The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-19
Would IAlk PEACE AGAiN.
AguinaIdo Sends Another lo@se
to See General Otis.
HOPES FOR INTERVENTION.
ASKED Passes for ~ Military Commi,--
sionTIAt Scheme to Gain Recognition
OF England or Germany-Tho Trans
portation Problem Crows -

MANILA, May 15.-The Filipinos
nave resumed the attempt to induce
the Americans to discuss the situa
ton. Reyes. u young lieutenant upon
The staff OF General Gragorio del Pillar,
came to General Lawton to-day unde,
a flag Of truce, lie was accompanies
by a b~arefootcl bugler. The two were
escorted to Manila by Captain Scwall
OF General Lawton's staff.
Reyes told Major General Otis that
Aguinaldo desired passc, for a mill.
larry commission to come to Manila to
confer with the Observation-Disclosures
commissioners. General Otis replied
that passes would not be necessary, as
ucarmed commissioners could enter
the American lines. He would leave
the matter, he said, in General Law.
tons hands. Lieutenant Reyes re-
turned to 'Bacolor.
A~guinaldo has issued orders that all
foreigners must leave insurgent terri.
tory within forty-eight hours. There
are only a few commercial men there,
mostly English and German, Aguin-
aldo believes that by refusing them
the rights of non-combatants he can
force their governments to recognize
the belligerency of his so-casled gov
crnmcpt, in order that they may treat
for the safety Of their subjects.
"A Filipino priest, who had talked
with the Tagal general, Treas, has
brought to Father McKinnon, chap
lain of the First California regiment,
a copy Of a letter written by Acuin-
aldo to General Treas asking him his
opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of sur
rendering, saying:
Il fear that tho long warfar, that
will be necessary to the
United States will drain the country's
resources too much"
The rebels are so close in San Fer
nando as to make life in that place
uncomfortable while they remain in
their present position. The armies of
the United States have advanced so
far that the question of transportation
has become the great problem. 10
solve 1T, engineers are repairing the
bagbag bridge SO that it will be safe
for the passage of trains and give rail-
road connection between Manila
and San Fernando In the mean
Lime supplies shipped to Calump!t
nave to be hauled fifteen miles
to Major. General Macarthur at San
Fernando and twenty miles to Major
General Lawton at Bacolor. All this
Is done by bullock carts and every
has to be ferried separately on a
raft across the Rio Grande two or
three times. The roads are rough and
after the daily showers, which are
forerunners of the rainy season, so
soft that 1t is impossible to make more
than a,mile an hour. "'l
The few mules that are here have
been found to be greatly superior to
bnllocks for this work. The latter die
unless they are given frequent baths,
and the heat has killed so many that
carting is now all done by night. 't"l'
u The policy OF humane warfare has
its disadvantages. Among the, thou
sands of pretended friendly natives
who are returning to their homes be-
hind the American armies there are
some ho'have taken advantage of the
generosity Of the conquerors to make
the zone unsafe unless Americans 90
we'll armed and in parties. Soldiers
going about alone are frequently fred
upon from houses or from behind
bushes.
During the last week it has been
found necessary to send guards with
wagons and ambulances and several
attempts have been made to wreck
trains by placing. distractions upon
ths rai1yyrv frnck :