The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
MOTIFS TERMS.
Nothing but an Unconditional Surren'
der Will Satisfy the American.
More Troops to Be sent to the PHILIPPINES
Gen. Macarthur Fsvors tho Espsr"
iment of EnIisting the Maos-
bebees Agains, Tagais.

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desire to re-enter the American mill
tary lines come prepared for an upcon-
ditional surrender. Otherwise you
will not be admitted"
This in substance, IL IL said at the
war department, Is the parting mes
sage Aguinaldo's so-called peace en-
voy's received when they left Manila
on their way to Aguinaldo's headquar.
tiers.
IL our commissioner have not al
ready received instructions to adhere
to- this decision they will receive them
at once.
The foolhardiness of further nego
tiations with irresponsible leaders OF
cia,ed by administration officials The
insurgents must bc whipped into sub
mission.
The president, 1t is said, is now OF
this opinion. lie regrets that he ia
unable 20 share in the optimistic opin.
ions of Mr.. Schurman, chairman of the
commission, that the Filipino ENJOYS
will speedily come back to accept in
full our own terms. Mr.. Schurmap
Expressed similar views Immediately
after the first peace conference, more
than three weeks ago, and thereby
caused the president to fall into the
mistake of expecting PEACE at once.
The fact that the authorize shave
again taken up the question of send.
ing additional troops to the Philip
| pines is a good indication that they
consider the recent peace negotiations
a failure. The cath infantry (colored)
has been slated for service in the
Philippines, in addition to those al
ready decided upon Other regiments
are also being talked of.
MANIA, May 2s-Gen. Macarthur
is in favor of the experiment of enlist
ing the Macabebees against their old
enemies, tie Tagals.
A delegation of the leading Macabe.
bees has visited the general. and It's
spokesman read an address assuring
the American commander of the fric nd
ship of the Maeabebees and of theil
willingness TO the transfer OF their al
legiance from Spain to the United
States. They complained that tbs
Tagals murdered them and burned
their village, and they asked TO oe pro
tected and given arms TO protec, them
selves
The Maca bcbecs have greatly assisted
in posting the Americans on the coun
try aud the positions of the enemy.
| Gen. Macarthur would arm a hun
dred of these men and use them a,
scouts, and, If the experiment proved
successful. he would enlist more OF
them.
The United States transpor: Morgan
City. which left san Francisco APP il
25 with 600 recruits for various regi-
ments here on board. has arrived and
will proceed to lloilo.
Maj. A. NJ. Diggles of the 18th Min
nesota regiment, who was wounded in
the head while rcconnoitering May 8
at point near San Miguel. and who
was brought to n hospital here, is dead.
ST. PAUL Mimi, May as.-Maj. Ar
thur NJ. Digglss. OF the 18th Minnesota
volunteers. was born in Boston in 1855.
lie was graduated from Yale college
in 20. lie had resided in Minneapolis
for 10 years, being engaged in the real
estate and life insurance business. His
widow and seven-year-old daughter
live in Minneapolis.
MANILA. May 2a--The approach OF
the wet season finds the iusurrection
seemingly taking n new lease of life.
All along the American lines the rebels
are showing more aggressive activity,
in their guerilla style, than at any time
before since the fall of Malolos.
They keep the United States troops
in the trenches, sleeping in their cloth
ing and constantly ON the alert against
dashes upon our outposts, and they
make life warm for the American gar
risons in the towns.
The bands of Gen. Luna and Gen.
Mascardo. which retreated toward
Tarlac when they feared they would
be caught between Gen. Macarthur
and Gen. Lawton. have returned In
force to their old trenches around San
FERNANDO, whore there are daily col
lisions.
Opposite our iines on the south pro-
tecting Manila all the way around "a
San Pedro Macati, the Tilipinos have
three rows of trenches most of the dis.
lance.
Reports froIn prisoners indicate that
the insurgents construe the peace ne
gotiations to mean that the Americans
have had enough of fighting. The
Filipinos are also encouraged by the
belief that the Americans are prepar.
ing for an interval of inactivity during
the wet season.
favors . Revision of tho Dreyfus Case.
PARIS, May go Itwas reported Sa.ur.
uaV that the rapnrt ~ tha ,ras;1a,t al