Show NOT A SHOT FIRED Eleven Places in Mindanao and Jolo Occupied by Americans Washington April 9Thc following I report of recent developments In the Philippines was received at the War department today from Gen Otis Manila April 9Gen Bates Just returned from south after placing the Fortlrth infantry at Surlgao Gajmyan lllgnneu Isamib Dopldan nolthern Mindanao and attending to aivclal matters Instrusted to him in department depart-ment Mindanao and Jolo attended by two naval vessels and two gunboats Troops occupied points without afcslst Jinci Tv < t hnmlrtil m m and fnrl vnnr ilIles ninetyseven pieces of artillery surrendered Eleven places Ini j Min danao and the Jolo 1 archipelago now occupied by lthout troops mvltii9mrt fIring a shot Affairs In that section qmmite satisfactory OTIS DE FEN US ADM 11 INJ ST ATIOsT A defense of the admnlstnu6n of affairs I at Manila i is contained Ina 1 report re-port just made to the War department by Chaplain C 4 G Pierce This otllcer particularly antagonizes the exchap lain of volunteers who has been severely sev-erely criticising the morals of the American iroops I In the Philippines making charges of wholesale Intoxication Intoxi-cation and tclllitg of the enormotis Increase In-crease in the number of llquorilrlnk Ing saloons In Manila I FIGURES PERVERTED The chaplain declares that ithe figures as to the number of saloons have been verted that the American Ameri-can saloon took the place of an untold number of native gin shacks which dispensed liquid poison with deplorable deplor-able effect upon the American troops and that the substitution of the regimental regi-mental canteen has resulted In an Improvement Im-provement In the sobriety of the troops Chaplain Pierce also speaks in terms of praise of the reformation of sanitary sani-tary conditions In Manila reuniting in general Improvement I In health |