Warren sheaf., 1899-10-26
INOT BUYING SURR[ND[RS
Gen. Pho Del Pillar Wants to Deliver
Over His Army and -Agui-
naldo for Cash.
GEN. OTIS DOES AoTsFAVOR THE OFFER.

UEHs VllO UVI0 me UIIEns
san Isidro Captured by Gen. Lawton's
observation-disclosures Victorious In
Their First BattIe-Filipino Com
mission REFUSED an Interview-A
Launch Attacked.
Manila, Oct. Gen. Young's adj
vance guard Of Gen. Lawton's column
left Cabiao Thursday morning and en-
tered San Isidro at half past one o'clock.
The American loss was one killed and
three wounded. The heaviest resist
ance met with was at San Fernando
where the enemy destroyed bridge.
Gen. Pho del Pillar arrived from San
Mi guel and personally commanded the
Filipinos. He and the bulk of the enc
my retreated up the river, One Span
lard and Is insurrectos were captured.
The loss Of the enemy is not known
The townspeople appear to be friendly
First Severe Enlargement.
Arayat, Oct. 20 (yia Manila Bat
sons Macabebes had their first severe
engagement with the insurgents Thurs
day. They won a brilliant victory.
About II o'clock in the morning the
Macabebes came upon two companies
of insurgents who had taken position
behind strong earthworks about four
miles north of aArayat.x By quick
move Batson's command fanked the
rebels and drove them from the.
trenches. Six of the rebels were killed
and many wounded. One insurgent
lieutenant and eight soldiers with rifles
were captured. After the rebels had
been driven from the trenches the
Macabebes followed them three miles
to Santa Rita, where they made an
other stand. A sharp engagement fol-
lowed, which ended in the insurgents
retreatingsa second time.
81 Clear the Country. .es,5
Manila, Oct. 21.T+Capt, MacRae,with
battalion of the Third infantry, and
ICapt. Chyneweth, with battalion of
the Sevent eenth infantry, marched to
the town of Jose Malinas for the pur-
pose of dispensing band of 300 insur-
gents under Juan Dicarot, who had re-
Gently been annoying our outposts and
travellers along the road from Santa Ana
to- sArayat. The insurgents fed in the
direction of Maga1ang. The country be-
tween Angeles and Arayat is now re-
ported clear.
Want an Interview.
Manila, Oct 21.-Three insurgent Of
fcers entered Angeles yesterday and
applied to Gen. Macarthur for permis-
sion for a Filipino commission, headed
bya Filipino major general, to visit
Gen. Otis in; order to discuss peace
terms and to arrange for the delivery
of more American prisoners, swell as
the Spanish prisoners The request
was referred to Gen. Otis.
| Otis VIII Not Hear Them.
Gen. Otis has replied to the three
insurgent officers who entered Angeles
last Friday with a request, made
through Gen. Macarthur, for permis-
sion for Filipino commission, headed
by Filipino major general, to visit
| Gen. Otis, in order to discuss peace
terms and to arrange for the delivery
of more American prisoners, that the
desired interview cannot be granted,
| because the suggested propositions Of
the Filipinos are vague, indefinite and
unmilitary, and because the Americans
must continue to decline to receive any
representative of the so-called Filipino
government.
Mai. Howard KILLED.
Manila, Oct. 23.-The insurgents
made an attack yesterday on Oceania.
between Arayat and Gabiao.. Mai. Guy
Howard, division qGartermaster, son Of
Gen. o. o. Howard, of Burlington, VT,
was killed. The rebelswere repulsed.
Two Fights. 5a
Lieut.. Ferguson, of the Thirty-sixth
infantry, and 20 men, while scouting
/ yesterday had two fights with the in
Isurgents near Labao.. Six of the enemy
were killed and eight captured, with
| ten rifles. The Americans suffered no
loss.
Another Battle.
tAdvices have been received here stat
| ing that battle has occurred between
outlaws and force of Americans in
the island of Negros, in which Lieut..
Hayden Grubbs, of the Sixth infantry,
was killed. The great majority of the
natives of Negros have accepted Amer
lean rule, and provisional government
was established there recently
| Funston to Fight Again.
San Francisco, Oct. 3d. Brig. Gen.
Funston has accepted the appointment
Of brigadier general in the newly
formed volunteer service and will re-
turn to the Philippines as soon as the
Twentieth Kansas. his former regiment,
is mustered out.