The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-17

| lieves there is practically unlimited Ield
for planters, farmers and miners here
To the suggestion that if the natives
prove to be ohstreperous perhaps they
might be handed over TO the Germans or
other ungentle "land-grabbers," the ad-
| miral said he believed that the Germans
now have entirely abandoned their de-
| signs in the Philippine Islands, though.
formerly. he said, the German attitude
here had caused him indsscrba5le an2i-
ETY..
According to recent information received
here, the Filipino insurgents are endeav-
| oring TO maintain a brave show for me
purpose of securing the best terms pos
sible from the Americans. 1t is the opin-
ion of our admiral that il would be ad-
visable for the United States to pay the
insurgent troops their arrears OF wages.
The whole amount would be compare
lively trifing sum and the payment OF
the troops would have valuable erect
and may save incalculable trouble
Admiral Dewey was strongly convinced
that the Filipino insurgents deserve ac-
acknowledgement. He is believer in the
practicabiHty Of liberal mca sures in the
direction of local autonomy.
Regarding the possibility of information
a. complications, Admiral Dewey said:
prior TO the arrival OF TIE monitors J
ftIt uneasy, but now I am ready TO hotd
this position against he whole earth
TROOPS ORDERED TO MANILA
Washington. Dec. 16-Orders were issued
+o5.,- g. - ;rnr,adiote Y,rana ration NJ
the following named regiments of regular
Infantry for service II the Philippines:
Twelfth, Jeferso1 Barracks: Twenty-sec-
ond, at Fort Crook, Neb.; Third, al Fort
Smelling. Mimi; Seventeenth. az Colum-
bus Barracks, Ohio. and Fourth, at Fc:t
Sheridan, Illinois. In each case the order
states that the date of embarkacion and
point of sailing have not yet been decided
upon, and depend upon the transportation
facilities which may become available 1t
is impossible" the order reads, ITO state
the duration Of the tour of service Of this
character at this time but preparations
should be made with a view OF "a least
two or three years service before return
ing to the United States. 1t is not the
intention of the department To send any
wagon transportation
New York, Dec. 1.-the transportation
department of the army was notified to-
day by the war department TO get ready
two transports to leave here as soon as
possible for Manila via the Suez canal.
The transports Mobile and Mohawk have
been selected and Colonel Kimban has
been instructed to have them brought
here and made ready for service as soon
as possible. Zach of the transports has a
capacity for 400 men. but for this trip
tsney will carry only 1.SO0 men EACH. The
Mobile has recently been refitted and is at
present being used TO transport troops
from Savannah to Havana The Mohawk
is at present on the ways at Bath, Me-,
being converted into a transport.
a JAP VIEW OF ALLIANCES.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Japanese min
lister, Mr. Jutare Komrd-a, IN an inter-
view said that he could not commit him.
self in favor of az alliance Is that sGg-
gested by Senator Davis in Paris, between
the United States. England and Japan.
THE international alliance question is
a great one" he addeI, land is absorbing
the attention of every nation on earth.
cannot say whether 1 am IN favor If
such an alliance as is suggested by .dr.
Davis" 80
The minister spoke CT the vast advant-
ages of these understandings and said he
had no doubt that sooner or later there
would be alliances between the various
countries in some form or another. 1t
would make little or no Gife-NIce in .rst
what form they might be mace. The in
terests of England, the United States and
Japan are almost identical ami the under
standing between them. the minister
thought, might prove OF great benefit ID
ALL n
The proposition of the Hawaiian COM
missioners to disfrancaise the japanese
residents in the Sandwich Islands would
not, the minister continued in reply TO
questions, be a departure from the pres
ent conditions. The Japanese in Hawaii
were dsfranchised by the republican
form of government there The minister
did not care TO discuss the question at
length at this time, for the reason that the
subject is before congress. There are
about $500 Japanese in the islands, ana
they have proved creditable residents.