The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

Copyrighted. 1890. by Frank &. 'arpeiltc:.
Manila, March Ii spent last evening
with General Otis al his place in Malac'tn-
an. one of the most fashionable of the sub
urban streets of Manila. His Residence is
the house erected for the Spanish Cover
nors General OF the Philippines, a great
,wo-story structure. with floors of Filipino
mahogany with a polish like IN" top "i Il
new piano. windows of opalesc"nt oyster
shells and walls and ceilings frescooa and
painted with flowers. Cupids and heather
gods. The ceilings are very high, the rooms
and halls large and airy. ANA At night,
when the tlnsel and cheapness which char
actcriZes parts Of the building arc ~softcled
by the rays of the electric light. the paiac"
II. really imposing. 1t has extensive grounds
filed with tropical plants and trees, and
,hc air about it is saturated with the sweet
perfume of orange blossoms. There are sol
,Iiers on guard at almost every block of the
streets that lead to il. My carriage Was
stopped at the gate, and 1t WAS only upon
saving that I had a special appointment
with the General that ! was permitted To
pass in on foot. ] found more scntri"S
walking rp and down under the porte
rocherc, and [ waited in the hall until an
orderly took up my card and returned with
the answer that the Military Governor
would see me.
I found General otis IN his w"fkshop-an
Office and bedroom combined. Ii had evi-
IDENTIFY been used as a iidrlor or mu-ic room
in the DAYS Of the Spauiards. for its deco
nations arc Moorish and seem quite out OF
place with its present practical, hard-work-
ing surroundings. Large writing desks have
taken The place Of the piano, ami a plain
,.... l,Jy,..3 Nritb , ,n,SpIlifp netting AT
,achment has ousfcd the divans. Last might
the desks were Uttered with manuscripts,
documents and black books containing
TRANSACTIONS Of til. Spanish concessions a.
10 ,h. cable, street car. telephones ami
electric lights of Manila. which the General
had brought home to study. he pushed
these aside and for TWO hours uhatt"i freely
with me about the situation and al" con-
ditiors now prevailing in the philippine.
Pen Picture of GENERAL oti>.
Before | report our conversation 1T me-
show YOU General otis "A l." appears II
first sight. His pictures in the newspapers
do not fairly present him. A. photo
grained he seems to lac "A tail. rdrily man,
with a hic head and luXuriant side whlSh-
,rs. The real General otis does not weigh
more than II, pounds. He stands about I'VE
feet eight inches in his stockings ana u
slender III build. HIS lch'f Is MOI ~ 'it
large or imposing. Tho face would hc small
were IT, not for the whiskcrs. which arc Of
silver gray mixed with black, we'll covering
The hoIlows Of tn. checks and extending b.
low the iaw a half fingers length. He has
an uvcrhanginc gray musia"i", ir"i! gray
hair and very heavy black eyebrows. His
owes arc small. bright and black III" has II
good forehead. a triflc narrow. p~Crhaps. e
straight nose and Il rather d"teFniil"d
mouth. He WAS dressed yesterday ~ Il
Main business suit. lacking the vest. ana he
looked more like an ordinary business man
Than a General in command OF one OF the
worlds creates, armies. ana the absolute
ruler of "A country 1919 miles long. inhat''t-
ed by SNM. 900 AS turbulent pcorl: rs n""
rxist outside of South Africa
General oiis'S entire tack of military airs
l.. H., more striking considering his i'!.Gin
q; service. H. has been in ih' ranks ever
since the beginning OF The Civil War. when
at twenty-one he left the practice of the
Jaw 10 so 10 the Geld. lie was wounded IN