The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-04
WITHDREW FOR PURPOSE
VIVA INFORMED RIOS OF MIL
LER'S COMING /?
aItLtR HAS SITUATION WILL IN HAND
No Conflict viii be Had With insurgents
Possible 20 AVOID It AguinaIdo's H.
Ruerce Waning Makes Cur
Task Fatier
Task Fasier.


Washington, ID. c., Jan. 3.-GeneraI
Otis. commanding at Manila, has cabled
the War Department that in his opinion
General Miller has the situation well
in hand at Iloilo and that he fully un-
derstands the purpose of the President
not to crowd the insurgents unduly.
1t is highly desirable that a hostile coll
lision between the American forces and
the insurgents be avoided at all hazards.
| at least pending the ratification Of the
peace treaty, and as General Miller
| understands now this purpose ON the part
Of the President he viii be guided by it
| and may be relied upon 10 resort to
| force only under absolute compulsiOn.
| The officials here are now fully salts
| fed that the trouble at Iloilo may be
| traced directly back to the Spanish
commander who was the senior
Spanish army officer in the Philippines
group, and directly in command of the
Visayas group, including the principal
island of Panay and the city and garri-
sop of Iloilo. General Otis reports show
| that though beseiged Hith his 500 sole.
dicrs in Iloilo by a perior force tlA
| position of the SpaniIN was thorough
tehable. They had rel ad every att
of the insurgents had inflis
great loss upon the Ia and altpge
thefe was lh'> reasoI 8litely. This was
NOT nave heid OUT IN In view of theN
particuIailE lhe casi of the Spaniards
hhoWieuse ~ the "a the treaty the
t rnat py the terms nment has under
onlteu states uoN back to Spain, in-
taken to carry them ai,. rolaosa fro,n
noFlls' ol course' aAst practicable mo-
tue serge al tne eur that Rios delay
inehi' IL Is slshlhe Iloio until he be-
eu the evacuation Vhe Americans We're
c''hie lhiorl,leu that curiosity here to
coming ana mere 'prtant information
leafil now mat ihlHance Of the move
'e"cieu Aioho ~ HsV,aii transports and
ment of the Amerxia ca,,,,s,,t;ans I'm
~ lne 1psenoe - pnveyed by a vessel
uotipteui5 1t Wis question raised as
anu anu mere may 1Sf the transmission of
10 lhe ieSitlil.ucs tions Of the American
news of the inter Z. .h;s, fash;a,
troops in adyanc, o., n.
one ieature mention 50 far is
mat has escape approaching meeting
MS NOTICE "a .hIFilipino Parliament,
Oh lhe so-cailed presumably at Mala-
which is to gathe.s from, Manila On the
los, about 20 mil1,hrrsa,, rovt 4 GOOD
Islahd ol Luzoh, attached to this meet
deal OF interest," istis reports that sby the
ing as 1eherai 'trength Of Aguinaldo's
attehdance tile Sauged That this is
party can 20 anot doubted. and Gen
waning rapidly isbat wban thssA.ttempt
era Otis feels tena .1wzAa YT N q kH
is made TO cony nyMA&Bfhe parliament if
will he found tlfat Agunaldo has lost
mis- control Of the majority and cannot
command even a working coalition.
Such state OF affairs would tend to
make easier thel task of the military
authorities of this United States Of es-
tablishing peacefully d temporary form
Of government fpr the Philippines that
will command THE support of the people
and receive the approval of the civilized
world
General Otis hss not yet published the
proclamation by President Mckinley
which was called from Washington to
him about a. week ago, Feeling full
confidence INF his Judgment the officials
here are NOT disposed to question his
withholding 1.-THE proclamation from the
Eilipinos, though lit would seem that the
animating purpose in preparing and
cabling it was toi s0othe and satisfy the
Filipinos, and cprnteract the insidious
attacks the Spanish element has been
making upon the Integrity of the Ameri-
cans intentions respecting the Philip
pines.
Admiral DEWEY was heard from by
cable at the Navy Department to-day
bur made no reference to fhe political
situation in the Aisands. bIe reported
that he had ron Id a building suitable
for naval dIpital at Cayite, and
asked authority fkom the Depa rtment to
establish it at on 1t was not gathered
that there is an Unusual amount OF sick
ness among the Ikmerican sailors. buf
realizing that tH He naval occupation of
Manila Bay is 10 be of a permanent
character, Admiral Dewey wishes to es-
tablish shore hospital.
Secretary Long called upop Surgee<
General Van heypen aud after consult
tation they cabled Admiral Dewey au-
thority to establish the hospital Medical
Inspector Remusl G. Persons was select
ed to take charge Of the new hospital
and he has been ordered to start from
New York at oree The necessary as
sistants will bA selected from among
the medical of6c$s Of Admiral Dewey's
fleet