Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19
ALL IS GOING WELL,
So Wires Our Philippine Com
mission to Washington,
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Municipal Governments Established in
Several Large Towns.
GROUND ROBIN TO DE IGNORED.
Discussed by n Cabinet Meeting, hut
Omcinis Decided to Let the Matter
Drop--Otis Can Do as He PIeases
About Press Censorship.
GROUND ROBIN, TO DE IGNORED.
AbOut Press Censorship

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July 1S.-The
following statement was given ont this
afternoon at the State Department.:
The State Department yesterday re-
ceived from the Philippine Commission
an important dispatch, conveying these
facts:
by the cooperation Of the military
and the commission, municipal govern
ments have been established In seven i'm
portant towns i'm the provinces Of Manila
and Cavite. These are working admirably.
and one good effect OF them is that con-
siderable numbers Of the insurgents are
constantly deserving and coming in, and
some of them with arms.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns. which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction Will
mean the beginning of the end. The COM
missioners state that the general situa-
ton is as described in the message OF
General Otis on the 18th OF June except
that a number Of ports i'm the southern
part Of Llzon, I'm Leyte, and other islands
to the south, have since then been opened
to trade. Dispatches from Or. Schur-
man on his return from his trip through
the southern part Of the archipelago were
OF the same purp0rt. A disposition 10
accept American sovereignty and to wei
come our troops was everywhere mani
Tested.
TOO RAINY TO FIGHT.
The report Of General Otis of the 18th
of June, referred to by Commissioner
DENLY in the above dispatch, stated that
as a consequence Of the rainy season lit
tie inland campaigning was now possible
I'm Luzon. 1--WE occupy" said General
Otis, "a large part Of the Tllago ccun-
Try. The lines stretch from linus on the
south TO San Fernando on tho north,
nearly sixty miles. and eastward into the
Laguna province. The insurgent armies
have suffered great losses and are scat
tered. The only largo force which holds
together is in Taclac province and North
ern Pampanga. There are scattered
forces in bands of fifty and five hundred
In other portions Of Luzon. IN Cavite
and Batangas provinces they couid pos
sibly assemble as many as 2,O0o
DEMORALIZED BY DEFEAT.
They are demoralized from recent do
feat The most of the people are ter
rorized by the insurgent soldiers and DO
sire peace and American protection. They
no longer flee from our troops. unless
forced by insurgents. but gladly welcome
them. There has been no recent burning
of towns. The population within our lines
has become dense. taking up Jana Guilt
walton extensively. They are kepi out OF
Manila as much as possible, as the city
population was becoming TOO great 10 he
cared for. The only hope Of the insur-
gent leaders is I'm aid from the United
States. They proclaim the near over
throw Of the present administration to De
followed by their independence and re-
cognition by the United States. This Is
the influence which enables them TO hoid
out.
MUCH CONTENTION AMONG THEM.
Much contention prevails among them,
and no civil government remains. The
trade with ports not in our possession
the former source of insutgent revenues
Is now interdcted. General Otis doubts
the wisdom OF this policy. as people IN
those ports are without sdpJnss Of FOOD
and the merchants suffering losses. lie
meditated at that time the restoration OF
trade privileges. although the insurgents
might reap some benefit from IL, pan
which has since been partially carried
into effect. The courts are in successIui
operation under the direction OF able FIN
pinos. Affairs in the other Islands are
comparatively quiet. awaiting results IN
T.uzon. All are anxious for trade, and re-
heated calls for American troops are re-
ceived. lie IS giving his attention 10 the
Jolo Archipelago and the Palawao Is
lands
General Otis speaks OF the general de-
sire Of the volunteers to re-enlist. He has
provi led for the enlistment OF the TWO
regiments which have been authorized
and has asked permission to organize
third regiment.