The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-11
News From Gen. Otis Rather Rsas-
suring Than Otherwise.
Reason to Believe That Open HostIIItIes
VIII In the End Be Avoided.
The Commander Of the American
Troops Instructed to Use Gem
tleness in Dealing With the In
surgents, and to Advise and Co
operate With Admiral Dewey.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lot can be
stated on authority that such news as
has been received to-day from General
Otis is rather reassuring than otner-
wise, as to the situation in the Phll1p-
pines and that he made no allusion to a
hostile collision. He has been instructed
tc use gentleness in dealing with the
insurgents and to advise and cooperate
with Admiral Dewey. There is some
reason to believe that the present Sit
uation may be protracted longer tnan
would be naturally expected, and tnat
there would be no open hoStlll1es I'M
mediately if at all.
The question has arisen here as TO the
exact purpose to be served In attempt
ing to seize Iloilo. Originally it was IN
tended to release the Spanish force
there beseiged but by their evacuation
of place they have removed that IN
centive, and We're it not for the raise
encouragement it would give the. insur-
gents. there is no doubt that the United
States troops would not be moved
against Iloilo.
Meanwhile the navy is expected TO
draw a Gordon around the island OF
Panay and also Luzon, should 1t be
deemed necessary to do so, to prevent
the further supply of arms and NUM-
tons of war to the insurgents. Prob
ably the gunboats now here or en- route
will be reinforced by the Machias and
the Minneapolis and Vicksburg.
No apprehension is felt as to the re-
suit Of any collision which might take
place between United States forces now
on the island and the natives, but the
n
encounter whatever. He feels certain
that If the natives can be made TO
understand that this Government comes
to them in most friendly and helpful
spirit, there will be no further trouble,
and so he has given instructions to Gem
eral Miller that the utmost patience
must be exercised, and every reason
able request granted in order to avoid
an open rupture.
Members of the Administration ex-
press the opinion that the delay in the
ratification Of the peace treaty has con-
tributed not a little to the belligerent
spirit shown by the natives, and as soon
as that has been disposed of it is be-
lieved that the recalcitrant element VIII
accept it as a notice that the sover-
eighty of the islands has passed to the
United States, and that no opposition
to it's formal possession will be toler-
ated.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the
situation was gone over. and some time
was given to questions of administra-
ton in Cuba.
AMERICANS AND FILIPINOS HOLD
A CONFERENCE.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE Manila cor
respondent of the Morning Post
says: There was an imposing confer
ence last evening between the duly au-
thorized American and Filipino COM
mittees at the instance of Agu1naldo.
The latter appointed General Flores,
Colonel Aquilles and Senior Torres. Ma
jor General Otis appointed General
Hughes, Colonel Smith of the Califor-
mia Regiment and Judge Advocate
Crowder. General Otis said the pur-
pose of the conference was a mutual
understanding of the policies. aims and
desires of the people of the United
States and of the Philippines. There
was frank discussion.
FILIPINOS BREAK OFF RELA-
TIONS WITH WILDMAN.
HONGKONG, Jan. 1O.-The Filipino
Committee has broken off all relations
with United States Consul Wildman.
The committee to-day issued a writ in
the Supreme Court to recover the sum
of SAT 900, which the Filipinos claim
to have deposited with Mr.. Wildman
as Treasurer of the Filipino independ-
ence fund in June last The members
of the committee further allege that
sensational disclosures are probable,
showing, they add, that the American
Government recognized the Filipinos as
belligerents by affording them assist
ance in arms and moral influence to
cooperate against Spain thus in
dorsing the agreement made with
Aguinaldo at Singapore in April"
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