The San Francisco call., 1899-07-22

The text of the statement is as FOL
lows. General Otis, in a dispatch un-
der date of July 20, says that the press
CORRESPONDENTS demand permission 10
cable that official reports sent mlsrep-
resented conditions. This was denied.
They then demanded the privilege TO
send. without reservation, facts ascer-
tanned by them and their opinions
This was granted, if the public inter
ests were not irhperiled. This answer
was not satisfactory and the CORE
snondents therefore sent by mail TO
Hongkong. General Otis says he is not
conscious of sending misrepresenta-
tions. but thinks that his dispatches at
times have been to conservative The
nress affair appeared to be threat.
When the correspondents were asked
to state wherein General Otis dis
patches were misleading they offered
nothing tangible except that his con-
cIusions were unwarranted. When
told that they were disregarding mill
tarv authority, it was apparent that
they Courted martyrdom, winch II was
unwise to give them.
In a later dispatch General OtlS says
that the charges made by the press
correspondents are untrue. he auds
that the most harmonious relations eX-
ist between the army and the navy.
He GIVES the following extract from a
letter lust received from a leading Fill
ninO at Tarlac. which is the center OF
the main insurgent army:
For some days I have been trying
to leave this band Of thieves. Am
watched so closely it is Impossible TO
leave. great many OF the people
here long for the American troops to
advance, for every one is desperate
with so much savagery committed by
AguinaldO's army.
CAPTAIN Barker Of the navy, who
succeeded Admiral Dewey in command
of the fleet, in sending the report OF the
commander of the Yorktown to the
NAVY Department, makes this indorse-
ment: II am pleased to note the cor
dial co-operation of the army and
navy"
AS bearing upon the statement that
the operations Of the navy had been
minimized, it may be stated that Gen
eral Otis has repeatedly recognized the M
work of the navy, as for example In his
dispatch of June Is last, in which he
saws: THE navy aided greatly on the
shore of the bay, landing forces occa-
sionally;" and again, under date of
July 9, 1.-The army and the navy are in
hearty accord and the best of feeling
prevails"
The following additional appoint
ments to the volunteer army are an
nounced:
To be captains-James NJ. burroughs,
formerly first lieutenant and adjutant.
First Texas Cavalry; Godfrey R. Fow-
Ter. captain, Company G., Third Texas;
Frank l. French, captain, Third Wis
consfn: Charles L. Green, captain, Sec
ond wisconsin; John A. Hulen, lieu
tenant colonel. First Texas Cavalry;
| Christopher J. ROLLS, captain, Fourth
Wisconsin,; Frank A. Sullivan, first
lieutenant. First Wisconsin,; Clark
M. Carr major and assistant pay
master, United States Volunteers;
=. Castoel, colonel, West Virginia;
Robert Calverty, major, Second United
States Volunteer. Cavalry; Charles
G. McGhee, Captain, Third Missis-
sippi; Charles P. Newberry, captain
Fourth United States Volunteers; F. D..
Newberry, captain, Thirty second
Michigan; G. G. Scranton. captain,
Thirty-fifth Michigan; H C. Barnes.
captain, First Tennessee; Harry Chad
wick, battalion sergeant major, First
Ohio; Leonard Deitrick, first lieutenant,
Second United States Volunteer Cav
airy; r. P. Granger, captain, Thirty
first Michigan; Bert Mcmillan, New
York Volunteers; John H. Mcbride Jr,
lieutenant, Thirty-second Michigan; A.
z. McCabe, captain, Thirty fifth Mich
igan; Daniel Wells, private. First New
York
To be first Heutenants-Willfam s.