Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-17
Bloodthirsty Filipino Gener-
al Finally Gives up to
Uncle Sam.
HAS SIGNED SURRENDER
The Worst of All the Insurgents
Will Ass mble His Command and
Take His Medicine.
Americans In Manila Are Jubilant
over Latest Step Toward
Pacification.

Manila, June 11-Coloneis Infant
and Guivara, representatives of Gen
eral Cailles, Sunday signed the name
of their principal to an agreement to
surrender. Under the terms of this
agreement General Cailles is to assem-
BILE his men at santa Cruz, Laguna
province, as quickly as possible and
there surrender himself and his com
mand to the American authorities.
The exact number of his force is un-
certain. but there will probably be
more than 500. Cailles is recognized
as one of the most formidable native
leaders. and his surrender is regarded
as second in Importance only to the
capture of Aguinaldo. Americans in
Manila are jubilant over this second
step toward the pacifcation of the
islands.
For more than year past General
Cailles has commanded the insurgent
forces operating on the east side of
Bay lake, north of Manila. He is said
to he u French half-caSte. and during
the last revolution he has acquired a
reputation for vindictiveness and crn-
city. The society of Mando- Ducats.
whose practice il was to aSsaSsinate
and bury alive those of their country
men who accepted American soyer-
eighty whenever the latter fell into
f..es. ss.:.<ss ,>.,r.~ .--s IL =
Caiiles. 1t one time Caiiies offered
a reward of so for the heads of all
Americans brought to him, and more
recently he offered a reward of $4,000
for the head of Captain Edward \.
Jones Jr, of the Eighth infantry.
Since the capture of Aguinaldo.
Cailles. who was one of the few insur-
gent leaders who did not surrender
under the terms of amnesty, has been
persistently pursued by the American
troops He was declared to have been
wounded in one engagement last
month, and negotiations for his sur
render have been going on with Gen
eraI Sumner for some weeks past. He
was declared to be an outlaw by the
American authorities and this fact
which meant that he could not expect
to enjoy immunity for his past deeds
and violations of honorable warfare.
but would have TO stand trial on the
many charges against him. doubtless
compelled him TO nrolong MS resist
ence. The members of the Federal
party advised him to surrender, but
this he persistently refused to do until
he saw that his capture was inevita-
BILE.
Cables was q man with considerable
influence with the Filipino people. and
an aggressive fighter. He kept his
followers we'll in hand. his system of
mobilization was excellent. In the
mountains of Laguna province, where
| Cailles practically confined his opera
| tions he had many advantages over
the American troops frequently sent
| to diSlodge him. and rendered their
efforts futile. He is credited with the
Sinaloan affair of last year. in which
| a few American troops were badly cut
up. losing more than 81 percent of the
| number engaged Cailles at one time
| declared himself to be Aguinaldo's sue
| cessor He and General Malvar Were
| the only two troublesome inSurgen1
| leaders remaining in Luzon.