Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-05
WAR is OVER.
GEN. OTIS DECLARES FILIPINO
CONFLICT ABOUT ENDED.
Insurgents Are Deserving Their Lead
ers-Commercial Value OF
Islands.

San Francisco, June 4.-After five days
in quarantine at Angels island, Major
General E.. s. Otis, who arrived last
Wednesday from Manila, was allowed 10
land today. Several cases OF smalpoA
on board the transport Meade were the
u of the quarantine. II renefai
Otis and all on board had to submit TO
vaccination. General Otis was brought
over from Angels island on q speclaA
steamer furnished by General SKATER.
who went to meet the returning genera,
accompanied by Surgeon Major Arthuf
and Captain Wilson. The party was
driven to the Occidental hotel. where
General Otis spent the afternoon recelv-
ing callers, and this evening he left for
the east.
1t had been decided to receive General
Otis here with full military honors but
for some reason this ceremony was omit
ted. When seen by a representative OF
the Associated Press, General Otis, IN
response to a request that he make q
statement of the situation in the Philip
pines, said that while it would Civ him
great pleasure to comply with the re-
quest, he was constrained to decline Tor
the reason that such action, in MS Judg-
ment, would be Inconsistent with his
duty as an officer of the army.
Asked what would be the effect on the
wal if the report of Aguinaldo's death
Was u uS, HCslV Gil ollS So1o IAN Wv '-
practically ended. that A~guinaldo's fol-
lowers were deserving him fast, and
those who now remain with him are gen
orally of the lower class. Most OF MS
officers have left him., unougfH some still
remain in touch with him. Some of those
who have left him are now a IN
business in Manila and others are hid
ing in the mountains. Many of his
closest followers are very friendly to-
ward the United States, and as o as
the natives in general gain confidence in
the friendly offices and the justice OF the
Americans there would be little difficulty
in emtsEing them to terms.
Asked as to the commercial value OF
the islands, the general said that they
were vastly rich, especially in hemp. to-
bacco and sugar, and that as soon as
! the situation became more quiet bust
ness Of all kinds would increase tre-
mendously. wen as it is now doing.
General Otis would not state whether
or not he favored the retention Of the
islands by this country, and in respense
to such q query he merely said:
We've got them low. What are we
to do about it?'
Regarding the number of troops and
the conditions of the soldiers, Genera.
Otis said:
There are $4,000 effective troops scat.
! tered among the islands now, engaged
LEI Tue protection OIL the peOplc llOHi SucA-
rilla warfare, which is rampant in some
sections. The general health of the sol
diers is exceedingly good, the percentage
of sick for the month of April being bu,
10 per cent. The American soldiers car
stand the campaign much better thar
the Filipinos. and especially during tn,
rainy seasons did their health impress
me. The men are becoming acclimated
and, though it may become necessary
to send out relief troops at times, it viii
hardly be necessary to send soldiers yer,
frequently"
General Otis aid his own health was
excellent. that the ocean trip had done
him a world of good. General Otis will
leave for Washington tonight, and viii
report to the president at once He coult
not state when his report OF the situa
ton Would be ready, but he would frs
make a verbal report to the authorize!
in Washington, and later hand in an ex
tended written report.