Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-09
NAKE SURE PROGRESS
Rear.Admiral Watson Believes the
Filipino War Will Soon
be Ended.
Says United States Troops are Max
ing Slow but Sure Pro.
gress.
Thinks Aguinaldo is Dead and that
His Followers are Ready
to Quit.

London, Aug. -Rear-Adnliral John
e. Watson. whose flagship, the Balti-
more, lies coaling in an estuary OF the
Thames a, Gravssend, and whose
Dewey veterans are engaged in see-
ing the sights of London. said TO a
cores pondent last night that the
United States is making slow bus sure
progress in the pacitcation Of ths Fill
5Rlnos.
There is reason to feel encouraged
said he. oyer the Philippine situation.
s&phe Americans are gradually eNtermin-
ating the last vestiges of rebellion in
the Islands. As fast as Intelligent Fill
pinos become acquainted With the dis
position and purpose Of the White men
Il quit the insurreetiouary movement
and accommodates themselves TO the now
conditions.
some people think our military lead
@ith the Asiatios as they would With
have set up local governments.
SFia{sing Filipinos in positions of res pon-
Esibilitya they nave collected money ard
haNe sent it TO Agu!naiaa. In many
eases small, isolated parties of our
soldiers haya been MURDERED by Fill
pinos Who We're not members Of any
military organization These things are
tNaspeiating. but ] have been told BY
Eng.ishtllen OF high raflk since arriving
here that the humane ppiiry OF the
American commanders Viii prove the
proper eourse in the long run. They
cay that our humanity Will finally dis
arm the Filipino agitation and allay the.
aniinosity against us there.
There is a possibility. and | beiievs5
strong probability that AgutnalSlo is
dead. j this. is realty true wlil make
powerfully for peace when 1t becomes
known among The Filipino people.
-aguinaldo's name Is one TO conjures
with in the Philippines. He is a sincere,
gifted and magnetic man and his IN
iiuerce among his colnpatriots IS all
most uaboundel. haTe hot seen for
several months any evidence that he is
alive. and selt-repression is not one of'
3 his chara cteriStics. During the whole
Sof his career, he has uniformly come
forward With appeals and pronuneia-
i-ntos and his late silence is Very sig
ntticant. OF course, il IS 10 be expected
thai Ills. suberdinates would suppress,
the fact Of his death as long as posi-
ble II order TO prevent the ignmsdiate5
collapse of the rebellion and the conse-
aatient loss Of tilsir lucrative connec-.
tons
Hear Admiral Watsons health since
he left tils tropics has greatly inn
proved. I3otli his officers and his men
show the effeet Of Ife War and the long
\ Exposure 70 WfieE tlaeJ, haze been sub-
isAted, but theE are slso5ylY getting
back Q their normal physical eondi-
lion. The Baltimore lack aightyof her
full comp iarnenl Of men some Of this
number having been left at the Asiatic
station ottlefs having been sert back.
on ihe Scandal from Gibraltar u take.
part IN the naval operations off the.
north coast d, China The Raltitfofe.
Niil remain al eiravesend till August
u. Then, after visiting Belfast aud the
4 Greenoek sh.pyarsis on the Clyde, ii
WA sail for New Ypitk wllere Admiral
Watson expects to8alrive about ne lDgh-
; u September Fhen the Baltimore Will
go into dry dock for a general yep
hauling. The admiral said that re mad
feared that his men would suffer from
1.-The tf4tetst. heat IN passing thfu Che
Red sea. but fortunately q strong head
i wind was encountered and this alleyi-
a ted the humid sultriness.
& t69rrssponden OF Associated Press. j
Manila. July 10, via San Francisco.
I Aug &.-7Ile Insurgents in the vicinity
OF Ga2as8.H, an the Island 81 Mfnaanao.
are becoming so Troublesome That ii
7 may become necessary to augment the.
/ Emitted States sorcef stationed there by
body Of troops from some other sta
zion. TIE insurgents numbering. ii is
estimated. about 1000 III all, are forth
flying the mountain sses and other
Wise preparing 10 give battleto our SOL
1diers. only recently Il detachIneil L un-
!! dsr tile command Of Captain Miller Of
1.-THE F.sieth Infantry had an exciting
and bloody experience with the natives
rear = sasars about ten mites from Ca
gayan,
In ATTEMPTING TO take his command
thru a marrow defile, Captain Miller
such strong desenses that
4 his entire advance guard, numbering
Is fou.t cen rnsn. We're left in tbs power of
! The insurgents. Five of their number
kcYerftuatly escaped and reported that
Eeigilt Of their fellows were killed and
Hone taken prisoner. Captain Miller
was wounded in the engagement which
preceded thu abandonment Of the adj
vance Captain Elliott, Leading rein
/ foreenaents, was severely injured by
being struck by a native conirivance
/ known as a spear shooter. Captain Ell
l4iott5s men came across no less than
ihaif a dozen of these Ingenious weap-
! IONS. Both parties being without com
nanders. the soldiers were obliged to
Ireturn to Cagayan.
according to the latest adNices, the
/ stronghold is till untaken.
| The paymaster.s department Is kept
4 constantly arranging for the payment
iEof the $4,000 officers and mon of Uncle
! Sans army now engaged on these
| islands. FE5. disbursement is made ev-
cry two months. and the average sum
Procured is something over s2,0O0,OO0. Or
| in the neishborhood Of s12 100000 yearly,
Major Eide, president OF the Manila
board of health, has completed his re-
port for the army fisca! year, which
ended June 90 Oficia! figures We're
ls]ispt by the board coInnoencinp wit h