The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
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"A CONFLICT MAY Be lyOIDEl
Insursent Armyls Going u Pieces ~
AeulnaIdO Mlsslnf. Il
MILLER HAS iLollO UNDER CONTR0I.
Everything VIII Be Done 10 Avsit I ClasA 4
with insurgents.
the 1REACHERY OF A SPANISH OFFICER
no II Il Duc the Trouble which HAS
Sprung Up--T'hc Castinc Or
dcrcd 10 Manila.
MILLER HAS iLolLO UNDER CONTR0I.
Everything VIII Be Done 10 AvoIt I Clasl
with insurgents. III
NE 1REACHERY or A SPANISH OFFICER
tspsc,al dispatch 70 The poat.l.

Especial 4lJlSpatVu 10 tuc = VSf-t
Washington, January 3-Reass,iring ad-N
vices received last night from General OTIS
and read Mt tho cabinet meeting totay give
the administration confidence that con-
Met with tho Philippines may be avoided
until tho treaty OF peace Is ratified.
Tho Philippines eau then expect the en-
forcenent eli q policy less Welding than
that which is being followed and which
will compel obedierce to the wishes q the
Washington government.
1t ia In preparation for the institution
of ouch a policy should It become necessary
that the navy department today ordered
the Cns,ine. which rs at Havana, to pro-
coed with all u spatch to Manila shs Will
come North today ami viii a. out probably.
ut Norfolk for her long cruise.
Instructions have been cabled to Dewey
10 expedite tho recnnstruction CT the Span
Or gcnboats at Mazda ard now undergoing
repairs at Hong Kong.
General Otis announces that the insur-
gent army is dlsintegratirg and that
Aguinaldo is rapidly lcslng supporters. he
has not been able to locate Aguinaldo. who
sibly at Laialcs, wherp the insurgelt par
;Eamert will assemble ON Thursday. The
American commander doubts II there wil
be a quorum ard In any event he desires
AgGinaldo has lost all control.
General Otis says that in his opinion
General Miller has the situation well in
hand at Ilollo and that he fully under
stand, the purpoae OF the president rot 70
crowd the Insurgents uulduly. 1t Is highly
desirable that hostile collision between
The forces OF the Insurgents and the Amer
scang be avoided at all hazards, at least
pei1isng the ratification of the peace
treaty. amid as General Miller understands
this purpose on the part OF the president,
he viii be gvided by and can be relied upon
to resort TO force only under absolute COM
puls.on
The officials here are now fully satisfied
,llat the tpouble at Iioilo may be traced
directly back TO the Spanish colonel, who
WAS tho SENIOR SIansh army officer IN the
Philippine group and directly in command
OF the Vzcayi5s group, including the prln- SS
cipal Stands u Tanay aud the city AMI
garflxon OF Iloilo General Otis reports
SHOW that Though besieged with his suO SOL
u1tIs IN lPbIfO W phPc'iN' $1,000 she 49,
ton OF The Spanish was thoroughly tenabis.
They had repulsed every attack cf the IN
snrgemts and had infl ctcd great loss en-
the latter and. altogether. there was no
reason why they should not have held cut
This WAS particularly the
case in view OF the knowledge on the part
Of the Spaniards that by the terms OF the
realty the United States government had
I'd carry them back to SPAIN
involving, of course. thedr release from the
siege at tho earliest pract. oable moment
Ii Is significant that Rios delayed the
evacuation of Ilodlo until he became in
formed that tho, Americans were coming
and the department Is curious to learn how
Information reached Iloilo OF the
movements OF the American troops In the
absence OF cable connections. a #
Undoubtedly 1t was conveyed by yes-
eel and there may be question raised ~
% the Legitimacy Of the transmission Of
news OF tho ihtcntton of the American
rocrs In advance IN this fashion.
General Otis has not yei published ne
vas cabled from Washington to him about
week ago. Feeling full confidence in his
Judgment. the officials tere are not dis
,osxd to question his withholding the proc
aInation from the Philtpinos. though 1t
would seem that the aninsattns purpose y
and cabling 1t was 10 soothe and
atisfy the Philippines and counteract the
psidious attacks the Spanish element has
,een making upon the integrity OF the
Amtdscans respecting the PHILIPPINES
Admirsi Dewey was board from BY cable k
Il the navy department today, but madc
Stands He reported that be had found a
,uildng suitable for . naval hospital St
savibe and asked authority Of thu depart
nent TO establish " at once. Il wA2 not 4.
adhered that there = - unvs0al ~ cttnt
4 gickness among the American sailQfp. X
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