The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02
NEhGRE news FROM Otis
His PrOtracted Silence Broken by
Unsatisfactory Dispatches.
The War Department Dissatisfied
with Reports Concerning the Con-
-Rumors of the Generals Recall
u1-HeaIth Assigned as the Reason.

The prctracted silence of General Cts
was broken yesterday by three bulletins
which he cabled to the War Department
The dispatches proved very unsatisfactory
to the army officials in that they gave
nothing of the real state of affairs in the
Philippines but merely related a few re-
cent happenings and gave a list of casu-
alties. One of the dispatches related TO
the commerce of the islands, and was as
follows:
Received Manila since recent opening island
ports, 13.000 hemp. 5000 bales tobacco, large
shipments abroad soon.
A second despatch told Of the release OF
some Spanish and American prisoners,
but was very Incomplete. The despatch
read:
Arrived today by Government transport from
east coast Tayabas Province, American and 40
Spanish soldiers, recent prisoners in hands in
surgeuts; also American others and Il Spanish
friars.
The greatest complaint the department
officials had TO find with yesterdays de-
spatches was with the casualty list, which
covered the dead and wounded from De-
SENDER up to January 30. A majority of
the wounded are stated to have received
their injuries in fights of which there has
Fever been any report made. The delayed
reports of the list Of killed and wounded
caused Secretary Root to issue an order
a few days ago that all officers directly in
command of the soldiers report their list
of killed and wounded Immediately. is
may be seen by the following list OF cas-
ualties. many of the men were killed or
wounded in engagements which occurred
nearly two months ago:
Manila. March /, 1909.
Adjutant General Washington:
Casualtics-hil!ed, LuZon, Third Cavalry. jan
uary -. hangar. Company c. Michael Barry.
Charles Benson; Thirty ninth Infantry, Janusry 2
SsntO Tomas, BGtangas. Company Z, Walter Hos
kinSOn; Forty ninth Infantry January 81 Le.
gasp. Timothy Ileneghan; Thirtieth iniaatry.
January Is, san francisco, BatIngas, Company
H. William Salisbury; Company e. Joe Burns:
Jolo. Twenty fifth Infantry. January 30. Bansao
Taxitawi Group. Company II. Fgbert '. DeWoiGe;
Sergeant Webster IN Gibbors.
Wounded-LuzOn. Thirty-fu,irth Infantry. De
cember 4. Company G, Patrick j. Murphy, arm,
sight james Smith. thigh, slight; Fred Carr
arm. slight Forty seventh Infantry. January 25
iegaspi, Company &, Ross Barton, first sergeant
arm moderate: Company r, Mathew Gallivln.
head, severe; rhiTtieih Infantry. January Is. san
Francisco, BatSiEas, Company &, Frank JUnker.
PIdius, severe: Harry Waite corporal. abdomen.
severe; Victor NoNillen. hand, slight; Company H.
Christian Anderson, thigh, slight; Leslie. Tracy,
arm, slight; Company B, Horace Baine. iracttl.
slight; Thirty eighth Infantry. January -. ssh
Luis. Company u, Jerry ". stephens, chest,
slight; Charles ". Switzer, arm, slight: Charles
iautry, February l. Caarha. Company g. vii
liam Buehholz, corporal. knee, slight; H. Reuhcn
Nichols, thigh, slight Frank Newell. arm. slight:
Jay Blalsdell. knee, slight; Company c. Jack
Noel. leg, slight; .iolo, TwcHty-third Infantry,
January 20, Boagao. Company II. William I. Car.
ter, lumbar region severe; John \. Greathuu>e.
neck, severe; ParIy. Forty fourth Infantry, JAM
airy 80, hadallg, Company II, Noah o. l.. Short.
thigh, moderate. OTIS
The reports of General OTIS failing
health, it is said. will give the President
the opportunity of recalling him without
admitting that his campaign has not re-
suited as well as the Administration would
have liked. IL is said that General Otis
will be brought back to this country pre-
sumably for a rest but that he viii not
be permitted 10 the return to the Phil
ippines; that either Brig Gen. Arthur Mae
Arthur or Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton Will
be given command of the forces operating
against the insurgents.
A well-informed Army officer stated yes
terday that General Otis would undoubt-
eddy return to his country before the list
of May, and that he would probably start
on his journey home as soon as the rev
Philippine Commission. which the Fresi-
dent is formulating, arrived at Manila.
According to the officer. General Otis VIII
be made a major general when Maj
Gen. Wesley Merritt, now in command oil
the Department of the East, retires, in
June. Mai. Gen. John K. Brooke. VINO
recently returned from Cuba, Will succeed
General Merritt in the East, while General
Otis will be sent to the Department 9f
the Lakes. which is now temporarily COM
manded by Brig. Gen. james f. ade'