Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-25
CONCESSION 70 CHINA
Otis suspends Operation Of His Ex-
clusion Act in q Particular
Case.
Two shiploads Of Celestials AL
lowed to Land on Certain
Conditions.
Mckinley Said to Favor Keeping
Otis at Head Of Philippine
Affairs.


ceived cable from Otis regarding the
Chinese situation in the Philippines. He
says ship load of 700 can be landed
without serious interference with the
military operations. Otis discusses at
considerable length the subject of Chi
nese in the Philippines. The dispatch
was referred to the state department
and made the subject of a conference
with the Chinese minister.
The result of the conference was ssn
out in the following official statement:
Chinese from Annoy, on the steamers
Esmerelda and Salvadora, about half of
them being previous residents of the
Philippines, have been permitted tc
land, owing to the special circumstan-
ces of the case, on the promise of the
Chinese consul general at Manila that
no more Chinese leave Chinese ports
for the Philippines, unless qualified to
land under the war department regula-
tons" 1t is staed the Chinese minister
is satisfied with the action in this case,
although he does not concede the right
of exclusion generally.
The war department regulations re-
ferred to are supposed to be contained
in the order by Otis a year ago declar-
ing the Chinese exclusion law in force
in the Philippines.
Will Retain Otis.
Washington, Sept. 25.-The president
has decided to retain Gen. Otis in COM
mand in the Philippines. a member of
the cabinet said that there was not the
slightest possibility that the president
would supersede him or curtail his du-
ties. The same cabinet member added
that Gen. Miles could go to the Philip
pines If he desired. The general stated
some time ago that he was anxious to
go, but has not communicated his wish
es to the president. The same authority
said that the commanding genera
could arrange his own plans, and while
the president did not propose to order
him to the Philippines he would not in
terfere IL he desired to go. Gen. Miles
because of his conduct at Tampa
through the Cuban and Porto Rico
campaigns and the "embalmed" bee1
scandals, has made himself persona nor
grata with the president, and while hic
abilities as military leader are ad-
mitted by officials generally he can not
expect any favors at the hands of the
administration.
Reports received at the war depart
ment show that 9,231 men have been en-
listed for the volunteer regiments up
to date. OF these AIS We're enlisted Fri
day. A total of 6,477 men remain to be
recruited, which will undoubtedly be
secured in the next two weeks.
The secretary of war has issued an
order directing that a battalion of the
Fifteenth United States infantry, to be
selected by the commanding general,
at it's present station and proceed to
take station at Madison barracks, New
Yovk, to serve as a depot battalion. A
battalion of the Second United States
|artillery, also in Cuba, will be relieved
from duty at its present station and
proceed to the department of the gulf
to serve as depot battalion there.
Batteries n and o, Second United
States artillery, are relieved from the
department of the east and will pro-
ceed to Cuba for assignment to sta
ton.
Unless conditions improve in Santo
Domingo and the people quiet down to
peaceful pursuits the United States
There is some question as to the rights
|of this government to act under certain
conditions, but there is no question of
the determination of the administration
to protect American interests, nor OF
the desire of the president to have
peace restored on the island.