Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30

Manila. April % 1899.
'Adiutant-Gcneral. Washington, D. c.;
Conference with insurgent representa-
tves terminated this morning. They re-
quest cessation of hostilitics three weeks
10 enable them TO call their congress 10
decide whether 10 continue prosecution OF
war or propose terms Of peace ITO
position declined. and fun amnesty pro-
missed ON surrender. Believe insurgents
rred of way. but seek 10 secure terms
peace Though what they denominate
-..fr Representative Congress.
(ssncD OTIS
Manila April %, 1929.
,,t,taut-Gcneral. Washington. ID c.:
.rbe congratulations Of his Excellency
.., president. for vi. IN all are grateful.
,.. l. conveyed as directed.
,.,.,.a OTIS"
oT1s's REPLY APPROVED.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. April 29.-War
7,.-.-.nsnt officials are very much graft
a.l I'll. ,hc tone of the reply Of General
n,. ,, ft. Filipino delegation. 1t is con-
..t.r.t a. COMFORTING with the dignity
~, r.. United States. 1t would not be
,.s.i.. fur the United states to recog-
. .r. existence If the Filipino Con-
..... .r Filipino government. 1t is
,...,.d chat when General Otis's reply |
communicated 20 the Filipino COM
,a.rders they w.1 ask another confer
,ars with the expectation of arranging
favorable terms of peace.
II is said 10 tla War Department that
lis not uE.y tnat any further conces-
.t.Y tb.u that NJ general amnesty will
ne maa. Peace and freedom, it is be-
r...I e.l appeal more strongly TO the
TH1uo army than amy argument Agul-
Ytu.aal IBIS officers may make.
Meanwhile. 81 is the belief OF the oill-
Gals at th, War Department that any
further hosthues on large scale are
improbable.
THE CONFERENCE WITH OTIS.
MANILA. April 4s-3 j.. M.-The cone
ference to-day between General otis ANA !
C0loae. Manuel Arguc.eses and Lieutenant
Jose Bomdl who came from General |
luna under nag Of truce yesterday p
81. ask for IL cessation of hostAucs was
iuucss. It is understood that the Fill {
IIa0 commissioners were given the terms
upon which the Americans would consent p
81. negotiate. The Fiiipn0s admit that |
il.y have been defeated. and t is ,V- I
Ir.tcd that they VIII return with fresh I
proposals from General Luna. !
ENJOYS HOSPITALITY TREATED. t
tp j. M-The ENJOYS from General '
1Hr. were very Hospitality treated by ]
Ou.rI Ors Who provided them with /
house ..l with ID guard. ami permitted +
IN.u . visit friends here Returning TO !
t la. This morning The ENJOYS saw
.r.f.f.U of American resources i
a .one train 9, wagons and pack-mules il
ulg, With provisions for "
General Lan,ou. who has reached Ma d
Ila.o. p
conference 40 The Palace lasted y
if-' hours. Mr Jacob q. Schurman. of .
On United States Philippine Commission. | ~
attending and Admiral Dewey dropping
D.. ... ....r
OLD ACQUAINTANCE
lae discussion was mostly between l.
D'-.'a. ous and C0ione. Argueleses, who
Dad Deem selected for The mission by Cen
ara. --a- because he had known General ci
'.'ae. Asueleses served on tho Fill =,
l.'' commission before the American au- ~
''.'-.''' before the war in an endeavor T.
over iur impending troubles. in
''Nl ti,-NCE WITH SCHURMAN. as
.'. thurman emerged from the Palace ST
"'- l'- t"o shOck-haired, savage m
aug natives. ana drove with them. pa
.'A iD the olIce of the United te
ilppinc Commission, where the t'
talked informally Tor about an GO
''.a..t is divided between two opinions, ca
'-' MAJORITY being that the Filipinos de- w
''. peace while others think they are te'
.'-i'.Is Tor time in which TO rehabili-
'.i oemoralized army. The latter Jr
gained color from the fact that po
.ments have been sent TO the or
,-.' opposite the American lines. uu
MALAY sUBTLETY. 80
colonel Arueleses, who is a lawyer.
p r Illustrated the Malay subtlety
.- tds While he declared with APP
't.l ifankness that the Filipino lead Al
wanted "A chance 10 give up the strug-
Dc fully, through the Congress. in \
.' surrenderng ignominiously, and -,
r fOrtnights armistice, so that ~
sress might be- summoned on May MS
D. DID, .ndeavOred 10 commit the Amerl- thi
s f0 greater concessions, and wanted bu.
ha Guaranteed by treaty. lie was ent
- '.at recognition OF the Filipino Gov on
-N'nt was impossible, and was given thG
.'.crstand that a written guarantee few
amnesty for all insurgents was the Ut 9th
s. lat could be given. Colonel Argue thi
argued that spain had given SINH j
guarantees and broken them. and he pre-
much stress on the Spaniards honor In
irsistently declared that the Fill daN
must be- permitted to retire with an'
81 LoIlON OF INDEPENDENCE.
. eluyersatiOD with Mr.. Schurman, ~.
.'r Argueleses reyiycu the question W."
.'l' pendence. and was referred 10 the
cement ln the commissions proclama ;.
" I'D the Filipinos would be given an The
''''ing measure OF self-gOYcrnment Gan
''H as they proved themselves 49,.
"l or It, Mr.. Schurman warned o.
t''i.s,s that the longer war was ,-n
''- and the more men were killed, "a
stronger would be the anlmosities V"',
''ii'R an amcable cooperation be- 80 80
The TWO peoples for the prosperity eie
'he Islands. resc
PF,-ot. Cap
nv oLT AGAINST INSURGENTS. pbia
-, insurgents have an Instruction ing
'' own hands The Macabebes, ira suns