OTIS CABLES RIOS, DECEMBER 23, 1898
MANILA, December 23, 1898.

General RIOS,
Governor-General Philippine Islands, Iloilo, Panay:

A considerable United States force, Army and Navy, will leave Manila in two or three days, and its commanding general is ordered to confer with you at Iloilo.

OTIS,
United States Military Governor.