The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-16

Ca.yogau. penetrating Gen tl. very heart I
Of the town. the Euubl1.- a. tas s1-.s /
time Smelling the suburbs. Va.rH ws-. f
burned.
AEuin8ldl -sa- ISSUE e proclamation .
[ IN which he says Il 1-Isr yrI CON-
maud: First. that T.slrs and friendly /
relations with the American J.. bro
ken. and that the latter 's '-e1-Ft 1s .
enemies within the limits prescribed .
by the laws % war. Ssc1aI. cha. Tho
Americans captured be tr.I a. r..s .
ouc-s % war. Third. that sIfs r.1e.a .
nation bs communicated 20 srr Con- /
suis and that congress order AMI a--d-E T.
a suspension % the r7ns.l .ustras-
guarantees resulting from frF Hre,a-1- .
ton % war"
/ The Filipino chief further charge
7 the Americans with being ;',s 1eErss-
sors. says that they proylsFI ,le out-
break 81 hustilstics md refers su ;h-
contempt shown the FsIir.u - ana t1v.g
government rs proving q -Ggemcj,ts-
ted transgressioa % liberty mi lI--
ltice."
Upon the receipt OF tn. news Ct the
battle the Administration dispatched
orders TO General Otis and admiral
Dewey to lose no time in following M
their advantage. and 20 crush the pow
er OF Agrihaldo with all OF the celebrity
possible. The strength 81 the land for
ces TN the Philippines at the dat- 90
the las. report. ON December iOth. was
III .Gis troops. and os this number H.
l5lG men were present for duty. There
are on their way To join General Otis
reinforcements approNimaJ;nE 5000
men. in four expeditions. none OF
which. however. is expected tp reach
Manila before three wee IS or "a month.
Z They are the Fourth and four com
lpauies of the Seventeenth Infantry.
G lies. men under General Ilwton.
q which passed Gibraltar on February
a 4th. the Twentieth Infantry. compris-
. ing thirty-scven officers and .s6S men.
g which left this city under General
j Wheaton. ON January 25th. the Twenty
y second Infantry. in command of Colo
: mel Egbert. that sailed from here re-
= lCeutly. and @.OJO officers and men OF thg
Third and Seventeenth Infantry which
u lefJ New York on February 8th on thg
: sherman. In addition the transport
= sheridan will depart from New Yurs
not loJcr than the 18th inst. hav!ns
ON board t.SeO men of the Twelfth In.
fsntry and battalion OF the seven.
teeu;h Infantry. all regulars.
Il To prevent any suggestion of a r,-
4 IcoSuition OF the Filipino republic th,
20 United States Government intends q
/. concentrate q powerful naval force ia
the Philippine waters. With the vcs.
l. sells which ne now has and those ;h1'
= ARE soon to join him Admiral DvNry
Is will have twCnty-oue ships OF various
/. kinds. Of full flcdged war ships b,
p now has nine as follows: The flagship
e Olympia. Boston. Baltimore. Charles
u ton. Concord. Munadu1cS. Monterey
Petrol and Buffalo. He also has three
a armed supply ships which are "a ctfcc
J. tive rs a warsh!p almost iu alta kin.
10 troops outside OF tor;.tc5ti1us and IL
} maintaining the blockade. They az,
y the Culgu1. the Naushau and the n
% fro. The vessels ON the way to j1.J
q. Dewey are the guubuat Helena. uuw %
ii Colombo; ;lss Csstine. az Gibraltar: tn
q Princeton. due at Port said Tuesday
the Bennington. the Brutus and York
- town. probably at Guam. ON their wa,
't TO Manila; the b1ttlcship Oregon an,
= the Waterfront Iris at Honolulu. Tn
's Sulace IS about Co start any momeu
p" from Norfolk for Manila. TAls leave
out os account the army transports ua
NJ der OTIS command which could b
made of great service.
- Apart from the dss8str1u. defeat IN
= tailed upon them the attack by th
= FiHpinos ON the American lines va
y most iIladvissI from political stand
point. The treaty Of peace with spa5i
had not yet been acted upJz. whs;he
they recognized the fac. or not che.
were still subjects ot spain. TIE rati
- location uf the treaty OF Paris was NOR
.. than doubtful. without q resolution a
the Senate placing them on the sam
!, footing as the Cubaus. No one w..
! IJsuy them the right Co aspire Co iuIs
... |psuIe1ce. but neither Oh. America
- government nor the American arm
he. Iuad committed any overt act su dvu!5
s. lot such aspirations. As Go was the
nv forced the United States Co impose 60
a Authority. and f1r the present q. tsas
a.. r4v. Haas-nvFT MI E1u.a nf nation