The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-05-23
REBEL FORCE IS BROKEN
AGUINALDO FLIES FOR SAFETY
NORTHwARD.
Popular Sentiment Favors Americans.
Filipinos Start Paper in Favor Of
Peace-More Regular Troops.

MANILA, May 16.-Aguinaldo is re-
ported to have fled into the province Of
Neuva Ecija. He left Balinag on April
10Th, and at that town and at San Isidro
nothing is known definitely as to where
he is. He fled to the rear in a carriage
The rebels have moved 5000 Spanish
prisoners north to San Isidro, and it rs
believed they have divided them up in
to small detaChments 1t will be diff
cult for the Americans to reach them
this season. General Gregonio del Pillar
has offered to surrender providing he
gets satisfactory terms. The rebel hos
pital at San Isidro is filled to overflow
ing, and many of the wounded soldiers
are i'm shocking condition from lack or
| care.
Lieutenant Cole today escorted Lee
! garda, Aguinaldo's former Minister OF
Finance, who is friendly to the Amerl-
cans, from Manila to an appointed place
of meeting, where Legarda conferred
with General TriaS, the insurgent Min
lister of War, concerning the negotia-
/ tons for peace. Legarda returned to
| Manila this evening.
Popular sentiment has forced the re-
treating rebel army to stop burning
towns. The American policy Of respect
ing property has won favor. Five Am
| erican prisoners were taken north
through San Isidro a few days ago
Their identity is not known. General
Pillar says his willingness to surrender
comes from the fact that the insurgenI
government has deserted him.
NEW YORK. May ia cable to the
Sun dated Manila, May Is. 11:2O a. m.
says: General Lawton advanced this
morning toward San Isdro from Sar
Miguel, leaving a garrison at Balnag
General Macarthur, with his command
remains at San Fernando.
General Rios, the Spanish commander
in the Philippines, will sail tomorrow
for Zamboanga and Jolo with the trans
ports LeOntriCe and Porto Rico to re
lieVe the Spanish troops at those place!
and convey them back to Spain. Tn,
Twenty third Infantry has been order
ed to Jolo.
NEW YORK, May IA cable to tn
Sun, dated Manila, May II, noon, says
Senior Palermo has declined to accep
the proffered presidency of the Filipino
Cabinet until the native Congress
which is now in special session at Sal
Isidro, authorized him to treat with tn
Americans.
Mr.. Higgins. president of the Dagu
pan railway, says that the native re
fugees are suffering from lack of foo
and that the rebel army is becoming
! demoraliZed, because of the small sup
port given to it by the inhabitants
whose homes have been looted by tn
.
ed and $1,000 in money stolen. The Fill
Pine leaders, Higgins says, are plan
ming to make a vigorous stand beyon
San Fernando. where $4,000 men ar
. strongly intrenched.
There are persistent reports, which
= however. are not confirmed, that in
French Baron, Du Marais, who wen
into the Filipino lines in behalf of tn
Spanish prisoners, has been assassinat
ed by the rebels.
Leading Filipinos living in Manil
. held a meeting yesterday and decide
to publish newspaper, to be called IN
Democracia, to advocate the establish
ment of peace.
The rebels in Cavite province are foi
tifying and intrenching the principe
towns.
NEW YORK. May 10.-A Tribun
special from Washington says TIL
War Department is preparing to sen
four regiments of regulars to Manil
by way of New Yory City and the Sue
canal, utilizing for the purpose tn
I transports Thomas, Meade and Logan
9 which are to be permanently transfer
\ red from the Atalantic to the Pacif
= fleet.
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