The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-31
Return to Manila of Spanish Commis-
sioners, syho Entered the Insur-
gent Lines Month Ago.
THEIR REQUEST NOT GRANTED
FILIPINos REFUSE TO SURRENDER
ANY SPANISH PRISONERS.
Ill Treating Them i'm Hope Of Come
dos Government-Gilmor Safe.

MANILA, Oct 30.-Three companies OF
Colonel Belrs regiment have had two en-
counters with the insurgents near Labam
and scattered them. The insurgents left
four officers and eight men dead on the
field and the Americans captured three
prisoners and several guns. On the Ameri-
can side one man was killed and two offi-
GERS and twenty-six meIt wounded. Capt.
French took a .reconnoiteiirg party by La
BAN after he had lef. the enemy and was
reinforced by Major BisseS with two conn
panies. The insurgents brought up caval-
ry reinforcements and there was a second
fight, during which theii leader. Major Sal
vador, was killed aGl many were wounded
and carried away. Colonel Bell has been
given a free hand around Bacoor. He has
sixty mounted men scouting the country
daily and they are killing many Filipinos
in skirmishes.
The Spanish commission which entered
the insurgent lines a month ago with money
to relieve the wants of several thousand
military and civil Spanish prisoners re-
turned to Angeles to-day. The commission
ers report THAT they spent most Of the time
in Tarlac and vicinity, where there ara
some 200 sick Spaniards in the hospital.
The Fflipinos Ill treat and i'll feed them.
refusing to surrender them. as well as the
other Spanish prisoners, in the hope Of COM
pelling Spain to recognize the Independence
of the island From Tarlac to Bamban
about two-thirds Of the way the commis-
sioners travelled by train on <he Manila &
Dagupan Railway. The remainder Of tbs
journey from Bamban TO Angeles they made
on foot, escorted by handsomely mounted
Filipino cavalry. They were received be-
tween the outposts by member of General
rf tan Inv
train to Manila.
There are fourteen American prisoners,
they say, at Tarlac, sll of whom are well
treated. Lieut.. J. c. Gilmore. of the United
States gunboat Yorktown. who fell into the
hands of the insurgents at Balera, on the
east coast OF Luzon, last April, where the
Yorktown had gone on a special mission
to relieve the Spanish garrison. is at Bingat-
The commissioners have brought a letter
to General Otis from relative of the MUIR
dered Filipino General Luna who wishes
to avenge the assassination by Aguinaldo's
officers and who asks a personal interview
with the military governor.
According to the commissioners states
ment Aguinaldo, who is still at Tarlac with
1900 troops, wishes TO continue the war.
although he has high opinion of the Amer
lean officers and soldiers General Lawton
he calls Ell General de Ia Nocne' i'Ih0
Night General'), because that commander
has attacked him often in the darkness
that he never knows when to look for him.
Aguinaldo is said TO be well supplied with
arms and ammunition. and he is able to get
plenty of rice from the northern provinces.
With the Spanish commissioners came q
large number Of women, the families OF
eight prominent officers OF the Filipino
army who recently applied TO General Otis
for permission to send their families to
Manila. Upon the receipt OF the military
governors reply, the nature OF which has
not been disclosed. the women and children
started under escort from Tarlac for the
American lines. When they arrived to-day
General Macarthur compelled them to halt
about a mile beyond our outposts. where
they will remain while their credentials are
being examined.