The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23

WARRINGTON. Nay 0.-The Written
proposition submitted to the FIlipinos to
day at Manila by the American commis-
sion WAS framed In Washington by Ssc.
rotary Hay. The plan - the outgroWth
Of numerous cahlsgrams and mail ex-
changes between President 6churman, Of
the Philippine commission, and Secretary
Hay. - we'll - advices from Gen. Otis
and Admiral Dewey. The only error In
the printed copy OF it, contents IL the
omission of the Qualification principal
In the statement Of the judges to be ap-
pointed by the president. II 10 the inten-
tton to give the liliptnos ~ large . meas ,.
ure e3 self>government ~ they seem able
70 exercise with safety to themselves and
due regard to the welfare Of other nations.
Thsrsfore. II u proposed to allsw them to
choose their own inferior judicial officials
20 bsg1n With. and perhaps the principle
may be extended II It works we'll Ia the
lower grades.
otis ter OoveRnoP General.
Like the Cuban system. the administra-
tion would be military in character for
the time being. 1t least. II IL understood
that Gen. Otis WIN become governor gem
sral. while Gen. Lawton viii assume the
active direction OF military affairs.
President SchurmAn did not report to
Secretary Hay today. hence It IL assumed
that the conference up to this point has
not yet heen productive OF results a. 70
warrant . statement.
While Il u not - ALARMED ct the war
department.. the present movement at the
front IL generally believed 10 mark the
end OF tho active campaign before the wet
weather sets In. Macarthur 10 at San
Fernando. south OF A.ayat. where Kohbe
and Lawton are now joined. This IN the
point that has previously been spoken Of
Al possible summer base for the Ameri-
can northern outposts. From Bacalo. on
the railroad there IL highway running
northeast through San Fernando. Mexico.
Santa Ana. and on 10 Arayat on thu river
A dispatch from Gen. Otis says that the
american army win occupy the cities
south and west.
Aeeting II Now Helpless.
There ID no present talk of another nor.h.
ern movement This would leave a triangle
ostweea tns rniiroad and the river that
couid De easily held ana protected by the
United States troops during the vet sea-
son. even though the insurgents were in
much greater force than rney are reported
and though they were inclined to be agres-
sfve. which the reports Indicate they are
not. IAwton's turning In his march to the
north and proceeding down the Rio Grande
h the natural result OF his desire to get
behind the insurgents at San Isidro ana
crush them AZ q blow, according to pro-
grasAme. In the movement north Iawton
Travelled In line cost Of the Rio Grande
and parallel to II. His march was through
. rough and little Travelled country toward
the foot OF the mountain raneea II was
. hard journey and The insurgents slipped
away before they could be hemmed in be-
tween Lawton and Kobbs and NacAr-
thurs armies.
The reported dissolution OF the snsurgent
forces which are said TO be in bad con-
di;ion as Tariar. and the stasemen. In Gen
OTIS dispatch that he had denied Aguinai-
dos request for an armistsce. are taken TO
indicate tha: there is some likelihood that
tho commissions ofYer OF form Of gov
ernmens may be speedily accepted. That
d q matter however. on which there u no
oficsai Information to speculate.
No Danger south Of Manila.
No particular Importance II attached to
the statement that the Ftiipinos are
threatening trouble In the south. The
American line In that direction Is under
command Of Gen ovenshine. and stretches
across q narrow neck OF land few miles
south OF Manila between the sea coast and
Iaguna de Bay. II h a position whics the
Fsnrinoe could not force under any con-
cssvahle conditions. while she sinciad nee.
Of the lagoon ard warships Oh the coast
would be able to make the narrow stretch
Of country between them q very unhealthy
resort ser any lsree force % inxurxents