The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-08
General Otis Instructed to Quell the
Filipino Uprising.
MUST ACT WITH vIGOR
BELIEVED THAT AGUINALDo
WILL NOW SURRENDER.
Insurgents Notified That the Treaty
Has Been Ratified-PresidentW Will
Have No Philippine Policy Until
His Commissioners Report-Am-
orleans Have Plenty Ammunition.

New York, Feb. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says: In
structions have been sent TO Major
General Otis today. directing him to
communicate to the insurgents the in
formation that the treaty of Paris had
been ratified by the senate. and to con-
tinue his operations against them so as
to promptly crush the revolt against
American sovereignty.
The cruiser Boston, which left Manila
on Monday for Iloilo, ostensibiy 10 re-
heve the Baltimore, carried with her in
structiOnS TO Brigadier General Miller
I TO at once occupy 1loilO, with or with
out consent of the natives there.
In adopting such vigorous policy
against the insurgents, the president is
actuated by a desire to bring to an
end with all dispatch the rebellious
movement AguinaldO has started
against this government. 1t was de-
| termined upon as the result of the con-
ference at the White House last night.
and at further confer ence in the ex-
ecutive mansion today which was par
ticipated in by the president, Secretary
Alger and Secretary Long.
At this conference instructions to
! General Otis and Rear Admiral Dewey
were prepared along the lines indicated
These officers We're directed to cO-Op-
! crate in the campaign, and the presi-
| dent assured them of his confidence in
their ability and discretion.
Approaching the impOSsibility OF
| operating a campaign from Washing
| ton, General Otis has been notified that
the president leaves in his hands the
/ conduct of the war, but he is directed
to act vigorously and bring AguinaldO
and his followers to subsection with all
possible dispatch.
| AGUINALDO WILL. SURRENDER.
It is the confident belief of the presi-
dent that as soon as Aguinaldo learns
of the ratification of the treaty he win
appreciate the futility OF a conflict with
the United States, and Will be willing
TO make terms Of surrender. 1t is as
sumed that AgOncillO. who is in Mon
treal, has taken measures to inform
Aguinaldo OF the action of the senate,
but General Otis Will be ahead of him.
and will send the information into the
insurgent lines without delay.
Secretary Long. for the information
of Rear Admiral Dewey, cabled to that
official the simple message: Treaty
ratified
1t is possible, of course. that Aguin-
aldo may continue fighting, in which
event he will be shown no quarter, but
forced to surrender.
President Mckinley does not intend
TO show any vaccillatiOn in this matter.
The policy to be put into effect is the
same as that adopted Immediately upon
the outbreak CT the war with Spain, to
concentrate every effort 10 break down
the power of the enemy in the quickest
possible time.
No apprehension is felt as to the re-
suit Of the attack on IloilO. General
Miller has at his disposal about 5 600
men, and he will be aided in his Oper-
atoms by the cruisers Baltimore and
Boston. and the gunbOats Petrol and
Concord. There are said TO be about
10000 natives defending the town. but
they are badly armed, and it is not be-
Heved any great difficulty will be eX-
perienced in driving them out.
PHILIPPINE POLICY.
As to the future policy of the admin
iStratiOn in the Philippines. the presi-
dent has determined 10 take no action
until the report of the Schurman com
mission is received
Secretary Alger announced that no
action will be taken looking 20 the dis
patch of reinf0rcements to Manila until {
after the cabinet meeting tomorrow. |
Beyond advising the different vessels Of /
the engagement with the insurgents
case they should be needed for service /
in the far east, Secretary Long has /.
done nothing which viii result in the /
assignment Of additional vessels to /
Rear Admiral Dewey's command.
II was said that Rear Admiral Dewey, !
before the outbreak Of the Insurgents (
cabled TO Secretary Long that in his
opinion he would have a sufficient force /
when all the vessels ordered TO Join I
him arrived, to cope with the insur- /
gents. II is understood, however, that /
the department has practically deter (
mined to hasten the reconstruction of /
the former Spanish gunboats. now at .
HOngkCng, in order that they may be /
ready for service by the latter part Of |
spring
Major Bird, assistant quartermaster |
general, who has charge of transpOrta- /
ton. has been making arrangements /
during the day for the immediate i'm
pressment of steamers in case the de- /
partment requires them to carry troops .
to General Otis.
The navy department has decided to /
send a cargo OF ammunition by. the /
Celtic, which viii leave San Francisco
soon.
The Asiatic squadron said Captain
Charles O'Neil. chief of the bureau of
ordnance, has oceans of ammunition.
Every naval steamer that has gone out
to Manila had on board a large quanti-
" of powder and shell, and I really
don't see what the admiral win do with
it unless he puts it in Il magazine at
Cavite.''
Major General Shaler acting chief of
the bureau of ordnance. war depart
ment said that General Otis has about
100000 cartridges and plenty OF ammu-
milton for their siege, field and machine
guns. 1t is proposed to snip an add
tional supply by steamer. Practically
all of the ammunition furnished the