Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-29
REBELLION HAS COLLAPSED

| kEBELLlUN Has CULLAPSEU
Insurgent Leaders No Longer Able to Main
| tain Army in the Field-General OILS
Reports That the Filipino Leaders Have
| Asked for a Cessation of Hostilities.
| Washington, April 2S.-Gen. Otis tel
/ egraphs the war department this morn
ing that the commanding general of the
surgent government directions to sus-
pend hostilities pending negotiations
for the termination of the wax and that
insurgent staff officers are now on the
way to Manila for that purpose. The
text of Gen. Otis's dispatch follows:
Manila, April %.
Adjutant General, Washington:
| After taking Calumpit MacArthur's
division crossed the Rio Grande river
in the face of great obstacles, driving
the concentrated forces of the enemy
back on the railroad two miles. Mac
Arthur reports that the passage of the
river was remarkable military
Cue to the daring, skill and determina-
ton of Col Funston. under the dis
eliminating control of Gen. Wheaton.
Casualties slight; number not yet as
| certained.
| This morning the chief of staff from
the commanding general of the insur-
| onf II To
admiration of the wonderful feat of the
American army in forcing the passage
of the river. which was thought i'm
possible. The staff officer reports that
| the insurgent commanding general has
received from the insurgent govern
ment directions to suspend hostilities
pending negotiations for the termina-
ton of the war. The staff officer with
party is now en- route to Manila and
will arrive soon.
! Lawton's forces are we'll in hand in
| the vicinity of Angat, east of Caiumpit,
where he is awaiting supplies to be
sent tomorrow.
Yesterday morning a force of 1900
insurgents attacked the troops at Ia
guig. They were driven back by the
| Washington regiment. Our loss. two
killed, II wounded. OTIS.
The dispatch from Gen. Otis was i'm
mediately telegraphed to President Nc
Kinley, at Philadelphia. The officials
Of the war department all believe that
| the hostilities are about concluded.
THE NEWS FROM GEN. OTIS
came just at the beginning of the Off
cial day here. There were feelings of
profound relief expressed at once on
| all sides, for during the last three days
the officials have been much depressed
| by the reports that came from the
front. The Associated Press bulletin
dated at the close of to-day from Ma
Mia, stating that the negotiations for
peace had not been successful that day,
| but that another conference would oc-
cur tomorrow, did not have any sub
stantial effect in depressing the ex-
| pressions of satisfaction. 1t was re-
membered by the officials that Gen.
Toral at Santiago did not surrender
at the first instance, and that several
| days were occupied in the negotiations
which finally resulted in the capitula-
| ton. In some respects the situation at
| Calumpit bears a striking resemblance
| to that existing at Santiago just prior
| to the break down of the Spanish re-
sistance. The Spaniards were hungry
and insufficiently supplied, just as were
the Filipinos. They sought first to es-
cape the humiliation of a surrender; to
march out with the honors of war; to
carry off their arms. but they were
obliged to abandon all these points,
just as the Filipinos will be forced to
do in a short time, according to the
explanation of the officials here.
Secretary Alger was naturally highly
gratified at the news. He approved
thoroughly Gen. Otis reply to the
Filipino delegation. But he made it
clear that there was no disposition on
his part to interfere with Otis and the
Filipino commission in making terms
with the Filipinos to any greater de-
gree than had been done in the conduct
of the campaign. The Secretary said
that the Philippine commission
HAD FULL POWER
| to arrange terms of surrender.
1t is stated on the highest authority
| that under its instructions the Philip
pine commission will deals most lien
emily with the insurgents when once
convinced of their intention to cease
| fighting. The commission will not be
technical nor captious as to the terms.
1t will be made plain to the revolving
Filipinos that no grudges are to be
charged UP against them; that they are