Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
WHAT OF ILOILO?
prFI,rrE WORD EXPECTED FROM
GENERAL OTIS TO-DAY.
WILL THERE BE A CONFLiCl!
II, THERE Is. INSURGENTS WILL "Er
THE WORST OF IT.
There Are :.5oo Regulars ut ii"s
md 10000 American Troops WI
Told. in the Philippines
London Correspondence
on situation.
IL vprRE Is. INSURGENTS WILL GET
THE WORST OF IT.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ne wa
rartrnent is expecting dehNlle WI -
/ General OTIS within the next t"tn,.
hours in regard 10 what mas l1'ff. -
/ IIoiIn Ev that time, Genera! oti7 VIII ''''
/ Lcard from General Miller, III coIilh'ai.'
! ~, American forces sent on TINS vNP~
,for The officials about the war ue''-
/ wont do not appear to o. dP!''
.y.r the results and there Is 10 e\N,.-, ,I,.
oF tension or alarm. dIttoHSH a. =.
It'd that the situation at i'o''o
which NAV bring about l shari. anu
-, decisive issue between the hlsoIE
- a,d the United States forces OF -
M close of office hours to-day " -
A. the war department tnat ho''''I'9 -,
: bsa,, received from Gen.ral tuS
= on the military situation an i;,,trr
[ ~. was a response to an Garner uiS
,,-,.,,.fnc, orders the reply giving , aSs-',
/ -, mai definite news could ne coh> ~
> ,,.ftrf,, the next tweuty-tour hours
= yy.,ber General Miller VIII take P'>>
= sfon af the city. in case force Is ie,-st
: i. rot officially discussed. anu, "'pI . =
), =; 1fl,a1v that considerable discFet'on
n - IN ~ the commanding officer as 10
: -, CONS should be taken. But. III '"o
:, -. ~ n clash between the United S'a'11
forces and the insurgents. war oep"'
afsciaIs saw there could be no douo' "s -
tho outcome. The American Io'ee
, .ho,t . 56a as against an estiiha'cH
- HT
dorht :s expressed as To the auelu"'S %
our forces. ,,.,, c,is, COM
ne ND now numbers about 2n"| men am
or no could count also on great dSs'S',.,y -
" fr,,, rho fleet under Admiral Dewey mo
o' i- a force probably in excess oil any .'e
e. srarish had been able to maintain IN '"s
~: s51S-.f- for many years. and as the inNui :
nj -, never had been able to prevail
81, --,i,,s- that force it is hoped they VIII SEQ
m ~ fl,riIirv and folly Of undertaking 10 or
ch nose the United States soldiers and sailors
les II is regretted that the movement UPON
-, M. was DELAYED until the 18th ample
or -, having been conferred upon the
BE- -eff.srs in charge 10 have moved at any
o.'rIisr moment. had they deemed 1t We.
T0TnoH. Dec. "A correspondent o.
the C;lohe. writing from Hong Kong on NO
]. vember 26, says: ,-,,
..Ir will be a great misfortune II hast
an -, ~ fenorance OF the actual state "
,rsfrs leads the Filipino natives I" us
,,,,i,,st rra Americans Hitherto althou-
the Americans have often given great prov
OF ocation, the Fiipin0s have SHOWN 7'e"
Is 4 forbsarancs and a strong dislike 10 TOM
atec "a b1,ws They do not want 70 hSLil' an
IN Il the Americans only meet them h'Ii Wa!
icus IN viii go well. There i much 70 I
neNt eafued by a jusr. stdteSmaniik~ s'ttleiilei
t.t. ~ with the natives. while there VIII III
,i,rS- ,lor,bteily l.. great losses through Il Col
he tinuanee Of arbitrary tre2lmehl. ,,,-
.Jing ..T'hs T1IS- aspirations ~ tte ptpplt5 THF
ends ! to be taken iUto Corsiteration' @ anu 1 - y
the T.ye they would be If oniE the pI"teii ~
'i" hs aTs s5a 5 OFT OF thy Ss taf far 'y
Islands on the spot. after rEGpvE re'''7
- aud very careful irvcStisatlou-
-- s.SucH a commission would discover Il1
eial the figino llagig.. .,' am informed that III
3dore refused to consider iy ., pin, Hsn
= ~ many aud E-4i-'"- ~ - -, -. E-fIfri