Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
Fllipinos Admit Their Grave Error in Pro-
voking Hostilities,
CONFESS THEIR PROSPECTS ARE BuGHTED
Bz-MiniSter to Siam Expresses His Pity for
Misguided Insurgents.
ALARMING REPORT ABOUT DEWEY's HEALTH
Persistent Rumor that Admiral is
Growing More FrniI and that Com
tinued strain is Seriously Af-
fccting His Health.


cahlegram has been received at the War
department:
MANILA, March 9.-Adjutant General,
Washington Casualties March near pump
ing station:
First Nebraska.
Killed:
PRIVATE ROSCOE w. YOUNG, Com
peny b.
GUY c. WALKER, Company C.
Wounded.
Captain Claude H. Ough Company B.
thigh, moderate
Private Herbert Hedges, Company G, neck
moderate.
Twentieth Infantry.
Wounded
Private Frank Young. Company NJ, arm,
moderate.
Private John Curran, Company H, chest,
lung, severe.
First wyoming.
Captain John D. O'Brien, Company F,
forearm moderate
Private Joseph spaeds, Company C, Sc
we're
Engineer Major j. F. Bell. thigh, slight.
Musician G. E. Small, Company G, knee,
moderate.
First Washington.
Wounded
Private Sidney O. Dickinson, Company H,
breast. slight.
LINCOLN, March 9.-(Special Herbert
Hedges. who is mentioned in todays dis
patches as having been wounded in a skirm-
ish at Manila, is son of Hon C. A. Hedges,
who lives near Falls, City. Young Hedges
is 10 years old and enlisted as a recruit to
Company B on June 20, 1898.
GENEVA, Neb., March 10.-(Special y
Private Walker of Company G, who was
killed at Manila March T, was well and
favorabiy known in this city, which was his
known here
FiIipinos Confess Their Folly.
HONG KONG, Feb. 2S.-(via San Fran
cisco, March 9)-In an interview with the
Associated Press correspondent John Bar
rett late United States minister to Siam,
who - passing through Hong Kong enrnutc
home said: This collision Of forces at
Manila is the most disastrous thing that
could have happened to the Filipino cause
for independence.
Now that the treaty is ratified right
after their reckless opening of hostilities,
Filipino leaders are almost dumfounded
and are completely at loss to the future
policy. They caudidly admit that the worst
blow possible has been struck at their pros
poets. One even confessed to me that the
very best thing that they could do now was
to disband. disarm and quietly yield to
American control, trusting that full justice
would eventually be done them.
Il have always had much sympathy for
the Filipinos and regarded them as compar-
ing most favorably with the Asiatic natives
hoping that with the guidance and control
of our American government they would
form at least autonomous government
that would relieve us of the great RESPONSE
blities and difficulties OF direct government
and am still hopeful that these clouds and
storms may be only temporary and a happy
solution of the great problem successfully
reached"
Rumors of Dewey's Ill Health.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-When his at
tontion was called 10 the statement coming
from Vancouver to the effect that Admiral
Dewey is breaking down and cannot last
month longer, Secretary Long said that he
had no information whatever on this point
The stories of the admiral's i'll health have
been in circulation with more or less per-
sistency for the last four months. They are
all traceable to private reports and though
officers of the navy who have returned re-
Gently from Manila state that Deweys health
so far as il could be gagged from his ap-
pearance appears TO be about the same as it
has been for the last year, they agree that
the private reports probably have a fair
basis of fact.
II is not denied by these officers that the
admiral has aged in his appearance notably
whittier and his figure shows signs of that
weakness which might be expected to come
with advancing years. Dewey will be 81
years old next December, and for many years
has not been strong man physically.
In the meantime he has imposed upon him
self the most severe and exactlng duties, so
that it is but natural that his frail physique
should show the effect of the tremendous
strain. 1t is said by persons familiar with
H. Nl,F1 ,1t fI..-
Is the hardest to bear for Caucasian, and
Dewey soon win begin his second year there
In addition to this he labors under the draw
back of having undergone a most severe
surgical operation for the relief of his liver.
A man needs a sound liver in the Philip
pines OF all places These facts lead naval
officers to believe the reports that Dewey is
showing signs OF physical strain.
omciaI Evidence Wanting.
on the other hand, as already stated,
there Is absolutely no odieal evidence on
file at the department to show that this is
true The full medical history OF Admiral
Dewey is among the records OF The bureau
OF medicine and surgery. They show every
ailmtut that he has experienced since he
has been in the navy, as well as the re-
suits Of the physical examinations he has
undergone when be has been promoted from
time to time But these do not disclose
any complaint at this time; the admiral
has not been made the subject of a sick
report since he went to Manila.
Some time ago the president feared that
the great strain he was under might over
tax him, so he cabled Dewey through Secre-
tary Long permission TO return TO the
United States. The admiral declined to
avail himself OF this permission and asked
permission 10 stay, saying that in his
opinion his duty required that he should
finish the task he had begun at Manila.
The president accepted this statement and
Dewey remains by his own free wish he
is free TO return to the United States when
ever he cares 10 do and the department
..ill rnlIaua him nv cahla nrdar