Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-28
THE LATTER WERE TOO LATE
General OTIS May Have 10 Fight Insurgents 10
Obtain. the Town.
SPANISH ACTION CAUSES COMPLICATIONS
n, order. from Madrid. the Oons E,acu-
ated Certain Towns Before the Amer-
lean. Could Occupy Them.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-There Is n good
deal " anxic.y In Official circles here
over rtosnt events ~ ilollc. Two official
dlsta,chts have been received by ;hs
suiic and war depassmOnis.hu; u Is Inn
pon,hlcio gather from them an accurate
| knosorige os 70 the condition there. II
| q not even possible to learn whether
the Insurgents or the American forees
have saksa she pace.
This morning. u. 4. Consul Pratt at
| auzaporc. cabicd the stale department.;
"iisio takcn sith. spanish He'd 20
Dornco."
This threw thc officials into dcip-r
doub, than before. TIE American cx-
psdliioB wh,ch icN Manila 90 20 60
Iio.io. 1000 troops and the war,hlps
nasinors atsi caiao, would .eate.y
fnchtd iloilo by the stih. 80 the In
| ftriacc Is that the irsurEsnss are In
possession. Color II len. 81 g,iis blief
hy III fac, reported In on. telegram
TO-, ure sparfofiA had ro.ryuistd 10
strongly fortified town ON the island
of MriarnO.
ANfN Wv tNs ahINN WIN RHHsHt
Piuet's statement That they he'd 30
Borue0. chs north cnas % which IL a
ilritah ponf ession, but Z; II believed
Nig thr consul u In srTur or thls po.nt,
Nnich might Cirly be IN caAc. In Nt'H
~ ieie distance from this post 80 rolio.
The alvi that she Spaniards have rc-
treated At all a also CONSTRUED na an
Indication tipat the town was aba nioned
10 the lnsufRe ntr. for II Ia believed thag
Co. laJs. she span.fh c0mmpaicr.
would have checrfuiiy surrendered 10
~ American forcc w4.h "A View 80 Sc
curing thu n,fcty OF his men and their
ultimate return 10 spain By enc Amer
lean eovernintns.accoIdirg 10 he terms
q the treasy.
TN. officials nj che war department.
SIT trcllre "a make public Gen. otis's
81 Afpn of yesterday, hEs there n no
dnubt Ihat he u meeting with great
diiltulty IN his effort 10 secure thu ~
lu,se ~ she spanish prisoners held by
no fillpinos. Il begins to appear clear
b sh1. "A considerable tffnnefJ. umOrs
tae hiplrp leaders. probably a mljofi-
~, are disposed 90 use these unfor-
tunatc prln1nefs na a basis flr nrgOta-
t0If VITA ghe United Stafia govern
mghi. m,l9lnR their relCuzs cor-iltlorni
upon certain more or lCas intpoilurr
copccrstons demanded by them. d IA
nli ~ furOgune clfcluailn TINT
oorfcreuces In Manila 10 secure The re-.
lrlfs ~ these men, bu, the United
Staits govcrnmefai being now pledged
by irDfy - free chem murs resort 20
fall
General OILS has been Instructed on
this point and the war department. has
confidence In his experience and sound
judgment, and believing that from Ms
presence In fhe Philippines ne IL better
capable OF dealing Win the situation
ihan ths officials here. has confined h.
tsf 10 "A statement OF what u expected
q he done towards securing pcrison. r..
lowing I; 10 Gen. Oils TO devise the
ways and means and carrying out she
PANS
Jus: bsforc noon another dispatch
came fnrn Gen. Cils that al once. con-
hrmed the fears Of the officials " the
Wac department as TO what had taken
maee az iiollo. u appears that she
American forces hai arrived too late
on the scene ana that the Insurgents
hai added 60 the dfiicuty OF che prob
I'm already presented by hDls.ing their
nag over the city which they had been
besleglnR for mon.hs. The news was
9ntalntd In the following mtfsage from
Gen, Otis.
Manila. Dee. sT.--Adju,an, general.
Washington. ID. e.:
sem Col. Potter an fis; vessel 30
Iolo on eith 10 communicate 80 Span
ssh penvral Rios Latter evacuated on
evening VI sith. and Poster was thirty
nlne hours late. Insurgents cook pus-
lon Of the city on she GOA, and Pot
Ga Mund Agulnaldo's iiag dying. Can
not now rvpOit probable results Will
loi hear from there fnr four days, AS
ihvre Is no cable communication The
spanish forces have eyacuatfi all Ftn-
,,,sots IN the southern Islands excCp.
nlmboangi and Mndanao. by orders.
lsIgned.) OTIS"
The evacuation by the spanards of
W. We Philippine ports, as reported by
zen. oils although doubtless Inspired
ny q desire to secure their safety by
NhoeMratl1n, undoubtedly has done
much 90 compllcaie the problem already
ple.e n1od 10 the war department of ex.
ending the military jurisdiction ~
ne United States over the islands. It
WI now be necessary 60 expedite sha
,Naeuilon 81 the original plan. ami !. |
may b. fully expected that within a
week important events vii ihave hap |
pened In the Philippines. u a pre-
sumed that General Otis will demand |
we surnsnder OF iloilo Into his hands, |
ana thls demand may a. once raise the !
issue between the Insurgents and our |
lands.
. The province Of Ilollo Is sCs down In !
we nihcial directories rs having pop /
ulntion ~ $4,000. ana a Is f'he second /
real9rt IN Importance In me Philippine /
group.
u Is located on 2 river navlgable for |
nessels OF fif;een foas draIghi. - thpi |
very rev OF our gun boss would b.
aNaHhole "a assist the troops In caae u |
hhould be necfssnry 10 take forclbie |
Possession ~ the city.
ms spanlards have chosen q strong /
pace for concentration OF thrr troops |
" the town OF Zamblonga, whlth. as
fnrilhed and p0ssessed OF considerable |
n.cnral strength fI1n q defensive po.at |
ol view II In not dlub.Ci that they /
WIN b able TO maip:sin themselves for !!