Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-11
GEMS. LAWT0N
AND MACARTHUR
viii Have 10000 Men Each in
Crushing the Instruction.
ALL WORK RESTS ON THEM.
General OTIS wiiI nemain In Manila,
Conducting Ansirs Thsrc, aud
Furnishing supplies.

Sew York. Sept ia special 10 the
Herald from Washington saysi
Considerable progress aaa boon made
| by Major General OTIS upon the plan
/ of campaign he will fnaururntc Inn
modintoly upon the beginning of the dry
season. To prevent similar propara-
lions being made by the Insurgents ana
perhaps Hs fororunncr 70 the cumprc-
henslyc operations 90 occur when the
Conditions permit an offensive move
mont by the commands Of Major Gem
erals Macarthur and LnwtDn win begin
at once. u had been expected that this
movement would have begun last week.
but evidently either the preparations
have not been completed. OF the oIo-
mruu have prevented for up 10 this
time Hu Tar nH the department has been
advised nothlng has been done. The
pNlclal. ary ln hourly oNpfctntl0u. how
ever OF udNiccH showing that the cole
umnH under command OF tho officers
named have begun now campaign
against AEulnald1'H TROOPS. Gen oils
proposes Go divide the army vi Gt.Gtp
tnWnninntH and the mountain batter
.H ana dynamite gums which be- Will
nave 900 December into two divisions.
commanded by Macarthur and i.4wton.
ono ~ these viii operate 10 tho north
OF Manila aud the other 20 the west ana
south Each division will operate In
Two military provinces 90 De defined by
''nUfll OTIS. but there viii b. effective
nni prompt cooperation which liz de-
HflblU. 10 ~ expected that each com.
mlndcr VIII have HlN brigadca under
que command. the remainder OF the
lIonuH being employed % garrison
Mlnii' ana other seaport towns
lhinufh which thc insurgents are re-.
''lNinF supplies. Lnwtuu viii De- re-
pulfoi Go make quick movements and
u lH proposed Co place the cavalry brl.
Fgao under hts command.
III" navy ana marine corps VIII also
hn doing effective work II d. under.
ttlol l1 ho tho Intention ~ the admin
isinlun ip enforce "a blockade uf the
Philippine ports. This action has been
considered urun recommendation ~
l,elr Admiral Watson. who has called
attention tu the amount % supplies
when thr Insurgents have been racoiv-
ing Tho blockade which VIII be en-
forced viii be municipal In character 40
hs 20 prevent any OF fhf fsIllru nations
reiziur upon tho blockade III ID vere
formally declared o. prctcxt Tor tho
recognition ~ the fillpluou ~ bclllg,
General Haywood. commandapt %,
marine corps said today that b. cx-
poets thcre viii be- more than zoo mon
under Col fupe'H command within tho
next fnw months
There have been consultations he.
tween Rear Admiral Watson AMI Con.
cral Ou1 respecting the operations 10
hu conducted by the marines. and % Ia
understood here that they viii De glvpu
tho province 0f 'Byitr In which t0
operate. Cavite o. tha huthrd OF lnaur.
rrriiorH, ami the work nf tho marines
viii have 90 ho supplemented by ths
urmy, but the use of Col. pupss com.
Wnnl VIII mako possible the coucantra- !
tlpu " practically the entire military
force IN Hubiugutlng Arulualdu
u ~ apparent from the plan OF cam. l
pulgn prepared hy General Otis thnt hlH I
uliN viii q" more NJ O. supervisory uHd I
supplying character than anything ]
rIsr llD win remain ln Manila. Hond- /
luN supp.los ana troops 10 thn front and |
Keeping the two divisions ia tho boat |
possible condition. but the multary 4
operations themselves viii be- directed .
bv ihH division commanders. OF coursa |
General otis win b' charged with tho .
responsibility, but d Dr. evident that the I
administration 90 quite satisfied 10 I
trust The conduct NJ tho fold opprntlpug /
{" Generals Macarthur and Lnwton.