Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-11
He VIII Give Macarthur and
Lawton Free Rein In the
Philippine War.
ADMIRAL DEwEYINTERvlEwED
He Believes In the FiIlpinos-
News OF a Minor Nature
From Manila.

| NEW DIRK, sept. ll.-A speclal tO
the Herald, from Washington, says:
Considerable progress has been made
by Major General Otis upon plan of
campaign that ne will insugurste i'm
mediately upon tie beginning of the
dry season. An offensive movement
by the commands of Major Generals
Macarthur and Lawton will begin at
once Otis will remain at Manila,
sending supplies and troops to the front
and keeping the two divisions in the
best possible condition but the military
operations themselves will be directed
by division commanders.
BELIEVES IN THE FILIPINos.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE W orld
publishes dispatch from Gibraltar
giving an interview with Admiral
Dewey just before the Olympia sailed
for New York. The Worlds cores
pondent asked the admiral for state
ment of his views as to the Philippine
policy.
81 have little to say" he said: "The
recommendation of the committee of
which am a member are laid before
President Mckinley" s
"Did you read what Mr.. Schurmann,
one of the commissioners, had to say
upon his return 'front.' the Philippines p'
"As he is quoted In the newspapers,
he definitely expresses my position.
You may add,' the admiral said, with
great earnestness. 81 have not changed
my opinion. which stated in the early
days in Manila, that l consider the
Filipinos more capable of self govern
ment than the Cubans. took the
keenest interest in those Filipinos who
were employed at the arsenel In Cavite
and oftenI was surprised by their in
telligence. With fair and properly di-
rected opportunities there are great
possibilities in the Filipinos.'
ARRIVAL OF THE SENATOR.
W. sHINeTON, Sept. 1.-THE follow
ing cabiegTam was received at the war
department. this morning = Manila,
|Sept. 1.-THE transport Senator has
arrived. One casualty, William B. Gold
waite. who died at sea, body embalmed
and brought here. The Senator carries
ten officers and 660 recruits.
THE DEATH LIST.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia cable
gram from General Otis to- the war
department announces the death of
Captain Charles l.. Collins, Co. L.,
ITwenty-third infantry, at Cebu on the
7th inst, of appendicitis. General Otis
also cables the deaths of sixteen other
soldiers.
| GONE TO JOIN THE REBELS. ~
MANILA, September 1.-THE mayor
of linus has disappeared. 1t is sup
posed he has joined the rebels on the
promise of receiving genefalship. He
was colonel in the Insurrection of
1887.
r. TRANSPORT MAY BE SAVED.
I KOBE, Japan, Sept. 1.-THE captain
of the United States transport Morgan
City, wrecked September by striking
a reef eight miles from Ononuchi, says
there are good prospects of saving the
vessel. Divers have been engaged for
the purpose of trying to float her.
Two OFFICERS PROMOTED.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ll-Orders
have been received from Washington
Iby which two aides of General Shafter
Capt. Robert H. Noble and Capt. Ar
thur G. Ducat, have been promoted, the
first to rank as major and assistant ad-
iutant general of volunteers, and the
second to rank as lieutenant colonel
assigned to duty with the Forty-ninth
volunteer infantry now in st. Louis
Captain Ducat led the assault on San
Juan Hill, Cuba, and received wound
supposed at the time to be fatal. Noble
is an old Indian fighter and also did
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