The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
Filipinos Restore Par
ty Of Captive
Americans.
LIEUTENANT GILMORE RETAINED.
The Prisoners Were Given
Money, Houses, Servants
and Wine.

Manila, Sept 80, 7.50 p. m.--This has
been an eventful day with the northern
outposts of the American army at
Angeles Early this morning the Fill
Pine peace commission appeared. The
American prisoners followed. Then a
COMMITTEE of three Spaniards to nego-
tiate for the release of their prisoners
departed up the railroad. with a retinue
Of servants and buffalo carts carrying
their baggage. At San Ferdinando the
train carrying the committee and pris-
oners to Manial met a special carry
ing Maj. Gen. Otis and Gems. Lawton,
Bates and Scnwan to Angeles on a
tour of Inspection.
The American prisoners are Corp.
Otto Scheu and Privs. Albert .Rubeck,
Otto Wagner and Peter Rollings, all
Of the Third Infantry, captured near
Balinag, July 28; Joseph MacIdrath,
James Boyle, William Miller, John
Crinshaw, Thomas DAILY and Eli Drew,
of the Sixteenth infantry, captured at
Caloocan, Aug. 8; Paul Spillane and
Louis Ford, of the Fourth infantry:
Charles Wilander, a discharged Third
artilleryman, captured by bandits while
boating near Malabon, and George
Graham, colored, orderly of the Six
teenth infantry, who was put off train
near Malolos and Immediately cap
tured
A party of correspondents and photo
graphers waited in the trench of the
American outpost before the wrecked
bridge across the river separating the
two armies, and at once a group came
down the track, waving handkerchief
on a bamboo and halted at the bridge.
A bugle then sounded attention" and
Maj. Shields. of Cen Wheaton's staff,
and five soldiers, with raised hand
kerchief, pickol their way across the
bridge. The Filipinos introduced them
to Gen. Alijandrino. a veteran of the
rebellion against Spain; Lieut. Col.
Oriano and Maj Ortez-the latter of
German blood and speaking English
nuently. There soon appeared a Sec
ond party of IA Americans, marching
between files of insurgent soldiers. They
looked the picture of health and were
dressed in new Filipino uniforms of
blue Bingham and were carrying mon
Keys and other presents from their
Filipino friends.
Then Gen. Wheeler, being anxious to
see the Filipinos, forded the river with
correspondent mounted behind the
general and the staff horses carving
double. Cen Wheeler shook hands
With the Filipinos and there was a gen
eral exchange of greetings while the
photographers piled their vocation
across the back. The barefoot Filipinos
curlousiy surveyed the stalwart Ameri-
can group.
Gen. Wheeler who had no official con-
nection with the incident. retired to
Gen. Macarthur and Gen. Wheaton an
peared at the other end of the bridge.
+ Lac commissioners and prisoners ford
ed the river, dismounted and saIuted
Gen MacArthur's fist inquiry was for
Lieut.; Gilmore and party, and Gen. Ale
Jandrino replied vaguely that they were
IN the north" Gen. Macarthur asked
II they would be released, and Gen.
Alejandrino replied: IT must consult
with my government before answering.
One prisoner said: We have been
given the best the country afforded, fine
houses for quarters, servants good
food, plenty Of wine and money allow
ance. Aguinaldo visited us and shook
hands. Three of the boys refused to
shake hands with him."
Judging from the stories of the pris-
oners. they have been lionized by the
people. They report that five sailors,
survivors of Naval Cadet Woods party.
arrived at Tarlac, Wednesday. The
Filipinos. the Americans say. are all
unanimous in saying: I'VE are tired of
the war, but will fight for independence
to the last
Aguinaldo seemed popular among all
the people the prisoners met. The coun-
try, they say, Is full Of rich crops. All
the prisoners have stories of interesting
experiences. Those captured at Caloo-
can were marched along the railroads.
at night, through towns occupied by
the Americans. While Aguinaldo only
offered to release the prisoners in Tar
lac there is great disappointment that
Lieut.. Gilmore's party failed to arrive.
The Filipino commissioners does not
arouse great expectations as to the re-
suit Of its visit Maj. Ortez said, frank
IL, that they were very tired Of the war.
They declined to say what proposals
they bring. The Filipinos lunched with
Gen. Young, at San Fernando. Their
quarters will be at the Oriente hotel at
Manila. Maj. Gen. Otis and his perty
conferred with Gen. Macarthur and
returned to Manila Gen. Bates, tonight,
takes Gen. Wheaton's command at
Angeles,