Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
REBELS TIRED OF WAR
End OF the Conflict in the Philip.
pines in Sight.
sENERALLuNA MAKES ovERTUREs.

GENERAL LUNA MAKES OyERTURES.
He Sent Representatives to General Otis
to Request n Cessation of Hostilities-
The American Refused to Recognize the
Filipino Congress-
Manila, May 1.-The second confer
snce between General Otis and Colonel
Manuel Argueleses and Lieutenant Jose
Bernal, who came from General Luna
under flag of truce to ask for a ces-
sation of hcstilities, was fruitless. 1t is
understood that the Filipino commits
sioners were given the terms upon
which the Americans will consent to
negotiate. The Hilipinos admit that
they have been defeated, and it is ex-
pected that they will return with fresh
proposals from General Luna.
Manila, April 2S.-Generai Macarthur
resumed his advance Wednesday morn
ing and entered Calumpit after an all
day fight during which the enemy re-
sisted stubbornly, killing and wound
ing fifteen Americans. They fired shells
Into the American ranks. Their defen-
sive works were found to be very strong
and well made. The fighting on the
American side was confined to General
Wheaton's brigade.
Manila, April 29.-The Filipino ad-
vances for peace have been fruitless.
Colonel Manuel Argueleses and Lieu
tenant Jose Bernal, who came into
General MacArthur's lines under flag
of truce, told General Otis that they
We're representatives of General Luna,
who had been requested by Aguinaldo
to ask General Otis for cessation of
hostilities in order to allow time for
the summoning of the Filipino congress,
which body would decide whether the
people wanted peace. General Otis re-
piled that he did not recognize the eX-
istence of a Filipino government. There
will be another conference.
Arrival of the ENJOYS.
Manila, April 29.-The Filipinos have
had enough of the war with the Ameri-
cans. Through their leaders they
opened negotiations for peace. The ne
gotiations We're opened by General An
tonic Luna, Agunaldo's chief of staff,
and heretofore one of the most irrecon-
cilable of the rebel leaders. Colonel
Manuel Arguelles and Lieutenant Jose
| Bemal are the Filipino officers who
came through the American lines and
of hostilities. The Filipino officers
I fln, l,.fo "a III, tpt I,o
| Kansas regiments outpost at o'clock
in the morning.
Lunched with General Macarthur.
| The Kansas captain in command
there escorted them to General Wheat
on's headquarters, where they We're
| provided with horses and sent to the
headquarters of General Macarthur
The latter invited the Filipinos to sit
down at lunch with him. and conversed
| with them for some time. He refused.
however, to speak authoritatively on
| the subject of their errand. referring
all inquiries to General Otis. The Fill
| ipinos were then escorted by Major
Malloney of General MacArthur's staff,
to Manila. reaching this place at 8
O'Clock p. m. General Otis aide, Lieu
| tenant Sladen, was awaiting their ar
/ AANeA dI Liz aSpol Will u SdIildSS,
which they We're driven to the palace
entrance. The Filipino officers attract
ed much attention. They were dressed
in uniforms of checked blue and white
cloth. and wore straw hats.
| Escorted Directly to Otis.
They carried no side arms. They were
escorted directly to the office of General
Otis. Jacob G. Schurman, president of
the Philippine commission, and Hon
| Charles DENLY. a member of the COM
mission, soon Joined the party there.
The news of the arrival of Filipino off,
GERS under a flag of truce spread
through the city rapidly, and many Of
ficers gravitated to the corridors of the
palace, while crowd of natives gath
cred in the square opposite the palace.
| AT o'clock the two Filipino officers.
escorted by Lieutenant Sladen and Ma
jor Malloney, left the palace. They did
| not look at all elated as a result of
their talk with General Otis and the
members of the Philippine commission.
Murder Most Foul.
Dexter, Mo-, April 27.-Mrs. Jane Tut
Teton, a widow, and her four children.
two boys and two girls, ranging in age
from to IL years, We're murdered in
cold blood in their home seventeen
miles south of Maiden, during the night
and their bodies partially consumed in
the fire that destroyed the residence.
j. H. Tuttleton, stepson of Mrs Tut
Teton, who had hitherto borne a good
reputation, has been arrested on suspi-
oion of having committed the crime, as
all the circumstances seem to point to
his guilt. The feeling against Tuttle-