The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-12
Said to Mismanage Philippine
Affairs.
INVESTIGATION TO eE ASKED
Can't John HeCanpsf, a Aiafng Es-
ginseS. of san fraacsseo, $nrs
That the battle eft Manfss Nss a
RIusdee Brought by the Mis-
take of q P~nnsyfsania Regiment
-HfIirr's Goaaaef at UoBe-

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neeF o. gan SsaEel@e9. Sao IS ~ the
Iotes Northern. having Jnst cafia@ fFpfa
Manila Iaa4e serious ek4a sos geaft.EsA-T =
afternoon against va 1.rs. OTIS. essSIs-
sIa&SaceF % us LgIfes. states army II %41@
Philippines
u gham 80 ct - s. as1lBEEe aai pre-
sent tbs natter to FFestaent n kGleF,
IL I can reach hin.+ saEc Capt. &eftfIeF~
~. Then shaG ask s0aie q 80 1aii-
fornia congressman wsJig ~ae1s ] 2tn ae~
gaainisd To Rssare - eosss,csssioissit .iise7~
tiEaflon % DtiA' coHaues.
lie said 80 woai4 les - for Washington
On Monday. capt AeGa1artE arrives
yesterday from kanfpbFer. aAflng sasns
On tbs Canadian Ese3Jtc steamship ftgE8
Hongkong. He lett Manila January TO-
after having been There aimee &asesfaa'ssf
He sass he Rns ia the Philippines ins6s~
ftsatiag mining lands. he psJd aa9ue at
fent1on, To says t. tbs military cor
cuct OF TIE soldiers and of1efsH, tor lie
has a ssnoHlsdga % egeIa matters
II ~as the youngest captain 81 John
Hitch M0rgsng command u mounted in
fantgy on the Confederate slde daring fle
ear % the reseiiian." be replied -
question cenceFnAt. as military expert
ence.
OTIS MARTINEZ.
'0tis IL a martinez of the vary worst
type" said he. "ansl he II too utterly Ia
been assigned him ale - = small man
and from some OF hia methods judge OF
little military knowledge. have no
doubt that THIS tTou3is ssitA AEuinaido
has beea caused Bs bis manner of hand
Ing the kTsiptE0s. We have treated Fl4gse
pcopio o1trageonsly. TIE public - fke
E5ited States does rot understand Fhs
situation al eli. because newS has been
suppressed TIE ffi&pin9s are a calm.
rcaeefui. industrious and fairly inteii-
Gent people.
we have broken our promises with
Asa1nasap. ~s fat~ gone hses on oar
net him as Mst0i0a lie said he woslasi
nerrf have CONS AaeA - tie Philippine
aud takeFf command u thu natives aaa
be not been urged 10 DO SO Consul Gen
sral Pratt, al Singapore. Consul whitman
% Hangkogg. Rad Consul Williams. st
Ennila. gaze hisa To understand ihat She
.uipl'los "ouia Rte9Ii.s }nae peaaeBts t3i1t
the peace commission would pr0vade for
Their independence If ne would lead 80
nalFes against the Spanish Such w4s
L1e understanding. or tne strength 80
winch b. organized his peosis be- re-
seiFed arms AID ammunition from are
United States foe tAat purpose
81 undertake 70 say thar bar faF ihe
finpsftA - Tn{sat YET he tsyiag 8geae~
ceasFai5y ~ beat tile H7,aissarsis Be- fh fss,.1-
slf1ns~ ASlanatdo confined them within
nc cliS Of @is4ala uaa. we caatucsa Be-
isaa De rE& iTta AZ Gs Nttes tsee fBsaht
have retfeatea 10 tns .aslt.1e. g.asre it.s
arm s<SHks have found & necessary 10 -
affsf faffu
nIooDsnt:D WAS NOT NECESSARY.
'l'ht ths.gu - q Bfoge .faueattsnt matter
which must he irsy estiEatsa 6v CONGRESS
or The president / The Battle ~ Mania.
August u. was wholly usg3fcs ssasy NJ
Mia couId have failet3 without the loss %
single hfe and arraageepeHla Aza ben
made fer IT. Ssggrra3er The Battle s.ax
one VI The c1of9rnesstal hign4ers - his-
tory.
= learned al Manila from fHa aff-er<~
they al understood ti~fhss g.fn ts.acrl
bad arranged sith she alsEassh 15r She
that lho Spanaagda we're - retreat Eradsa-
ally during the tay. uatA they w@se c3n-
rnssi HitMn tho walled c3ty % Manila
They wers n have heen pFeeSea I'D slaxty
from the sssbuFtss ~ "a Display ~ ever
powaring force. When oace inside tsa
ssC, he'd IL front and threa TERED hY
iss1eS he1i aad guarded ~ tfse se1r vs.
me army dfd hE AEsHns Ia. they w5t8ld
have found escape Impossible Iglsss rs5si- 8
th~s have surrendered homura1sy ana ssesF
justified a. Madrid faT having dose 81
For their position Mould have been 4nteua-
be 'hs iu"n4eui @e want@i 10 capture 3he
e'!g
defeat was lr@vit able. made this arrange
snezE = save hss ni~n He knew tb8.
W. votnsA eVegcen1r h.m in t!nr
-ii,n the sclserne faiie3. \ pean-e Z
yuIa3a res iEaent. taA.atutng excited llFri
upon ere retreat'ng Spaa}ar3e Tas las
fer. helle7ing taat thex wvr~ - Tx btsaek-
81. fired back aEala. wh.fss5ion 'he ep
EsE~r1rnt F.eeAage genera II was gsatt-
tinaed tho Spaniarl= Yefrealci iaso the
waited city.
''tsvrsyoI~s wi1 aaQstl.As refnoas-.r tt,at
fha battery OF modern Knapp nsus era fNa
shore ~ the 1say near Mani was ue, lzst
during tire nstht Nor Nere Gre guns 4t
fort Nalsfa fired Fhe SlssH.ats3s v-e1-
feTng uss 20 thate agreement 50 sa-ftte.. si.,~
without es,scsisfe8 ! st5sa,ts~s t-tt san
rFess 81 caga Tge - tAn ru1a- $500 soi5 -ser
- IRE ts-lti shey received orders. ssa8 'aey
Ga ru< FIRE
''Had that rronsyivsnia YES. cu~at n-t
become rxrf&9t a. ta Hseiv tSetp Nessas ftt
have been 4 shot nfef
rfRr troN EACH OTHER
'9T~ee f. another iEsfss~taot matter thet
has teea sa5zpressse,i. Is.s trsst tas5foexls a