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THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION
OTIS ORDERS A TEMPORARY CESS4
IION OF HOSTILITIEs.

No Aggressive Advance to be Made Dur
Ing tho Pending Peace Negotiation.
with the Insurgents Preparation TO
Pushing the War, However, Are Pro
gressing-General Expectation Tha
the Filipino Emissaries VIII Return
With Revised Proposals.
Manila, April 30.-S:1O p. m.-Whle i
is the general expectation among Amer.
leans that the Filipino emissaries will
return with revised proposals from Gen.
eral Antonio Luna, Major General Otis
il not letting this prospect interfere
with his preparations for pushing the
war Yesterday he ordered Major Gen
eral Lawton to return to Angat, a few
miles northwest Of Norzagaray and not
to advance aggressively while the nego-
tiations are pending. General MacAr-
thur is apparently acting on the same
policy; but he is repairing bridges and
oIA CilS tllCiliil6 lIc llueS I'll Ills lOICe,
which is stretched out with four-mile
front and within quarter of mile of
the enemy. The possibilities of peace
are gratifying to a great majority of
the army, who have regarded the war
as an unpleasant duty that must be
performed according to American tradi-
tions.
Manila is cheerful over the prospect of
return to normal life. though there are
sceptics who remark that a truce would
enable the insurgents to rest until the
rainy season, upon which they have
been depending as an important aid. The
prisoners report that there are $4,000
refugees north of San Fernandina. This
is not impossible, considering the thickly
populated region which the Americans
have cleared. 1t seems also that small
pox is spreading among them.
The so-called Filipino congress will
meet tomorrow. When Dean Worces-
ter, Of the United States Philippine
commission, who accompanied the Fill
pino emissaries from Calumpit 20 Man
la said to Colonel Manuel Arguelleses
that the Americans were not under OBJ
legations to refrain from fighting, the
Filipino officer replied: would you
fight while we are discussing terms of
peace?" Mr.. Worcester responded with
the suggestion that an armistice would
give the Filipino leaders time to escape.
by God, where would we escape tor"
the Filipino exclaimed, referring in this
to the menacing hostile tribes behind
the Filipino lines, Colonel Arguelleses
told the correspondent of the Associated
Press that he was much disappointed in
the results of his mission. He said also
that Aguinaldo expected Calumpt to
be the cemetery of the American army.
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace, of the
First Montana, Major Ames and Major
Shields, who slept on Friday night in
General Lunas' camp, where they went
to inform the Filipinos that their en-
why's would return in safety. found the
Filipino commander cordial, the Filipino
troops removing their hats as the Amer
leans passed. The Filipinos complained
to them that the Americans used explo-
sive bullets, which Is not true. The
American officers retorted that the cop
per shells used by the Filipinos are
worse than explosive bullets. General
Luna said he regretted being obliged to
kill Americans but that was his busi-
ness. General Wheaton entertained Col
onel Arguellesas and Lieutenant Jose
Bernal and provided them with horses
to return to their camp.
In the course of the conference yes
terday Jacob c. Schurman, chairman
of the United States Philippine commits
sion, told Colonel Arguelleses that if the
insurgents would not lay down their
arms he and his colleagues of the COM
mission would consult them regarding
the plan of government to be submit
ted to President Mckinley. He said he |
could not promise that all their sugges-
tions would be adopted, but he could |
assure them that there would be a pre-
sumption in favor of their suggestions,
adding that the commissioners would be
desirous of satisfying the legitimate as
pirations of the Filipinos.
When Colonel Arguelleses protested
that unconditional surrender would be
Mr.. Schurman replied:
''There would be no humilatin in Gen
eral Otis treating our brother Filipinos
as General Grant treated our brother
Americans at Appomattox." Mr.. Schur
man said to-day to the correspondent
Of the Associated Press: II believe Col
onel Arguelleses is personally sincere
and honest, though have no means of
ascertaining the sentiments and aims
Of the authorities behind him. The Fill
Ipino people, like other Asatic peoples,
have no trust in mere words without
force behind them, but with force I
consider conciliatory spirit of the ut
most Importance. I believe that when
peace has been established governing
the Filipinos will not be a difficult mat
ter, provided we show them firmness,
Justice and kindliness. At the present
time they distrust and dislike us, but
.hese sentiments, which are perhaps not
will soon be dispelled by the
effects of the good government we have
promised to establish here. 1t will be
he foremost duty of American officials
O understand and sympathize with the
Filipinos themselves" !
Yesterday before General Otis had is
,ued the order directing General Law
on to return to Angat the troops of his
command encountered the rebels in a
ircle of hills outside San Rafael, about |
i've miles northwest of Angat, dislodg {
ne them after an hours fighting. The !
americans had three wounded. A thou l
and armed Filipinos fell back as the j
americans advanced. The villagers ]