The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
THE TELEGRAPH USED TO CARRY OUT
A BOLD SCHEME.
THE SURRENDER OF BAYOMBOHG
Secured by an American Omcer Sefzing
the Enemy's Telegraph Line and De-
Force-General Otis Report on His
Conduct of Affairs I'm the Philippines
Since Assuming Command Advant-
ages of the Protracted War.

Manila, December 2.-The capture by
Lieutenant Munro and fifty men of the
Fourth cavalry of the Filipino general,
Corion, with 500 officers and men, with
rifles, several Americans and seventy
Spanish prisoners, at Bayombong
province of Nueva Viscaya, was q sue
cessful bluff. Lieutenant Munro tapp-
ed the rebel sire, telegraphed to CO.
non that he was advancing with large
force, and demanded his surrender. Af-
ter negotiations, COnon consented to
capitulate to superior force" where
upon Lieutenant Munro telegraphed
that he would enter the town with a
small guard and receive the garrisons s
surrender He captured the whole Fill
pino force and secured their arms, the
rebels supposing Munro had an army
behind him.
Washington, December 2.-The war
department has received the following
from General Otis at Manila, dated
December End:
Lieutenant Colonel Brereton, a cap
tain of the Twenty-fourth infantry
while temporarily insane, committed
suicide at Santa Thomas, near San Fer
nanteo, Union province, Luzon, at 6
o'clock this morning. Insanity was
first manifested November 29th at
Aringay."
The report of General Otis on the
operations in the Philippines up to
August 31st last, has been made public
at the war department. 1t is volume
of 273 pages with an appendix of minor
reports almost as large. The report
is a chronological recapitulatiOn of
events in the islands since General Otis
took command. One of the most inter-
esting features is the immense amount
of detail involved in General Otis ad-
ministration of the affairs of the is
lands.
General Otis throws some light on
his Chinese exclusion Gct, declaring it
matter of public policy. He goes at
some length into the racial differences
Between the Filipinos and the Chinese,
explaining that strong prejudices
against the Chinese prevail aruong the
natives because of the success and un-
sCrupulouS dealings of the Cinnamon
in all trade matters. General Otis says
that in view of the race hatred be-
tween the Cinnamon and the natives,
as well as the factional differences
among the Cinnamon themselves, which
SOlIcLllItS IIllO open TlOC ana
bloodshed, he deemed it expedient to
apply the American immigration laws
to the island. This was done and ar
rangementS have been made for iden-
tifying such Cinnamon as have rights
of prior residence in the island, so that
no unnecessary harship may be worked
In concluding his report General Otis
says that it may prove fortunate that
the Aguina1do insurrection was not
stamped out instanter upon it's incep-
tion. He says that the natives through
out the island have peacefully and
even gladly accepted American occu-
patton of their towns whenever the
American troops appeared and that
they have learned by experience that
the insurgents have made a snecialty
of murder, outrage and robbery under
the guise of establishing a free and in
dependent government. They have
had a chance, upon the withdrawal of
American troops, to see the difference
between American and native methods
Of government, and his opinion is that
they will gladly submit to the former
as soon as they can be protected from
the latter.
General Otis dwells upon the necessi-
ty of establishing a good school sys-
tenn and says that the native popula-
ton is very insistent upon the divorce
of the schools from clerical control.
This was promised by the Spanish gov
ernment during the last insurrection,
but the archbishop of Manila has pro-
tested against it's being carried out.