The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-17
GEN. M'ARTHUR'S
STAR Is RISING.
The Presidents Choice as
Successor to Otis.
PROBABLE CHANGES TO BE MADE IN
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

tI1CE1g Jill WI ~ A~N
way to the Philippines, made the
statement to friends in Chicago that
Otis is to be relieved from command
in the Philippines before active op
erations are resumed in the field.
According to this officer General
Arthur Macarthur is President Nc.
Kinley's choice for field commander
of the Luzon Island campaign. He
said it was generally understood by
the army men who are near the
President that Otis is to be relieved
and that Gen. Macarthur at the end of
the rainy season will be named in
general orders as the commanding
general of the American army in the
Philippines It also Is stated that
Major. General Leonard Wood will
be transferred from Santiago to
Manila to do what he has accom-
plished in Santiago.
The officer said:
81 had talk with President Nc
Kinley just before he left Washing
ton for his vacation and I gathered
from what he said that none of the
new regiments which are forming
In this country will be sent to Manila
until they have been thoroughly
drilled and disciplined
"The President does not look for
any active operations in the Phil
ippines until the rainy season is
over. By that time he hopes to have
10 new regiments of we'll drilled,
well equipped infantry ready to be-
gin an active campaign when they
disembark from the troopships.
"While there is 40 doubt that the
President has much faith in Major
General Otis, it also is true that he
recognizes that Gen. Otis is not the
man to handle the difficulty. I be-
lieve he looks upon Gen. Macarthur
as the man to fill the bill, and many
of the officers around the War De.
partment in Washington believe that
Gen. Macarthur will be in command
of the troops in the field when active
operations are resumed.
'sThe President did not want Gen,
Wheeler to go to the Philippines,
He told the General he was too old,
that he had won enough laurels to
satisfy any reasonable man and that
the climate would be too much for
him. But Fighting joe insisted,
and when at last he got his orders
he was as happy as boy with his
first pair of boots.
s'Gen. Wheeler hopes he will serve
under General Lswton. He and
Lawton are great friends, and it is
Gen. Wheeler's strong desire that he
will command brigade in Lawt~n's
division. Both men are dashing
fighters, and their methods of cam
paigning are identical. They will
make a great team if they get to.
gether"
Officers who have returned from
the Philippines tell of pretty race
for the vacant major generalship in
the regular army between 'Scrappy"
Lswton as the soldiers call the
General, aud Gen Macarthur. Each
of them wants to wear the double
starred shoulder straps of general
the regular army, and both are
bent on making a record which
will give them the coveted commits.
sion.
The returned officers say that
General Otis is doing ali he can to
give Gen. Macarthur opportunities
to make a great name for himself.
They say he keeps Gen. Macarthur
in the front as much as possible, and |
it is generally understood at Manila
that Gen. Otis regards Gen. Near
thur as his right hand man.
The soldiers are fond of General |
Lawton. They like his dashing STYLE
of ighting,and his constant presence
on the firing line, his disregard of
personal danger and the soldierly /
picture he presents dashing along |
the front on mis- big black horse have
conspired to make him the object of |
their affection. The returned soldiers
say that IL IL wera Left In Tie hors