The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-07-20
| WARS END SEEMS NEAR
Philippine Commission Sends an En-
couraging Report On the Sit
uation in the Islands.
DISPATCHES OF GEN. OTIS CONFIRMED.
NuniciuaI Governments Have Been
Established in seven Important
Towns and Are Working Admira-
bIy-OnIy Hope Of Insurgents Is
Aid from the United states.
Washington, July 19.-The following
statement was given out Tuesday after
man NJ tho ctata 1euaTtmprt.

Washington, July f9.-The following
statement was given out Tuesday after
noon at the state department.:
THE state department Monday received
from the Philippine commission an I'M
portant dispatch conveying these facts
by the cooperation of the military and
the commission, municipal governments
have been established In seven important
towns in the provinces OF Manila ana Ca
vite. These are working admirably, and
one good effect Of them Is that consider
able numbers of the insurgents are con-
stantly deserving and coming in, some or
them with arms. The system VIII soon
be extended to other towns which are
asking for it, Continued success in this
direction will mean the beginning of the
end The commissioners state that the
general situation is as described in the mes
sage Of Gen. Otis the 18th Of June, except
that number Of ports in the southern part
Of LuZon, in Leyte and other Islands TO the
south have since been opened TO trade.
Dispatches from DR.. Schurr1an on his re-
turn from his trip through the southern
part of the archipelago were of the same
purport. A disposition TO accept Amer
lean sovereignty and to welcome our troops
was everywhere manifested.
Report of Gen. Otis.
"The report of Gen. Otis Of the 26th of
June. referred to by Commissioner DENLY
in the above dispatch, stated that as a
consequence of the rainy season little
island campaigning was now possible in
Luzon. We occupy. said Gen. Otis, large
portion OF the Tagalos country. The lines
stretch from linus on the south to San
Fernando on the north, nearly GO miles,
and eastward into the Laguna province.
The nsurgent armies have suffered great
losses and are scattered. The only large
force which holds together is about 40Go
No. xrfV,lA ~ hD "a
panga. There are scattered forces In bands
of 50 and 800 in other portions of Luzon, in
Cavite and Batangas provinces, they could
possibly assemble a many as 1000. They
are demoralized from recent defeat.
Desire Peace.
THE most of the people are terrorized
by the insurgent soldiers but desire peace
and American protection. They no longer
flee from our troops unless forced by in
surgents, but gladly welcome them. There
has been no recent burning Of towns. The
population within our lines has become
dense, taking up land cultivation extern
sively. They are kept out of Manila as
much as possible, as the city population
was becoming too great to be cared for.
Uhe only hope of the insurgent leaders
is in aid from the United States. This Is
the influence which enables them to hold
out. Much contention prevails among
them and no civil government remains.
The trade with ports not in our possession,
the former source of insurgent revenues,
Is now interdicted Gen. Otis doubted the
wisdom of this policy, as people in those
ports are without supplies or food and the
merchants suffering losses. He meditated
at that time the restoration of trade privi-
leges, although the insurgents might reap
some benefit from it, a plan which has
since been partially carried into effect.
The courts are in successful operation
q +
fairs In the other islands are compare
lively quiet awaiting results in Luzon. All
were anxious for trade and repeated calls
for American troops received He is giving
his attention to the Jolo archipelago and
the Palawan islands. Gen. Otis speaks OF
the general desire of the volunteers to re-
enlist. HI has provided for the enlistment
Of the two regiments which have bee
authorized and has asked permission -
organize a third regiment"