Show NATIVfS RETURN TO THEIR HOMES 1 Bright Prospects For Peace In the Philippines + GENERAL OTIS REPORTS REBELS SCATTERED t Insurgent Government Is In a Perilous Peril-ous Situation t Aguinaldos Army Is Dafeated and DiscouragedNatives Are Flocking Flock-ing Into the Towns and Seeking ProtectionBrigadier General Otis Says the Insurrection Is Over and Sails For 1l0mDesertions Will Soon Deplete Insurgent Army + Manila April 3The natives continue returning to their homes They are coming in aU along the American lInes and many of them seeing the promises of good treatment are fulfilled are inducing in-ducIng their relatives to return to their homes Major General Elwell S Otis commander com-mander of the American military forces has received the tolllwlnS message mes-sage Hearty congratulations on the most magnificent work of the army DEWEY The Philippine commission the last member or that body Colonel Charles Denb former minister td China hw lag arrived here will discuss the situation sit-uation The commissioners are hopeful of speedy restoration of peace believing be-lieving hostilities will soon be confined to the habitual revolutionists Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis sails for home on board the UnIted States transport Sherman today to-day He says he believes the insurrection insurrec-tion has received Its deathblow The Sherman wlll also have on board the sons of Secretary John Hay oC the state department anf Senator Hale oC Maine who have witnessed much of the fighting with the army and the bodies of Colonel Harry C Egbert or the Twentysecond infantry killed on March 26 and other officers who have recently fallen in battle General 1neaton has assumed command com-mand of the brigade lately commanded by General Otis The Third and Twen tysecond regiments of General Wheat ons command arc returning to this city |