Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-07
New York Herald Manila Dispatch
Sees a Gloomy Outlook,
TELLS IT'S BASIS OF FACTS.
Vet the Americans arc Triumphant
Wherever They 60. aud Have
Net Remarkable success.

Now York. Dec. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Manila, says;
iiopo Of ending the insurrcction and
hating military operations In the Phil
irpinos. which seemed so bright a few
inSs ago, has again faded into the I'M
certain future.
Much has been accomplished. Dur
ms the last few weeks the campaigning
has been almost phenomenal
In dreadful weather. through a de-
vantatci country. across swollen rivers.
along roads that were impossible for
War ms. artillery. and In some cases for
cavalry. the advances OF the troops
have been ~ rapid and In 10 many d.
r'ctlunr that they have often bccn be-
yond the military telegraph lines, and
OPERATIONS have necessarily been indc-
pcndcntly conducted by the field COM
mhndcrH. The army Ia rlghtfully
proud.
The Insurgents have had series OF
routs ana disasters The slaughter has
been great. They have lost large
quantity Of supplies and munitions Of
war and morv than 1000 OF their armed
men have surrendered or been cap
turcd during their retreat In the last
few wuckk.
or cnnturcd What OF II " at liberty IL
IN Hight 4 portion OF Aguinaldo'a
family are In our lines. Aguinaldo him
sal, ~ i fugitive.
Notwithstanding oil these things
| there H. no reason for an cxtrcme ou-
timistit "icw OF the situation. Noti ~
more " heard ~ having the rebellion
stamped out In the course Of n few
/ days, That sort Of talk only lasted
while the inHurgcnt leader was slip
/ ping away last week. Field command
crs nov think that the end IN sim rfar.
II is admitted that little Is definitely
/ known OF the present strength OF
/ Whereabouts Of the Insurgents.
| ANiinnldo's entire army ~ estimated
| at tom 10000 TO $4,000 armed men,
scattered throughout the Islands. There
| are 1900 American HoldlcrH now Ia tho
! Philippines. $4,000 being In Luzon
ThCrc nru nlrondy 80 greatly scattered
! BY tn recent operations. with the cN-
| coptlon o. those In Manila, where 49,
900 are concentrated. that they seem
| Ike r. msro handful.
Srl wu hold less than onc-thlrd OF
the ni"l of l.uzon, but what We have "
/ tn meet desirable territory.
Indications are that AgulnaldO os-
/ capped to the north with much larger
body Of troops than was at first sup
/ posed, THIS force. reported at from
| 1000 TO 5000 men, was originally re-
cruitcd In the northern provinces, and
the men are rcputed to be good fighters.
Not one Of our columns u In direct
contact with the enemy. II II n game
OF hide and seek, and a weary game II
! II. Here IN q statement OF the move
ments OF the various Held commanders.
Gen. Young with his small force II
tired men ana animals, II slowly fol-
lowing the Insurgents Into the noun
tnlns toward Bangued. and has not blcn
heard from for a week.
Captain James u. Erwin with the
Fourth cavalry. II supposed TO BE- hold
ing Bayonbong In Nuova Nlzcuya.
| There II no information as TO what
insurgents are In the northern valley.
Gen. Lawton IL now coming south to-
ward San lrldro, whence h. VIII push
| his column directly south on San Miguel
and Norzagony TO meet the American
| column moving eastward from Hocnd.
| II IL his intention To drive the rebel
general. Pillar, Into the region north OF
! the lake.
Gen. wheaton Ia In Tayug. Most of
his troops In the vicinity are garrison
Gen. MarArihur Is on the railroad n,
| Hayambung.
col. Bcll is following westward into
the mountains the remnants OF Gen.
AleJandrlno's troops. estimated at $500
men.
Col Burt Is moving with n small CON-
mand from Odonncli westward over the
mountains 20 fba on the coast.
den. Grant II moving from Florida
blanca southwark to Balnnga. Bataan
province.
Cavltc province viii be the seat o. an
active campaign. when enough troops
arrive 20 shut on all avenues OF escape.
unless and unexpected surrender oc-
ours.
All the slxty-fve thousand American
troops win be easily absorbed In active
campaigning and garrisonlng.
The army cannot continue Its present
cxcrtions another month with the poor
food found In the country without much
illness.
IL In the general opinion that the
fvc known lnsurgcnt organizations, of
more than 1000 men each, VIII at the
present rate bc dlsintegrated into guer'
lila bands within 30 days.
| II N the Impression OF the military
authorities that 10000 men will be suf-
fclent to garrison Luaon a few months
| hence.
Field officers ana others Insist. how
ever, that unless the natives surrender
lhelr arms Luzon must be garrisoned
town by town. while protection must
be guaranteed 10 the natives now ION
the fence" until reaction In favor VI
the Americans begins.