Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-27
tRy Telegraph to vlrslnian-rllot.,

(By Telegraph to Virsinian Pllot.)
Manila, Oct. 26-5:50 p. m.--rhe Fill
ipino Congress has selected n commits
sion OF native priests to proceed to
Rome and explain to the Pope the
abuses and iniquities of the Frlars and
ask for correcting Intervention.
Aguinaldo, in a recent speech at Tar
lac, characterized the Friars us in
trisuers and aOusers OF honor, law and
morality. and declared they compassed
Spain's downfall III the philippines. He
added:
I'VE can have no consideration for
the Friars, whose iniQuitles and abuses
| are doubtless unknown at the Vatican,
where only the Friars own misleading
reports are received. II this comm,s>
| Sion hns not yet left Manila, the fact
! liz due to the machinution and intrigue
of Bishop NosaleCa, of ManllR, yvno Is
most cillcatlously hiding our ,enenies,,,g
The Thirty-fourth Infantry proceeded
to San Isldro this morhing, Colonel
Nennon commanding. SsSgS, -
SPANISH GUNROAT RAISED.
Washington Oct. 9G.-Admra Wat
son. at Manila. Inns Informed the Navy
Department that the Spanish gunboat
Arayat, sunk May, 1898. in the PnsS
river, has been raised Her hull, boiler
and machinery are in fair condition,
and she will be repaired.
The Aray3t~Nis Il small gunboat III
feet long and OF l37 tons displacement
She has estimated sneed Of 10 knots,
and carries two quick firing guns.
THE SuLu ISLANDS.
Washington, D. c.. October 26.--The
War Department officials refuse to
make public any of the provisions of
shc arrangements made by General
Bates with the Sultan of Sulu, the
southermost group OF the Philippines,
but state that the main features have
been touched upon In the cabed press
reports from Manila. The document ar
rived III Washington six weeks ago A
Cabinet officer says that GeneralH.aee.,
mas secured for the United States the
valuable services of the whole royal
FAMILY of Suit for the compensation OF
good clerk. and provided for the Inn
mediate mitigation OF the conditions of
the slaves and their ultimate emancipa-
ton.
Not being In actual posse sslon of the
sun group (and Spain has never been
able to obtain more than nominal
suEerainty over ~, the ability OF the
United States military commander to
erect these things. besides preserving
peace and opening the Islands to trade
IL regarded MS commendabic. It Is fur
1890 '"iN lttdl tafS arrangement Is nOo
permanent and does not prevent differ
ent treatment of the islands In the flu
ture, and still further. 1T has not been
so far approved by the President, and
may be rejected If it IL deemed proper
to do so. r-'11 ~
The arrangement Is regarded as
purely military one. fully within the
powers of tho American commanding
oiiicer to draw up. and so it will not be-
submitted to the Senate as would be a
treaty but merely transmitted as q
matter OF information.
CABLE CONNECTION PROPOSED.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 2s.-rn off,
clai and diplomatic circles attention Is
being directed to the question OF q Pa
cine cable linking this country with
.he Philippines and points beyond. and
IL IL understood that this Government
ana those foreign governments which
would be affected by the cable are now
actively considering the subject.
The officials here are assembling data
ana preparing cable maps with the ex-
pecratlon that the matter will be
brought to the early attention OF Con-
gress. In n general way the project Ia
for cable of four INKS. viz, from San
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