The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-04

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bled the war department that In his
opinion General Miller has the situn-
ton we'll In hand at Iloilo and that he
fully understands the purpose of the
President not to crowd the insurgents
undulS. It is highly desirable that a
hostile collision between the American
forces and the insurgents be avoided at
all hazards at least pending the ratlhca-
tion of The peace treaty. and as General
Miller Understands now this purpose on
the part Of the President he will be
guided by It and may be relied upon to
resort to force only under absolute
compulsIon. officials here are now full
/, ly satisfied that the trouble at 1lollo
may be traced directly back to the
Spanish colonel who was the senior
Spanish army officer in the Philippine
group. and directly in command OF tho
iVisayas group. including the principal
island of Panay and the city and garrl-
son OF Iloilo.
| General Otis reports show that
though besieeed with his eight hundred
soldiers in Ilo!lo by q superior force,
the position OF the Spanish was thor
oughIy tenable. They had repulsed ey-
cry attack of the Insurgents and had In
flicted great loss upon the latter and al
together there was no reason why they
should not have held out Indefinitely.
This was particularly the case in view
of the knowledge on the part oc the
Spaninrds that by the terms OF the
treaty the United States government
had undertaken to carry them back to
Spain. Involving Of course their release
from, the siege at the earliest practical
moment. 1t Is significant that Rios
delayed the evacuation of Iloilo until
he became informed that the Americans
were coming and there IS curiosity here
to learn how that important irforma-
tion reached Ilollo in advance OF the
movements OF the American transports
and in the absence OF cable connections.
uiluoupteu'S ~ "H' eohsepeu y!
vessel ana there may De question
raised as 70 the legitimacy oi the trans
mission of news of intentions Of Amer
lean troops IN advance IN this fashion.
Meeting gofPhilippinc Parliament.
One feature OF General Otis report
that has escaped mention so far is his
notice OF the approaching meeting OF
the so-called Filipino parliament which
is to gather, presumably at Malalos
about twenty miles from Manila on the
island of Luzon, Thursday next. A.
rood deal of interest is attached to this
meeting. as General Otis reports that
by the attendance the strenutb OF
Aruinoldo.s party can be- co,ired. That
this Is waning rapidlr- ts not doubted.
ond General Otis feels that when tho
at,emnt Is made to convene the nsrl,a-.
ment I, will be found that aguiDaIdo
has lost his control of the majority md
cannot command even a. working coali-
ton. Such a state OF affairs would tend
to make easier the task of the military
authorities OF the United States of es-
tablishing peacefully temporary form
of government for the PhilippInes that
will command the support of the people
and receive the approval OF the civilized
world.
The Spanish gunboat FL Cano Is stlll
Mt IloIlo. but rs her status is not detln-
cd she has not been molested II ,s IN.
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