handkerchief.
PICKED their way across the bridge. The
tllipinos introduced themselves: "Gener-
al Alejandrius, slender, bright looking
young man OF 32 a veteran of the Spanish
rebellion; Lieutenant Colonel Orino ami
Major Ortis, the latter of German blood
and speaking English fuently. There
soon appeared second party of Ii
Americans, marching between two files
OF insurgent soldiers. They looked the
picture OF health and were dressed in neg
Filipino uniforms OF blue gingnam and
were carrying monkeys and other pres
ents from their Filipino friends.
Then Joe Wheeler, being anxious to sea
the tliipinos, forded the river with a cor.
poral. General Wheeler shook hands with
the tlllplnos and there was general ex.
change OF greetings, while the photograph.
ers piled their vocation across the track.
The tile OF barefooted Filipino soldiers
curlously surveyed the line OF stalwart
American sentinels whose physique con-
trasted strongly with the little brown
men, who looked too little for their guns.
General Wheeler, who had no official CON
nection with the incident, returned TO Gen.
eral Macarthur and General Wheaton,
who appeared at the other end of the
bridge. The commissioners and prison.
ers torded the river, dismounted and sa-
luted. General MacArthurs first inquiry
was for Lieutenant Gilmore's party and
General Alejandrius replied vaguely that
they were in the NORTH
Treated Almost AS Guests.
The prisoners unanimously praised their
treatment. One man said: "Ne have been
given the best the country afforded, fine
houses for quarters, servants good food,
plenty OF wine and a money allowance.
Aguinaldo visited Us and shook hands.
Three OF the boys refused to shake hands
with him.
Judging from the stories of the prison
ers they have been lionized by the Fill
pinos. They report that FIVE sailors of
Naval Cadet Woods party arrived at Tar
lac Wednesday. Though small importance
is attached to their judgment, they agree
in saying that the Filipinos all say that
they "are tired OF war, but will fight for
independence to the last"
The released soldiers also say the idea
of independence has taken firm hold on
the Filipinos and they threaten, if con-
quered, to eXtermnate the Americans by
assassination. Aguinaldo seemed popular
among all the people the prisoners met.
They say the country is full OF rich rice
crops. All the prisoners have stories of
interesting experiences. Those captured
at Caloocan were marched along the rail-
roads at night through towns occupied by
the Americans.