Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-27
PRISONERS To BE RELEAsED.
MsJor General Otis offered One Thou,
and Tribesmen

MpJDr General Otis offered One Tbous-
and Tribesmen
Manila, Sept. 27.--The American au.
thorities have declined 10 request Gen.
JarAmillo, the Spanish officer who IL set
Ting Spain's military affairs In the
Philippines, to send q vessel under the
spanish flag to collect Spanish prisoners
At the insu gent ports ~ stipulated by
he Filipinos, on the ground that the
ports are closed; that such step would
therefor be unlawful. and because they
dselined TO accept the filipinos' die u
ton. The authorities are ready to send
an American vessel. The spanish COM
mission, therefor, will return to the In.
surgent lines and endeav0r TO effect an
arrangement for the delivery Of the pris.
oner3 on board All American vessel,
Aguinaldo has issued statement, say
ing the warlike activity OF the Americans
has prevented the concentration OF pris-
oners ~ intended, but that they will be
delivered up October TO- The Tsgsls. OF
the leland OF Mindanao, have expressed
their readiness TO accept the American
sscofeignty In exchange for protection
against harrassing Moros. A native Of
icer has offered Major General Otis
900 Maccabebe tribesmen 10 light the
lhkhlN VI tIhkunh ut my ulNttlCAs
Manila, Sept. 27.--Insurgents are try
| ing 10 incite the natives OF MslsboD, q
city OF 10000 inhabitants, five miles
from Manila, 10 rise against the Amer
lean garrison. Captain Allen has been
holding the place with two companies OF
the Sixteenth infantry, but on account
OF the need of all tue available men at
the front his force has been reduced to
seventy men. They now remain near u
big church where they are quartered
being too few In number TO attempt TO
patrol the town. Armed uniformed
parties, OF insurgents recently dis
embarked during the night, col.
lected money for the insurrectiOn
and preached revolt, Two mayors have
been elected, but both OF them have de
clined to serve. MalabOn has been made
the shipping point whence provisions
and other stuh are brought from Manila
Dy trains and shipped into the hostile
territory. The insurgents seem 10 bs
trying 10 make their good treatment 0I
American prisoners a card by which Il
gain outside sympathy. Two English
men, who have arrived here from
Tarlac, report that Americans arr
treated more like guests thai
prisoners They are fed on the best th,
country sfforfs, and everything Ia beiDl
done to gain their favor. Filipino paper
say on the occasion Of recent fete a
. Victoria, n celebration OF the Mythica
, Filipino victory. the American prisoner
there were given the freedom Of tn
town. and five pesos each with whicl
t0 celebrate the victory" Eng
v llshmen also say that the Filipino
J have offered all Americans commis sion
!. in the army and three OF them have aC
; cepted This IL not believed. American
officers, north OF Manila. tell the CORE
/ spondents OF the Associated Press. tina
: Agninaldo IL trying 10 enforce good gov
ernment, after the American fashion
=, ordering the soldiers to suppress band
i Of robbers, three Of whom we're execute
at Mariquima He has also prohibite
= gambling In villages under his control
! Good TO eat--the ice cream served q
Delaney's Candy Kitchen.