The evening times., 1900-03-01
Otis MAY Be RECALLED
War Officials Dissatisfied With His
Dill tory Policy.
RumOrs That He VIII Soon BE Super
seded in the PhiIIpPines-MacAr-
thur or wheaton Likely to succeed
Him-IrriCat don over Long Delays
in Forwarding Reports OF Deaths.

The continued silence OF General Otis
and the apparent cessation OF operations
against the insurgents may result, it
is said in Army circles in his being re-
called, and a younger ard ab.er man.
probably Brig. Gen. Arthur MacArthuf or
Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton. being given
command OF the Army in the Philippines.
The President, IL is said. has for some
time desired TO replace General Otis, but
has hesitated for polid,al reasons, it be-
ing pointed out that the change Of COM
manders Of the Army in the Far East
would be an admission that the Admins
irauon had erred IN placing an inconpe-
tent general in charge. and that, had
more able Cficer been in command the
work Of quelliEg the instruction might
have been prosecuted with greater yigor
and already accomplished.
The press dispatches announcing that
General Otis health is failing. il is stated.
Will give the President the opportunity 10
recall General Otis. with the announce
ment that, as the insuTTectIon has been
put down, Otis viii come home for a long
rest and probably be sent TO the con-
mand the department Cf the Lakes. with
headquarters at Chicago. This change will
be maze. II is said. within the next few
days. Major Gen. Wesley Merritt in
charge Of the Department Of the East, will
retire on account Of age in June, and viii
be succeeded by Mayor Gen. John r.
Brooke. General Otis, being the ranking
brigadier general, viii probably be made
major general, and called home.
The Department OF the Lake. has been
practically vacant since the retirement OF
G--erai Anderson in January, the duties OF
the office being performed Uy General
Wade, who commands the Department Of
Dakota General Brooke has been in
Washington since his return fr1m Cuba in
January. and it is said will not be sent to
Chicago, but Will wait till General Merritt
retires. and will then be given the com
mand Of the Department Of the East
The negligence Of General Otis in his
reports 70 the War Department was
strongly shown, said an Army officer to-
day, IN the list Of casualties cabled Secre-
tary Root Tuesday. One OF the most strik-
ing features Of his report was the an
nouncement % the death Of William +
Brace. OF Company II, Thirty-fourth In
tantry, from an accidental explosion of
gun cotton. Private Brace was killed No
Nember l. The long delay in reporting his
death is considered by Army officers an
indication that the military machinery in
the philippines is not working smoothly.
secretary Root, IL Is said, has not been
SATISFIED with the reports Of casualties
and only few days ago he issued an order
directing that officers in direct command
OF soldiers killed report az once the death
Of their EIcu.
The casualty list received from General
Otis on Tuesday contains deaths which oc-
CURED from two 10 four months ago Fred
ID. Day, Of Company +, Thirty-sixth In
tantry, died January J. but his death was
only reported on Tuesday A number o.
other deaths which occurred in January
ana the hrst two weeks in February were
contained in the latest casualty list
Three bulletins were received from Gen
eral Otis today. One gives a list Of casu-
alties; another the receipts at Manila OF
products from recently opened ports. and
the third tells o. the rescue CT Spanish and
American prisoners.
The bulletin concerning commerce saws:
Received Manila since recent opening ISL
and ports. 1900 tons hemp, 20, 600 bales to-
bacco, large shipments abroad soon
The return Ct prisoners is chronicled in
the following despatch. Arrived today BY
Government transport from east coast Tay-
abas Province, s American and 40 Soanisb
soldiers recent prisoners in hands insur-
gents; also 2 American citizens and L
Spanish friars.
The report regarding the rescue Of prfs-
oners is incomplete, none Of the names Of
the Americans rescued being given.
The casualty list, like all Of the lists re-
Gently received. contains the names Of men
killed nearly two months ago Several o;
them met death on January and y. The
list contains the report OF a man being
wounded on December l. A list OF five or
six men wounded at san Francisco. Ba-
tangas. on the 18th Of January is given.
though no account Of any engagement at
that point has ever been furnished. The
report also contains a list of men wound
ed at various other places during the past
few weeks. but no accounts OF the fights in
which they were engaged have been re-
caiNed By the War DnnarIrnnnt