The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12
CAPTURE THE SAIURNUS
THE FILIPINOS BURN \ UNITED
STATES COLLIER.
Mckinley Stands by Otis-Believes He
win Pacify the Philippines Before
Congress Meets

LONDON, August 5.-Lloyd's agency
at Manila cables that the insurgents
at San Fernando have captured and
burned the United States steamer Sat
urnus. The Saturnus was bought by
the government as a collier but has
been used both as collier and a trans
port.
NEW YORK. August "a sun cable
from London says: Advices received
here from Manila say that the British
steamer Florida a vessel of forty tons,
from Hongkong, was captured i'm the
Gulf of Lingayen on June 25th' by the
United States war ship Oregon and the
gunbOat Princeton on suspicion that
she was a filibuster. Her papers, how
ever, We're found to be correct, but the
Princeton took the vessel to Manila,
where it is intended to hold an inquiry.
Lloyd's London agency has no record
of any such vessel
NEW YORK, August A World
special from Hotel Champlain says: As
a result of inside information, the
World correspondent is able to make
the following positive announcements:
President Mckinley believes that the
war in the Philippines islands will be
ended before the meeting of Congress
in December. The capture of Aguinal-
do, which the Administration believes
will put an immediate stop to the in
surreCtion, is anticipated daily. 1t is
not generally known, but fact never
theless, that Major General Otis has a
band of native scouts accommodating III
the enemy's territory. and his reports
indicate that he believes the capture
of the insurgent chieftain is not a long
way off
Major General Otis will not be re-
lieved of his command. On the con-
trary his authority will be enlarged.
President Mckinley Vice President
Hobart and all prominent members of
the Administration have absolute con-
fidence in Otis. The President is not
surprised or chagrined because of Otis
failure to put down the rebellion be-
fore the beginning of the rainy sea-
son. The president feels the task
which Otis had before him was colos-
sal, and while he believes that Otis
underestimated the strength of the re-
bellion and therefore miscalculatcd the
number of troops needed to establish
American authority he is not disposed
to censure him for his mistaken judg-
ment.
The report that a civil governor is
to be appointed to share with Otis the
management of affairs in the Philip
pines is positively denied. Major Gen
eral Otis has been instructed to renew
aggressive operations against the enc
my as soon as the weather will per-
init. He has been impressed with the
necessity of making terrific onslaught
on the enemy.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-Secre-
tary Roots short experience in the War
| Department has already convinced him
| that the views of military commanders
| subordinate to General Otis favoring q
| larger military force than recommend
| ed by that officer, are worthy of seri-
Gus consideration. He wants an effec-
tive fighting force of $4,000 men. Sec
| rotary Root and General Corbn will,
| at the request of the President, visit
Lake Champlain on August 18th, to re-
main several days. During this CON
| ference the whole Philippine situation
| will be gone into thoroughly