Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-03
NO DEVELOPMENTS
Received at Department Re-
garding lIoilo Situation.
Believed That Gen. Mile; is Procee1-
ing with Much Tact.
Reiniorcements to Gen. Otis Command Il
Manila Being Hurried Forward.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Nothing more
has been heard at the war department
from Gen. Otis at Manila. The situa-
ton is irritating in the fact that ac-
cording to the expedience Of the last
few days, it it not to be expected that
anything more can be heard from Iloilo
for day, or two at least. except in the
very improbable event that the Ameri-
can Sorce has been repulsed in their
efforts to make a landing and has been
obliged to return to Manila. 1t is sur
missed from the reports that Gen. Mil
Ter is proceeding with more tact and
with less roughness in his dealings
with the insurgents than appeared
from a first impression Of the reports
His purpose apparently was to avoid
formal recognition Of the insurgents
as might tend to embarrass the United
States government hereafter. but at
the same time not to deal harshly with
them if they can be brought to see the
rectitude of his decisions. Therefore
the officials are of the opinion that
there will be no actual hostilities be-
tween the forces arrayed against Gen.
Otis and his own. but that at the worst
the former will retire from the city
without accepting or rejecting the
American overtures until they have
heard from Aguinaldo. u
Gen. Otis has taken steps to acquaint
Gen. Miller with the very latest In.
structions of the President and spec
ial messenger is now on his way from
Manila to Iloilo. Although officials
profess the strong belief that no seri-
Gus trouble will occur, they have taken
the precaution to expedite the dis
patch of military reinforcements to
Gen. Otis command in the Philippines.
Orders have been issued for the 20th
Regiment of Infantry at Fort Leavens-
worth to time its departure so as to be
in San Francisco before the inst, IN
order to embark on the military trans
port being fitted out to sail for Ma
Mia on that date il possible. The two
other infantry regiments which are un-
der orders TO proceed to the Philip
pines by the Pacific route--the 3rd and
22nd-will follow as soon as means of
water transportation can be secured.
Three other regiments are also under
orders to proceed to Manila by way OF
the Mediterranean and Suez canal.
These are the 4th, 18th and 14th In
fantry. They will make the trip on the
new transports Mobila and Mohawk
and. unless present plans miscarry,
they will embark at New York on the
II inst. Major Gen. Lawton, the hero
of Ell Caney, who has been ordered to
take command of the military forces
in the Philippines under the direction
of Major General Otis, as military
governor of the archipelago will ac-
company the expedition from New
York after a conference here respect
ing the administration Of affairs in the
Philippines.
Gen. Otis made the following report
to the war department. today: Manila.
Jan. 2. Following deaths since last re-
port: Dec. "a. Lewis Wenerguser. pri-
vate Co. B, Goth Kansas, purpara
hemorrhagica; V. l.. Lelly, private 4th
Cavalry. drowned in the Pasig, acci-
dental: Dec. q, Noah Davis, private
3rd Artillery. typhoid fever: Dec. g,
Emmet w. Malley. private. d, e3rd In
fantry, small pOx: Dec. 80. c. North,
private, D. 1st Nebraska. small pox. (