The times., 1899-10-28

War Department officials are very much
interested in the announcement made yes
terday afternoon by General Otis in q de
spatch to the Secretary of War that Gen
cral Lawton's advance column under Cen
eral Young is near Cabanatuan. This is
taken to indicate that there VIII be but
little delay in opening the regular cam
paign against the insurgents That Genar-
al Otis has prepared a well defined plan for
the conduct of operations asa.nst the Fiji
pinos is well known to the Secretary of
War 1t is admitted that the objective
point of the American forces is Tarlac,
where Aguinaldo has made his headqcar-
ters. General Lawton's expedition 10 San
Isidro was for the purpose Of establishing
al that point a permanent station with SUI
ficient supplies to last during several
months. active operations. General Otis IN
his despatch yesterday says that GensIal
Lawton has established this permanent
station. and that three months supplies are
now being forwarded TO him. General
Otis states that the supplies are going by
the san Juan River route. Former de-
spatches have said that supplies were be-
ing forwarded up the Rio Grande de la
Panga and as this river is frequently
mentioned by different names it is believed
that General Otis refers to it.
From the latest resports received at re
War Department it is believed that Gen
eral Youngs advance to Cabanatuan Is
flank movement for the purpose OF heading
of any movement of the insurgents east
ward from Tarlae Cabanatuan is about
fifteen miles north of San Isidro and less
than twenty-five miles due west from Tar
lac General Macarthur, with large
force of troops is now at Angeles, about
| twenty-five miles south of Tarlac.
A concerted movement against TaTlac
by the forces under General Macarthur
and General Lawton will probably be the
opening Of the fall campaign 1t IS not
| believed at the War Department that this
/ movement viii begin for several weeks, as
| it is proposed to fully strengthen the garrl-
/ sons at Angeles and San Isidro. lt IS not
improbable that before this movement Le-
gins another garrison viii be established
in the country TO the north Of Tariac. An
officer recently returned from Manila Is
authority for the statement that General
Otis has had in contemplation the sending
OF several Thousand troops to Dagupan on
the gulf OF Lingayen which is about fifty
miles north Of Tarlac. Should General
Otis decide to do this IL is almost certain
that a concerted movement against Aguin-
aldo's headquarters would be delayed un-
Ill after a complete force had landed at
Dagupan.
1t is regarded as significant in this con-
nection that General Otis has recently is
sued a strict order prohibiting the publi-
caticn in Manila newspapers Of the arrival
and departure of troops in Manila, and
| Army officers at the War Department say
/ that this order indicates a purpose to send
| troops by water to some objective point. 1t
| is said that should all three points be gar
risoDed Aguinaldo and his army would
have little chance OF escaping from the
| American forces and it is believed by War
/ Department officials that the Filipino in
surrectlon would certainly end with de-
| cisive American victory at Tarlac. General
/ Otis despatch received yesterday says:
Lawton's advance under Young, north San
! Isdro near Canabatuan. At San Isidro estab
lished permanent station, three months supplies,
forwarded by san Juan River route. LawtOu
/ meets little resistance. Twenty-siXth yolun'
/ teers and battalion Of Nineteenth Infantry sent
/ TO Iloilo- OTIS
General Otis has also reported the arrival
] of the transports Sheridan and Tacoma,
( the former with the Thirty third VOlun-
] teers and recruits and the latter with seven
J companies OF the Twenty seventh Volun-
! teer Infantry.