The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-02
PRISONERS RELEASED
BY the FIIiplnos The Americans
Were Royalty Treated While in the
Tynatod,y oefha E,n1n,y

| BY the Ftltptnos = Ghe AmeFlcaUs
Were Royalty Treated While In the
Custody ofthe Enemy.
MANILA. Oct. 1.-Fourteen American
prisoners have been delivered up by the
Filiplnos, Early yesterday morning the
Filipino peace commission appeared.
The American prisoners followed. Then
commission Of three spanlards, to
negotiate for the release of the Spanish
prisoners, departed up the railroad
with a retlnue Of servants and buffalo
carts carrying their baggage. At San
Fernando the train carrying the COM
mission and prisoners to Manila met a
special carrying Major General Otis
and Generals Lawton. Bates and
sehwan to Angeles on a tour of inspec-
ton.
The American prisoners are Corporal
Otto scheu and Priyates Albert Ru-
beck, Otto Wagner and Peter Rolllngs,
all Of the Third infantry, captured near
| BalInag, July Is; Joseph McIlrath,
James Boyle. William Miller John
Crinshaw, Thomas DAILY and Ell Drew,
Of the Sixteenth Infantry, captured at
CalooCan, August s.; Paul Spillalo and
Louis Ford, Of the Fourth infantry;
Charles Wlllander, q discharged Third
artIlleryman, captured by bandits while
boating near Mulabon, and George
Graham, negro an orderly put of a train
near MaloIos and Immediately captured.
A party Of correspondents and pho
toEraphers waited In the trenches OF
the American outpost before the wreck
ed bridge across the river separating
the two armies, and at o'clock group
came down the track, waving a hand
kerchiet on bamboo, and halted be-
fore the bridge. A bugle then Sounded
the Attention." and Major Shields, OF
General Wheaton's STAN, and i've nOi-
diers, with raised handkerchief, pick
ed their way across the bridge.
The Fillpinos introduced themselves
General AlejandrlnO. slender, bril-
liant looking young man OF 81, veter-
an Of the rebellion against Spain; Lieu
tenant Colonel Orlson and Major Ortes,
the latter Of German blood and speak
ing English fluently. There soon ap-
peared a second party OF IA Americans
marching between Mes of insurgent SOL
diers They looked the picture Of
health and were dressed in Filipino uni
forms Of blue Bingham. and were car
r
their Filipino friends.
Then General Wheeler, being anxious
to see the Fillplnos. fOrded the river,
with a correspondent mounted behind
the general and the stan horses carry
ing double. General Wheeler shook
hands with the Fillplnos. and there was
q general exchange OF greetings, while
the photographers piled their vocation
across the track. The file OF Filipino
soldiers curlously surveyed the line OF
stalwurt American sentinels, whose
physique contrasted strongly with the
little brown men, who looked too small
for their guns.
General Wheeler, who had no. official
connection with the Incident, returned
to General Macarthur, and General
Wheaton appeared at the other end OF
the bridge. The commissioners and
prisoners forded the river, dlsmounted
General MacArthur's first inquiry
was for Lieutenant Gllmore's party,
and General Alejandrino replied vague
ly that they were 'ln the north" Gen
eral Macarthur asked II they would be
released, and General Alejandrino said:
II must consult with my government
before answering"
The prisoners unanimously praised
their treatment. One man said: I'VE
have been given the best the country
afforded. fine houses for quarters, SER
wants, good food. plenty OF wine and
money allowance. AgulnaldG visited
US and shook hands. Three OF the boys
refused to shake hands with him."
judging from the stories Of the prts-
oners, they hive been lloniZed by the
people. They report that five sailors,
survivors " Naval Cadet Woods party,
arrived at Tarlac Wednesday. Though
small Importance Is attached to their
Judgment, they agree that the Flllplnos
All say that they are "tlred OF the war,
and will night for independence TO the
last"
The released soldiers also say the Idea
OF independence has taken trm hold OF
the FlIiplnoB, and they threaten, II con-
duered, to exterminate tho Americans
by assassination. Aguinaldo seemed
oners met. The country, they say, Is
fun OF rich crops. All the prisoners
have stories OF interesting experiences.
THOSE captured at Caloocan were
marched along the railroads at night
through towns occupied by the Ameri'
cans.
only the prisoners at Tarlac, there Is
great disappointment at the fact that
Lieutenant Gllmore's party failed to ar
Major ortes said frankly that they
were very tired Of the war, but they
decline to say what proposals they
bring. The Fliipinos iunched with Cen
eral Young ut San Fernando, Their
quarters VIII be at the oriente hotel
at Manila. Major General Otis and his
party conferred with General MacAr-
thur and returned to MRnllR. General
Bates to night takes General Wheat
or's command at Angeles.
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