Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

to General Wade. From this time the
colonel has worked night and day to
bring about the surrender which was
most complete success.
grand fiesta and ball will close the
Festivities for the day. At Santa Cruz
the greatest good feeling between the
Americans and the Filipines prevail.
The touching scenes which attended
the surrender and demonstrated the
love and faithfulness of.those veterans
to the lost cause warmed the hearts
of every American present towards
the race, and many marks of attention
and consideration to the warriors of
the hills proved that the past was for
gotten and that better understands
ing has already been established be-
tween the two races.
Pleasant Chat With Cables While Din,
ing.
Pagsanjan,J June 23.-The new Amer
lean representative dined with Gener-
al Cables tonight at a splendid BAN
quet and ball at which there was a
large attendance.
In long conversation with General
Cables and Colonel Julia Infanta, the
second in command, and formerly aide
de-camp to General Aguinaldo, they
expressed their views freely.
They stated that they had been mis-
led by many false reports. They re-
ceived the New American regularly
and found at times some comments
most favorable and others apparently
very bitter. They believed they were
acting for the pest interests of the PEG.
pie. When General Cables saw the
civil laws enacted he realized at once
that the interests of the people could
best be served by peace and at once
made offers to that end
He wished to turn over all his men,
but Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Caballos,
with 40 men left him, Friday, refus.
ing to surrender. Yesterday Caballos
wrote Letter to Cables expressing re-
pentance and asking permission to re.
turn. Cables replied favorably, but he
did not come in. General Cables
thinks the letter only a ruse to gain
time and that Caballos will either join
Malvar or declare himself successor
to Cables. y
The captain who brought the letter
and took the answer returned and stat.
ed that Caballos will surrender tomor.
row. He grieves that his men do not
wish to come with him, but expresses
hope that they may yet come in. Ca
ballos has but sixty guns and this cap.
tain offers to lead 200 Americans to
capture them.
General Cables expressed the opin-
ion tonight that General Malvar would
soon surrender. Then there will be
peace all over the island. He believes
the people all desire it.
General Cables is fine looking and
has commanding appearance. His
father was Frenchman and his moth
er Bombay Indian. He is a native of
Laguna -
He has three native bandits whom
he will turn over to the Americans to-
morrow.
There are also two Americans i'm
the army, Charles Guenther, German,
but naturalized, and Frank Meekin, a.
deserter from "B" company, Thirty
seventh infantry, now first lieutenant
on Cables staff, where he acted as in
terpreter. l interviewed him and he
said he was captured last September
near Pagsinjan and narrowly escaped
being executed. He remained very i'll
for month with chills and dysentery
and was forced by Cables to take a
commission, but never bore arms.
Cables regards the two men as officers
of his army.
: General Cables and Colonel Infante
extended to me every courtesy and all
the officers of the command followed
their example. All are fine looking
men and very intelligent.
General Cables said he was struck
with the nobility of the Americans,
but frankly claims he has no other
feeling for them. | was impressed with
his sincerity. He thinks his people
and the Americans will get along we'll
together when better acquainted At
the table he gave many "reminiscences
of the war.