Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-25
macAthur Demonstrates that They
Began HostiIltles.
CROSSED AMERICAN LINES.
volunteers CONNER ted = Display OF
ursvery -ussh sss,sery Much re.
He'd on-Pood supply.

washington. May si.-The secretary
Of war today made public a report from
MaJ Gen. Arthur Macarthur. being
one u the reports enclosed by uen. otis
In his own report Of the operations In
the Philippines. which was In part sub.
mlticd 10 the cabinet yesterday.
Gen. Macarthur covers a period ~
time from the evening Of Feb 9TH. when
the lnaurEcnt outbreak began. 10 Fob.
18Th. lie gives a vivid picture VI the con-
ditlons travelling In Manila and its
suburbs dur,nr the exciting times that
.ollowcd the Initiation Of the insdrgcni
nitacsa An I'M. ortant feature ~ his
report II the demonstration " the re-
aponsihllity or the insurgents Tor the
outbreak. lie also speaks In temsr Of tho
highest rraisc Of tho splendid auaht.cf
" American sf'iccrH and enlisted mn.
The Secretary today received by mali
a detailed report of the movements n
MhcAfthnrn division In the phhlriiss
Carrying the operations into April.
THIS rpoit he took over 10 the rfs,i.
d'nt II ,tfows oci siderable nc~ lisht
rion the campo .Fi.
EIGHT. ARMY CORPS.
Gen. MacArthur'H command was thu
second division OF the Eighth army
corps which Includes the Twentieth
Kansas ufunston'a command) and tho
Utah battery. den. Macarthur mon
uon. also little naval contingent In
ihe shape 81 a colt automatic g!in
loaned by the Helena aud manned by
Lieut.. Ciciand Davis. who volunteered
with thrcc marines.
Making brief statement Of the po-
.ltion % the United States troops In
Manila aud suburbs Just preceding the
outbreak ~ Fch. an, Den. Macarthur
comes 10 the Incidents leading up to
the rupture. ~. says
THE pcrtinacity of the Insurgents In
passinK armed parties over the line OF
delimltatlon into American territory.
Induced correspondence which In tho
lirht o. the subsequent events IL In
iefestlnK NJ indicating with consider
able precision a prcmeditntcd purpose
on the part " somebody In the inHur-
gent army Ia force a collision
MACARTHUR TO sAS MIGUEL
ucn. Macarthur addressed note 10
Col. Fan Miguel ~ the lnHurEcnt army.
The note, which has now become ~ Inn
puriant. ana the answer are as foiowHi
Sir The line between your com.
mand aud my command has been long
established and IN we'll understood by
yourself and myself.
IL IL quite necessary under present
conditions that this line should not be-
passed BY armsd men OF either COM
innnd. An armed party from your
command now occupies the village In
front " block house No. :. al a point
considerable more than 100 years on
my side Of the line. and II very active
IN exhibiting hostile Intentions This
party must b. withdrawn 10 your side
u the line at once.
Prom this date. II the line II crossed
by your men with arms In their handa
they must be- regarded ns subject 60
such actions rs | may deem necessary.
Very rcrpecffuily.
ARTHUR MACARTHUR.
Major General y, 8. V. Command
The answer T.;
san Juan dol Monte, Feb, 2, 1899. -
Mai, Gen, Macarthur My very dear
'lr. In reply a. yours dated today, In
which you Inform me that my soldiers
have been passing the line ~ denmark
nilon, nsed by agreement. I desire IA
ray that this l. foreign 90 my wishes,
and I shall give immediate orders IN
tho premises that they retire. Truly
yours. IFRAN MIGUEL.
Colonel and First chief"