The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-28
ANXIOUS TO SURRENDER.
Eight Thousand Filipinos from Ma
lolos Willing to Cease Hostil-
tiles with Americans.
COMMISSIONERS NOT RECEIVED BY OTIS

COMMISSIONERS NOT RECEIVED BY OTIS
Filipino Government Issues Another
yirulent Anti-Amcrican Decree.
American Professions Declared to
Quiet.
Manila, Feb. 27-Two Spanish com
missioners. Seniors Rosltio and Aboga-
do, who were permitted to pass through
our lines and confer with Aguinaldo
with reference to the Spanish prison
ers at Malolos, returned through our
lines Monday morning, near Coloocan,
with sealed dispatch for the Span
iards. The commissioners said that
Aguinaldo and Sanduilo We're both at
Malolos and inclined 10 pacific over
lures. Whilethe Filipinosare not yetpre
pared to surrender the Spanish prison.
ers, they will gladly release two Amer
leans who have been held for six weeks.
on the payment of $50, the value of food
and clothing furnished to them.
Shortly afterwards the rebels sent
out a flag of truce borne by Command
ant Sinforoso de la Cruz, and several
hundred of the enemy left the Filipino
lines crying NO quire!!" Mas Com
bate" "Americanos Mucho Bueno!"
The commandante said that fully 5000
of his men had had enough, and We're
anxious to surrender.
Among the enemy in the jungle many
women and children were visible. A
woman laid down her rifle and at
tempted to cross with the parleyers,
but She was sent back.
After the party returned to the Amer
lean lines the enemy on the right fired
a volley, the bullets dropping at their
feet.
Otis Acts with Pr0priety.
Washington, Feb. 27-The officials
at the war department We're asked Mon
day why Gen. Otis had refused TO rec
ognize the commissioners who had
come to Manila from the insurgent
headquarters at Malolos when they
came to seek peace. The reply was
greatest propriety in this matter. He
was careful not to commit his gov
ernment to any recognition of Agui-
naldo hat would make precedent, and
then there was always the best rea-
son for withholding confidence in
every act of the insurgents where the
placing of trust would imperil Amer
II.
insurgents will have no difficulty in Sc
curing amnesty it is said, if they lay
down their arms and submit uncon-
ditionally. for there is no purpose on
the part of the American commanders
to wreak vengeance upon a submissive
fee
Another Filipino Decree.
Hong Kong, Feb. 2T-'Ihe Filipino
government has issued another Nirulent
antiAmerican decree, in which the for
lowing passages occur:
''The American guns respect neither hon.
or nor property, but barbarously massacre
women and children. Manila has witnessed
the most horrible outrages, confiscatins
the properties and savings of the peopl,
at the point of the bayonet and shooting
the defenseless. accompanied by odiou
acts of abomination, repugnant barbarisn
and racial hatred worse than the doing
in Carolina. Unless you conjure hol,
war for independence, you are only wor
thy to be slaves and pariahS. Proclaim he
fore the civilized world that you will figh
to the death against American treacher
and brute force. Even the women should,
necessary. American professions an
promises are pure hypocrisy. They cove
the spoils of this patrimony of our race
wishing to implant here more irritatin
and barbarous dominion than in the past.
Rebels Comparatively Quiet.
Manila, Feb. 27.-ENcept for an ol
casional volley and some individual fiji
ing by the rebels from the jungle nea
Galoocan along the river and in tile v
cinity of San Pedro Macati all was quie
along the entire line Sunday nigh
The enemy's sharpshooters at Calooca
continue to annoy the soldiers in tn
daytime; but the Americans no longt
pay much attention to them, reservin
their fire until the rebels appear
the open in sufficient force to justif
volley or an occasional she'll.
During the night time the men al
so accustomed to the enemy's salute
that a majority of them remain lndi
surbed. secured by the outposts an
seEtries.
In Manila absolute quiet prevails; ii
streets arc deserted and the onl
sounds to be heard after seven o'cloc
in the evening are the tramp of ii
patrols and sentries and the occasions
canter of the hoofs of an officers hors
From three to eight inches of snow fe
In Nebraska Saturday night.
Marshal De Campos wants and oth'
Spanish generals want parliamentary il