| Show CEN OTIS LEGAL STATUS The fact that the Treaty l Mutt b Ratified by Lcth Niticnt li Oiritcxlird t eloolotellifull aolllo asset Co area are-a utboinool Illuo or file fulled blacroo 1 < Wanhlntton K 01 7The authorities of Ihe state and war depaitrnenl were In coniullallon today on the total status or Men Otis In view of flit protocol 1 which bind Ihe American font ta maintain the italu Iuu In Ihe Ihlllp joint until nor Iho ratification ot the treaty by Hwln IUd the lnllf1 Hlatr The fact that Iho treaty must W nilllled by loth partln U I Hm contract wa momentarily toil eight of by many IWMOIII yesterday In Ihu first flush of excitement oier III rutlluallun ly thv ienate and I A commonly tenuirUJ by army ntnceni and others In the Jt IMirlinvnt that file IlunppliiM nw belPK American Ifirlloiy den Olli tdf at UWity to handlo Ilia nilplmw ni he would an Indian nutbrtiik Tin fuel howsioter 10 I that ill I v rhthrplnei ili not becomes Anuilcnii I lirrlloiy until un-til After the treaty lam began rutliiiKl I hy lh iiiinll I raI wan uld it Ue plat deiiirlmen today that tvhllo the American im Pull IKIUIII by the Iirctovol Marc U I nothlnic lu Uiat axu mcrl to prevent Ihe American tfom stand r from malmmine order In I the ltlind and he In fiit U 1 cnmwll l by tile trims of 1110 tTMloivl lu do Son r 1 n nut ihl obllvallou he is nil confined la Manila but may cnUn I his liin wlurocr lutiwaiy tu praerve i r i1IT und prevent the rnuMemblln itself unit further prrparnlloii of any Cornea hi have > Mated HID IIOMW I Source 11111 t or who uru priparlnt lu don sto do-n tulii I Till nollllr Inttnivnl of tile lfal auiliorltln of Iho uVimiitiiinl wuii out pliiiiiiitftl by the hru Ijue remark of on of title army ufiien 1 Will wu ix party 1 tu tlm conferneee Hint den film JurUdlcllon I extrude Iwyond hi dt out poletto t IVOO yurd with Ihe lliihtl up wherevtr ho hap > en In b The drrlilon n ardlne the protocol Unit thin ntntu iiuo In the Ihlllpplni t ul 111n41 II In I rail upill I a tu Ihe fiuu of Asoi rilu ul > rI his agents In thin country coun-try und li Canada Thiy art not rlllun of the Pats I trillion In rebellion whatever ilia l fiery limy beAn be-An n matter of fact they urn not suing su-ing Hm udmlnllrullon much concem and are net rtoUIng silly lankulir I I attention be > ond being kept under our Mlllanoe by the rrret pcrtlc men Ili filet hand can Iw laid on him nhen rotor he In I wanted Till taller ooll Hniency appltv or course only la tin t s r lonely Illlplno rcmililnir In i Wiinhtniitoii MV > ilck and 1 botn very bndly MitivU it In I Agon > 111os statement In Mont rml 1111 Im had I gone thorn becnuM ho If I iiuld roiiilnullrulo better with 1119 Wend wiruund Manila I wn pointed I OIL today by Hm uulliorlll havlnit P n811nd of Me mliva I that A1tencill wi I t li I < no bettor flit I Montreal trial h9 0 0 Was h 14 I MolIa 011u moulI e Ik rare at anYthing r1W rt hlii then allhoutr Im of coureco 3ars runt I I f niiiucntii I IPS with his fritnd In Hunt 11 I t f I III leu Mir Ciiiiliueiil oli1lrr i la JII 1Ilh > 1 1 4 Waphlnglon Feb TltaJor leneral I i Nelioii A Mile Ijys I a flowing tribute I ta Hm valor 1 of the Anmrlian loldUr In to k the light ut Manila I 0 I Tht AnierUan poldlin have again tj i 4 I I met wllh remarkable pucceM Just ai I they hue I all through tlm war lo I I t i Thl lap conlllil and III glorious le I J suits III l but another leitlmiinlal to tlm I 11 ounig patriotism and nallantry of our oldler They reiond nobly lo a ecil I honor M duty and acquit IheniPelvn with I I t All rtporti Phow filet vlllcei and < Is I men dlitlngulihwl thrtupthei by their I I ronlnei and true American fortitude t i under fin The heiolpin I odd tu lh r auto tit title assay 1 1 jfeel milt ivrialn that the conflict I will have a Milutory effect upon I UL In f urgent after will doubtless dim ourage them from renewing hoiHUIIui |