The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-04
,1II NOT CROWD INSURGENTS
,rn HAS THE ILOILO SIT
GIN .rtoN WELL IN HAND

-. Traced 10 the Spanish
lrOu 'ponel-Hcard the Americas" car.
Or coming and Got out-ri III
"t'' .-ttoment Tomorrow VIII
pino ,ouiuoIdo's strength-Hos-
Tes' 10 sounded at Cavite by
.,niraI Dewey.
A an' Ian. 8.-Gen. Otis, com
Vas. Manila has cabled the war de-
nano-"7 HAT in his opinion Gen. Miller
paI'A''-' ..,,,f;on well in hand at Iloilo'
has L h. fully understands the purpose
ana ''' orssfdent not to crowd the insurg-
ems ..-rl, desirable that hostile col
il 3 .-,e5n the American forces ana
i--'- scents be avoided at all hazards
" ,l..r pending the ratification oil the
rre9tv: and as Gen. Miller under
" nav. this purpose on the part OF the
s'''-1 he will be guided by it and may
fi--' -, n resort to force only under
,s.oiuts compulsion.
,+4o.als here are now fully satlshed
tro1ble at Iloilo may be traced
4 5,. hack to the Spanish colonel VINO
n ,bs senior Spanish army officer IN
n a.i.,,dne group, and directly in COM
N -,.r5 Of the Visayas group, including the
,,af stands of Panay and the city
4 and garrison of lloilo.
En- OILS reports show that though be-
stood with his 500 soldiers in Iloilo by a
:,7erior force the position of the Spanish
80 t5oroush.y tenable. They had re-
..,ss5 zverv attack OF the insurgents and
had inflicted great loss upon the latter,
.,s ,rtacetber there was no reason why
,bsy should moi have held out indefinitely.
This WAS particularly the case in view of
tho knowledge on the part of the Span
q ards thai by the terms Of the treaty the
United states government has undertaken
., carry taem back to Spain, involving, of
cnrse. their release from the siege at the
earliest practicable moment.
81 Information in Advance.
II Is significant that Rios delayed the
e .ga,pat,oa OF Ioilo until he became notl-
fed that the Americans We're coming, and
there is curiosity here TO learn how that
irnor.ant information reached noilo in
NJ advance Of the movements of the Ameri-
an troops, and in the absence of cable
81 connections Uudoubtedly il was convey
81 ei bv vessel, ana there may be a Ques-
ion raised as to the legitimacy of the
transmission Of news of the intentions of
ne American troops in advance in this
fashion.
One feature of Gen. Otis report that has
escsped mention so far is his notice of the
approaching meeting of the sO-called Fill
Pine Parliament, which is to gather, pre-
sumably at Malalos, about twenty miles
from Manila on the Island of LuzOn,
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 he
gagged That this is waning rapidly is
not doubted and Gen. Otis feels that when
the attempt is made to convene the parlia-
ment it will be found that Aguinaldo has
a lost his control of the majority and can
Ri not command even a working coalition.
BIZ Such a state of affairs would tend tC
make easier the task of the military au-
ID thorities of the United States of estab-
"a fishing peacefully a temporary form OF
government for the Philippines that will
command the support of the people anC
receive the approval of the civilized world
Proclamation Not Published.
Gen. Otis has not yet published the proc.
lamauon by President Mckinley, which
was cabled from Washington to hin
about q week ago Feeling full confidence
in his Judgment the officials here are MOI
disposed to question his Withholding The
PROCLAMATION from The Hilipinos though il
would seem that the animating purpose
in preparing and cabling it was to sooth(
and satisfy the Fiipinos, and counterac
the insidious attacks the Spanish ele
ment has been making upon the integrity
Of the Americans intentions respectine
the Philippines.
admiral Dewey was heard from by cabb
ct de navy department to-day. but mad
no reference to the political situation il
the island. He reported that he had foun,
budding suitable for a naval hospital a
Cayilo ana asked authority from the de
lafJnent 10 establish it at once Ii wa
not gathered that there is an unusua
amount of sickness among the American
sailors but realizing that the naval oc
ouid'on OF Manila bay is to he of a per
u5h'A' character, Admiral Dewey wishe
70 establish a shore hospital.
secretary Long called upon Surgeon
o5l's.ai an Reypen apd after a consul
aloA they cabled Admiral Dewey author
ny 10 establish the hospital Medical In
lg-'oL Remus c. Persons was selected {
charge OF the new hospitaT. and h
ordered to start from New YorI
sels-.- Inc necessary assistants will b
~ from among the medical officer
VI A4airai pewey's fleet.
At the Cabinet Meeting.
p a , ,-.' from Gen. Otis at Manil
4 s.'5 gao a Jo-day's cabinet meeting. I
Tos. 4 70 nave stated that the news fror
nj @as feassuring, but The details wer
inoor,oag plohc. No other matters q
meet.r, were brought forward, and tn
hols HO an unusually earl