The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-07
Mckinley Has Decided That
They Must Come to
Time.
BATTLE MAY BE FOUGHT.
Gen. Miller Has an Ample Force,
and Dewey Sends Best Gun
beats to Iloilo-Troops
for Manila.

President Mckinley has decided 20 force
the issue with the Fflipinos. HIS decision
may result in a battle at Iioiio. Ii may
| lead 10 a harassing war with the natives
Of the Philippines. IL is hoped and heliev-
ed that such calamitiss viii be ayertsd.
but 1t remains for the Insurgents 20 de-
| termne what the results viii be. The
president has ordered Gen. Miller TO lana
| his troops al Iloilo. The order leaves the
American commander no alternative He
| il directed to be conciliatory toward che
| natives. but al the same time he is In
| structsd to use force IL necessary to effect
| his landing and establish himself in the
| desired camp. In other words. Gen. Miller
| 10 to act on the defensive. He viii not
| Are q gun unless attacked by the Flip
| mos.
Gen. Miller has about 2.oD0 soldiers az
| Iloiio. He will also have the support Of
| several gunboats, for Admiral Dewey has
notified Secretary Long. OF the navy de-
| partment. that he has sent the Concord
and the Petrol TO Join the naval force ,un-
| der Col. Dyer at Iioilo.
The Concord and Petrol, sent to Iloiio
| by Admiral Dewey TO Cooperate with the
I cruiser Baltimore In support Of the army
expedition, are the l.ghtest draft vessels
in hts fleet. bat have powerful batteries
| Of six-inch rifles and rapid fire guns which
make them among the mos. useful vessels
| IN the fleet.
The war department has information
which seems TO indicate that the natives
| have only about SEQ stands Of arms. They
| have no artillery, while the American
| forces are wei! equipped in that respect.
| There Is no doubt Of the ability OF Gen.
| Miller to defeat the Fslipinos In a pitched
| battle.
Miller TO Land at Once.
| NEW YORK, Jan. "a Tribune special
| from Washington says: Confidence is ex-
| pressed at the war department that Gen.
| Miller will land all the troops from his
| transports by the end OF this week. Ii has
| been decided that close confinement ot
| the troops on shipboard for over a week
| would have a damaging effect on :heIr
! health and spirits. which cannot be permit
| ted and therefore Gen. Otis win set a
| limit on the pacific negotiations with the
| insurgents there. With the display of SOL
| diery that army and navy will be able 10
| make IN the harbor of nolo by the eni OF
| this week. Il Is thought that the natives
| VIII abandon their show Of resistance and
:.
| ever according to the present understand
| Ing. the troops will be landed without fur
| Their delay.
Governors Oppose Americana.
| MANILA. Jan. "a dispatch TO the In
| dependencia from Ma.olos. the seat Of the
! so-caned Filipino government, says that
| the governors Of al. she provinces of Luzon
| have assembled al Malolos for The purpose
| Of offering their lives and property TO the
| president and the government in adhesion
| 10 their policy The dispatch says: "They
| say they fought only for the Independence
| Of the Philippines. ana are unwilling TO
| surrender 70 strangers"
| Rios Waits for Settlement.
! MADRID. Jan. s.--Rios. the Spanish COM
| mander. telegraphs from Manila that the
| strained relations between the Americans
| ana the Insurgents prevent steps being
| taken In favor of the release OF the Span
| ish prisoners I'm the Philippine Islands. He
| adds that he will act in that direction ~
| soon as IL 81 possible.
| Orders to the Fourth.
| CHICAGO. Jan. photographic instruc-
tons were received today from Secretary
! Alger. giving final orders for the move
| nent os the Fourth United States infantry
| 10 Manila \ force Of 1870 men and off,
| GERS viii leave Fort Sheridan on three spe-
/ cial trains January I5. The regiment wifi
| reach New York January Is. and sag that
| evening for Manila on the transport Mo-
sawk BY way OK the suez canal
| The Scandal to Sail Janaary IS.
| WASHINGTON. jar. e--fsen Sumner.
| commanding n. Omaha, has informed the
| war department s2sat he has received notice
| that the scandIa will re reaay 10 sas! from
| san Francisco 20 Manila January Is. lie
| has accordingly ordered the Twentieth in
| fantry a. Omaha 10 leave January II for
! san Francisco.
The Morgan City Chartered.
! SAN FRANCISCO. Jan e.-@at. Gen.
| Merriam, has again chartered the steamer
| Morgan city for Use as q government
| transport She will sail fer the Philip
| eins~ ~ conpsny WITH the scandal
| The Helena Passes M-x~ina
| NEW YOpI-. Jan. "a 8sspa,cA 10 tse
| Herald announces ths; tire zunbsal Helena
| PASSED sicssina. ITALY. THURSDAY morning
/ "a her voyage - Mania
! Havana observes spanish Holiday.
| HAVANA. Ian. s~Ths klng's holiday
! wac observes here tosag 3sss a. though
/ ,hA ksng resxned over Cuba Yssaress
houses wsrs closed. ia, TIE Americans kept
/ 80 rusiie of+5sss egen-
Collier Mere Back Frem Manila
/ SAN FRANCISCO. Jan s.-~TTae t,rsires
/ states Steamer Nero arrived tonight from
| Manila. from vAiea gurt SEE sailed Deem
| s@r + The sH0xnsss of tAe passage Is part
! ~ due 80 a typAoagH encountered 81 she
/ gapanesa coast on Dssesassar - TIE Mere
had ON eeaE4 sor1T % sse OsymssAz's crew
/ WHOSE term o. enlistment asd expsrea
/ ireland to Publish = Papal Letter
1 LONDON. jan The Rene cn~r~-
xrzorzsers % the La43T Chronicle says
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