Items of Interest May 25, 1899 Issue

Items of Interest

with contributions from William McKinley

The Filipino commissioners to confer with the American commission regarding surrender has arrived at Manila, and the people at Manila are confident the end is near. It is reported that the insurgent army has decreased from about nine thousand to twenty-five hundred. Aguinaldo's acceptance of the only terms General Otis has to offer, unconditional surrender, with general amnesty and self-government, is expected by the members of the administration within the next few days, and they believe that, whatever Aguinaldo may do, the end of his rebellion has come, and that there will be no more serious fighting.

The following cablegram was addressed by the President to the emperor of Russia on the occasion of the opening of the disarmament conference :—

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