The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-16
10 CRUSH REBELLION
An Aggressive Campaign to Be Be-
gun in the Philippines.
Gen. Oti. ADVISES the Pursuance of
Such &a&s Policy Gen. sI.awton 81
. Reaches Manila-Dewey viii
, = Not be Relieved.

New York. March II "A dispatch to
the Journal from Washington says:
Dispatches we're received, near. mid
night at the white house from Gen.
Otis advising. the president of the sit
uation in the Philippine islands and of
the plan of his campaign to bring the
war to speedy close. Gen. Otis says
that while there is disposition among
great many of the Filipinos to ac-
cept the inevitable and TO lay down
their arms, Aguinaldo and other lead
ers are counseling resistance to the
end. Gen. Otis thinks that under these
circumstances there is nothing to be
gained by diplomacy. He counsels the
abandonment of such a policy, and says
that henceforth he will wage a vigor-
Gus, persistent and aggressive cam
|'paign until the island of Luzons has
been brought:into complete subsection
to the United States. This policy is to
be pursued in all the other islands. The
work in the field will be under the d.
rection of Gen. Lawton.
Lawton Reaches Manila.
Manila, March 1.-The remains of
Col. w. E.. Smith, Maj. E. McConville,
Capt. David S. Elliott and Second Lieut..
Eugene S. French, who were killed in
action, were shipped home Friday by
the United States transport Scandal
with military honors, the Second Ore
gon volunteers furnishing the escort
through the city.
Maj. Gen. Lawton, who arrived here
Friday on board the United States
transport Grant from New York on
January 10, landed and formally report
ed to Maj. Gen. Otis, after which he
returned on board the Grant. The
troops that reached here on board the
Grant will be disembarked Immediate
ly.
The Grant carried to Manila the
Fourth infantry and four companies
of the Seventeenth infantry. This adds
to the troops under the command of
Gen. Otis ~ officers, 1916 enlisted men.
Manila a Naval Base.
New York, March ia special to
the Journal from Washington says:
The government has decided to have a
great naval station at Manila. It is
proposed to build big docks there, to-
gether with fullyequipped machine
shops, so that the largest of our bat
tleships in Asiatic waters may be
locked and repaired there in case of
necessity without being compelled
either to return to San Francisco or
to rely upon friendly foreigners, who
could assist in times of peace, but
whose yards would be closed against
us in time of war.
Dewcy's Task Not Completed.
Washington, March 1.-The state
ment can be made on the authority of
the detail office of the navy department
that Admiral Dewey will not be re-
lieved at Manila until he chooses to
make application for such relief. So
far he has not given any intimation of
purpose to apply for relief in the
immediate future, and from the few
declarations. he has let fall the depart
ment has every reason to believe that
he does not contemplate any such ac-
ton. Consequently there is no founda-
ton for the story that Admiral Schley
or any other admiral has been selected
to take command of the Asiatic sta
ton.
Gen. Miller to Retire.
Washington, March 1o.-A change in
command of the United STAGES forces
at 1loilo will occur on March ~, result
ing from the retirement of Gen. Marcus
Miller, who, on that date, reaches the
uge limit of 81 years. Gen. Miller is in
the regular service, having been pro-
NOTED only recently to the rank of
brigadier general. He will be succeed
ed in the natural order of promotion by
Col. Thomas NJ. Anderson, who now
ranks as brigadier general of volun-
teers. :.
Eight Persons Meet Death.
Louisville, KY, March 8. - Two
strange fatalities occasioned by the