The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-01-06
THEY THREATEN.
Believed That Gen. Miller Has the Site
uatiOn at IlOilO Well h Hand.
The Americans Notified That They Can
Land at IloiiO if Unarmed-Every Pre-
paration is Being Made for Resist
ance Upon the Part of the Rebels.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Gen. Otis, COM
handing at Manila, has cabled the war
department that in his opinion Gen.
Miller has the situation well in hand
at IloilO, and that he fully under
stands the purpose of Yhe president
not to crowd the insurgents I'M
duly. 1t is highly desirable that 3
hostile collision between the Amer
lean forces and the insurgents be
avoided at all hazards, at least
pending the ratification of the peace
treaty, and as Gen. Miller understands
now this purpose on the part of the
president he will be guided by it and
may be relied upon to resort to force
only under absolute cOmpulsion. The
officials here are now fully satisfied
that the trouble at IlOilo may be traced
directly back to the Spanish colonel
who was the senior Spanish army Of
fcer in the Philippine group, and
directly in command of the Viasays
group, including the principal island
of Panay and the city and garrison of
Iloilo Gen. Otis reports show that,
though besieged with his 500 soldiers
in Uoilo by a superior force, the posi-
ton Of the Spanish was thoroughly
ten2ble. They had repulsed every at
tack of the insurgents and had
inflicted great loss upon the lat
ter, and altogether there was no
reason why they should not have
held out indefinitely. This was par
ticularly the case in view of the lznOwl-
edge on the part Of the Spaniards that
by the terms of the treaty the United
States government had undertaken to
carry them back TO Spain, involving of
course their release from the siege at
the earliest practicable moment. 1t is
significant that Rios delayed the
vacuation of Iloilo until he
became informed that the Ameri-
cans were coming and there is
curiosity here to learn how that i'm
pOrtant information reached IlOilo in
advance of the movements of the Amer
lean transports and in the absence of
cable connections Undoubtedly it
was conveyed by vessel and there
may be question raised as to the le-
gitimacy of the transmission of the
news of the intention of the American
troops in advance in this fashion.
One feature of Gen. Otis report that
has escaped mention so far is his no.
tice If the approaching meeting of the
so-called Filipino parliament, which is
to gather, presumably at Malalos,
about twenty miles from Manila, on
The Island Of -Lnzon- Thursday next
A good deal of interest is attached to
this meeting as Gen. Otis reports
that by the attendance the
strength of Aguinaldo's party can
be gagged. That this is waning
rapidly is not doubted and Gen. Otis
feels that when the attempt is made to
convene the parliament, it will be
found that Aguinaldo has lost his con-
troll of the majority and can not COM
mand even a working coalition. Such
a state of affairs would tend to make
easier the task of the military authOri-
ties of the United States of establish
ing peacefully a temporary form of
government for the Philippines that
will command the support of the peo-
pie and receive the approval of the civ
ilized world.
Adm. Dewey was heard from by
cable at the navy department Tuesday
but made no reference to the political
situation in the islands. He reported
that he had found a building suitable
Tor a naval hospital at Cavite and ask
ed authority of the department to es-
tablish it at once. 1t was not gather
ed that there is an unusual amount OF
sickness among the American sailors
but realizing that the naval occupa-
ton of Manila bay is to be of perma.
nent character, Adm. Dewey wishes tc
establish shore hospital.
MANILA, Jan. 3.-Advices just re
ceived from Iloilo say the rebels at {
meeting on Saturday ratified the ac
ton OF delegation which assured the
Americans that they might land I'm
armed, but that if the latter landed
armed the natives would be uncon
trOllable.
1t is further said that every prepare
ton is being made for resistance upor
the part of the rebels, and that rein
fOrcements are arriving from Negro
md the neighboring islands.
Five of the Crew Drowned.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-IncOming steamer:
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