The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-18
Pillar MAY SURRENDER.
The Insurgent General Believes
That He Has Been Deserted BY
the Filipino Government.
GEN. LAYTON uOVIsG ON SAN ISIORO
\ storm ImpesIcd the Progress 81 the
Troops When Within seven Miles 81 It's
Destination spanish Troops "a Es1cu-
ate ZSmboauSa and Tclo. According 20
an Agree Iueut with Gen. oti~.

New York. May ia dispatch 70
the New York Herald from ~au Miguel
via Manila says: The iu~urreut gem
eral. Gre-oris Del I5lar. believes that
he has been deserted Hv thc Filipino
government and desires "a surrender Z
he can secure what he regard, a. hon
orah-e terms from the Americans. The
i1sur-cu- hospital near san I,-4r1 :
reported 10 he overwhelmed wiki
wounded. Gen. Pillars main >ubs.~t-
oncc depot ) i've miles N from; Of
Lavvtou-
The Indignation Of the natives has
compelled the insurgeut generals 70
couu-ermaud their orders - burn the
towns as they retreatcd. The Ameri-
can policy OF not destroying property
! creating revul>ion Of feeling in our
favor. Natives are returning through
the American lines To their own homes
Il Is said that AgujnalGo has fled into
the province If Nueva Fcjja. on April
- ne rctrcated hy carriage from Bali
nag through san I~idru. and nothing
has been heard from him in the two
weeks since.
The 5000 Spanish prisoners who are
reported 10 lee held by the insurgents
have been carried into a northern prov
ince and scattered among small garri-
sons. They are beyond American sue
cor this season unless Filipino sur
render takes place within three weeks
Five American prisoners were carried
through this town last week. Their
names are unknown.
Gen. Lawton Moving on san I-idro.
Manila. May 16.-Messr>. Carricll and
Holmes. the American and Canadian
civilians captured at the Calumpit rice
mill. have been released by the rebel
general, Luna. who saw them through
his lines with several EngliShmcn who
received - hours notice To leave rebel
territory.
The United States cruiser Charleston
has arrived here from Hong Kong.
| She touched at Aparri, communicating
with the United States gunboat Con
| cord. stationed at the mouth of the
harbor. Some native archers shot ar
| rows at a mau-of-war's boat, which
was sent ashore for sand. and no fur
Their attempt to land was made. The
| Charleston also spoke 10 the United
| States gunboat Wheeling at Lingayan.
| All was quiet there.
| Gen. Layytou's advanced force has
| left san Miguel and is moving in the
| direction of san Isidro. \ storm inn
| peded the progress of the troops and
severed the line Of communication.
when their force was within seven
| miles of its destination.
| Spanish Troops To Evacuate Two Places
| Madrid. May 16.-Geu. Rios. in com
mand Of the Spanish troops remaining
in the Philippine islands, has cabled TO
| the war office here announcing that lac
has entered into an agreement with
| Mai. Gen. otis. the American com
mander. for an immediate Spanish
evacuation Of Zamboanga and JOlo.
Consequently. the dispatch adds, the
| steamer Leon MIL has started with
American troops, who will occupy colo
| and render hOnorS To the Spanish flag
on the departure of the Spanish troops.
The Leon NH. viii proceed from JolC
to 2amboanga. where the vessel viii be
met BIZ Gen. Rios with the steamer:
Porto Rico and Uranus. The Spanish
general viii superintend the evacua
ton The dispatch further says the
Americans win not occupy Zamboanga