Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-19
OUR ALLIES.
Friendly MacAbebees Have a Battle
With the Filipinos.
Pho DEL PILLARS SCHEME
Reported That He Has Sent Messages
to Otis Offering to Sell Out
His Army and Betray
AguinallO.

Manila, Oct 10. - Batson's Macabehe
scouts encountered the enemy at San
Mateo, near Arayat, and attacked them
OH the front and flank, driving them out
completely.
Several Filipinos, including a captain
and a lieutenant, were killed. A guam
tity of arms was captured. The Maca-
bcbes had one man killed.
General Otis has received messages
general Pho del Pillar Offering to sell out
the hands of the Americans. Although
thentic, 1t is not ntrinsically improbable.
The policy of General Otis Is firmly set
against buying any surrenders.
Pho del Pillar offers for the sum Of $780,
600 to refrain from attacking Manila
with his army; for the sum of $25O,O0O
he offers to surrender his army after a
sham battle both sides firing into the
air, and for the sum Of 100000 he says
he will procure the overthrow of the III
Suirrcton and the capture of Agunaido,
putcrno and the other leaders.
In the course of The communication he
refers to -Aguinal.lo in contemptuous
terms. indicatin% that strained relations
exist between them. Reports are being
received froni the districts occupied by
the enemy hat the Filipinos believe that
Pho del pilaY has an audncous plan to
break throu&i. the American lines into
! M.'n,ll and TO seize General Otis and the
n,cl:i.hop. POSSIBLY these rumors were
starred with an idea of helping him to
make a dead with the Americans.
! Il is unnecessary to say that the Amer
icaus woGll welcome an attack Of that
sort. There has been much speculation
Of late regarding the whereabouts of Pho
del Pillar. The recent attack Mt La Lo-
ma is credited to his men. 1t is believed
that he is now in the vicinity of San Ma
teo valley with a force of from 1,SOO to
5000 men.
Plotting Spaniards Slain.
Ten former Spanish soldiers, who were
captured by the Filipinos and for time
acted as officers and members Of Fill
Pine artillery regiment located in the
vicinity of Santa Rosa, in the Laguna de
Bay district. determined to surrender the
artillery to the Americans. The plot was
discovered by the Filipinos, who killed
seven of the conspirators, the other three
making their escape to Manila.
| 1t appears that, when the surrender
was determined upon, the Spaniards dele
gated one of their number to proceed to
| Manila and to propose to General Otis to
| surrender, after a prearranged mock bat
tie, about II pieces including Krupp and
Nordenfelt rapid fire guns. well supplied
with ammunition from the Lipa powder
factory, in exchange for certain sums to
be paid the Spaniards, who were to be
pardoned for carrying arms against the
Americans and to be transported to
Spain.
The delegate left Santa Rosa and, &C.
companied by three Fiipinos. entered the
American lines at Calamba The Fill
pinos did not proceed far, deciding to
await his return at given time. AS the
delegate was detained in Manila longer
than they expected, they grew suspicious
and returned to Santa Rosa.
The plot was then revealed. and the re-
naming Spaniards were attacked. The
gunboat Napindan, coasting near Santa
Rosa, perceived two men on the beach
hurriedly embarking in a canoe and push
ing out toward them. She took them on
board, and they reported that the Fill
pinos, on discovering the plot to sur
render the artillery, had cut the throats
Of seven of their Spanish companions
and that they themselves had barely
escaped with their lives.
The three Spaniards are now hiding in
Manila, fearing Filipino vengeance. Gen
eral Otis had declined their offer through
the delegate to surrender the artillery for
money, but he promises to send the three
to SPAIN