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THEY MUST ACCEDE.
Plea Of the Filipinos Is Refused
Second Time.

Flea OF the FlllplnoS is KeIuseo
Second Time.
THEIR FIRST PROPOSAL REPEATED.
They Find Otis, However, Unyielding,
and Are Told Their Surrender
Must Be on Our Terms-Fun-
ston Made BriEadier.
Manila, May 3.-The second confer
ence, held Tuesday morning, between
Gen. Otis and the Filipino emissaries,
Col. Manuel Arguelles and Lieut.. Jose
Bernal, terminated without any definite
results.
Return of the ENJOYS.
Manila, May 3. - Maj. Manuel Ar
guelles and Lieut.. Jose Bernal, of the
staff of Gen. Antonio Luna, returned
here Tuesday to renew and press the re-
quest of Gen. Luna for cessation of
hostilities. They have found the field
of labor most uncongenial one. The
two officers were received in conference
by Maj. Gen. z. S. Otis. The proposals
which they had to submit differed but
slightly from those which they brought
from the Filipino commander in the hrst
place. They desired little time in
which to summon congress, and ex-
pressed themselves as being confident
that the congress will decree peace, be-
cause the people desire it. They repre-
sent that Aguinaldo is without power
X ~ hot ho
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 presented letter from
Senior Mabini, president and minister
of foreign affairs in the cabinet of
Aguinaldo, and who is the backbone of
the Filipino organization. The COM
munication is personal and unofficial
and seconds Col. Arguelles' arguments.
Whether or not Gen. Luna is sincere
in his oyertures, the negotiations are
giving the insurgents much-needed
opportunity to rehabilitate their demon
allied forces. The truth is that dissen-
sions among the leaders of the rebels
is helping on the disorganization of
the Filipino army almost as much as
the American campign.
Want Peace.
In the course of the conference with
Che Filipino ENJOYS, Gen. Otis agreed
with the statement of Mai. Arguelles,
&hot %ha 90 10 -.
lands wanted peace, and he added that
requests for protection are pouring in
upon him from all portions of the coun-
try.
Repudiated by Aguinaldo.
London, May 3.-Representatives of
the Filipino junta say that they have re-
ceived telegram from Aguinaldo,
dated April 30, in which he states that
his government has nothing to do with
the present peace negotiations, which,
he asserts, are being conducted by a
group of half-castes and creoles who
are anxious for peace in the expectation
of getting high Offices under a new gov
eminent. Several of these men, Aguin-
aldo says, are members of the Filipino
congress, where they are endeavoring
to outvote him. Aguinaldo added that
he had had no direct negotiations with
the Americans since the fall of Malolos,
when certain proposals passed between
Mr.. d. G. Worcester, of the American
Philippine commission, and represen-
tative of Aguinaldo, looking to peace
based upon independence with an
American alliance. Aguinaldo disavows
the present negotiations, and adds that
under no circumstances will he accept
an American protectorate.
The dispatch concludes with a con-
temptuous reference to Maj. Arguelles
as Spanish officer who has no more au-
thority to act on behalf Of Aguinaldo
than has Luna himself
Whipped by Lawton.
Washington, May 3.-The following
cablegram was received by the war de-
partment shortly before midnight:
Manila, May 8. : Adjutant General,
washington: Gen. Lawtons column pass
ing westward from Norzagaray captured
Balinag and villages in vicinity yesterday.
scattering and pursuing 1000 insurgent
troops His only casualties two wounded;
insurgent loss. several killed: large num-
Der wounded and captured Numbers not
stated Have open communication with
Lawton via Malolos by means of Hale's
"oTIs."
Authentic News from Gilmore,
Manila, May 3.-The first authentic
information regarding Lieut.. ]. C. Gil
more and his party of fourteen men
from the United States gunboat York
town, who were captured by the Fill
ipinos on April ~, was received Tues
day, at the hands of Maj. Arguelles,
of the staff of Gen. Antonio Luna. 1t
is in the form of list of the missing
men and is signed by Lieut.. Gilmore.
The lieutenant reports that he and his
party have been brought across the
mountains from Baler, where they were
captured.
This information was brought in re-
Spouse to note which Maj.-Gen. Mac
Arthur sent to Gen. Luna by Maj.
Shields and Lieut.. Hayne, and which
those officers, bearing flag of truce,
carried across Gen. Luna's lines on
Monday evening. The note, after ask
ing for information regarding Amer
lean prisoners in Gen. Luna's hands,
concluded with the message that he