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Show IN FAVOR OF PEACE. MEMBERS OF FILIPINO CON-CIRESS CON-CIRESS TIRED OF WAR. Matters IllscuMrd Rt Mertlug. Those l'rtient Urine Moitlr l'urlUmii of Agulnaldo. Washington, May 12. It now looks as though tho members of Agulnaldo's government nro getting tired of fighting, fight-ing, according to tho following dispatch dis-patch from Manila, dated May 10: Roporls received from tho Insurgent lino which, however, havo not been confirmed, say that a meeting of tho Filipino congress has been held at San Istdro. There wns no quorum present, but In spite of this fact somo business was transacted. The reports udd that although those who attended weio mostly partisans of Agulnaldon strong deslro for peace was expressed. Major-General Mac Arthur will probably prob-ably remain at San Fernando until fresh troops can be forwarded to h(m from this city to replace some of tho volunteers who have become exhausted from the long campaign. Filipino riflemen to tho number of 8,000 are entrenched on three sides of Uacolor. Tho Americans, however, are fully able to hold out If Monday's attack was a specimen of tho enemy's fighting ability. |