Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-22
NOT MUCH FIGHTING.
Rains Interfere With Cam
paigning on Large Scale.
GARRtsONS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF
General Otis sent Dispatches Saying Cor
respondents Charges Were Untrue.
Admitted That at Times His Reports
Were Too Conservative.

MANIA, July 22.-The unprecedented
rains of the last week convinced OBJ
servers here that military operations on
T. large scale or advances covering many
miles will be impossible for long time.
Many miles of the country We're flooded
to deptn of three or four feet. The
Paranaque bridge. which was consid-
cred impregnable, was swept away, cut
ting off temporarily the garrisons of
linus and Bacor from communication
with Manila.
In the circumstances 1t would be I'M
possible TO move wagon trains, as the
trails had become doubtful. Pack mules
will be utilized if 1t should become
possible for soldiers to make marches.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The war de-
partmeut issued statement quoting
certain dispatches from General Otis in
answer to the press correspondents
''round robin
The text Of the statement was as fol-
lows:
General Otis, i'll a dispatch under
date of July 20, says that the press cor
respondents demanded permission to
cable that official reports sent misrepre-
sented conditions. This was denied.
They then demanded the privilege to
send without reservation facts found by
them and their opinions. This was
granted if public interests were not i'm
perilled. The answer was not satisfac-
tory and they therefore sent by mail TO
Hongkopg. General Otis says ne is not
conscious of sending misrepresentation,
but thinks that his dispatches at times
have been too conservative. The press
affair appeared to be Il threat. When
the correspondents were asked to be in
formed wherein General Otis dis
,srches were misleading, they offered
. l;ng tangible except that his con-
-.siOns were unwarranted. When told
Jia5 they We're disregarding military
authority, it was apparent that they
courted martyrClom, which 1t was un-
wise to give them.
''In a later dispatch General Otis says
that the charges made by the press cor
respondents are untrue. He adds that
the most harmonious relations exist be-
tween the army and the navy. He
gives the following extract from letter
Just received from Il leading Filipino at
Tarlac, which is the center of the main
insurgent army:
For some days nave Deen trying TO
leave this band of thieves. Watched so
closely, impossible to leave. A great
many of the people here long for Amer
lean troops to advance, for everyone is
desperate with SO much savagery COM
mitted by Aguinaldo's army
Captain Barker of the navy, who
succeeded Admiral Dewey i'll command
of the fleet, in sending the report of
commander of the Yorktown to the
navy department, makes this endorse
ment:
" i am pleased to note the cordial
cooperation of army and navy
Gas bearing upon the statement that
the operations CT the navy had been
minimized, it may be stated that Cen
eral Otis has repeatedly recognized the
work of the navy, as for example in
his dispatch OF June 10 last, in which
he says: The navy aided greatly on
shore of bay, landing forces occasion
ally and again under date of July g.:
The army and navy are in hearty ac-
cord and the best of feeling prevails 5"