The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-02


Admiral Dewey Te1egraphs
Navy Department That the Gill
more Party Are Prisoners at In
surgent Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The State
Department has received long cabled
report from President Shurman of the
Philippine Commission, of the confer
ence that was held at Manila Saturday
between the members of the commits
sion and the representatives of Aguin-
aldo The text of this dispatch was
not made public, but it was stated that
Mr. Schurnlan's report agrees precisely
with the Associated Press statements
of the proceedings as cabled from Ma
Mia.
1t is declared at the State Depart
ment that the proclamation issued by
the Philippine Commission just before
the beginning of the last campaign rep
resents the maximum concessions to be
made to the insurgents by the United
States Government 1t Is realized now
more strongly than at any other time
that the capacity of the Filipinos for
self-government is an undetermined
question. The United States Govern
ment is willing to accord the natives
an opportunity to test their abilities,
for the Philippine Commission proposes
to allow them almost complete control
of their local affairs, exercising only
such supervision through the United
States military as may be necessary to
guard against the consequences of mis-
takes on the part of the native munic-
ipal and provincial officials in their first
experiment at self-government. The
experiment is already in progress at
some points in the Philippines outside
the island of Luzon, where the United
States authorities have hoisted the flag
and assumed sovereignty, yet have con-
tinued the local Governments under ma
tive direction. So far as the reports
indicate these experiments are working
well, and promise to have good infiu-
ence in shaping the attitude toward the
United States of a considerable element
among the F.lipincs which has been sus-
picious of our intentions.
CAPTAIN ROCKEFELLER MISSING.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The War
Department has received no advces
from General Otis since Saturday con-
corning the conditions in the Philip
pines. Two dispatches received this
morning make no mention of negotia
tions with the insurgents. One of The
dispatches was as follows:
Manila, May 1.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Captain Rockefeller,
Ninth Infantry, missing since Sth ult..
on line commanding battalion near
Caloocan; visited outposts at $50 p.
m. and not seen since. Diligent search
made that night two miles to the front,
but nothing discovered; no enemy in
front. A search prosecuted ever since
without success. Private papers in
his possession found Doth ult, two and
one-.half miles to front; belief that he
lost his course and was captured
Charles A. Rockefeller entered the
army as private in the Seventh New
York in 1861. He served through the
civil war. reaching the rank of First
Lieutenant of Volunteers. He became
a Second Lieutenam in the Ninth In
fantry in 1867, and has been with thai
regiment since. He has ALWAYS been
known as, a good soldier, and was
graduate of the infantry and cavalry
school. He was well up in the list of
Captains, and would have received a
Majors commission in a short time.
Captain Rockefeller had not been
long in the, Philippines. having arrived
there on April 26th, two days before
his disappearance He was on mus
tering duty at Columbus Barracks until
July 30, 1898. He then went to Porto
Rico, and served on the staff of Cen
eral Fred Grant until November 1898.
He went to Manila with his regiment.
the Ninth Infantry, sailing from San
Francisco March 2Sth.
GILMORE PARTY PRISONERS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
Admiral Dewey:
Manila, April 30.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Apparently relia-
BILE information ten of the Yorktown
boat crew, including Gilmore, are pris-
oners at insurgent headquarters. Am
continuing investigation. DEWEY"
Inasmuch as there were fifteen mem
bers of the Yorktown party captured by
the Filipinos at Baler. and Admiral
Dewey accounts for only ten of them.
it is feared that the other five have
been killed. They probably were killed
or fatally wounded in the original as
sault upon the landing party at Baler.
The identity of the members of the
party still unaccounted for is not
known.
A telegram was sent to Admiral
Dewey to-day asking him to inform
the department, if possible of the
names of the men known to be in tha
hands of the Filipinos 1t is accented
at the department that the reason that
he has not already furnished these
names, with the exception of that of
Gilmore, in his dispatch of Yesterdays
date, was because he did not have the
information.
The insurgent headquarters where
Admiral Dewey says the men are held
prisoners is supposed to be San Fer
nando, but there is no assurance on
that point.
GEN. MACARTHUR ASKS FOR FIX
CHANGE OF PRISONERS
MANILA, May 2, 1925 a. m.-Genera1
Macarthur has sent officers to General
Antonio Luna, the Filipino commander.
under flag of truce, carrying money
and provisions for American prisoners
in his hands, and asking an exchange
of prisoners and the names of such as
he may have.
1t is reported that the insurgents have
two officers and sixteen others. and it