The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

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Washington, July 18.-The following
,cablegram has been received from
General Otis:
Manila, July Is.
@'Adjutant General, Washington:
Continued heavy rain, cyclonic
storms, impede business in harbor;
COlorados sailed on transport Warren
yesterday. Privates Horne and Will
der, of Company G, left sick. In addi-
ton, 100 discharged men Of various Or
CARNATIONS took passage. Californians
on Sherman arrived from Negros; YES
sci must be coaled; await subsistence
of typhoon now prevailing.
OTIS"
THE ROUND ROBIN TO BE IG-
NORED.
Washington, July 18.-At the cabi-
net meeting today the round robin"
sent by the American newspaper cor
respondents from Manila via Hong
Kong yesterday, was discussed and it
was decided to allow the matter to
drop. Officially. the matter will be
ignored and General Otis will be al
lowed to treat it as he may deem best.
A cable from Coloney DENLY, a mem
Der of the Philippine commission, was
read. It showed a fairly satisfactory
state of affairs, one Of the cabinet Off
GERS said, but it did not say that peace
negotiations with Aguinaldo were in
progress.
Secretary Hay also had a cable from
Ambassador Choate relative to the
boundary line negotiations, but it was
not encouraging.
1t was stated at the war department
today that no attention whatever would
be paid to the round robin" of the
Manila correspondents. The protest
was not sent to general Otis and 1T is
said it will not be and General Otis
will not be called Upon for an expla-
nation. In addition to this it was in
timated that very encouraging news
had been received from the Philippines
and that the situation was much better
than had been generally believed.
A STATEMENT GIVEN OUT.
The following statement was given
out this afternoon at the state depart
ment:
"The state department yesterday re-
ceived from the Philippine commission
an important dispatch conveying these
facts:
by the cooperation of the military
and the commission, municipal govern
mentS nave Deen eSLdDllSIl6u III swell
important towns in the provinces or
Manila and Cavite. These are working
admirably, and one good effect of them
is that considerable numbers of the in
~surgents are constantly DESERVING n
coming in some of them with arms.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction will
mean the beginning of the end. The
commissioners state that the general
situation is as described in the message
of General Otis of the 26th OF June,
except that a number of ports in he
southern part of LuZOn, in Leyte and
other Islands to the south nave since
then been opened to trade. Dispatches
from DR.. Schurman on his return from
his trip through the southern part CT
the archipelago, were of the same pur-
port. A disposition to accept Ameri-
can sovereignty and to welcome our
troops was everywhere manifested.
THE report of General Otis, OF the
26th of June, referred to by Commits
sioner DENLY in the above dlspatch
stated that as a consequence OF the
rainy season little island campaigning
was now possible in LuZOn. We occu-
py,' said General Otis, "a large portion
of the Tagalo country. The lines
stretch from linus on the south, to San
Fernando on the north, nearly sixty
miles, and eastward into the Laguna
province. The insurgent armies nav
suffered great losses and are scatter
ed. The only large force which holds
together is about 1000 in Tarlac prov
fnCe and northern Pampanga. There
are scattered forces in bands OF 5o anu
500 in other portions of Luzon. IN Ca
vite and Batangas provinces tney
could possibly assemble as many as
1000. They are demoraliZed from re-
cent defeat. The most of the people
are terrorized by the insurgent SOL
diers and desire peace n American
protection. They no longer flee from
our troops unless forced by insurgents,
but gladly welcome them.
There has been no recent burning or
towns. The population within our lines
has become dense, taking up land Gull
tiyation extensively. They are kept out
of Manila as much as possible, as the
city population was becoming too great
to be cared for. The only nope of the
insurgent leaders is IN ala from 'he
United States. They proclaim the near
overthrow of the present administra-
tion. to be followed by their independ-
enca and recognition by the United
states. This is the influence when en-
ables them to hold out. Mucn conten-
ton prevails among them ana no clVi
government remains. The trade WIN
ports not in our possession, the former
source of insurgent revenues, Is now
interdicted. General Otis doubts the
wisdom Of this policy as people in those
ports are without supplies or food ano
the merchants suffering losses. ne
meditated at that time the restoration
of trade privileges, although the insur.
gents might benefit from. it a plan
which has since been partially carried
into effect. The courts are IN SucceSsiu
operation under the direction OF aple
Philippines. Affairs in the other ISLANDS
are comparatively quiet, awaiting re
suits in Luzon. All are anxious Iol
trade and repeated calls for America
troops are received. He is giving nj:
attention to the Jolo archipelago anc
the Palawan islands
General Otis speaks of the genera
desire of the volunteers to re-enl1st
He has provided for the enlistment o
two regiments which have been au
thorized and has asked permission Il
organize a third regiment"
REVOLT AGAINST THE TAGALS.
Manila, July 1S.-The natives of thu
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