Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-06
REBELS DISHEARTENED.
APPARENTLY WILLING
TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS.
Gus Sends Highly Welcome Cable
gram-Dewey Congratulates Amer
lean Commander.

cablegram was received at the war de-
partment Monday:
Manila, April 3.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Present indications de-
note lnsurgent government in perious
condition; its army defeated, discour-
aged and scattered; insurgents return
ing TO their homes in the villages be-
tween here and points north of Malo-
los which our accommodating parties
nave reached. and they desire protec-
ton OF Americans. News from Wis
ayan Islands more encouraging every
day Otis"
Dewey Congra tulates Otis
Manila, April 1.-The natives con-
tinue returning to their homes. They
are coming in all along the American
lines, and many of them seeing the
promises of good treatment are full
filled, are inducing their relatives to
return to their homes. Maj Gen. Ell
well S. Otis, commander of he mill
tary forces, has received the following
message.
..'~f Haarty' Gongrati.2at ioEs Ga ths. E1legt
magnificent work of the army
Dewey"
The United States Philippine com
MISSION the last member of that body,
Col. Charles DENLY, former minister
to China, having arrived here, will dis
cuss the situation The commission
ers are hopeful of the restoration or
peace, believing hostilitles will soon be
confined to the habitual revolutionsts.
Brig. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis has
sailed for home on board the United
States transport Sherman He said
he believes the instruction
has received its death blow.
The Sherman also has on board the
sons of Col. John Hay, secretary of
state, and Senator Hale of Maine, VINO
have witnessed much of the fighting
with the army, and the bodies of Col
Harry c, Egbert of the 22d infantry,
killed on March 26, and other officers
who have recently fallen in battle
Gen. Wheaton has assumed COM
mand of the brigade lately commanded
by Gen. Otis. The Sd and 22d regi-
ments of Gen Wheaton's command arc
returning to this city. Gen. Mac
Arthur's troops are still resting az
Malolos with the exception of two regi-
ments, the 22d infantry and 81 artil-
lery, which have returned to Manila
All efforts to locate the main body of
the insurgents thus far have been I'M
awaiting. Many natives are returning
from the north to Malolos without
arms. Possibly they are soldiers who
have grown tired Of fighting. Others
of those who fled before MacArthur's
advance presumably are joining the in
surgent force, estimated at 1000, which
Gen. Halls troops drove from Mari
quina last Friday and which has now
returned to that place, the American
troops having been withdrawn, Scouts
sent north from Malolos as far as Cal
umpit have been unable to locate
the insurgent force They found
small number of armed natives, how
ever and in a skirmish killed three
Filipinos. Desultory firing continues
at Paranaque. south of Manila, and in
order to dislodge the persistent sharp
shooters the monitor Monadnock
shelled the town again Gen. Otis was
warned that an outbreak of natives in
Manila had been planned for Sunday
evening Extraordinary precautions
were taken to prevent an uprising, but
no sign OF trouble occurred.
Foreign business houses lost over
81 goo. 900 by the destruction of lloilo
by the Filipinos before Gen. Miller
captured the city. Steven a. Co., an
English firm, estimate their loss at
$4,000 on stored hemp. English in
surance companies will be chief losers
The French firm of jewelers., La Es-
trelIa de- Norte, lost 100000 in prop
erty.
The Oceanic Mail says that the oc-
cupation OF the Filipino capital by
the Americans materially signifies only
the taking of another town ans an ad-
vance OF few miles beyond their
former position, but morally 1t as
sumes an Importance that ii would be
absurd to deny and ridiculous 10
minimize. II is destined to have a
great effect in the eyes of the world