The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-01
OUR ARMY IS WELCOMED,
Gen.IOtis Forces Continue to Gain
Ground in Philippines.
SITUATION IN ISLANDS
The Mass of the People Desire Peace
Soldiers Have Had Hard
Work.

Washington, ID. c., June 26.-Gen.
Otis in reply to cable from the war de
partmcnt asking for information regard
ing the situation and conditions in the
Philippines, today cabIed a long reply as
follows:
Manila, June Adiutant- general,
| Washington, ID. c.: Rainy season. Little
inland campaigning possible in Iuzon.
We occupy large portion TagalOn coun-
! try, line stretching from linus south TO
San Fernando north, nearly sixty miles,
and to eastward into Laguna province.
lnsurgent armies have suffered great
| losses and are scattered; only large force
held together about 1000 i'll TarIac PROV
ince and northern Pampanga. Their
scattered forces i'll bands Of % to 900 III
other portions Luzon; IN Cavite and Ba-
| langas provinces could assemble possibly
| 2U0O, though demoraliZed from recent de
featS; mass of people tcrOrrlZed by lnSur-
gent soldiers, desire peace and American
protection: nolongcr tiee on approach OF our
troops unless forced by insurgents, but
gladly welcome them; no recent burning of
towns. population within our llncS becOm-
ing dense, taking up land cultivation eN-
tensiveiy; kept out Manila much as pos
Slhic. as city population becoming 100
great to be cared for. Natives OF southeast
LuZ0n combining to drive out insurgents;
only hope of insurgent leaders is United
States aid They proclaim near over
throw of present administration, to be
followed by their Independence and rec
ognitiOn by United States. This Is the
influence which enables them to hold out;
much contention prevails among them
and no civil government remains; trade
with ports, not IN our possession. former
source of lnSurGcnt revenue now Interdlct-
ed; not certain of wisdom of this policy, as
people in those parts are without supply
of food and merchants suffering losses;
lt.ltn 10
though insurgents reap benefits. Courts
| here IN successful operation under dlrcc-
ton OF able FilipinoS.
Quiet on Other Islands.
affairs in other islands comparatively
quiet, awaiting results in I.uZon. All
anxious for trade and repeated calls for
American troops received. Am giving at
tcntiOu to ,Tolo archipelago and HalaWan
islands. Our troops have worked to
| limit Of endurance. Volunteer Orgamza-
| tions have been called i'll and replaced hy
| regulars, who now occupy salient posi-
tionS. Nebraska. PENNSYLVANIA and
Utah now taking transports and Sixth IN
fantry sent to NegroS to relieve tatltor-
MIA. These troops in good physical con
ditlon: sickness among troops has in
creased lately. due mostly t. arduouS
service and climatic influences. Nothing
alarming. OF the L. per cent. of the
command reported sick nearly Is III gen
typhoid and Il malarial feverS; - per
cent. have intestinal trouble; remaining
% per cent. have various ailments. II Of
which are due to wounds. Many officers
and men who served in Cuba break
under recurrence of Cuban fever and
regular regiments lately received are in
adequately Ofhcercd. OtlS.
Officers Are the Way.
The inadcquacy of the number of Off
GERS mentioned in last part of above
cablcgram has been remcdcd by the
sailing of the transports Zcldndia and
Sheridan, carrying a number OF officers
for regiments in the Philippines.
Adjt.-Gcn. Corhn says that all officers
belonging to regiments III the Philippines
who are not absent on account of a sur
econ ) certificate are under orders to join
their regiments at once.
F-rty-four have sailed on the recent
transports going from Malta.
Secretary Algcr said today that no ac-
tiOn will be taken for the enlargement
Of the army or sending troops to reinforce
Gen. Otis until the return of President
Mckinley. lie also said that Gen
Wheeler would receive no assignment un-
til that time.