The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-22
POVERLE% BNlSSARIES
Filipino Officers Without Authority
to Conclude a Peace.
MUST REPORT TO AGUIKALDo.

Tho Moneyed Leaders Want Peace.
and Those who Want . Cash Offer
Wish to Harrass the Americans I'm
til Oner Is Made-Dewey's Departure
Manila, May 22.-General Gregorio
Eel Pillar. Lieutenant Colonel Alberto
Barreto, Major Zealefta and Senior
Gracio Gonzaga, the Filipino commits
sioners who arrived here on Saturday
to negotiate with the United States
commissioners. held conference yes
terday morning with Messrs. Schur-
man, Worcester and DENLY. They say
that they are without power to bind
the so-called Filipino government in
any particular and can only refer any
results OF the present negotiations to
Aguinaldo. &c..
j. Autonomy n the burden of the talk
Of the Filipinos, and 1t Is thought that
the kind they wish for would be little
different from the scheme for an
American protectorate, of which they
talked of before the war.
The Filipino commissioners, with
their families, spent yesterday in visit
ing friends In Manila and conferred
with Senores Florentino Torres, Pablo
Ocampo and Teodore Yanco. the mem
bers Of the local Filipino association,
who will participate in the meetings
with the American commissioners.
Senior Torres was a member of
Aguinaldo's commission before the
war. He opposes independence and
favors autonomy, and he has been
most influential in persuading the fol-
lowers of Aguinafdo to make the pres
ent advances.
Senior Palermo, who has succeeded
the irrsconciiiable Mabini as president
OF the Filipino so-called cabinet, is a
student and a writer Of ability. He
once drew up plan of autonomy un"
der Spain, which the Spanish govern
,ment promised to adopt, there then
being a troublesome rebellion ON foot.
The American commissioners In
studying the question OF Philippines
government have found several good
points in this scheme. Palermo Is now
the strong man in Aguinaldos party.
All the moneyed leaders of the in
surrection see that it is hopeless, and
are anxious for peace. Those who
want money think they may profit by
harrassing the Americans while
longer.
On the suggestion OF Mr.. Schurman,
president of the American commits
sion, the local Filipino peace party has
started a newspaper.
Major Hobbies expedition to open
communication with General Lawton
has occupied Arayat, about seven miles
beyond Candaba, on the Rio Grande.
following the course Of the stream.
No insurgents were found there, and
the Pampangas along the river are
friendly.
Last Friday Major Kobbe took Santa
Ana, about six miles northeast Of San
Fernando, on the road to San Isidro.
A priest metthe expedition with a
white flag.
Delegations from San Nicolas and
Santiago, small villages just south Of
Arayat, came to Major Kobbe with the
news that 200 insurgents, who had
been holding both places, had with
drawn. They invited the Americans to
enter, and as the members of the ex-
petition marched in the church bells
were rung, and the timid natives who
had fed fiocked back.
When the cruiser Olympia, with Ad-
miral Dewey on board. left here on
Saturday afternoon for New York
there were scenes Of widest enthusi-
assn. As the steamer got away the
Oregon, Baltimore and the Concord
fired an admiral's salute. At the first
shot the band of the flagship played a
lively air and her Whitehead sailors
crowded the decks and gave tremen-
dous cheer. As the Olympia passed
the Oregon the crew of the battleship
gave nine cheers for the Olympia, who
responded by throwing their caps 80
high that dozens of them were left
bobbing in the wake of the cruiser.
Then followed the noisiest half hour
known in this harbor since the battle
which linked its name with that of
Dewey. The din of guns and brass
bands echoed through the smoke, a
fleet of steam launches shrieked their
whistles, the musicians of the Balti-
more played Home, Sweet Home
her flags signalled Goodbye" and
those of the Oregon said Pleasant
voyage"
The merchant vessels In these waters
dipped their flags, the ladies on the
decks of the vessels of the fleet waved
and the great black
British cruiser Powerful, which lay
The furthest out, saluted the Olympia.
The latter's band then played God
Save the Queen" and to this the crew
of the Powerful responded with
hearty cheers for the Olympia. The
asst music heard from aboard Dewey's
flagship was Aud Lang Syne."