The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-20
ANOTHER PARLEY is SOUGHT.
INSURGENTS TO SEND AN OFFICER
TO. GEN. OTIS.

Filipinos Talk of Giving Up Amerf-
can Prisoners and ParIeying for
PcRce-Mny lie Another Rusc t0
Gain Time. hut II viii Not stop
Military OperRtioHs-AsuIHaId Ia
Not Mcntioncd->>,more and His
Party SH1I Prisoners.
Washington, Sept. 19.-Secretary Root
to-day received a cabegram from Gen.
Otis that seemed to Indicate a weakening
on the part OF the insurgents
It contains proffer to deliver the Amer
ican prisoners who have been for so many
months in the hands of the insurgents.
and also sought permission to pariey with
Gen Otis
This cablegram was at once taken by
Secretary Root to the cabinet meeting, and
formed the main topic for discussion au
the beginning of the session However,
upon reading the message carefully, it's
apparent Importance seemed to diminish
Secretary Root himself ala not regard the
matter OF Importance at this time. lie re-
called frequent efforts on the part of the
Insurgents in the past to gain time at
critical moments by opening negotiations,
ostensiby with the object of making peace,
and he was not sure but that this last
offer was something of the same kind.
win Afford No Advantage.
However that may be- the secretary was
of the opinion that It would fail to afford
the insurgents any advantage Gen. Otis
would receive any messenger and listen
to him and make answer to his proposals,
but this would not in the slightest degree
restrain the military operations. and The
American arms would lose no ground, no
matter now the negotiations turned out.
Stil, il is realized there is a possibility
that The insurgents may have become dis
heartened at the renewed and intense ac-
tivity In the direction Of reinforcing Gen.
Otis. and concluded In view of the great
force gathering 10 open the campaign in
the Dry season. that further resistance
would be useless
II Is pointed out as a noticeable fact
that Aguinaldo's name does not appear in
Gen. Otis dispatch, and though this NAV
not be of great significance, sdl among
some of the army officers, Il is surmsed
that there are serious dissentons among
the insurgents, and perhaps some of the
dlscordant elements are In this case acting
on their own responsibility.
The text of the dispatch follows:
Manila Sept. 19.--Adjutant General,
Washington: Macarthur reports from An
geles visit of two insurgent officers with
request for permission to send into our
! lines American prisoners and TO send Ma
Mia prominent insurgent general officer
/ for conference. The requested interview
/ granted and insurgent officers al Angeles
return north this morning with lnforma-
tlon. "Ous."
Gilmore and His Party.
The capture Of Lieut.. Gilmore and his
party was one Of the most stirring Incl
! dents of the insurrection. 1t occurred
while the cruiser Yorktown was making
survey Of the western coast of Luzon,
! with a view to locating some of the de-
tached Spanish garrsons which had long
| been cut Off from the populous centers.
! II was known that a Spanish garrison had
| been surrounded at Baler, on the eastern
( coast, and Lieut. Gilmore with a boats
party from the Yorktown was sent ashore
! 10 reconnoiter the surrounding country.
! He divided his command one party re-
naming near the shore, while another
] pushed inland. This was the last seen OF
/ the lieutenant and the fifteen men who
accompanied him. The other members OF
! the party waited for a long time, but got
! no trace OF their companions, and were
4 finally obliged to return to the ship with
| out them.
Admiral Dewey AZ once reported the loss
10 the navy department and before he
| left Manila used every possible means 10
! learn the condition Of the captive Ameri-
| cans. AT first it was feared they had lost
| their lives. but later definite lnformation
! was received that the following were alive
| at san lsidro, an insurgent stronghold:
! Lieut. Gilmore Chief Quartermaster VIII
! liam Walton, Sailmaker's Mate Paul Van-
! dert, Coxswain John Ellsworth, Appren-
! tlce Third Glass Albert Peterson. Lauds-
| man Sllvo BrsOfes, Landsman Lyman
! Paul Edwards, and Landsman Fred An
! derson.
| Capt. Charles Rockefeller OF the Ninth
! Infantry Is also supposed TO be a prisoner
! with the insurgents. He disappeared April
last and no trace Of him has been discov-
! cred.