The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
THE ATTACK ON Otis.
Correspondents Ground Robin
Caused Sensation.
MILES AND MEIKLEJOHN SILENT.
Hay Had Received Advices Which Led
Him to Declare situation Improved.
Corbin Declared Facts Had Not Been
Suppressed In Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The publica-
ton of the war correspondents formal
Indictment of General OTIS manage
ment of the Philippine campaign caused
sensation in the departments here.
Secretary Hay had received advices
from civil as well as military sources in
the Philippines which led him to de-
clare that the situation there was GER
tainly improved materially and that the
prospects for the future had frightened
very much. With these advices, the
secretary said, General Otis had had
nothing to do, and they were from dis
interested persons whose opinions must
carry weight Generally, there was
strong disinclination exhibited by the
officials to discuss this last Ground
robin" General Miles, who was act
ing as secretary of war in the absence
of Secretary Alger and Assistant Secre.
tary Meiklejohn, would not comment
upon the dispatch.
Regarding statements that cable dis.
patches received in Washington and
other news regarding the war had been
censored contrary TO the usual custom,
Adjutant General Oorbin said:
Eyes, these complaints have been
brought to my notice; a word OF ex-
planation is perhaps due the country,
no less than the department. The en-
ormous amount of work the Office has
been called upon to perform has taxed
to the limit the endurance of the clerks,
who, by the way, are as competent as
any that can be found anywhere. Com
plants were made by several of the as
sistants and clerks that our clerks were
being annoyed and their time taken
from legitimate work by direct applica-
ton for information from people in no
way connected with the Office or the
public service. AS a matter of protec-
ton of the public interests and good
administration, the order of June 22
was issued.
"The censure of the so.called GEN.
sored press is without just cause, and
evidently made under misapprehension
Of facts. There has been no informa-
ton received from General Otis that
has not been given to the press promptly
on the bulletin board in the hall of this
office; every fairminded representative
Of the press will bear witness to this
statement. What would the manager
of any one of the complaining papers
say If information concerning the busi-
u6SS VI Uut paper was LUZ VI
the printers rather than at the business
actly in point.
"The standing instructions of the
president and secretary of war are that
the public shall be given all informa-
tion we receive; this has been done and
will continue to be done. OF course,
plans of campaigns that would be of
help to Aguinaldo and other rebels
have not. and will not be, promulgated,
but all facts of events transpired have
been given in fullness."
List Sent by General Otis of Victims of
Disease and Bullets-Deaths
In Cuba.
WASHINGTON. July 18.-The war de-
partment received the following from
General Otis:
.. MANILA, July 16.
Adiutant General Washington:
Following deaths have occurred since
llst report:
Dysentery, July 8-James J. Higgins,
corporal, Thirteenth regiment infantry,
Company H; George w. Warrington,
1, First Colorado; Ernest Weidoff, l,
Third regiment; 18th, Ludwig P. Moh-
lin, B, Twelfth regiment; 14th, Harry
J. Relsig, M, First Colorado.
Drowned, accidental, 24th-Michael
Sullivan, M, Ninth infantry; 4th, Geo.
J. Wilson, E. Sixteenth infantry.
Death from typhoid fever, 7th-Au-
gust Nolte, A, Fourth infantry.
Nephritis-John Quinlan. sergeant,
band, Eighteenth infantry.
Hemiplegia, 13th-William Hodge, O,
Fourteenth infantry.
From wounds in action, June 28-
Frank A. Duval, f, First Colorado.
Death occurred on Relief. Nagasaki.
The war department received the fol-
lowing:
HAVANA, July 16.
Death report, 10Th, Puerto Principe,
M. j. Tracy, veterinary, Eighth cav
airy. died 14th, yellow fever. santiago,
Frank l.. johnson, M, Fifth infantry,
died 18TH, supposed yellow fever.
BROOKE.