The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-26
TROOPS a
Otis Cables That
Organizations H
Called ID
REGIMENTS BADLY
Alger Says Troops '
Be Sent TIL McKi<
Returns. |

WASHINGTON. June 2e, 1Ss5
Otis in reply to cable from the
partment asking for information
ing the situation and conditions
Philippines today cabled long
follows:-
Manila, Ju
!, Rainy season. Little inland can
ing possible in Luzon. We occupy
portion Tagalog country, lines stet
from fmus south to San Fernando d
nearly sixty miles, and to eastward
lAdgana province. Insurgent armies
suffered great losses and are seattle
only large force held together about
thousand in Tarlae province and no
ern Pampanaga Their scattered force
bands of fifty to five hundred inxc
portions LuZon; in Cavite and IN Bat
gas province could assemble possibly
thousand. though demralized from
cent defeat; mass of people terorizeC
insurgent soldiers, desire peace and All
lcan protection; no longer fee on
proach of our troops unless forced by -
sursents, but gladly welcome them;
recent burning of towns; population wi
IN our lines becoming dense, taking
Iand cultivation extensively; kept d
Mania much as possible, as city popu
ton becoming too great to be cared for.
Natives southeast Luzon combining
drive out insurgents; only hope insurgent
claim near overthrow present administra<
ton, to be followed by their independ-
ence and recognition by United States.
This is the influence which enables them
hGid out much contention prevails among
them and no civil government remainss
trade with ports, not in our possession,
former source insurgent revenue now in
terdicted; not certain of wisdom of this
policy, as people in those ports are with-
out supply of food and merchants suffer-
ing losses; mediate restoring trade pri<
yileges, although insurgents reap benefitss
Courts here in successful operation under
direction of able PHILIPPINES.
fc-sx IL les
quiet, awaiting results in Luzon. All
anxious for trade and repeated calls for
American troops received. Am giving at
tentfon to Jole Archipelago and Palawan
Islands.
.'Our troops have worked to limit of en-
been called in; replaced by regulars, who
now occupy salient positions. Nebraskas
Pennsylvania and Utah now taking trans
ports and Sixth Infantry sent to Negros
to relieve California. These troops in
good physical condition.; sickness among
troops has increased lately, due MOSTLY
to arduous service and climatic Influences
Nothing alarming.
t'Of the II per cent. of the command re-
ported sick. nearly six in general hospital
of whom three per cent. have typhoid and
II nlalarial fevers; 25 per cent have in
testinal troubles; remaining 50 per cent
have various ailments IA of which due 10
wound injuries. Many officers and mem
who served in Cuba break under recuf-
renee Cuban fever, and regular regiments s
lately received are inadeauately ofIleeT@ed- @
The inadequacy of the number of Off
GERS mentioned in the last part of the
above cablegram has been remedied by
the sending of the transports Zeaianeia
and Sheridan. carrying number of off,
GERS for regiments in the Philippines
Adjutant General Corbin says that all
officers belonging to regiments in the
Philippines who are not absent on ae-
count of a surgeons certificate, are under
orders to join their regiments at once
Forty-four officers have sailed on the re-
cent transports going to Manila
Secretary Alger said today that no ac-
tion will be taken for the enlargement OF
the army or sending troops to reinforce
General Otis until the return of President
Mckinley He also said that General
Wheeler would receive no assignment un-
til that time.