The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-03
FILIPINOs DISCUSS PEACE AT MAN
lila AND SHOOT AT AMER
ICANs IN THE FIELD
GEN. LAWTON'S HARD FIGHT
ENCoUNTERs AND PUTS TO FLIGHT
SIxTEEN HUNDRED OF AGUIN-
ALDO.S WARRIORS
INsURGENT LOSS WAS HEAVY

Americans
wOunded-BaIingan and Adjacent
villages Are Tnken-While This
Fight Was In Progress Filipino
Peace Emtssaries Were Parleying
with Gen. Otis I'm Manila.
WASHINGTON, May 2-The following.
cablegram was received by the war de-
partment shortly before midnight:
Mantla-Adjutant General, Wash
ington, ID. C.-Gen. LnwtOn's column
passing upwards from .NasagaraS'
captured Balingan and villages IN
vicinity yesterday, scattering ana
pursuing 1000 troops. His only
casualties two wounded; insurgent
loss several killed; large number
wounded and captured. Numbers
not stated. Have open cOmmunica-
ton with LawtOn via Malolos, by
means of HaIe's troops and detach-
mentS from city. os'
PEACE FARLEY.
MANILA, May 2-Maj. Manuel Argue
leses and Lieut.. Jose Bernal, OF the stan
of Gen. Luna, returned here TO-DAY 10 "e-
new and press the request or Gen. Luha
for a cessation of hostilities They nave
found the field of labor most uncoh-
genial one The two officers were re-
ceived in conference by Maj. Gen. Il: ..
Otis. The propoals which they had 10
submit differed but slightly from those
which they brought to the Filipino COM
mission in the first place. They desired
a little time in which to summon con-
gress, and expressed themselves as being
confident that congress will decree peace
because the people desire It, They rep
resent that Aguinaldo is without power
to surrender the army, and that the con-
gress must decide that question. Final
Iy the Filipino ENJOYS assert that Aguin-
aldo has not yet made a fair test of his
strength against the American forces, be-
cause only one-third of his army had
been assembled together.
The envoys presented letter from
Senor Mabini, president and minister of
foreign affairs in the cabinet Of Aguin-
aldo and who is the backbone of the Fill
pino organization. The communication is
personal and unofficial, and seconds Maj
Argueleses arguments.
The ENJOYS will see Gen. Otis again to-
morrow. They will sleep tonight in Ma
Mia. They lunched with Gen. Mac
Arthur, at his headquarters on the car
of the armored train at Calumpit, before
going to Manila.
Whether or not Gen. Luna is sincere in
his overtures the negotiations are giving
the insurgents a much-needed opportuni-
ty to rehabilitate their demoralized
forces. The truth is that dissensions
among the leaders of the rebels Is help
ing on the Reorganization of the Filipino
army almost as much as the American
campaign.
In the course Of the conference with the
Filipino ENJOYS Gen. Otis agreed with
the statement Of Maj. Argueleses, that
the people of the Philippines wanted
peace, and he added that requests for
protection are pouring in upon him from
all parts of the country.
Maj. Gen. Lawton was engaged in hard
fighting early this morning. Telegraph
communication was cut off at 8 o'clock
a. M, and there have been no reports
from Gen. Lawton since that time
WITHOUT RESULT.
The second conference, held this morn
fng between Gen. Otis and the Filipino
emissaries, Col. Manuel Argaueses and
Lieut. Jose Bernal, terminated without
any definite result