The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-02
rishf Thousand Rebels at Mala-
los Are Anxious to Lay
Down Their Arms.
iGIHALDO ABOUT TO SURRENDER.
The Iidngs Are Brought TO Gen. Otis,
the Commanding Officer. by
Two Commissioners.
The General. However, Did Not Receive
HEN OHiciaIy All sQuict at Ma
n,la Arranging for Release
" spanish Prisoners

n,la Arranging for Release
" spanish Prisoners.
NA>iA. Feb. - Two commission
/ r-,vho returned from Malolos under q
Carof truce Monday report that 5000
/ -e.c.> are anxious 10 surrender They
also express the belief that Agunaldo
4 uci incd 10 accept pacific overtures.
i Va. Gen. O,iS did not receive tho com
r,>>.oncr,.
Except for an occasional volley and
euc individual firing 10y the rebels
/ ,lm the Jungle near Caloocap, along
/ ,ac river and in the vicinity of san
4 lclro Maca;i, all was quiet along the
4 entire iac sunday night. The cnemy's
,,arpShoo;crs at Caloocan CON
aaue 90 annoy the soldiers in the dav
,me. Du, the Americans no longer paw
ouch attention to them. rcscrving their
trc lr,i, the rebels appear in tho open
.a uaic.cn, force 10 Justify vollcy or
81 occa>ona. she'll During the night
,me ,hc men are 50 accustomed TO the
t-cmy', sa.uico that ma joritv OF them
remain undisturbcd, secured by the
a,pos', and scntrics
lu Manila absolute quiet prevails,
'ac streets are deserted and the only |
sounds TO be heard after : o'clock in
,.c evening are the tramp of the pa
,-o., anJ scntr.cS and the occasional
cater ~ the hoofs of an officers
A.-,c
lbr Insurance companies after a
Conference, have decided TO accept war
,>.s "a, an additional premium of 5]{
Pr cent? per month.
The battalion Of the 2sd infantry
aa. has sailed ON the transport Penn
savanna tor the island Of Cebu is COM
handed By Maj. Goodall. with Lieut..
0.oiall rs adiu,ant and Lieut.. McNab
Is quar,ermaster. The battalion in
,aic' 90. \, commanded By Capt. PEN /
le'ou' Go. X. commanded by Lieut..
N"rc; 60. j, commanded by Lieut..
Nhcy. and Go. NJ, commanded bv I
Lieut. >,rctzlngcr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Thc officials :,
a. ne war department were asked
Afday Why gen. Otis had refused TO :
'ecogn ze the commissioners who had %
one 10 Manila from the insurgent -
.'a.luarierS at Malolos, when they -
'Ae'o seek peace. The reply was r.
f ten. O;is was acting with the
'e''e'' propr'cty in this matter. He
'" careful not to commit his govern -,
-'.' TO any recognition OF Aguinaldo 49,
-' "'u.t make a precedent, and
'A 'Acrc was always the best of :"
.,'oa' for withholding condolences Of oV
.'a ac' u the insurgents where the
"a, Of trust would impcril Amer ,,
sell "'e' and interests. The Fill -"
~' insurgents will have no diff ~
-f ia occurring amnesty, it is said. ueI
"'' ia} down their arms and sub Wv
.' 11con "iionally. 'or there is no vi
pose on the part Of The American ~"
-'''''erN to wreak vengeance up- '"'
submissive foe. In addition
''e military reasons why Gen. Otis lri'
-.1 be very cautious in entering '"i
any cn;angling negotiations with pup
Insurgents, there is also the ever ner
'~' Danger that he might by fail S"o
'' be CAUTIOUS in this particular tres tres
q, 90 'o7c jealous foreign power a 40"
''N' .'s formal recognition Of the 'et
'''''on' with all the embarrassing "
Ti'ences likely to follow. a
'''A 70. ?N The Spanish COM nee'
'"eTA Seniors Rosatio and Abo0a- haV'
were permitted to pass our lines 70 her
'' with Ayuinaldo with refercnc. stan
~' spanish prisoners at Malolos coui
returned through the lines Mon er P
III g. near Caloocan. with seal. N.'"' .'''
,P''c"es for the Spaniards. They ' w'ii
"s"Ha!do and Sandiko are both marc
a.o,o, wv"