The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-26
Gen. Miles, and Army Officers
Returned From Manila
All Agree That Large Re-en-
forcements Are Necessary.
THE ESTIMATES VARY
Ranging From $4,000 to 1OO,-
900 Men.
Gen. Miller Places Requirement
at 65, 900.

New York. June 26-A special to the
Herald from Washington says; MAJOR
General Miles is a strenuous advocate
Of the dispatch of large reinforcementS
20 General Otis in the Philippines Gen
sraI Miles declined to discuss the mill
rary situation in the Philippines TO
tary situation in the Philippines other
than to say that it was serious nor
would he give any idea of the number
of troops he thought should now be
sent to the Philippines to place the
archipelago under American control.
General Miles as far back as April
recommended that ten of the volunteer
regiments which the president is auth
orized to raise under the army reor-
ganization law be reorganized and sent
10 Manila. At that time officers at army
headquarters believed this force would
be sufficient to crush the rebellion In
view of the strength developed by the
insurgents they are now not so san
guine that ten regiments are enough.
There will be Is. 700 men in the ten reg1-
ments, the advisability of which the
war department is now considering, but
we'll informed officers say the force OF
10000 men which General Otis will have
when the reinforcement are placed at
his disposal will not be sufficient. Be
sides the island of Luzon there are many
other islands in the archipelago in
which the government will have to re-
store peace and order and in the more
important there are organized bodies
prepared to resist occupation by Amer
scan troops.
General Marcus P. Miller. who re-
Gently arrived from the Philippines,
where he governed IlOilo has been living
here since his return. General Miller s
view as to the number of men required
for the subjugatiOn of the islands Is
very different from that of General
Otis. He believes 65, 900 men at least
are required: sc, 900 for the control of
LuZon and the remainder for the re-
storation of peace and order IN the
other islands. General Miller's views
comedies with General I4aWtOn's and
that of other officers subordinate to
General Otis. In fact in other than
administration circles there Is a dispo-
sitlon to believe General OTIS estimate
of the number of men required was
made when he knew of the desire of the
president not to raise volunteers if
possible to avoid it.
There is no truth in the story that
General Miles has applied to be sent to
Manila. General Miles would not wish
to take any action to displace General
otis. when that officer is doing all he
can to queu the rebellion with the limit
ed means at his command. Notwlth
standing the report to contrary, the
president is satisfied with General Otis
course ana mas no intention OF renewing
or recalling him. 1t is equally untrue,
it is asserted by Acting Secretary Meik-
eljohn that General Otis has ca bled that
he would be compelled to retreat unless
promptly reinforced.
DEATH REPORT.
Washington. June 26.-The war de-
partment has received the following
death report from General Otis:
Manila, June 26.-Adjutant General:
Following deaths since last weekly re
port from wounds in action:
From wounds in June. David Silver.
NJ. First Montana; June Is, Miles Doyle,
corporal L. Twelfth infantry; 19 Sher-
man T. Sheppard. H, First Washing
ton; Deforest Hutchinson, B, Ninth in
fantry; Leonard Edling. Z, Twenty
first infantry; 20. Herbert Mifin. r.
Fourth infantry; 21. George Bits, artifi-
Ger. D. Fourth infantry, drowned Homo
lulu; May 9. David r. Johnson. l. Thir-
teenth infantry; June Is. Richard F
Aavens. H, TWenty-first infantry heart
and exhaustion; 18th, Max Newgrass,
+. Fourth infantry. phthisis: goth. Ed
ward Florentin. Third artillery. dysen-
terry; -. Frank +. King G, Ninth in
fantry; "A. William A. Pilgrim, Thir-
teenth Minnesota. variola; p, Earl r
Cotton, II, Ninth infantry. OTIS.