The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-16
WHEELER MAY RETURN.
Threatens to Come Back to the
United States Before Long.
ROW WITH GEN. OTIS.
AEulnaldo's Brigadiers Tired of Re-
treating ard Say They will
Surrender.

New York, Sept. PA dispatch to
the World from Hong Kong says:
Advices which were sent here to avoid
OTIS censorship at Manila, bearing date
of September Z, say: Gen. Joseph
Wheeler only obtained an assignment to
active duty, after a serious dispute with
Cen. Otis, who wanted to sidetrack the
veteran fighter by sending him to some
obscure post in the south islands. Gen.
Wheeler now declares that be will apply
Tor permission to return to the United
States seon unless there is some change
an the management Of affairs ia the Phil
ippines.
An association of natives styling itself
The Filipino Liberation society has ap-
piled for permissioa to organize in Ma
hila with Gen. Otis as the president.
The general has declined to pledge him.
self in the matter, but thought it might
Ire possible TO forward the operations of
the association.
according to private letters received
within the American lines several Of the
rebel coloncls and two of Aguinaldos
brigadiers intend to allow themselves to
be captured when the United States
troops attack Tarlac, because they are
tired of retreating. The World CORE
csFoHAltllA HIS llle IiIlItS OI THESE ulStDH-
tented Filipino officers, but to publish
them would betray them to the ven
geance of Aguinaldo.
Washington. ID. c., Sept. 12.-COnsid-
cradle progress has been made by Mai.
Gen. Otis on the plan of campaign he
will inaugurate at the beginning of the
dry season. To prevent similar prepara
tons being made by the insurgents an
offensive movement by the commands of
MAJ J.-Gens. Macarthur and Lawton viii
be begun at once. 1t had been expected
that this movement would have begun
last week, but evidently either the prep
arauons have not been completed or the
elements have prevented, for up to this
time, so far as the department has been
advised. nothing has been done. The of
ficials are in hourly expectation, how
ever, of adyices showing that the col
umns under command of the officers
named have begun a new campaign
against Aguinaldo's troops.
Inc war department makes public the
following cable:
Manila, Sept. 11.-Corbin, Washington:
iaWton rfonounces utterly foundationIeSs
newspaper reports of interview asserting
fhat ne commented on military situation or
criticised conduct of operations here. De
ciares beforehand false all future ac-
eoupts of such interyi.ws. SCHWAN.
Gen. Schwan is a colonel in the adiu-
fantSeneraIs department and was made
n hrigadier- general during the Spanish
WSr. Gen. Corbln says he does not know
what the denial refers to and that the
department has addressed no inquiry to
Gen. Lawton.
Gen. Otis cables the following casual
tics:
kflled-At Cebu: Twenty third infantry.
August p, NJ, Sergt. Samuel Darcy Lance;
Corp George Burger, Joseph Cummings
Wounded-At Tabuan, Negros. Sixth in
fantry, 18th, NJ, Corp. Ben ~ Morton, fore
head, severe; Hobart Plain. shoulder Sc
we're; 18th, Corp. George Zimmerman. arm
slight; II. Stanislaw Meksa, hip, slight:
Terence oDOnnell cheek. slight
San Francisco. Cal. Sept. 12-The
steam mer Australia arrived here today
from Honolulu and brings advices under
: date of September >, as follows:
The transport City of Puebla arrived
here today and reports that during the
voyage from San Francisco trouble arose
between the white and colorcd soldiers
over craps The negroes were accused
Of cheating and trouble with the white
soialers seemed imminent. The arrival
: 2f a provost guard prevented trouble, ana
Turing the remainder of the voyage the
whites and blacks were kept separated.
and as punishment some of the ringlead-
ers were not permitted to land here.