The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-06
FILIplNOS SCATTERED.
Otis Sent Good News From the
Philippines.
SOME NATIVES RETURNED HOME
General Also Announced News From the
Visayan Islands Was More Epcourag.
Ing - Congratulations to Otis From
Dewey-one otis Coming Home.

WASHINGTON, April 4,--The depart.
nent officials were pleased by this cheer
Ing dispatch from General Otis:
"MANILA, April 3.
Adjutant General. Washington:
"Present indications denote insurgent
government in perilous condition; its
army defeated, discouraged and scat.
tered. Insurgents returning to their
homes in cities and villages between
here and points north of Malolos, which
our reconnoitering parties have reached,
and desirei protection of Americans.
News from Visayian islands more en-.
couraging every day. ... OrIs,
1t contained great deal Of encourage
ment to them, and those who know Gen.
eral Otis well say he is not a man to
take roseatetview of situation unless
there is reason for it. 1t is argued at
the department. that the Filipnos have
! never been used to the kind of warfare
that the Americans have given them,
aud for that reason they are now aware
that it will be impossible for them to NC
complish anything by fighting. While
there is disappointment because the
movement for the capture Of a large
force of Filipinos was not successful, it
is believed the pressing OF the insurgents
| steadily toward the north, capturing
their capital and driving them from
place to place, has had very discourag-
ing effect upon the natives who have
been following Aguinaldo.
| 1t is evident by the reference which
| General Otis makes to accommodating
l. L.
thoroughly covered and that the in.
formation which they are giving him il
the basis Of the dispatch received. II is
believed that desertiOns will soon do.
plete the army of Aguinaldo to little or
nothing.
That portion Of the dispatch relating
to the Visayans refers to the operations
of which Iloilo is the base. The grouI
includes Fanay, Bohol, Cebu, NcgroS
and others of less importonce. The re-
bellion against the United States au
thority was not very serious in these
islands, being stirred up by emisSaries OF
Aguinaldo at IlJilo. The constant de,
feat of Aguinaldo's forces north of Ma
Mia has no doubt had a depressing effect
upon other msurreCtionists.
| MANILA, April 4.-Thc natives con
tinued returning to their homes Monday
They were coming in all along the
American lines and many of them, see
ing the promises Of good treatment
We're fulfilled, were inducing their rela
tiyes to return to their homes.
Major General Elwell s. Otis, com
mander of tine American military forces
received the following message:
Hearty congratulations on the mOst
magltcent work Of the army.
(Signcd) 'DEwEY.".
The United States Philippine commits
sion, the last Iuember of that body
Colonel Charles ID ,nby, former minister
to China, having arrived here, wi dis
Cuss the situation. Toe commissioner,
Were hO,ctul ot u speedy restoration OF
pea Q, / olIeyIng hOsrilitieS will soon be
confined t. the habilual revolutiQnists
Brigdd OF General Harrison Gray Ori
| sails for home on board the UnitCC
States transport Sherman. He said he
! believed the insuTeCtion had received
it's death blow.
The ohClnan will also have on board
the sons Of Colonel John Hay, secretary
OF state, AID Senator Hale OF Maine
who Witnessed much of the fighting
with the army, and the bodies of COlouc
Harry Q. EgDert Of the Twenty. y.secOnC
infantry, killed on March %, and Other
officers who had recently fallen N
battle.
| General Wheaton assumed command
of the brigade lately commanded by
General Obs. The Third and Twenty
second regiments Of General Wheaton
command were returning to this city