Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
MORE FOR PEACE uV[RTURES
Aguinaldo Wants to Send a Military
Commission to Manila,
PLANS OF ADMIRAL DEWEY-HE
WILL START WHEN HIS AR
RANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE
AND WILL COME HOME LEIS-
URELY, TOUCHING AT VARIOUS
PORTS-HE IS AVERSE TO PUB
Lie RECEPTIONS.

Manila, May 13.-The Filipino forces
which were entrenched behind strong
Notifications at San Ildafonso, north OF
Balinag, have been driven from their
position by Gen. Lawton. One Ameri-
can was wounded.
The Filipinos have resumed the at
tempt to induce the Americans to dis
cuss the situation. Reyes, young lieu
tenant on the staff of Gen. Gregorio del
Pillar, came to Gen. Lawton to-day I'M
der a flag OF truce. He was accompa
MED by bare-footed bugler. The two
were escorted to Manila by Capt Sc
wall, of Gen. Lawton's staff. Reyes told
Maj. Gen. Otis that Aguinaldo desired
passes for military commission TO
come to Manila TO confer with the
American Philippine commissioners.
Gen. Otis replied that passes would not
be necessary as unarmed commissioners
could enter the American lines. He
would leave the matter, he said, in
turned this evening to Bacolor.
Aguinaldo has issued orders that all
foreigners must leave insurgent terri
tory within As hours. There are only
few commercial men there, mostly
English and Germans. Aguinaldo be-
lieves that by refusing them the rights
of non-combatants he can force their
governments to recognize the belliger-
eney OF his so-called government, in
order that they may treat for safety of
their subjects.
A Filipino priest who had talked with
the Tagal general, Treas, has brought
10 Father McKinnon, chaplain of the
First California regiment. a copy OF
letter written by Aguinaldo to Gen
Treas, asking his opinion as TO the adj
visibility of surrendering, saying: Il
fear that the long warfare that will be
necessary to conquer the United States
will drain the country's resources too
much
Mr.. Holmes, a Canadian subject who,
with his partner in the sugar manufac-
turing business at Calumpit, Mr.. Car
rick, an American. was recently cap
turcd by the Filpinos, reports that he
was informed by his captors that he
might leave whenever he wished to do
so. He refused to go unless Carrick
was permitted to accompany him, and
said; I'VE go or stay together
The curtain will go down in a few
days on the fighting in the island of
Luzon. Workingmen are preparing for
another act in the drama which will
necessarily dispense the Filipinos. The
rebels are entrenehed so close to San
Fernando as to make life in that city
uncomfortable while the remain in
their present position. The armies of
the United States have advanced so
lar that the question of transportation
mas become the great problem. To solve
1t, engineers are repairing the Bagbag
bridge so that it viii be safe for the
passage of trains and give railroad con-
aection between Manila and San Fer
naado Meantime supplies shipped to
Calumpit have to be hauled Is miles
to Maj Gen. Macarthur at San Fer
nando and 20 miles to Mai. Gen. Law
ton at Baeolor, by bullock carts. and
every cart has to be ferried separately
on raIt across the Rio Grande two
or three times. The roads are rough
and alter the daily showers are SO soft
lid 5 impossible 10 make more than
nile an hour. The few mules that
Ue mere nave been found to be greatly
superior to bullocks Tor this work. Inc
latter die unless they are given fire.
aaent baths, and the heat has Killed so
4 many that carting is now all done by
s@ni.ht.
The policy of humane warfare has its
disadvantages. Among the thousands
81 pretended friendly natives who have
Seen returning to their homes behind
sae American armies, there are some
WHO have taken advantage of the gener-
osity OF the conquerorers 10 MAKE the
lone unsafe unless the Americans go
we'll armed and in parties. Soldiers %
ing about alone are frequently fired M
Oh from houses or from behind bushes
During the past week it has been found
necessary TO send guards with wagons
and ambulances, and several aftemnts
have been made to wreck trains hv
placing distractions upon the railway
track
Admiral Dewey will leave for tho
United States as soon as he can ar
range his business here and give fnlI
instructions for the management of the
fleet TO his successor. The limited
States cruiser Olympia, upon which Al
miral Dewey will make the voyage
home. viii sail a leisurely trip SION
ping at Mediterranean ports for some
time, to give the admiral the officers
OF the ship and crew an opportunity for
rest Like all the Olympia's company
Admiral Dewey is much run down by
his long stay in a tropical port without
change and under the rigid conditions
incident to war footing
All are delighted at the prospee+ Of
returning home. The officers have had
little shore leave and have been obIig-
ed always to be on shipboard at sun
down. The crew have had still less
leave, and show the effects of a wear
spent on hot ship under an eneryat-
ing sun.
The Olympia will proceed from Ma
ala to Hong Kong, where fortnight
will be spent in Transforming tba ,ors