Evening star., 1899-11-25

country was abandoned to the insurgents.
Now. however. with the advent of the
dry season. the time is ripe for the eNecu-
ton of the plans Of General Otis to clear
out this country permanently, and carry
out his favorite project for the INSTALL
ment in the province of local municipal
governments, and General Grant, In com
mand there Is being reinforced with that
special object.
4 seditiOus Editor Arrested.
The War Department has been Informed
of the seizure of a printing plant belong
ing to one Tolfntina, prominent Filipino,
editor of FL Patria. followed by the
rest of that person. The action was taken
in consequence Of the publication of
sedftt0us pamphlet which was secretly
distributed and which was a malignant and
vile attack upon the government. General
OTIS secret service officers had no difficulty
in tracing the pamphlet to its source. Con-
siderable evidence was accumulated against
the man. who was found to be engaged in
the business of publishing seditious papers.
He protested his innocence, but has been
held 10 meet the charge against him.
The Volunteers With Otis.
The entire volunteer army, with the eX-
ception of few regiments, is now in the
Philippines or on the way thither. The eX-
ceptions ara the 42d Infantry, the 18th In
fantry and the 10th Infantry, all three of
which are at San Francisco, awaiting trans
portation. The prospects are that the 42d
Infantry will sail on the 2Ith instant. ana
the 10Th Infantry. which is a COlOrcd rcgi-
meut, will sail on the 3oth instant The
4Sth Infantry. which is also colored regi-
mcnt. is detained in quarantine at San
Francisco on account of the appearance OF
smallpox in its ranks. 1t is said at the
War Department today that with the pos
sibIe exception of the 18th Infantry, all the
volunto er regiments will be in the Philip
pines by the 1st of January This includes
the three regiments which left New York
during the present month. With their ar
rival Gen. Otis will have an effective army
of about tI5,aoa men, and is expected to
make short work of the Filipino insurgents.
Departures for Manila.
Gen. Shafter has informed the War De
partment that the transport Ohio left San
Francisco yesterday for Manila. with head
quarters field staff. band, Companies A. b,
c. d, L and NJ 10th Volunteer Infantry,
- officers, 645 men, Col. Goodwin command
ing: Chaplain Gevitt. Capt. Graves. 20th
Infantry: Lieut.. Smith Sd Infantry: Lieut.
Rucker 18th Infantry; Lieut. Mckinley
members of the Hospital Corps. 6 casuals
2O7 recruits. Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ.
]. Boyd and Filipuos
Gen. Shafter reported that the transport
Indiana also sailed yesterday for Manila.
with field. staff and six companies 10th
Volunteer Infantry ~ officers, $40 men,
Brig. Gen funston, MAJ. MuIfOrd, ,}Sth IN
fantry; Capt Dowdy. I'D Infantry: Capt.
Fry. 2Gth Infantry: Lieut.. Hepburn. 44th
Infantry: Lieut.. Lindsay. 31st Infantry:
Lieut.. Brady, 18th Infantry, Lieut. kelond.
10th Infantry; Lieut.. Mitchell. 10Th In
fantry. Acting Assistant Surgeons +. l..
Ames. ]. B. HalIwood, VIM II. Turkey,
Chas. II. Stearns, l. A. Molony. T. 5.
Lowe. 0. ". Woods and Arthur Morse; 81
men Of the 3ist Infantry, men of the
hospital corps and 100 recruits.
The transport Wyefield also sailed from
San Francisco yesterday. with Lieut.. West
11th Cavalry: Acting Assistant Surgeon W.
f James. Veterinary Surgeon W. W. Fun
StOn, five men of the 4Jth Infantry, four
men Of the iGth Infantry, one man Of the
hospital corps, 10 public and 81 private
animals and fifteen civilian employees.
The Nautical school at Cavite.
At the suggestion of Rear Admiral Wat
son, commanding the Asiatic station. the
Secretary of the Navy Will assign a re-
tired officer of the navy to duty at the
naval station. Cavite, Philippine Islands.
as head of the civil nautical school to be
established at that place. Officers on the
retired list who are willing to accept this
assignment have been requested to send
their names to the bureau of navigation.
Declared to be inefficient.
Capt. Walter s. Schuyler of the 10Th Vol
unteer Infantry reports to the War De-
partment that six officers Of his regiment
are inefficient. and he asks that they be
relieved from further duty with his com
nanI. The officers In question are Capt
William Z. Thomas, Capt Lewis Pettbone
1st Lieuts W. W. Batchelder and B. ].