Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-19
TRAITOR Pillar
Offers to Surrender for a
Cash Consideration.
For $4,000 Will Refrain from At
tacking City Of Manila.
For $500, ,OOU Will Overthrow Revolt and
Surrender Agunaldo.

Manila, oct. 1S.-S.55 A. M.-General
Otis has received messages purporting
10 come from the insurgent general Pic
Del Pillar, offering to sell out his army
ana TO deliver Aguinaldo into the
hands of the Americans. Although he
| IS not satisfied that this offer is au-
| thentlc it is not intrinsically improba-
| Die. The policy of Gen. Otis is firm
ly set against buying any surrenders.
| Pho Del Pillar offers for the sum of
| 100000 to refrain from attacking Ma
Mia with his army, for the sum Of
S256,0O0 he offers TO surrender his army
after sham battle, both sides firing
into the air; and for the sum of $780,
geo he says he will procure the over
| throw Of the insurrection and the cap
ture of Aguinaldo, Paterno and the
other leaders.
In the course of the communication
he refers TO Aguinaldo in contemptu-
Gus terms, indicating that strained re-
lations exist between them.
Reports are being received from the
districts occupied by the enemy that
the Filipinos believe that Pho Del Pillar
has an audacious plan to break the
American lines into Manila and to
seize Gen. Otis and the archbishop.
Possibly these rumors were started
with an idea of helping him to make a
deal with the Americans. 1t is unnec-
esssary to say that the Americans
would welcome an attack Of that sort.
There has been much Speculation of
late regarding the Whereabouts of Pho
Del Pillar The recent attack at La
Lomoa is credited to him. 1t is be
lieved that he is now in the vicinity Of
San MateO valley with a force of from
1900 to 5000 men.
Ten former Spanish soldiers, who
We're captured by the Filipinos and for
time acted as officers and members
IF q Filipino artillery regiment. located
i'll the vicinity Of Santa Rosa, in the
Laguna de Ray district determined to
surrender the artillery to the Ameri-
ears. Tie plot was discovered by the
Filipnos, who killed seven of the con-
spraturs, the other three making their
escape to Manila.
1t appears that when the surrender
WIS determined upon the Spaniards
delegated one of their number to pro-
cecd to Manila and to propose to Gen.
Otis to surrender. after pre-arranged
mock battle with about II pieces. in
Guiding 'krupp and Nordenfeldt rapid
iire guns, well supplied with ammuni-
tion from the LipA powder factory, in
exchange for certain sums to be paid
the Spaniards. who We're to be pardon
od for carrying arms against the Amer
leans and to be transported to Spain.
The delegate left Santo Rosa, and
accompanied by three Fiipinos. enter
"a the American lines at Calamaba.
The FilipinoS did not proceed far. de-
Gliding to await his return at a given
time AS the delegate was detained in
Manila longer than they had expected.
they grew suspicious and returned to
Santa Rosa
The plot was then revealed and the
Spaniards We're attacked.
The gunboat Napidan. coastinS near
Santa Rosa, perceived two men on the
beach hurriedly embarkinG in a canoe
and pushing out toward them.
She took them on board and they re-
ported that the Filipinos on discover
ing the plot to surrender the artillery,
cut the throats of seven of their Span
ish companions and that they them
sevcs barely escaped with their lives.
The three Spaniards are now hiding
in Manila. fearing Filipino vengeance.
Gen. Otis declined their offer through
the delegate to surrender the artillery
for money. but he promised to send the
three to Spain.
Manila, Oct. 1S.-4.39 +. M-Ba tson's
scouts encountered the enemy
at San MateO, near Arayat. at dawn.
today, and attacked them in the front
and flank, driving them out of the
trenches and dispensing them COM
pletely. Several Filipinos, including
captain and lieutenant, We're killed.
4 quantity of arms We're captured.
The Macabees had one man killed.
Manila. oct. 1S.-0030 p. MD-The
.onsuls in Manila have received from
rarlac. where it is believed that Agui-
laldo remains. a book containing the
between him and the
american commanders and consuls. in
which. as he contended in his recent ap-
zeal for recognition, the Filipnos find
he basis for their assertion that the
american government recognized their
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