Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-06
NO DELAY OR THRILLING.
" fiiipi"os Resist. There VIII he
Fighting. but This L. Not
iNpected.

"""h"' duh' IN special to tho
Tim'a-licruid from Washington. u. C.,
says.
President Mckinley has decided TO
force the issue with the FiIplnoa III.
decision may result In q battle At tioiio.
u may lead 20 a hurasslng war with
The natives u the Philippines. II liz
hoped and believed such calamity
VIII be avcrtcd. but II remains for the
insurgents To determine what tho re-.
suits will be-. The President has or.
dctcd Gen. Miller 10 land his troopa AT
lloilo' Tho order leaves the Amcrl.
can commander no alternative. lie ID
directed 60 b. conoilintory toward tho
natives. but at the same time, he Ia
instructed to use force. " necessary,
To cncct the landing and establish
himself In the desired camp. In other
words, Con. Miller u TO act on the do.
i'nalvc' lie viii not nr. gun un.
Ice, attacked by tho Fillplnos.
Gen. Alillcra troops have bcen
eoopcd w m transports FOR nine or
ton days. lie has had several par.
Toys with the insurgents. who took pos
session OF iloilo soon na IL was eVnru.
ated by the Spaninrdn. and he han
ASSURED them Ut the bcncnccnt charac.
ter OF his mission. lie has brought
these confederate negotiations Ia a
climax by publishing President Mc-
kinlty'H message OF peace and good
VIII 20 tho natives. The Flllpluor are.
therefore. fully advised OF the purpos.
81 the United States to take control OF
the Islands. TO give them large rn.aa-
utr OF home rule and 10 establish a
V.a
ment. The President has been exceed
inHly mhsnnnimouH ana conciliatory
| ~ MS treatment Of the Insurgents and
it ~ held there ID no warrant for
thcm TO offcr forcible resistance. This
government must move ON To the per-
iornancc OF It's mission IN the Philip
| pines. II IN Obvious that Gen. Millcr'n
troops cannot be- recalled TO Manila.
such retreat would be- ignomlnious.
lnsr" u only one course open, and he
Il determined 10 act promptly. The
fillpihoa have received due notice OF
the Intentions OF the United States. and
" they prccipitntc fight they must
suffer the consequences,
uen. Miller has about 5000 soldiers
NJ lloilo. lie VIII also have the sup
port uf several gunbontn. for Admiral
Dewey has notified Secretary Long OF
the navy department that he has sea-
the Concord aud the Petrol to join the
II II not known how strong force tho
insurgents have at that point. The
war department has Information which
seems a. Indicate the natives have only
about 5000 stand OF arms, and u IN
assumed that fairly represents their
lighting power at lioii0. They have
no modern artillery. while the Amcrl-
can force u well equipped In that re-
rpcct There In no doubt OF the ability
OF Gen. Miller 10 defeat the Fillpinoa
In pitched battle. but he has been
warned not To be the aggrcssor,
TROOPS WILL LAND THIS WEEK.
New York. Jan, "a dispatch 10 tho
Tribune from Washington. says
The gunboatH Concord nnd Petrol.
sent Ia ilnilo by Admiral Dewey 10 co..
operate with the cruiser baltimore In
support Of the army expedition. are the
llRhteat drauglt vessels IN IA" iieet. but
nave powerful batteries ~ G-lnch rlneA
and rhpld-ilre guns which make them
among the most useful vessels IN the
fleet After they are no longer needed
az lluilu, they VIII continue TO cruise
among the southern islands of tho
archipelago. where American jurisdic-
tinn has not been established.
Confidence ~ expressed at the war
dcpa rtment thnt gen Miller VIII land
the troops from his transports By
the end of this week. II has been de-
a
troops on Hhlphnard fnr over "a week
would have damaging cnoct on their
health ana spirits, which cannot DO
permitted, and therefore, Gen. OTIS
VIII set a limit on the specific negou-
ntnnS with the insurgents there.
With the display Of turre that tho
army nnd navy win be- able 10 make
In the noighhorhood OF llollo by the end
~ this week, u Ia thought that thr
natives VIII abandon their show of
resistance aud welcome the soldiers,
In any event, however. nt ,ordiug 20
the present UNDERSTANDING, the troops
viii be landed without further delay.
President Makes Nominations
Washington. Jan. G-The President
t0day sent these nominations TO the
Sennte. James u. ieumans OF Iowa
10 be- an Interstate commerce commits.
siOner; Robert a, Mosely Jr., NJ Ala
Dama 10 be consul general AZ Slngu-
pore; Siias @, Mcfarland of Iowa 10
be consul at Nottingham. England.
Interior-charles g. Gopdulc, survey
or general Of Colorado. receivers %
public money!. j, Lambert. Pueblo.
col. Matt Daurherty, sidney, Seb,;
g. l.. Mnthewson uf Nebraska, agent
for tho Indians Of the omaha and
winpobngo agency Nebraska.
Navy Commodore Albert knut1 to
be rear admiral capt Frederick rod
ger to be commodore Commander Ed
MIN White q, De- oaptain' Lieut. Com.
&. C. C0rnwell tu be commander, Lieut..
T. a.. Heiner a. be lieutenant COM
mnndcr. Lieutenant Junior Grade A,
II. Dlnenbnch 60 bee lieutenant
Spanish Prisoner Not Released.
Madrid, Jan. G,-General Rios, the
spanish commander. telegraphs from
Manila that the strained relations be-
tween the Americans aud insurgents
preyents steps being taken In favor of
The release Ut the spanish prisoners IN
tho Philippine Islands, lie adds that
he will act In that direction as soon as
Il Is possible.