The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-11
General is TO Have a Field Force
Of $4,000 Men.
WORK OF SECURING SOLDIERS
An Outbreak on the Island OF Me-
sros-Hopssuiv View Of Mr.. Sehur-
man-Rainy Season On.
WILL HAVE 1900 MEN.


NEW YORK. July "A special to-
the Herald from Washington says:
The Government having heard from
Gen Otis that he needs s53s men to-
fill up the regular regiments and about
1000 men for the two volunteer rcgi-
ments he was authorized to enlist. ord
ers will be issued tomorrow for the en-
listment OF 1900 men. This will ac-
tually give Otis about ~. 900 men. Al
, lowing n loss OF L. per cent for dis
ease. wounds. etc. which he states as
the present percentage OF 'inefec-
tives." he will have. instead Of an cf-
fective force Of 10000 men. one of near
~ $4,000.
The War Department has aniicipat-
ed the need of men for the regular
regiments and has sent e000 unassigned
recruits to- Manila within two weeks.
Four thousand recruits are now being
drilled at the Preside and will sail the
middle of the month. leaving only 33s
more men to- be supplied to- the regular
regiments.
! II Is confidently predicted that by
August the eight regiments to- be or
ganized in this country and the 2oOo
men required for the two volunteer
regiments at Manila will be ready to
proceed To Otis aid.
OUTBREAK ON NEGRos.
MANILA. July ;. s:O5 p. m.-Reports
have been received here Of an out
L In hn Iu1n ~ g.-
upon the departure Of the California
regiment for home. Some hostile ma
tives. seeing a company OF soldiers at
one of the small posts. preparing to de-
part. thought the Americans were cvac-
! uating the island. and n party OF go
rebels. mostly bolomen. attacked the
troops and killed one man and wound
ed another belonging to- Company r.
The Filipinos were easily driven of.
| The transport Sherman will bring
the California troops to- Manila before
starting for San Francisco.
| SCHURMAN HOPEFUL.
MANILA. July .. s:z5 y. m.-Pro-
Z fessor J. G.. Schurman. OF the United
States Advisory Commission for the
philippines. returned to- Manila today
from n three-weeks trip in the south
hopeful view OF the general conditions
there. The intelligent and substantial
citizens desire an American protec-
torate. The masses are awaiting the
settlement OF the war in the island OF
Luzon before declaring themselves.
They are chiefly anxious Co bc undis-
turbed. The President of the toWn of
Santo Nicolas. in the island of Cebu
said to- Mr.. Schurmau:
] We want peace. food and prosper
ity. We do not wish TO fight We
would be neutral"
The president of the Commission
thinks this declaration fairly expresses
the sentiments of the people in the
southern islands of the archipelago.
i Yesterday Gen. I.awton and ProfeE-
sor Worcester of the Commission Wis
ited the principal towns in the province
OF Cavite. out OF which the natives
were recently driven. Their chief pur-
pose was To- direct the elections of IN.
Presidents OF linus. Bakor and Pa
ranque and Las Pinas. Under the
municipal system thus inaugurated the
4 Presidents or the Mayors ot the towns
are empowered to appoint minor Of
ficials and to levy taxes which are to
be expended solely in public improve
ments.
i Before acting. Gen. I.awton and Mr.
i Worcester had consulted with the
leading men In each town and selected
candidates whose honesty and friend
illness to American rule were beyond
\ question. Wherever they went the
Americans were heartily cheered by
the people.
The rain has fallen almost continu-