El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-18
Gen. Otis Is Informed That
AguinaIdo Will
Surrender
A GENERAL AMNESTY
Is the Only Concession That
Will Be Granted To the
Natives Prior To Their
Submission.

MANILA, May 1S.--It is reported
here today that Aguin aldo has decided
t. send commission to Otis with pow
err to accept the American terms.
The American terms as laid down by
Otis during several conferences with
the rebel commanders are that the Fill
ipinos must first surrender and lay
down their arms before any conces-
sious are made them.
Amnesty is the only condition Otis
would agree to before such surrender.
A copy Of Aguinaldo's address to the
Filipino congress has been received
here. The rebel leader says:
"You are obliged to inaugurate your
difficult task at the moment of greatest
anguish to the country, when the guns
of the.enemy do not respect either life
honor or public interest.
"The representative of the American
government referring to Consul Cen
erel Wildman1 brought me from Hong
Kong with promises that he would aid
in the reconquest of this country's lost
liberty. Fortunately the people, an
ticipstipg my desires. had thrown of
the yoke of Spanish domination With
out foreign aid.
Trusting 10 the honesty OF the
Americans and recognizing that our
easy triumph was partly due to their
destruction of the. Spanish feet, l have
attained the friendship OF those re-
representatives. by assuring them that
the Filipinos preferred an alliance
With America to any other nation.
"Unfortuuately my efforts encoun-
tered their pretension, which was as
inconceivable as it was firm, that 1
should be subservient to their orders.
My negative answer induced them to
decline to recognize our government"
Aeuinaldo says President Mckinley
precipitsted hostilities because he be-
lieved the American sentiment was
against the requirement of the Philip
pines. He praises the Filipino SOL
diers for the bravery displayed by them
in the struggle against superior forces
and closes by assuring them that the
war. which must be continued to the
death, will ultimately result in the in
dependence of the Philippines
WASHINGTON, May IS.-The follow
ing from Gen. Otis was received this
morning:
MANILA, May 1S.-Reports have |
come in to the effect that the insurge ent
cabinet and Aguinaldo are in the noun
taips II miles north of San Isidro, |
which was abandoned on the 18th inst, |
and will send concession to seek |
terms of peace.
A majority of the force confronting |
Macarthur at San Fernando has retired
to Pailac.
MANILA, May 18.-Major Kobbe ad-
vanced shis column to San Luis last
night, meeting little opposition. In a
brush with the insurgents one man was
wounded.
break, sthe column proceeding to
point six miles above San Louis and
about IA miles from the mouth of the
Rio Grande.
1t was discovered this morning that
the insurgents in front of MacArthur's
position had retired during the night.
It is supposed they have gone further
1p the railroad.
The 23rd infantry has sailed for Jolo
Island to relieve the Spanish garrison
there.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Reports of
peace overtures on the part of Filipiro
ENJOYS purporting to represent Agu!-
,aldo are cautiously received at the
var department nowadays. The first
Message proclaiming the possibility of
peace, which came several weeks ago,
.roused widespread enthusiasm and
he fact that the end bad come was an
in varying degrees of em;pha-
lis. But today, although the message
If Otis is by far the most hopefuf that
has been received, the comments are
lot nearly Sd effusive.
SIT may not be the end,'' said Gener-