Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-19
Filipinos Welcome the Establish
ment,,of Municipal Governments.
COMMISSION THUS REPORTS
Success OF The Sy7t,m VIII.
Stamp Out All Opposition to Anncri-
can Rule III the Islands. Insur-
gents Arc Dcmoral.zeu.
lSE TclcgrAnh.l

N-NNill-\'i YIN. July To- nc Ill-
lowing statement WAS given out this
afternoon II the state Department:
The Stat: Department yesterday re-
ccivcu from the Philippine commission
an important dispatch conveying these
facts: "N #. .
BY the cooperation Of the military
and the commission. municipal govern
ments hnvc been established in seven
Important towns in the provinces CT
Manila II Cavitc. These are wurkin.;
admirably and one good effect of them
is that considerable numbers Of the lnt
~surgcnts are constantly deserting anu
comm. in. cEe Of them with arms.
WILL B. EXTENDED.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns Which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction will
mean the beginning Of the end. The
commissioners state that the general
situation is as described in the mes
sage Of General Otis OF the 2Gtll Of
June. except that a number Of ports in
the southern part Of Luzon, in Lcytc
and other islands to the south have
SINCE then been opened to trade. The
dispatches from Dr. Schurman on his
return from his trip through the south
ern part of the archipelago We're Of the
same purport. y disposition to accent
American sovereignty and to welcomes
our troops was everywhere manifested.
LITTLE CAMPAIGNING
i ne report of General Otis. of the
Goth of June, referred to by Commits
sioner DENLY in the above dispaI,h,
stated that as a consequence Of the
rainy season little island campaign!n.
was nov Possible in Luzon. We oc-
cupy, said General Otis, a large portion
OF the Tagalo country. The lines
Slretch from linus on the south, to san
fernando on the north, nearly sixty
nhles. and eastward into the Laguna
province The insurgcnt armies have
suffered great losses and are scattered.
me only large force which holds to-
Sethel Is about 1904 in Tarlac provinces
and northern Pampanga. There are
scattered FORCES in bands of fifty and
tive hundred IN other portions Of Lu-
Zon. .# NH
DEMoRALIZED BY DEFEAT.
IN CaNltc and Ht,tansas provinces
tl"y coGlG possibly ASSEMBLE as mauy
as 1000. They are dclnoral!zetl from
recent defeats. ihe NOS. of the peo-
pie are terrorize'1 by the insurgent SOL
dlers and desire peace. and American
protection. They no longer flee from
nE.' troops unless forced by Insurgents.
but gladly Welcome them. There has
i',en no recent burning OF towns. The
population within our lines has become
tteisc taking up lard cultivation cx-
tensivel::. they are kent out Of Ma
nlli as much as possible as the ci;y
population was becoming too great Ia
BE- cared for. The orly hope Of the in
.iurscnt leaders is in aid from the Uni
'td states. They proclaim the mean
overthrow of the present a~SIministra-
ton to be followed by their i~ndepend-
nnce cad recognition by the United
States. h is the influence which en-
ithlcS them to hold out. Much contcn-
tlon prevails among them and no civil
government remains. The trade with
ports . in u possession, the former
source of illsurScn1 revenues. is now
interdictcI. Genera Otis doubted the
Wisdom of this policy as people i'm those
ports are without supplies Of food and
the merchants suffering losses. ne
mcdit2tcG at that time the restoration
OF trade privileges although the insur-
gents might reap some benefit from it.
q plan which has since been partially
carried into effect. "
COURTS in OPERATION.
~ he counts are in successful q ton
under the direction of able ITilipinos.
Affairs in the other islands are com
paratiEcly quiet awaiting result in Lu-
ION. All are anxious for trade and ~
.peatcd calls for American troops are
received. He is giving his attention "a
the Jolo archipelago and the Palawan
islands. "~""
General Otis speaks of the general
desire of the volunteers to rc-cnlist.
He has provided for the enlistment OF
the two regiments which have been au-
thorizcd and has asked permission to
organize Il third regiment" .