The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Filipino Insurgents to Be Given No
Chance to Recover from Defeat.
lNSURCENT CAPITAL TO BE TAKEN.
The so-Caueh Filipino Government at Ma
Ioios to he Dispersed-II o,io Also to
he Occupied by the Amer
lean Forces.

Washington, Feb. S. 1t is under
stood that the campaign against the
Philippine islands insurgents is to be
prosecuted with vigor. The question
was fully discussed ut yesterdays cab
met meeting and the conclusion was
reached that, before permanent peace
or security to life and property could
be secured, Aguinaldo's forces must
lay down their arms, aud il is expect
ed that Gen. Otis, in cooperation, with
Admiral Dewey. will push forward at
once and give the insurgents no chance
TO recover from the defeat Of last Sun
day. so far as can be learned, no
positive instructions have yet been
cabled to our commanders al Manila,
but it is the expression of mem bers of
the administration, presumably based
on cable advices from Manila, that
this course will be pursued.
Ilolo is to be occupied at once by
the American navy forces and it is ex-
pected that Gen. Otis will move imme-
diatelv on Malolos. the insurgent capt.
tai, and capture or dispense the So
called Filipino government. The more
closely the insurgents are pressed and
the more vigorous and determined the
cam paign, 1t is said, the sooner may
we expect peace.
| Gen. Miller has been for weeks lying
in front Of lloilo on his transports.
He has never had any doubt of his
ability to take the place whenever he
got the word, but there has been re-
straining influence from Washington,
based in part on the hope that the in
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full retirement from the town and an
apprehension that an effort to force
a landing might result in serious in
| jury to foreign interests. Now, how
ever, IL is felt that the latter are per-
haps more in jeopardy, from contin-
uance OF the existing state OF affairs
than they would be through rapid
seizure OF the town. Gen. Miller now
has with him the Eighteenth i'm
fantry and battalion of artillery,
and it is likely that he will be strong
ly reinforced before the attempt is
made to take Iloilo
There is an unanimity of opinion
among both army and navy officers in
the two departments as to the need of
an Immediately aggressive campaign
on the part of the American forces in
the Philippines. Without exception
the hope is expressed that Gen. Otis
will be given n free hand to follow up
the blow against the Filipinos who
have violated the truce and give them
q salutary chastisement while the
memory Of their Saturdays defeat is
still fresh in mind.
There was little Abatement of inter-
est in the stirring events at Manila.
exhibited yesterday at the war depart
ment The first feeling OF anxiety for
the safety Of the American forces had
given way entirely save in the case of
the personal friends and acuuaintances
Of soldiers supposed To be in iured, and
there was displayed instead the great.
est interest in the extent of the loss
inflicted upon the insurgents by the
American soldiers and sailors. Officers
at the war department, who know Otis
well, declared, when the announce
nent came of the killing capture or
wounding OF 1000 men, that he un-
doubleday had underestimated the
damage inflicted by him as was his
| wont, instead of magnifying it in the
Spanish fashion.
The news of the day from abroad
was found in the casualty list sent by
Otis and in concise and excellent de-
scription by him of the results of the
engagement Of Saturday night and
Sunday. The officials say that moth
ing more can be expected from him on
this point until he has had an oppor-
tunity to forward a mail report. giving
in detail all the history OF the lighting.
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