The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-04


TRYING 20 Make Peace with Gcn. otIs-
Pred Funston APPoiatcd a urigadler
General.
Manila, May The first authentic
information regarding Lieut.. !. j. Gill
more and his party ot - men from the
/ ultcd States Cunboat Yorktown, who
were captured 10y the FIlipinos April T..
/ was received to-day through Mai.
| Argucllc>, Of the staff Of Gen. Antonio
| Luna. IL j. in the form OF list uf
! the missing men and Is signed by
/ Lieut.. Gilmore. The lieutenant
/ reports that he and his party
! have been brought across the noun
/ talns from Balrr. where they were cap
/ turcd This Information was brought
/ III response 10 "a note which Mai. Gcn.
| Macarthur sent To Gen. Luna 10y Mai.
| Shields and Lieut.. Hayue. These OIL
! GERS, bearing a tlag OF truce, carried
/ the note across Gen. Luna's lines last
| night. The note after asking for in
| formation regarding American prison
/ er> IN Cen. Luna's hands, concluded
| with the message that Gen. MacArthur
/ would De- pleased 10 meet Gen. Luna.
! The officers left provisions for the
! prisoners on handcar at the end OF
! the bridge. placing the ear in the keep
| ing Of the Filipiuos. whose conduct
| throughout the various negotiations
/ has been all that could be expected of
/ a civilized nation. Refugees report
| that the Filipinos are deserving san
/ Fernando and massing nj ST. Tomas,
! where Gen. Luna's headquarters are
! located. and that strong cntrench-
| mcnts are being constructed at the
sides of the railway and on the swamp
front in the best positions possible.
| Men of the United States signal corps
have established Geographic communi-
| cation with Mai. Gen. Lawton, who Is
| advancing IN westerly course. Gen.
| LaRvton lost one killed and five wound
! ed yesterday near san Rafael, where he
| strongly intrenchcd himself To-day,
Gen. Lawton is marching on Balinag
! where "A large body OF rebels has been
congregated.
Gen. Hale started at daybreak with
the Iowa and South Dakota regiments,
"A squad of cavalry and two guns of the
Utah battery from Calumpit in "A north
| easterly direction, 10 cooperate with
| the Macabe hes, who have asked the
| Americans To arm them in order that
they might fight the TaRals. The
| Macabebes have already organized "A
company of bolomcn 10 guard the
| town. They are bringing Tagai pris-
oners TO Gen. Macarthur.
Want HostiIitIes Suspended.
Manila, May Mai Manuel Argu-
| Giles aud Lieut.. Jose Bernal, OF the
staff Of Gen. Antonio Luna, returned
here to-day To renew and press the re-
| quest of Gen. Luna for a cessation of
hostilities. They have found the field
| Of labor most uncongenial one. The
two officers were received in conference
with Mai Gen. l.. :. Otis. The pro-
posals which they had TO submit diff
| fcred but slightly from those which
they brought from the Filipino
commander in the first place.
They desired a little time in
which to summon congress, and
expressed themselves as being confident
that the congress will decree peace be-
cause the people desire il. They rep
resent that Aguinaldo is without power
to surrender the army and that the
congress must decide that question.
Incidentally the Filipino ENJOYS AS
serted that Aguinaldo had not yet
made fair test of his strength against
the American forces because only one
third of his army had been assembled
together. The ENJOYS will see Gen.
Otis again tomorrow.
| Whether or not Gen. Luna il sincere
in his overtures. the negotiations are
| giving the insurgents a much needed
| opportunity to rehabilitate their de-
moraliZed forces. The truth is that
Discussions among the leaders Of the
! rebels Is helping ON the disorganiza-
ton Of the Filipino army almost as
much a. the American campaign. In
the course Of the conference with the
Filipino ENJOYS Gen. Otis agreed with
the statement Of Maj. Arguellea that
the people Of the Philippines wanted
peace and he added that requests for
protection are pouring in upon him
from all parts Of the country.
! Mai. Gen. LawtOn was engaged in
hard fighting early this morning. Teie-
! graph communication WAS cut At nine
a. IN. and there have been no reports
from Gen. Laygton since that time.
Funston Appointed Brigadier.
Washington May I'm recognition
Of his uallantry in the Philippine cam
paign. Col. Frederick Funston. Of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, was APP
pointed a brigadier general 81 yolun-
| tiers by the president TINS morning.
The appointment was made upon this
cablegram. dated Manila, from Maj.
| Gen. Otis.
/ Macarthur stTongIy recommend Cob Funs-
taz- appointment a. hriysdr general Tor signal
I skin ana "A llzn-rv. crossing EEa9 Dr8aoe ana
| u-r4t gallant services since eJIrUencerlfsi.i "
1 var. urge appointment Fl1-tJn j. able a. a
/ Iea8ar u men and has earned recoyuitiO1-
cen. OTIS cable reached the var de-
partment late last night, and this
morning it was sent 10 the white house.
. The president. after reading i, in
structed the adjutant general 20 make
ont the commission. The commission
was signed By Mr.. Mckinley at
noon. Adj. Gen. COrbin notified
Col. Funston of his appOint nent