The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
HELD At sHONGKONC.
Authorities Detain American Troop
ship Laden with Soldiers.
THEY CLAIM SHE Is OyERCROWDED.
Secretary Root Takes steps 20 secure
Her RcIcRsr--FIIipino Congress
Declines Onrr of Autono-
mous Government.


New York. Sept, IA dispatch to
the World from Hong Kong says that
the United States transport Tartar.
which expected to sail Wednesday. has
been detained by the harhor authori-
ties under the British merchant ship
ping act. whereby her capacity is linn
tied TO $50 passengers, although the
Tartar has licensed capacity of $40.
Consul Wlldman, representing the
United States government. took the
matter nj once before the local gov
rrnmcnt authorities. maintaining that
the Tartar IL an American troop ship.
although she Is flying the british flag.
aud is not subject to the merchant ship
ping act.
The authorities have been discussing
the matter all day and II IL very prob
able that lsn of the soldiers on board
will be left behind when she Is finally
permitted Co sail for San Francisco.
Several of the discharged soldiers ON
board the Tartar hled the complaints
OF her unsauitnry condition which
startcd the proceedings to detain the
vessel
Ash for Further Particulars.
Washington. Sept, i4.-Aftcr Sccre-
iars Roots return from the white
house he had u conference with the
commissioner Of navigation. Mr. Cham
bcrlaiu. aud also decided to take up
the matter of the Tartar with the state
department with view of having the
ship cleared al Hong Kong. A dispatch
was sent 20 Col Mrtcnlf, OF the Twcn.
tleth Kansas. who IN in command OF the
troops on the transport. askinR II In
his opinion the ship WAS oyercrowdcd
and " there WIS just ground for com
plnint of the subsistence furnished the
men. \ dispatch was also sent to Gen.
Otis asking for further information
concerning the Tartar aud the supplies
with which she was furnished
II was stated NJ the war department
that the Tartar matter had been re-
ferrcd Ia Ambassador Chnate, which
makea m international gcsiian Of IT,
The contention of the war department
Is that Notwithstanding ihe Tartar
flies the llritIsh Hap, the assumption ~
llritlsh authority over her II nnautbor-
lied. na she is chartered by the United
States government.
H"pb "f the FiIipInns.
Manila, Sept, 1.-THE correspondent .
here of the press has obtained copy
uf the reply adopted by the Filipino
congress 10 the American offer of AN
autonomous ro,corument. The author
of the reply was Ambrnsiu Iiianzarcs.
Who was offered position in the su.
premc court but who iaiied 90 appear
and WAS supposed to be detained 10y the
insurrrctiuuiatn.
The document repeats the arguments
contained in the recent appeal TO the
powers for recognition, and The Filipino
claims that the Americans were the ag-
RrcHaors Nv the war. and concludes.
notwithstanding The foregoing. We
could have accepted your sovereignty
md autonomy II we had not ssrn by
the behavior Of the Americans in the
beginning that they were strongly OPP
posed TO ~. through race pre- ludice.
aud the high -hnndrd methods Of deaf.
ing with us made ma fear for the future
ia your hHuds.
Finally, we thank you for your Of
fers of autonomy under sovereignty"
n"r"hR Abandoned.
Warrington Sept IA Morong. one
~ the points Oh the f1guna Dc Hay
captured by Gen. Otis some months ago,
las been abandoned and the garrison
sent 81 tnlamha, the latest point an the
hay Ia be captured Morong ia said 10
be q 'rry unhealthy place nnd Of little
value ss 70 bass pf sapplirs he insar.
gents south of Culamha are said 10 be
moving east aBd are snid 10 be- eoneen-
tratiuR 90 Santa Cruz. on the south
ensifTn shore of Iaeuna de liay