The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-29

ever. 10 speak authorItdtlvely on the
subject OF their errand. referring all In
qulries to General Otis.
The FlllpsRos were then escorted by
Major Malloney.ot General MacArthur's
staff, to Manila, reaching here al 3
o'clock p. m. General Otis lieutenant,
Sladen. was awaiting their arrival ut
the depot with q carriage, In which they
were driven to the palace entrance.
The Filipino officers attracted much
attention. They were dressed In uni
forms OF checkered blue aud white cloth
and wore straw hats. They carried no
side arms. They were escorted direct
ly to the office OF General Otis. Jacob
q. Schurman, president OF the Philip
pine commission. and Hon. Charles
Denny, member OF the commission.
soon Joined the partythere
The news Of the arrival of the Filipino
officers under n flag OF truce spread
through the city rapidly and many off,
GERS gravitated to the corridors OF the
palace, while crowd of natives gather
eu In the square opposite the palace.
AT O'Clock the two Filipino officers,
escorted by Lieutenant Sladen and Ma
1or Mallory, left the palace. They did
not look at all clated as n result OF their
talk with General Otis, and tho mem-
bers of the United States Philippine
commission.
Asuinnldos Argument Puncturcd. +
Aguinaldo ls evidently selecting the
army as cloak for his congress, hop
Ing by subterf,ige to overcome Gem
eral Otis consistent policy OF ignoring
the Filipiro government. The Fillplno's
argument Is that 1t Is impossible to ar
range an armistice without the sane
tlon of the congress. General Otis
punctured this assumption by remark
lnS that II Agulnaldo could make war
without the congress he could stop It
without reference to that body. One of
the conterees afterwards remarked that
they are shrewder thna white men In
diplomacy as the Mnlays ure credited
with being.
While the insurgents are undoubtedly
tired of war, the leaders are torn with
Glssenslons .G. f. ts
There Is suspicion that 1t was hoped
by means of u conference to ascertain
what terms they could expect. II they
saw thnt anything is to be gained by
continuing the war. an arm!stice would
afford them an interesting commentary
upon Agunaldo's scheme that only
sixty of the three hundred members of
the Filipino congress hnve taken the
oath of allegiance which their consti-
tuition requires.
a Filipino proclamation replying to
the proclamation of the American COM
m'ssioners has appeared. II Is signed
by Madini. for the president. and is
GATED Caniasdro. April IL. 1t Is In the
usuat grandiose style and declares that
President Mckinley issued the procla-
nation in order 10 force the treaty OF
Paris. This contract OF cessior was
made with the Spaniards after Spanish
domination had been ended by the va
lor OF our troops" the proclamation as
serts. The proclamation complains that
the Flliplhos were not represented at
Paris during the negotiations OF the
treaty and that they are without assur-
ances of the fulnlment OF the American
promises. 1t d!lates upon the alleged
Aaglo-SaXon hatred Of the blacks and
asserts desire 10 enslave them. De-
ploring lack of foreign aid In preserv-
ing the war the proclamation con-
cludes:
I'VE stand alone, but we Will fight to
the death. Coming generations will
pray over our graves. shedding tears OF
gratitude for their freedom"