The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-19
AGUINALD0S ENJOYS
Are Now Before General Otis, Su-
ing For Peace.
HAVE POWER TO AOORPT TERMS.

AEulnaluO ana MS CaDlueUs IL IL He.
ported. Decided to Accept the Terms
OF General OTIS Proclamation Be-
fore tho Capture of San Isidro.
Manila. May 19.-The Philippine
commissioners TO confer with the
American commission regarding sur
render arrived last night at San Isidro
and this morning started for Manila,
arriving here at noon. After being
furnished with refreshments they were
escorted to General Otis headquar-
tiers, and the conference which II is
confidently believed will end the war
is now In progress.
1t Is understood here that, unlike
previous ENJOYS, these are clothed with
full powers to surrender all the armed
forces of the Filipinos to the Ameri-
can authorities.
All former negotiations were rem
dered of no avail from the fact that
the native delegates had no powers be-
yond those Of learning the American
terms and reporting back to the rebel
congress.
Knowing as he does. that General
Otis will consider no offer save that Of
absolute surrender and disarmament,
and make no promises save of a gen.
eral amnesty to the insurgents, 1t is
considered extremely unlikely that
Aguinaldo sends any alternative propo-
sition.
Aguinaldo and his cabinet are re-
ported to have met at San Isidro be-
A,,1o ri ms arrival on1
tured that place, and decided to send
a commission to General Otis to ae-
cept the terms Of the proclamation.
General Lawton was unaware Of this
decision when he advanced upon the
city. The Filipino leaders then re-
tired and selected their commissioners.
The Chinese consul has applied to
General Otis for relief for his country
men, who, he says, are being perse-
cuted by the insurgents.
He reports that 1000 Cinnamon were
captured at Dagupan, and forced by
the insurgents to work in the trenches.
Their property was confiscated.
REBELS READY TO YIELD.
officials at washington Firmly Con-
WINGED That Peace Is Near.
Washington, May 19.-War depart
ment officials are firmly convinced that
the end of the instruction in the Phil
ippines is at hand and that the repre-
sentatives of the insurgent cabinet and
of Aguinaldo will succumb to the in
evitabIe and surrender. Their forces,
it is said at the department, are evil
IDENTIFY so utterly demoralized by the
persistent advance of the Americans |
that they are ready to accept peace on |
the best terms they can obtain. Driven |
northward to the foothills Of the noun
tains, as they have been, their fleeing !
and scattered forces, disintegrated and |
no longer can be made
to face our victorious advance.
Less than week ago General Luna
was reported just north Of San Fernan-
do, where General MacArthur's troops
are concentrated, and in the neighbour
hood of Bacolor, with about 5000
rebels. Today General Otis reports
that the remnant of this force, about
500 men, has withdrawn to Tarlae.
over 20 miles north Of San Fernando.
1t is probable that the remainder Of
this force moved east and Joined the
main body of tho insurgents which
abandoned San Isidro ON Wednesday
and fed northward to the point from
which Aguinaldo sends his commits
sioners to sue for peace. If this is a
ruse to gain time, which none Of the
officials at the war department believe,
It will avail them nothing, as the
Americans will utilize the period dur
ng the negotiations in accommodating
he country ahead of them preparatory
% the resumption Of operations should
fail.
There Is no absolute information at
he war department concerning the
present strength of the American
orces under Macarthur, Lawton and
kobbe, which have been operating
against the insurgents north of Man.
la. The number of men, if each Or
yanization were up to its maximum
trength, would be $500, but 1t is
doubtful of their strength totals H.
100 men. MacArthur's troops, except
me regiment, are volunteers. AL Of
lobbes men are regulars, recently ar
lived. Three Of the six regiments un-
Ter Lawton also are regulars.