The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-06
SITUATION AT ILo.Ilo.
General Miller VIII Soon Take
ihe City.

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Washington. Jan. s-General ous
commanding at Manila has cabled The
war department that In as opinion
General Miller has the situation we'll IN
hand at 1lolio, and that he fully under
stands the purposes OF the president not
TO crowd the insurgents unduly. II "a
hiehly desirable that a hostile coiiisalon
between the American forces ana The IN.
snrgents be avoided at all hazards. AZ
ieast pending ratification Of tho neace
treaty, and as General Miller undar-
stands now this purpose on the mart oe
me presiaent-he Will he guided bv n ana
may be relied to RESORT 70 force onlv
under absolute conpulsidn. The official.
here are now fully sefisnef tbhat The
thouble t-Iloilo may be traced directly
PACK 10 the Spanish colsnel who was the
senior Spanish officer In, the Philippine
group. end directly In command az tho
Niseaya group. Including the principal is-
and OF Panay and the city and garrison
OF lliolo. General Otis report shows that
lhough besieged with his 500 soldiers In
lolio by superior force the position Of
the Spanish was thoroughly tenable.
They had repulsed every attack OF
the insprgenta and had INJECTED great
loss upon the latter, and altogether
there was no reason why they should
not have held out indefinitely. This
was particularly the case in view OF the
knowledge on the part Of the spaniards
mat by the terms Of tho treaty the I'm
'ted states government had undertaken
10 carry them back to Spain. involving.
p COURSE their release from the siege at
'''e earliest practical moment. II is sig
'!heeht tAat Rios delayed the, evaeua-
loh OF iloilo nntn he became Informed
,nat me Americana wero coming ana
'here is curiosity here to learn how th,t
important news reached Toilo before the
American troops IN the absence OF cable
communication Undoubtedly It was con.
veyod by a weasel and there may be othe,
questions raised az TO the Legitimacy %
TO the transmission OF news OF tho inten-
lions OF the American troops IN advance
10 hts fashion
One feature OF General O,ia' repof,
that has escaped. mention sa far, Is his
notice Of the approaching meeting OF
the so5called Filipino parliament. when
is 10 gatIer, presumably al Maiaioa
about twenty milea fom Manila on the
island OF Luzon. Thursday. newt
good deal OF interest Is attached 70 tnls
meeting az General Otis reoorts that
by the abundance OF streag,'p OF Agui-
naido's party can be gauged That this
Is waning rapidly Is NJ, doubted and
General OTIS feels that when tho at
tempt mRde TO convene The parlia-
ment is made lt will be fouai tha.
Agulnaldo has loat his control ~ the
majority md cannot comnppt even
working 60. iltion. suca 4 state ~ ar
fairs would tend 70 make easier tho
task Of the military authorttles OF 4ae
United States OF establishing peace
'nlD temporary form OF government
FOR rhe Philippines that will command
the support of the people and receive
he approval OF the civilized world.
General Otis has not vet published tho
proclamation by President Mckinley.
which was cabled from Washington
10 him about a week ago. Feeling full
confidence in his Judgment. .s.the ofhc-
lals here are not disposed TO question
his Withholding the proclamation from
the Flliplnos though II may seem
that the anlmating purpose in prepar-
ing and cabling it was TO soothe and
satisfy the Fllipinos und counteract
iho lnsiduous attacks the Spanlards eie-
ment has been making upon. the integ-
rlty % the Americans Intentions respect
ing the Philippines
Admiral Dewey was heard from by
cable At The navy department but made
no reference to the political situation at
the islands. He reported that he has
found building suitable FOR navy
hospital at Cavite and asked authority
from the department 20 establish Il at
once. il was not gathered that there IS
an unusual amount OF sickness among
the American sallore but realizing that
the naval occupation OF Manila Ia to be
OF a permanent character, Admiral Dew
ey wishes to establish a shore hospital.
Secretary Long called upon Surgeon
General Reypan and after a copsultR-
tion they cabled Admiral Dewey author
lty TO establish the hospital, Medical In
spector Remus G. Parsons was selected
10 take charge OF the new hospital an1
has been ordered to start at once from
New York The necessary assistants win
be selected from among the medical of-
heors Of Admiral Dewey's feet.