Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-29
) WHEELING, W. VA SATURDAY APRIL %, 1899

not to be punished in the Spanish fash
+! ion by wholesale executions OF the
leading spirits among them and finally
that they will mot lose their property.
1t is believed here that powerful help
to Gen. Otis in bringing the campaign
to a successful issue was the spreading
| among the rebels of belief in the
promises of the American government.
There is disposition on the part
! OF some of the officials here who will
| have much to say with the arrange
! ment of final terms of peace to appre-
| bend an undue insistence on the part
| of the American commander at Manila
upon an immediate and unconditional
surrender 1t is believed that the Fill
pino generals simply wish to avoid di-
rect responsibility for the surrender
which is inevitable in asking for time
| in order that their congress may as
sumo that responsibility. 1t is said
| that
THE PHILIPPINE CONGRESS
can be speedily got together for this
purpose and thus save the pride of
Aguinaldo
The bravery of the American troops
is highly commended. 1t was stated
at the War Department that Col. Fun
ston would secure brigadier generals
ox,,i- -s0 orH
vices in the various engagements cul-
minating in his daring and heroic
| feats yesterday 1t was also statec
that both Col Funston and the two
| men who crossed the river under the
| fire of the enemy would secure medals
of honor. High praise is given all Che
volunteers, as it appears that they were
every place where the fighting was go
| ing on
| At the foreign embassies and lega-
lions the news that the Filipinos had
treated for peace attracted much atten-
| ton. The substance of the Otis dis
| patch was communicated to several OF
| the foreign offices abroad. The for
: eign representatives expressed salts
| faction at the turn of affairs, regarding
! it as most opportune for the United
! States as well as a contamination in
| which all civilized nations would
| share. The British charge d'affaires,
| Mr.. Tower, was much gratified at the
| idea that the end of the fighting was
| in sight.
| At the French embassy also, the
news was received with expressions of
satisfaction, and indeed at all the for
eign establishments there were express
sions of sincere good will that the re-
sistance to American rule in the Phil
ippines was near it's end.
ONE OF THE AMBASSADORS SAID:
''Your country is to be congratulated
much more than the mere cessation Of
| fighting. 1t will avoid campaign
! through the six months of the Philip
pine wet season, which would have
been most trying to the American
| forces, brave and energetic as they are.
1t will convey an impressive lesson to
be hoped, they will not soon forget.
At the same time it conveys to the
world at large another evidence of the
pluck and endurance of your soldiers
and the American characteristic of in
domitable perseverance in face of the
difficulties"
Secretary Alger said as the depart
ment closed that while it could not be
said that peace was assured, he regard
ed the prospects as of the brightest and
felt confident that the end of the insur-
rection was near To his mind there
would be a repetition of the negotia
lions which were had before Santiago.
The Secretary left Washington tonight
for a ten days trip in the West, and
it gave him great satisfaction to leave
affairs in such promising shape. Every
body is
PRAISING THE VOLUNTEERS,
a marked change in the sentiment ex-
pressed a few days ago when it was I'M
derstood that the same men were
pleading to be brought home Col.
Funston came in for the most common
dation, even the regular officers taking
note with admiration of the fact that
his achievements were all strictly with
in the line of the plans laid down for
him by his superior officer, Gen. Whea-
ton.
Gen. Corbin said that every volun-
teer who participated in the fighting
in the Philippines since peace was de-
clared should have a medal of honor.
BY the terms of their enlistments they
were entitled to withdraw from the
service, but they had remained volun-
tarily, performing more than was re-
quired of them, which was more than
the ordinary duty of soldier.