Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

washington. April -v'--!N to'li'le'ce
at the White House yesterday between
the pres ident, Secretary AlSer. Secretary
Long and Adjutant General Corbin re-
suited in the confirmation of the original
decision OF the administration to, at pres
ent. refrain from awaiting itself or the
authorization conferred by congress TO
organize a volunteer army of %5,OOO SOL
tiers in addition to the present regular
army.
General Otis latest cablegram, de-
scriptive of the conditions in the Phil
ippinas, was carefully considered. ana
II was concluded to accept his estimate
of the military needs of the case. ana as
he has already indicated that his pres
ert army is sufficient for the pu"pos es h"
has in View, the decision is tantamount
to Il resolve to avoid recourse to the ad-
ditional volunteers.
A cableGram was sent to General Otis,
however, called forth by the necessity
of Withdrawing the state volunteers
from the Philippines, again asking him
whether he would need more men after
he has received the renforcements now
on the way to Manila, or under orders To
embark as soon rs transportation can
be secured.
Otis now has Il force believed to ag-
gregate about 22,CO0 effective men. Sec
retary Alger Informed him that with the
troops now on the way and To be ordered.
they would give him M army of about
$4,000, after allowing for the return OF
the state volunteers. This is believed, at
the war department, to meet all the
needs of the summer season.
1t is intended 10 withdraw one reg-
ment from Porto Rico, and to send three
regiments now in this country to the
Philippines as soon as they can be
equipped ard transported there, though
II is not believed that they will reach
Manila for two or three months. 1t is
also stated that the conditions In Cuba
are such that it Is quite probable some
troops can be Withdrawn from that ISL
and for service in the Philip ,'nes.
The matter of returning the volunteers
vas also discussed. The department is
arranging for their return to the United
States as soon as the necessary trans
nortation can be secured
Des Moines, April :O.-Congressman
Hull, chairman Of the house committee
I II Illlllldly oiio'lS, mas a. ~ w AioHiV'
lie expresses the opinion that, in view
of present conditions in tn" Philippines.
the president will have to call for more
troops, adding: The army bill author
ICES the president to call for $4,000 ore
troops if necessary to serve two year
They would comprise Az new regiments
and make places for 1900 more commits
sions. The president and secretary OF
war are anxious to avoid enlisting men
under this act if possible. 1t would be
very expensive. and they would be in for
only two years. SO that the expense Of
enliStirg them would have 20 be repeated
almost AS soon as they were qualified for
good service. But it looks now as If a
call would have to be made
London, April 20.--The Filipino Eu
ropean junta claims to have heceived a
cablegram from General Luna, com
maEding the Manila district direct
from Manila on Friday morning declar-
ing that General Lawtons main object
was to proceed to Baler and effect Il
junction with the Yorktown" was in
weighed by the Filipino tactics into per
ilously extending his line. with the re-
suit that a column, consisting of 40 Off
GERS and men. ON reaching Il place called
Bagona, was ambushed by large
Filipino force. communication with the
main force was severed, and the entire
column was captured"
The Filipino adVices further assert
that General Lawton. who was at La
guna de Bay. on hearing the news. re
tired to Manila, stating that he had
bx,N Noi ~ al ntiS IN
the ground that Il native rising in Ma
Mia was imminent"
The fore going is said to be a separate
affair from the disappearance of the
boats crew of the Yorktown in the Vi
cinity of Baler.
The Filipinos also claim that they have
occupied the town of Iamboanga. in the
southern part of the island of Mindanao,
which was recently evacuated by to
Spaniards, only few of the latter re-
naming to hand over the place to the
Americans. The Ftlpinos are also said
to have captured 1000 Mauser rifles all
the ammunition and several Spanish
gunboats which the rebels say they hav"
navigated up the Rio Grande and out OF
reach of the Americans.
Washington, April 20.-The war de-
partment does not credit the Filipino
assertions contained in the dispatch, be-
cause it il believed General Otis would
have cabled any such disaster. 1t is
further stated that General Lawton
could not possibly have had in mind Il
junction with the Yorktown, as there is
an impossible range OF mountains be-
tween the points he traversed and the
sea where the Yorktown was cruising.
London. April 2O.-John Barrett, former
United States minister to Siam. who has
just arrived from Manila. emphatically
declares that the gloomy forebodings
expressed in some quarters relative to
the Philippines are not justified by the
facts.
The United States naval and mill
tary authorities" he says. have done
everything possible in the difficult and
exceptional cir0 umstances. and the
united support of all parties in the Unite d
States at the present juncture would
enable them to bring matters In the
Philippines To quick ard lasting settle
ment, honorable to the motherland.
Should the Filipinos. however. who are
kept well Informed, acquire the idea that
pro'ongation of hostilties would affect
politics in the United States advanta-
geously TO them. the wax would be more
irolongsd.'
Sure Cure for Melancholin.
Hartford. April l-.-Mrs. Matilda NJ.
Hawkins. aged 81. who resided in the
Memorial Hall building on Asylum
street, cut her throat with Il razor last
right. and died soon afterwards. she
had been suffering from melancholia for
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