The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-26
AUTONOMY WANTED.
Some of the Filipino Commissioners
Oppose independence.
WASHINGTON WAITING FOR NEWS
The Belief Expressed That No Immediate
Result. May Come of the Meeting with
the Commissioners Conference
Held This Morning.

Manila, May 22.-The Filipino COM
missioners, Gen. Gregorio del Pillar,
Lieut.. Col. Alberto Barrctto. Maj.
Zealeita and senior Gracio Conzaga,
with their families, spent sunday in
visiting friends in Manila and conferred
with Senores Florento Torres, Pablo
Ocampo and Teodore Ganco, the mem
bers of the local Filipino association,
who will participate in the meetings
with the American commission Senior
Torres wa, member of Aguinaldo's
commission before the war. He OPP
poses independence and favors au-
tonomy and he has been most inhuen-
tial in persuading the followers OF
AguinaldO TO make the present al
vance,. Autonomy is the burden of
the talk of the Filipinos and it is
thought that the kind they wish for
would be little different from the
scheme of an American protectorate
which they talked of before the war
senior Palermo, who has succeeded
the irreconcilable Mabini a. president
| of the Filipino so-called cabinet, Is "A
student and writer of ability. He
once drew MP "a plan of autonomy
under spain which the Spanish govern
meut promised to adopt there then
being a troublesome rebellion on foot.
| The American commissioners, in study
ing the question of the Philippine
government. have found several good
points in this scheme. Palermo is now
the strong man in Aguinaldo's party.
All the moneyed leaders of the insur'
rection see that it is hopeless and are
anxious for peace. Those who want
money think they may profit by haras
sing the Americans while longer On
the suggestion of Mr.. Schurman, pres
idrnt of the American commission. tbs
local Filipino peace party has started
newspaper.
Mai. Hobbies expedition 10 open com
munication with Gen. Lawton has oc
cupied Arayat, about seven mile
beyond Candaba, on the Rio Grande
following the course of the stream
No insurgents were found there anO
the Pampaganas along the river arr
friendly. Last Friday Maj. Kobb
took santa Ana, about six miles north
east of San Fernandino on the road I,
, San Isidro. priest met the eXpedi
, ton with a white flag. Delegation
from san Nicolas and Santiago, small
villages Just south of Arayat, came T.
him with the news that 200 insurgents
who had been holding both places, ha,
withdrawn. They invited the Ameri
3 cans To enter and as the members q
/ the expedition marched in the churcI
! bells were rung and the timid native
who had fled tlocked back.
WASHINGTON WAITING FOR NEWS.
Washington, May 22.-There was
lack of news in official quarters yestel
day from Gen. Otis in Manila. Tn
/ president and war department official
Q are awaiting with much interest az
i vices expected to-day from Gen. OF
q respecting the outcome of the meetin
between the commissions representa-
y the United States and Aguinald,
; though the belief expressed by til
American commander at Manila thu
y the insurgents want an armistice rs
o condition precedent to treating fC
n peace leads 20 the belief that no imm
date results may come of the meeting
COMMISSIONERS oN BOTH SIDES COME
~ Manila, May 92.-The Filipino con
II missioners, who arrived here ON Satu
1t day TO negotiate with the United stat
o commissioners, had "A conference TN
n morning with Messrs. Schmma
,f Worcester and DENLY. They say thj
they are without power 10 bind the :
: called Filipino government in any pa
II ticular and can only refer any result
of the present negotiations to Az,
D. ualdo.