The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-02-09


ing summary measures TO prevent tue
operations OF the insurgents In taking
up positions and organizing forres.
a PrrplsHinE sliuatipn.
President Mckinley took the view
that perhaps under strict construction
OF the terms Of the protocol. which still
holds good IN the absence Of the ratiii-
cation of the treaty be lacked author.
~ to extend the field Of occupation OF
the Americans. The fact that the In
Eurgenis thcInsri,cs have been the first
to break the truce. practically releases
the United States from further oblign-
ton IN this respect, 50 TINT Gen. Otis
WIS unquestionahly warranted, In the
opinion Of the administration officials.
IN extending his lines rs Dewey re-
ports he has duuc.
The situation is regarded here ny
| rather anomalous from diplomatic
| standpoint. Legally the Filipiuos are
still Spanish subjects Therefore. II
operations continue outside cf Manila
ms ini,i down in rnc protocol, II viii
amount to resumption Of the war
! "ith srein - .-=-t .~ch=s-=liy.
| A LisiIe yisw In Drwsy'a Dispatch Cause.
Comment
Officials noted one little flaw In
pcweys dispatch. Ia which he spoke
Of the American army and navy 80
generally successful" conveying just
the least intination thatat some points
! the results were not as satisfactory sx
AT other. IL is inferred herr thu, this
/ might mean the development Of weak
ness nt some Of the more exposed
points on the American lines, which
might BE- easily explained by the fact
that the attack aas made at night.
perhaps in places whore the insurgents
could creep upclose uudcrth shelter Of
the tropical Jungle that grows neHrly
into the town of Manila.
FuIi Iupuh-Hr- Ia G~n. otis.
Every confidence, however, " felt
that Gen. Otis is master Of the situ1-
tiOu. This confidence Is based not
only on late cnblrsvains. hut from rc.
pcated assurances 10 that effect con.
ycyrd by Gen. Otis 10 Washington
from time 60 time during the past few
months. The forces under his com.
mana, ns shown by the records OF the
adjutnnt generals Office December 10.
the date OF the last report, were 2iGia
troops, and Of these there were pres
ent for duty 1850 men.
Troop. Oa ThrIr Way to Manila
Approximately 5000 mon arr un
their way to join Cen Otis. in four
separate expeditions. though none ~
expected 20 reach Manila for three
weeks or o month There are the
Fourth and four companies Of the Sew
entecnth infantry, LES men. under
Gen. Lawton. which sailed from Clio
ruliHr last Friday; the Twentieth In.
fantry. comprising q officers and 1,26s
men, under Gen, Wheaton, which irft
San Francisco January ~. ihc Tven-
ty-seeoud infantry incommnnd ofCol.
Egbcrt, which left San Frnncisco early
in the present month, aud 5000 men
and officers Of the Third aud Seven
teeth United States regiments Of In
iantry, which left New York Friday
on the sherman.
There Is big transport. the Shcri.
dan. now making ready Ia New York
to carry the Twelfth infantry. i.s20
men In alt. and she will start not later
than the l4th instant
That Is all that can ho supplied TO
Gen. Otis In the way frcinforccmrnts.
according 30 Gen, CoFbin. II the sui.
diers are to be Of service In this cam.
paign Mnrr. Of course. will follow ns
rapidly ns they can be gotten ready
II Gen. Otis needs them Ia any future
operations he may plan, but. M al.
ready stated. IL Is believed this par
ticulnr crisis will have passed before
they can he transported a great dis.
tancc from the United States.
Ehs Cream of thr American Army.
These troops. with those now In
Cuba represent thrcream of the Amer
lean army, according to Gen. Corbiu
II Is true that only about 1000 Of Gca
Otis soldiers are rcgulars but his vol
untceT soldiers have been under thor
ough discipline and training fov
months, and many participated IN the
engagements attending the capture Of
Manila and are practically as good as
the regulars.
The strength of AEnisa,do's Army In.
known.
No one here knows the real strength
OF the insurgents opposed to Gen. Otis
The accounts Of their number are con
tlicting. and none of theme comes
from reliable sources Still. shs beet
belief OF the authorities at the war de- |
partment Is that they number about
10000 men. hut they Rre not comparn-
bic to the American forces In person
mel, discipline or quality Of arms. II
II known that they have some Nausers. !
some Remingtons and variety Of 9th. |
er firearms. and Il Is suspected they |
have been quite plentifully supplied |
with ammunition from outside sources |
Inrsrssv Traaps aaa A-uiar-nt.
Taken as n whole, this armament Is |
decidedly inferior 10 that Of the Amer. |
ican troops. Then, the inexperienced |
officers, In many cases even the col
ohels Of regiments being not more |
than n years old. and their lack of |
knowledge of tactics they are at n
great disadvantage. Their strong |
point h their knowledge Of the coun. |
try, and q certain fauatical bravery in |
onslaught that would be formidable |
TO a volunteer force not well trained |
TO stand fire. Like the Cuhans, they |
rely too much on a Swovd-liks weapon, |
corresponding Co the niacheie, wemp- |
on of little value against long-range |
rifles.