Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-06

The accounts Of their numbers ne con-
hlctinR and none OF them come from re-
liable sources. still. the best belief
Of the authorities at the War depart
inent Is that they number about $1,000
men. but they are not comparable 20
the American forces In personnel. disci-
rlinc or quality or arms. II ~ known
that they have some Mauscrs. some
llcmlngtons and variety OF other
firearms. ana Il II suspected they have
been qLite pientifully supplied with Gm-
munitlon from outside sources.
INFERIOR TO AMERICAN TROOPS.
Taken ns whole. this armament II
decidedly inferior to that OF the Amer
lean troops. Then, with Inexperienced
ofhcCff, IN many cases even the Colo
nels Of regiments being not more than
y years OF aEeaud their lack Of knowl-
edge Of tactics. they are at a great
disadvantage. Their strong point Is
their knowledge OF the country and
certain fanntlcai bravery In onslaught
that would he formidable 60 n volun-
tccr force not well trained to stand FIRE.
Like the Cubans. they rely too much on
. rwordlikc weapon. corresponding 10
the mnchete. weapon OF little value
against long-rnnEe rifles.
Altogether the war department, ON.
ciala have not the slightest doubt "
Cen. otls'T ability TO hold his position
indefinitely. and the only cause for APP
prehcnsion h the fact that taking
TO the interior 81 tho country. practical
~ impossible for American troops In
| the approaching rainy season. pro-
lonTcd indlnn-nghtinF style Of cam
palrn may follow.
DEWEY Plus OTIS.
Besides his soldiers. Gen. Otis has
at hiH back Ia Manila bay. command
Ing the city, vcrltablc rock OF OLD.
I "a
/ scls he now has and those about to
| l0ln him. Dewey well have twcnty.onc
ships " various types. OF fuli.nedgod
Mafthlps. he has now nine. as follows.
The flagship olympia. iioston. Bait
more. Charleston. Concord. Monadnock.
Monterey. pctrcl and Buffalo.
IL also has three armed supply ships
which are just 40 effective NJ q war.
ship. almost, Ia attacking troops out
side Of fortincatlonH ana In maintain
INK the blockade. They are the Gull
goa. the Nanshan and the zanro.
| The vessels on the way to join Dewey
are the gunboat Helena, now at
Colombo. the caHtlne. at Gibraltar.
the Princeton. due at Port said Tues.
day. the Bennington. the Brutus
and the Yorktown. probably nj Guam
ON their way 10 Manila, the battlcship
oregon and the Waterfront Iris. at
Honolulu.
The solacc II about to start at any
moment from Norfolk for Manila. This
leaves out OF account the army trans
ports under Otis'n command. which
could be- made OF great service.
The ncct cannot operate against
tronpa In the Interior. hut undoubtedly
Dewey viii Immediately draw q tight
Gordon 81 blockadlng vessels around the
island Of l.uzon and make a special cf-
fort absolutely o. cut on the Insurgents
from the supplies and ammunition
which they must have TO carry ON the
AN EYE UPON AGoNcrLLo.
one Of the nrst steps OF the admin
istration upon hearing ~ the outbreak
at Manila was 20 give attention 90 the
presence In Washington NJ AHuncillo,
the accredited representative here u
the Philippine insurgents. They would
not say whether or not any steps had
been taken looking to his expulsion
from the United States or 10 his ar
rest. but his status. II can be stated.
has already been the subject of a care
ful study. The officials has been 10th
10 disturb him, nrrt b"caure they did
not care 10 mnrtyriEe him unncccasari-
~. and secondly because they ala not
care 20 expose themselves To the cfiti-
,ism that they We're interfering i'm.
properly with the supply OF inforna
ton and arguments respecting III" Phil
inplne question while the treaty was
pending before the Senate
II " possible. however. that their pa
tlCnce n now exhausted. believing. ~
they do. that he has In some fashion
heon connected with this outbreak and
that they may be aroused TO the point
OF action.
EITHER TRAITOR or spy.
II was said at the state department
plainly. that Agonclllo wns either a
traitor o. SPY. u the Philippines arr
regarded aa American territory. then
he II the representative and active
agent Of mn inrufrcction against th'
United states, and ~ such traitor
N the Philippines are Htlll In nominal
spanish possession. then, aa state
u war riili technically exists. he car
b. rcEurdc' only ~ a spy. AZ the verS
least his presence II highly obnoxious
and there u said TO be ample authority
Tor his expulsion by Presidential order
II was impossible today 10 secure any
relations with the Philippine junta
which has ~ headquarters at the Ar
ilngion. The members absolutely dc
cllncd 90 receive cards and kept stead
| fnstiy to their apartment Afpncilln
II was said. had left the city Tor tn
Fast last night Thus far the hotel haf
had no information that the member
Of tho junta Intend 10 vacale thcii
rooms.
DIPLOMATIC STANDPOINT.
Diplomats took a lively interest In th'
news. realizing that the government o
the United States VIII can upon then
very early to see 10 u that no mid o
ard sort l. rendered 90 the fillpinpi
and that no nllbustering expedition
shall leave their soil with munitions o
war or supplies Tor the insurgents, spe
cial precautions VIII be- asked u h
taken 40 Singapore and lionEknng
principal points of the Eastern trade
a. prevent the dispatch of vessels ear