The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-03
MORE TROOPS TO Be SENT.
Orders Issued to Expedite the Move,
ment Of Reinforcements to
the Philippines.
AN UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE POLICY,
Being Confident of the Ratification O, the
Ife@ty the PRECEDENT Is Considering
whether to Continue the PaciGoa,ory
he~sores or In.u ururare More Forci-
bic Poiicy-vhayans In Manila

Wellington, Feb. I.-Orders have
been issued by the war department to
expedite the movement of reinforce
ments to the Philippines The trans
port Sherman will start from New
York next Thursday with the Talrd
regiment of Infantry and four compa.
nies OF the Seventeenth infantry. The
following Thursday, February Q, the
transport Sheridan will sail from
the same post with the Twelfth
infantry and the headquarters and
rema'ning companies of the Sew
entcenth infantry. The officers
in command of these troops have
been instructed by telegraph to exc
cute tne orders for this movement
wIthout unnecessary delay. Both
tran ports will follow the same rou te
to Manila taken by the transport
Grant. across the Allan tic and through n
the Mediterranean sea and the Suez
cana. The Grant started several
days ago and is nov supposed to be
in the vicinity of Gibraltar. Gen.
Lawton, who is to assume active com.
mani OF all the military forces
in the Philippines when Gen.
OTIS becomes military governor OF
the territory, is passenger ou
the rant Two regiments OF infantry
are also under orders to proceed to
Mania by way of the Pacific ocean
One Of them has already started and
II is expected the other will take its
departure from San Francisco within
few Jays The arrival of these four
reg ments will increase Gen. Otis
fighting strength by nearly 1000 men.
An Uncertainty About tn. roiicv.
Washington, Feb. Adding to the
reassuring advices sent TO Gen. OLis.
Admiral Dewey reported to Secretary
Long yesterday that quiet prevails in
the philippines. The admiral's mes
sage was contained in a dispatch sent
relative to supplies required by his
squadron. Being confident tha. the
treaty of peace will be ratified on next
Monday, the preside n t and his cabinet
intend to decide this week whether
the pacificatory policy now enforced
in the Philippines shall be continued
or whether more forci Bile policy sha
be put into effect The important
question which the president and his
ca 0inet will have to settle will be
whether Gen. Miller shall be kept
cooling his heels outside of Iloilo or
instructed to occupy the city.
Protest By she Fiiipino JuntA-
Hong Kong, Feb. THE Filipino
junta here publishes its protest against
the refusal OF the United States to
associate with the Philippines com
mission representatives of the nation.
al government," adding that "the use
fulness Of the commission will nee
essarily be greatly limited by the ex
clusion of Filipinos." The protest con
tinues: ut is impossible for the com
mission sitting only ut Manila, unaidec
by the friendly cooperation of the ma
tIonal government, to reach q proper
understanding of the actual condition
of affairs in the Philippines the una
nimity Of the aspirations o. the peopl,
and their capability of self-govern
'ment'
visaysna In Manila
Manila, Feb. 1.--Senor Melliza ha
been elected president of the Visayar
states by the Insurgents at Iloilo for q
period of two years and has acknowl
edged his allegiance to Aguinaldo
Several representatives of the Iloil'
government have arrived here for th
purpose of conferring with the Luzo,