The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
THE PEACE OvERTURES MADE
Filipino Commissioners Have an Unsatis.
factory onference with Gen. Otis
at Manila -Anot her to lie Held.


at NJ Manila-Another to he Held.
MANILA. April 29.--The Filipino al
vances for peace have been fruitless.
Col. Manuel Argueleses and Col. Jose
Bernal, who came into Gen. MacAr-
thurs lines under flag of truce. told
Gen. Otis that they were representa-
tives Of Gen. Luna, who had requested
by Aguinaldo to ask Gen. Otis for q
cessation Of hostilities in order to al
low time for the summoning of the
Filipino congress, which body would
decide whether the people wanted
peace.
Gen. Otis replied that he did not rec
ognize the existence Of Filipino gov
ernment. There will be another con-
ference Saturday.
WASHINGTON, April 29.--Gen. Otis
telegraphs the war department Friday
morning that the commanding general
of the insurgents received directions
from the insurRent government to sus-
pend hostilities pending negotiations
for the terminate of the war, and
that insurgent staff officers are on the
way to Manila for that purpose.
The text of Gen. Otis dispatch fol-
lows:
MANILA. April as.-Adjutant Gem
eral, Washington: After taking Calum-
pit, MacArthur's division crossed the
Rio Grande river in the face of great
obstacles, driving the concentrated
forces of the enemy back on the rail-
road two miles. Macarthur reports
that passage of the river remarkable
military achievement, the success of
which due to daring skill and deter
mination of Col. Funston, under dis
eliminating control of Gen. Wheaton.
Casualties slight; number not yet
ascertained.
This morning chief of staff from
commanding general of insurgent
forces entered our lines to express ad-
miration of the wonderful feat of the
American army in forcing passage Of
the river, which was thought impossi.
BILE. Staff officer reports that insur-
gent commanding general has re-
ceived from insurgent government di-
rections to suspend hostilities pending
negotiations for the termination Of
the war. Staff officer with party is
now en- route to Manila and will arrive
soon. Lawton's forces we'll in hand
in vicinity of Angat, east of Calumpit,
where he is waiting supplies to be
sent tomorrow. Yesterday morning,
force of 1,500 insurgents attacked
troops at Taguig; driven back by
Washington regiment. Our loss two
killed, IL wounded. OTIS"
The dispatch from Gen. Otis was i'm.
mediately telegraphed to President
Mckinley at Philadelphia. The off,
cials of the war department all believe
that the hostilities are about con-
cluded.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-Immedi-
ately upon receiving from Washington
the dispatch of Gen. Otis, President
Mckinley sent the following message
of congratulations and thanks to the
soldiers in the Philippines:
PHILADELPHIA, April 2s.-To Otis,
Manila: Your message announcing
the achievements of MacArthur's divi-
sion and the proposal by the insur-
gents of suspension of hostilities most
gratifying. Convey to officers and men
heartfelt congratulations and graft
tude for their signal gallantry and
triumph. WIN. MCKINLEY.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The end of
the Filipino insurrection is in sight in
the opinion of army and navy officials.
A telegram from Gen. Otis Friday
announced that Aguinaldo had taken
what is regarded as the first
step toward surrendering, namely,
requesting cessation of hostil-
tiles. Secretary Alger said as
the department closed that, while it
could not be said that peace was as
sured, he regarded the prospects as
of the brightest and felt confident that
the end of the insurrection was near.
To his mind there would be a repeti-
tion of the negotiations which were
had before Santiago.