Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-17
NO MORE MEN FOR Otis
Administration Reassured by the Gen.
erals Latest Reports.
NOR ANY TROOPS TO HAWAII.
Deemed Unnecessary, For h Present
at Least, to Establish n Military
Rendezvous at HonOlulu-Gen-
eral Merriam Reports.

Washington. Sept. IL Manila dis
patches stating that Aguinaldo has as
sembled all Of the Filipinos at Malolos
give M apprehension to war depart
ment officials, as they feel satisfied that
the opportunity for a real crisis was
past when.Aguinaldo removed his forces
from the suburbs Of Manila. So long as
the American forces in and about Ma
Mia are left untrammeled there Is no
disposition to restrict Aguinaldo In
holding meetings Of his followers out
side of the immediate field of American
operations.
The following dispatches have been
received from General Otis:
Manila, Sept. 16. In my opinion,
based upon present Indications. no fur
Their force required. Insurgent leaders
in politics and army in excitable frame
of mind, but better portion amenable to
reputation before civilized world"
Manila, Sept. Photographed situa-
ton briefly already. Insurgents have
acceded demand and evacuated entire
city Of Manila, except one small force
in one outlying district. No difficulty an
ticipated, and no concessions made to
them. They express strong desire to
maintain friendly intercourse with
United States government in all par
ticulars. They organized congress
Thursday at Malolos, 20 miles north of
city, to frame plan of government. Ma
nila very quiet. Military government
being perfected gradually, and large
force policing and cleansing city.
Health of command satisfactory.
TRADE and commerce active. Treasury
receipts since Aug. IA, $40, 900, Mexicfp
current money. Philippines monthly ex-
penses will aggregate at least $3.50 900
nearly one-half required to subsist 49,
900 Spanish prisoners. Believe that re-
ceipts will largely exceed expenditures.
Tariffs and duties imposed, as directed
by president on July IL, but received in
currency of country as on gold basis,
would almost double former Spanish
duties. United States laws applied for
admission of Chinese and opium. Sales
of licenses for lotteries and other pas
times opposed by public morals discon-
tinued."
No More Troops Going.
It has been decided, in view Of these
dispatches and the confidence of the ad-
ministration. not to send any more
troops to the Philippines at present.
Fully as important as this is the de-
cision to abandon. at least temporarily.
the plan of sending from 5000 to 5000
men from the Pacific coast to Honolulu.
there to be held in reserve for use in
the Philippines in case Of emergency.
Three weeks ago Major General Mer-
Ram went to Honolulu to examine a
site for a military rendezvous. The full
report of General Merriam has been re-
ceived at the war department, and in
that report he informs the department
that suitable accommodations can be
provided in the vicinity Of Honolulu to
encamp several thousand soldiers in q
location.
Until the receipt Of latest advices from
General OTIS at Manila the administra.
ton confidently expected to make a
great military base in Hawaii imme-
diately, sending to a point near Homo
lulu the entire force of regulars and
volunteers now at the Preside, San
Francisco. The information from Gen
eral Otis is now Of such a confident
character, however, that the president
deems 1t unnecessary mo- only to send
the troops directly to Manila, but to es-
tablish a rendezvous in Hawaii.
The only circumstances which can re-
verse this opinion is the possibility that
the insurgents under A%guinaldo will be.
so openly and formidably hostile
as to require the United States in the
and the remote chance that
foreign power or powers will inter.
fere with policy In the orient. Nei.
Their contingency is, in the opinion OF
the president and the war department,
likely to arise
At the cabinet meeting the final text
Of the instructions to the peace commits.
was gone over and approved.
thus disposing of the subject so far as
the cabinet is concerned.