Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03
ENJOYS RETURN.
Luna's Officers Again Ask
Gen. Otis for Terms.
Request Time to Assemble Congress to
Formally Treat for Peace.
Lieut. Gilmore Sends List OF Yorktown Men
in Hands OF Natives.

Manila, May 3.-Noon-The second
conference, held this morning. between
Major Gen. Otis and the Filipino ennis
carries, Col. Manuel Arguelles and
Lieut.. Jose Bernal, terminated without
any definite results.
Manila, May ? (6.05 p. MD-Maior
Manuel Arguelles and Lieut. Jose Ber-
nal, of the staff of Gen. Antonio Luna
returned here. today. to renew ana
press the request of Gen. Luna for
cessation of hostilties They have
| found the field of labor most uncon-
genial one.
The two officers We're received in con
| ference by Major Gen. T.. $. Otis. The
proposals which they had TO submit
differed but slightly from those which
they brought from the Filipino COM
mandcr in the first place They de-
sired little time in which to summon
Congress and expressed themselves as
being confident that the Congress will
decree peace. because the people desire
it, They represent that Aguiualdo is
without power 10 surrender the army.
ana that the Congress must decide
| that question.
Incidentally. the Filipino ENJOYS AS
sert that Aguinaldo had not yet made
fair test Of his strength against the
! American forces: barely one-third Of
his army had been assembled together.
! The ENJOYS presented letter from
| Senior Mabini president ana minister
| Of foreign affairs in the cabinet Of
Aguinaldo and who is the back bone Of
the Filipino organization The com
| u1I1nipD rim &c n f4l
and seconds Major Arguelles argu-
| ments.
| The ENJOYS will again see Gen. Otis.
| tomorrow. They will sleep. tonight in
Manila. They lunched with Gen. Mac
| Arthur at his headquarters on a car Of
| the armored train at Calumpit before
| coming To Manila. Whether or not
| Gen. Luna is sincere in his overtures.
! the negotiations are giving the insur-
| gents much-needed opportunity to
| reha biltate their demoralizcd forces.
| The truth il that dissensiuns among
| the leaders Of the rebels is helping Oh
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
to the statement of Major Arguelles
! that the people of the Philippine
| islands wanted peace, and he added that
| requests for protection are pouring in
upon him from all parts Of the country.
Major Gen. LaWton was engaged iii
hard fighting, early this morning. Telc-
graph communication was cut at .
o'clock. \. NJ. ana there have been no
reports from Gen. LaWton since that
| time.
2.55 p. M.-The first authentic in
| formation regarding Lieut.. J. G. Gil
more and his party of II men from the
United States sunboat Yorktown. who
We're captured by the F'ilipinos, April
u. was received, today, at the hands
Of Major Arguelles Of the staff of Cen.
Antonino Luna. 1t is in the form Of a
! list of the missing men. ana is signed
. by Lieut.. Gilmore. The lieutenant re
ports that he and his party have been
| brought across two mountains from
Baler. where they We're captured.
This information was brought in tc-
Spouse to a note from aidjor Gen. Mac
Arthur sent to Col. Luna by Major
Shields and Lieut.. Hayne ana those
officers bearing a flag Of truce, carried
across Gen. Luna's lines, yesterday
evening. The note. after asking tDr
| information regarding American pms
Oners in Gen. Luna's hands, concluded
with the message that he Gen. Mac
ARTHUR would be pleased to meet Gen.
Luna. Major Shields and Lieut.. Hayne
found a span Of the railroad bridge,
mile from st. Thomas, broken.
The officers left 10 days provisions
4 81. : ha,n M .p,. h.
end Of the bridge, placing the car in
the keeping Of Filipinos. whose conduct
throughout the various negotiations
| has been all that could be expected of
a civilized nation. Refugees report
that the Filipino army is deserving San
Fernandino and massing a St. Thorn
as, where Gen. Luna's headquarters
are located and that strong entrench-
ments are being constructed at the sides
Of the railway and on the swamp front
| in the positions possible.
Men Of the United States Signal
Corps have established Geographic
communication with Major Gen. Law
| ton. who is advancing in westerly
| course. Gen. LaWton lost one killed
and five wounded. yesterday, near San
Rafael where he strongly entrenched
himself Today. Gen. Lawton is
marching on Balinag. where a large
body Of rebels have been concentrated.
General Hale started. al daybreak.
with the Iowa ana South Dakota Regi-
ments squad Of cavalry and two
guns of the Utah Battery from Calum-
pit in an easterly direction to coop
crate with the Macabebes, who have
asked the Americans to arm them in