The latter were subsequently published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in the form of an Atlas of the Philippines.
Early in September we had a most interesting interview with Sr.

Jose de Luzuriaga, a distinguished and patriotic Filipino from western Negros, where American sovereignty had been accepted without resistance.

Up to that time it had been possible for the people of Negros to keep out Tagalog invaders.Sr.Luzuriaga assured us that so long as this condition continued, there would be no trouble, and he was quite right.
Aguinaldo's agents eventually gained a foothold there for a short time, and did some mischief, but it did not result very seriously.
We felt an especial interest in this island, as General Otis had asked us carefully to study and to criticise a scheme for its government which had been drafted by General James F.Smith, who afterward became justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, secretary of public instruction and governor-general of the islands, and was then in command of the troops in Negros.
General Lawton arrived in the Philippines during our stay.

His coming had been eagerly looked forward to by the army.

He had sailed with the understanding that he was to be put in charge of field operations.