Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-25
THE PHILIPPINE WAR
The Americans Have Entire Control
of the Situation.
GEN. LUNA AGAINST NEGOTIATIONS,
The Condition Of Chinese Held Prisoners
by Rebels Lamcniable Otis Refuses
AN Armstlce Spanish Prisoners
Arms Shipped to filipinos.

AN Arnistice spanish Prisoners
Arms Shipped to filipinos.
Manila. May 20. Definite peace
propositions from the Filipino govern
nent are imminent The Americans
positively have entire control OF the
situation If the rainy season does not
SET in within ten days and make fur
Their military operations impossible,
should the insurgents still prove m
tractabe, The purpose OF the Filipino
leaders to give up the struggle against
American authority was made known
by two delegates Of the Fill
pino peace commission who re-
NAMED in San lsidro when it was cap
tured and surrendered to Lawton's adj
vance guard. In conversation with
American officers they state that the
Filipino forces have been for the last
four days willing to secure peace on
any terms Gen. Otis might see hit to
offer They declare that Gen. Lawton,
by his rapid and energetic advance from
Balinag, has not allowed their forces
moments cessation from lighting.
The delegates add, as their most inn
portant information, that Agnlnaldo
himself will sue for peace through the
peace commission within two days. II
he does not so act the Filipino govern
mcnt will promptly repudiatc him, AS
foul-hfths Of the natives are weary OF
war and desire the early ending OF
hostilities.
The Filipino congress voted, May u,
to name peace commission, which, as
finally made up, consists of Buencamino
del Pillar, Arguelles, Torros, Pamprenes,
Palermo and Herrera. These delegates
had intended to proceed to Gen, Law
TONS headquarters to begin negotia-
tions for pacific settlement, but the
American attack on San lsidro caused
them to take flight TO the northward.
The two who remained here and sur
rendered assure the Americans that
the others will return to San lsidro to-
morrow to carry out the original de-
sign. 1t is stated that Aguinaldo fled
from the town Wednesday, lie is now
reported to be at Cahanatuan, Is miles
north of San lsidro.
GEN. LUNA AGAINST NEGOTIATIONS.
Manila, May 9O-Gen. Luna is re-
ported to be making desperate efforts
to restrain the educated Filipinos with
in the limits of his self-appointed juris'
diction from communicating with the
Americans even to arresting Buen
canine and Herrera, two of the
most influential officials, while or
their way to Malolos to join thos'
who are coming via San lsidro to-day
This and the removal of the seat o
government to Tarlac, 80 miles nortl
of San Fernando, may lead to compli
cations and delay in the qualification
but it is generally conceded that fur
ther opposition to American sovereign
ty is useless and ridiculous,
Gen Wheaton has been relieved o
the command of the Second division
for special assignment, and Gen. Fun
ston has been assigned to his brigade
CONDITION OF CHINESE PRISONERS.
Manila, May sO.-The condition o
the Chinese in Luzon is lamentable
They are easy prey to the insurgents
who are robbing and maltreating then
constantly, Over 1000 Chinese are sat
to have been captured at Dagupan b
, the insurgents and forced to work II
their trenches. The Chinese consul a
Manila has applied to Gen. Otis TO
relief.
OTIS REFUSES THE PROPOSITION.
, Manila, MAY 2O.-Two military an
. two civil Filipino commissioners, az
{ pointed to cooperate with three cit
/ zens of Manila in negotiating terms c
= peace, arrived here at SIS a. m, tt
= day. They have submitted no ne'
: proposition, but want an armistic
pending the session of the Filipln
congress. Maj. Gen, Otis has refuse
to entertain the proposal
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