Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-17
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Encouraging cablegrams Re.
ceived from Gen. Otis.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS PLEASED.

General Otis Reports That Temporary
Civil Administration Has Been Inaugu-
rated in the Country Passed Over by the
Troops and That Signs of Insurgent Dis
Indignation Are Daily Manirest-Rsturn
of the American Volunteer Soldier.
Washington. May 12.-General Otis
has cabled the war department concern
Ing the situation in the Philippines. He
says that it is very encouraging. The
tone of the dispatch leads the officials
here to believe that the end of the
Filipino instruction Is near at hand.
Following is the text Of the dispatch:
Manila, May 1.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Situation as follows:
Succeeded in passing army gunboats to
Calumpit for use in Rio Grande: rail-
way connections with that point Sc
cured this week; passage of gunboats
through Macabebe country hailed with
joyful demonstrations by Inhabitants.
In country passed over by troops tenn
porary civil administration inaugurated
and protection to Inhabitants against
insurgent abuses given as far as pos
eoAS' h1i5Ao VI AhS0l SEM oioiASS6A oS4oh
daily manifested. Obstacles which nat
ural fears of country present can be
overcome. OTIS"
The Return of Volunteers.
In reply to the cable of Adjutant
General Corbin regarding return Of vol
unteers General Otis cabled:
Manila, May u.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Volunteer organizations
first to return now at Negros and forty
five miles from Manila at front. Ex-
pected that transports now arriving
will take returning volunteers"
The cables from General Otis were
gratifying to the officials Of the war de-
partment. Portions of the dispatch re-
garding the situation We're not made
public. relating, it is understood, to
prospective movements. The cable re-
garding the return of the volunteers
indicates that the troops are making
no clamor to be sent home but see the
necessity Of remaining until they can
be relieved by the regulars now on their
way and to be sent to Manila as soon
as they can be shipped. General Otis
says the troops to be sent first are in
the island Of Negroes and at the front.
This no doubt means the California
regiment. which is probably in Negros,
and 1t is known that the Oregon regi-
ment is with General Lawton some
where in the vicinity of Manila
War department and state depart
ment officials are anxiousy awaiting
from General Otis confirmation and
details of an Associated Press story
that the Filipino congress has met,
though without quorum. 1t Is the
feeling here that the prevailing senti-
ment among the rioters is for peace,
hence when 1t was announced that at
this informal meeting of Aguinaldo's
legislators "a strong desire for peace
was expressed" even by the most con-
| spicuous rebel leaders the full impor-
tance Of the information was felt here.
The dispatch from Manila giving the
| congress story follows:
Reports received from the insursent
line. which, however, have not been
| confirmed. say that a meeting of the
Filipino congress has been held at San
Isidro. There was no quorum present,
but. in spite of this fact. some business
was transacted. The reports add, al
though those who attended We're most
ly partisans Of Agulnaldo. a strong de-
sire for peace was expressed"