Iron County register., 1900-06-14
IGEN. OTIS IN CHICAGO.
He Saw His Wife and Daughter for
the First Time Is Two
Years.
THE GENERAL IN THE BEST OF HEALTH.
Was willing to Discuss Philippine
Matters Generally. But His Duty
as an Officer PrecIuded His Enter.
ing into any Details, for the Pres.
ent. at least.

ing Into any Details. for the Pres.
ent. at Least.
Chicago. June 9.-Maj.-Gen +. -
Otis of the United States army ar.
rived at 1:2a a. m., from SAN Fran
cisco and Manila, ard left at !0:3 30 foI
: Washington. Mrs. Otis and daughter
arrived in Chicago Thursday night,
from New York, and the general and
his wife and daughter spent the hours
between trains together the ending
OF separation of two years.
Declined IA Detailed Interview.
Gen. Otis declined to enter into &
detailed interview. saving it would not
De consistent with his position as an
officer to enter into any extended dis.
course regarding the situation in the
Philippines before reaching Washing.
ton. lie said he was perfectly willing
to talk in Il general way, however.
The general was apparently IN the
best of health. and confirmed his ap-
pyarance by SAYING he haG not been i'll
day since he left for the Philippines,
and at the present was enjoying the
best of health.
Left the Philippines I'm Good Hands.
Il have left the Philippine situation
in the best of hands, he said. The
officers are all able men, and well qu;i3-
flied to cope with the different ques-
tions and situations that may arise.
The war is over. This guerilla warfare
cart last long. TO be sure we VIII
10
number of years. but there is no Or
ganized force of Filipinos. The depr'.-
dations that are nov going on are c6!'-
ducted by robbers and drones. T'.:
United States troops are now engaged
in defending the inhabitants of the
Philippines against the robbery anu
murders committed by their own peo-
pie But the conditions are generally
ilnproving, and in some parts are bet
ter than they have ever been.
Effective Troops In the Islands.
we have $4,000 effective troops un-
der arms in the Philippines. Estimate
regarding the number of inha bitants
ir, the islands are all wild, but the
number is considered to be between
six and seven millions. The great ma
jority of the people desire peace, and
wish to again take up their business
pursuits. business in Manila has again
resumed activity, and the inhabitants
are peacefully pursuing their avocn-
tons.
Never Saw AGuinaldo.
81 do not know where Aguinaldo is,
I never saw him personally. 1t is pos
sible, but not probable, that Aguinal-
do is in the Cagayan section of north
ern LuZon. 1t is rough, mountain
Gus country and very sparsely settled.
At first he was regarded by his people
as Il leader, but of late he is losing
prestige and is not held in such hiash
regard.
nepredations Stories False.
Funston is now in the Bulacan rec-
ton. l Will say | am not going into
any personalities whatever. The atfi-
GERS in charge are all capable men,
''Stories have been circulated ab >ut
depredations committed by men of
our army. but they have been false.
Our men have been held under close
restraint and have conducted them
selves like soldiers.
Il can't see that the administration
or our distinguished secretary of war
has made any mistakes in this cam
paign. We may have made mistakes
over there, but, if SO, they have been
the result of human liability to COM
NIT error.
Official Reports Not Exaggerated.
"Official reports of the warfare have
not been exaggerated and especially of
late. / am not conversant with the
newspaper reports. Although l re-
ceived American newspapers L had
not the time to pe1use them. The
censorship has not been rigid, and we
assisted the newspaper correspond
ents all we could. Of course, some SEN
sational kilograms were sent. as it
was very difficult for newspapermen
to secure correct versions regarding
our operations,as they were so extend
ed, but we helped them wherever we
could.
In the Hands of His SuperfOrs.
II have no idea as to my course after
I reach Washington. / have received
no orders, and 1 simply await the
commands of my superiors.
9''Mv wife and daughter will not ac-
company me to Washington. They will
return to New York, and 1 will join
them later. 1 was certainly overjoyed
to see them, as this is the first time
l have seen them in two years."
Discount Rate Reduced.
Calcutta. June 9.-The rate of dis
count of the Bank of Bengal was re-
drced from to per cent.