Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
PRISONERS GIVEN UP.
Fourteen Private Soldiers Deliver.
ed BY the Fiipinos
GILMORE PARTY NOT ALONG.
Very Vague Talk, SorsOYer, Nth Ss
SpcCt 10 Ii.
RESTORED MEN PRAISE NATIVES
Say the Latter Have Treated Them
Remarkably weii--Aver Also Th~
FiIpino- VIII Never Yield rhei'
independence.

MANILA, September $3.50 p. NJ
This has been an eventfdl day with thu
northern outposts OF the American arm5
at Angeles Early this morning .hs
Filipino Peace Commission appeared
Fourteen American prisoners. all enlisted
soldiers followed. and were delivered I'd
by the Fiiplnos. Then commission ~
three Spaniards. 10 negotiate for the re-
lease OF the Spanish prisoners departed
up tho river. with a correspondent mount
ed behind tho general, and the STAN
horses carrying double. General Whec'er
shook hands with the Filipinos, and there
was a general exchange of greetings
whne certain photographers Piled tneis
vocation across the track.
The file OF barefooted Filipino soldiers
crrlously surveyed the line OF stalwar'
American sentinels. whose physique con-
trasted strongly with the itls eioNs
men. who locked too small for thoir suns
GILMORE IN THE NORTH"
General Wheeler, who had no ofnesst
connection with the incident, reeurhe"
10 General Macarthur ana oensra
Wheaton appeared at the other end "
Inc bridge. The commissioners ana
prisoners forded the silver, disnovntee'
and saluted. General MaeArthur's hrss
inoriry was for Lieutenant Gilmore
rortv and General AleJandrino repiied
vep,,elv that they were in the nortn.
General Macarthur asked II they woaid
no released and General Alejandrlpo said'
II must consult with my government oss
fore answering"
The prisoners unanimously pfalheo me-
btrn given the best the country eV""-' =
,ass h.,dsss SCR .Uar eys, Stfsants. 2
food plenty OF vine, and money All q
o,,co Apuinaldo visited US ana an .
hands Three Of the boys refused Z
shake hands with him.
u6glng from the stories OF the Prise {
ers. they have been liopised by the =,
NE they report that nve sailors 81
vivors OF Nayal-Cadet Woods party, ar
rived M Tarlac Wednesday, fhVusn
snail lmportnnce is attached 10 their
s.,en,ent thew agree in saying that the
ru,nluos all say that they are tired OK
,ha war. but Will hght for Independence
TO the last"
FTLIPINOS WILL NEVER YIELD.
mo released soldiers also say the ldea
~ irdependence has taken firm hold OF
the Fulplnos. and they threaten, il con-
,rored 10 extermmate the Americans
bv assassination. Aguinaldo seomed pop
mar among all the people the prisoners
mer. The country. they say, 10 Auli ..
rich crops All the prisoners nave stories
OF interesting experiences. IhVse cap
turod at Caloocan were marohea alobs
the railroads at night, through towns "
cunied by the Americans. While Agui-
,aiI, oniv offered 70 release the prisons
ers i'm Tarlac. there Is great uisapp"inS'
meut at the fact that LioutenAnt ~h1-
morc's party failed arrive -.
Tho Filipino Commission does not
arouse great expectations ga to the re-
eiilt ~ lbs visit. Major Ortes said franH-
10 ma they were very tired Of the war.
bvt thov decline % say what proposals
they bring. 60,
Tbe Filiplnos lunched with General
Young at san Fernando Their quarters
will be al the Ogiente Hotel, at Mania.
Major General Ol5 and his party con-
rorred with General Macarthur. ana re-
turned To- Manila. General Bates Tonight
fakes General Wheaton's command, AT
Angeles.
GARCIA WILLING 10 SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON, September ah-lne
war Department has received the iol-
manila. september % To Adiutant-
General. washington: Communication
daled 18th instant. from General GARCIA
commanding AN inslrgent troops IN cast
ern MiudanaO, expresses desire I" urn
country over 20 United states autnor-
(sienrD OTIS"
Mar Department officials are to-day
very much encouraged sessrding the stu
alton IN tho Philippines, as construed
from the oficial ond press dispatchef.
The dispatch relative 10 the Intended
surrender Of the eastern portion OF Mn
danaO indicates b. IS said. disposition
ON the part OF the southern islaDderS 10
accent American sovereignty ihcse peo-
pIe nave heretofore made ofers OF sur
render but have coupled them VITA 4
provision that the United states Saou,a
relluquish us right 81 AguinAi'- ahoDi'
be successful IN Inzon
THE PRISONERS RETURNED.
Thee American prisoners returned are
Coruoral Ouo schcu and PIiyates Albert
Rubock Ott0 wagner and Peter Roll
ines All on The Third Infantry. captured
ne9r ralinae- July 18Th; Joseph Mac
larath. James Boyle. William Miller.
Johu Crenshow. Thomas DAILY. ano III
Drew. %! me sixteenth Infantry, cap
trrod al CaloOcan. August S,h: Paul
sp.ianO and Louis Ford, of the Fourth
Infantry: Charles Wisndcr. discharged
Third Artllll lyman, captured Dy iaNuits
while boating near MalaOon, and George
Graham (coiosed), an orderly Of tho SIX
tenth Infantry. VINO was put on a tram
near Nal0i0s. and Immediately captured.
A party OF correspondents ana pho.o-
craphers waited in tho trench OF tho
American outpost before the wrecked
bridge acroBs the river separating tho
t,~o armies. and al O'Clock a group
came down tho track, waving "A hand
kerchlof on "A bamboo. and halted be.
fore the bridge. A bCgie then sounded
attention" and Major shieids. OF Can
eral Wheaton's STAFF, and five soldiers,
with n ralaed handkerchief. picked their
way ACROSS the bridge.
TIE FILIPINO COMMISSIONERS.
The FiNpinos introduced themselves
General lAsjandriEo slender bright
looking young man OF 80. a veteran OF tho
rebellion against spain. LeUlenant-coic-
mel OHano. and Major ortes. The last
named OF German blood and speaking
English iiuently.
There soon appeared second party.
OF fourteen Americans. marching between
nies 81 lnsurgeut soldiers They looked
the picture OF health. and were dressed
IN neat Filipino uniforms OF blue giag-
ham. and were carrying moneys and
other presents from their Filipino friends