The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-16

ton can be secured. At present only
the transport Scandia is here, and she
viii not be able 10 sail until the 17th
a. the earliest. Meanwhile fourteen
other transports sent from this port
during the war are lying in Manila
harbor, supposedly waiting 10 return
the volunteers whom ii was proposed
TO send home before the crisis came TO
q head.
Meanwhile the Government has be
come convinced that words without al
least a show of activity Will have no
effect on Aguinaldo, who has disap-
peared from the vicinity of Manila, and
his followers, and on Wednesday, the
18th, positive instructions were sent 10
Gen. Miller TO land and occupy Iloilo.
The First California regiment has been
added to his military force and the
gunboats Petrol and Concord to the
Baltimore under Capt. Dyer. This
makes the American force $500 men
10 oppose the rebels, as they are now
termed, who supposedly number not
over 1000, armed with only 5000 rifles
and whose artillery is of obsolete pat
tern. To further strengthen Gen. Otis
hands Maj. Gen. Lawton, who rendered
exceptional services in the Cuban cam
paign, has been assigned as second in
command in the Philippines. The Fill
pinOS threaten to resist any attempt
TO occupy Iloilo. The members of the
insurgent government and the govern
ors of the provinces of the island of
Luzon have assembled at Malolos for
the purpose of offering their aid to
AguinaldO, and declare that they
fought only for the independence of the
Philippines, and are unwilling to sub
nit TO foreigners.
OLD GLORY AT HAVANA
American control of Cuba formally
commenced at noon on New Years day,
when the Spanish ensign floating over
the governors palace in Havana, was
lowered and the Stars and Stripes were
raised in their place. The ceremonies
of transfer of authority were simple,
but all the more grand on that account.
The Spanish Government was repre-
sented by Captain General Castellanos,
who, in brief speech, transferred
sovereignty over Cuba to Gen. Wade,
president of the United States Military
Commission, who, turning to Gen. John
r. Brooks, the new governor of the
island, said: Il transfer this command
words: II accept this great trust on
behalf of the United States, and" (ad-
dressing Capt. Gen. Castellanos) Il
wish you and the gallant gentlemen
with You a pleasant return to your ma
tive land. May prosperity attend you
and all who are with you" AdieuX
were said to the Spanish officers, and
| Gen Castellanos, who had been moved
to tears, soon after put off to the Span
| ish transport Rabbat, on which he
sailed to Mantanzas, whence he will
proceed to Spain.
CUBAN INSURGENTS.
Cuban participation in the cere-
monies attending the cessation of Span
| ish authority in their island was con-
| fined to the presence of few of their
generals of the second rank. This was
a great modification to the inSurgent
party as they had planned a grand
demonstration in Havana on the occa-
sion, but Gen. Brooke, who feared that
trouble might arise if this program
were carried out, forbade it, and in so
doing was approved by the President.
AS it was all passed off peacefully on
the memorable day, but since then
there has been clashing between Cub
ans and Spanish in the city, one epi-
SOde of which was a recOntre at the
theater between Gen. Julio Sanguilly,
of the Cuban army, and the mayor, the
Marquis de Estabana. The Cuban drew
a revolver and threatened to shoot the
Spaniard, who, in retaliation, quickly
raised his cane, and with it struck
SanSuilly in the mouth. The Cubans
around Sanguilly We're ready to attack
| the municipal guards, who, by ESta-
bans orders, loaded their rifles, when
the American provost guard happily
arrived and separated them. The tenn
| per of the ultra party among the Cub
ans is evidenced by the action of Gen
| Gomez in issuing a proclamation to his
troops advising them not to disband
until they have been paid by the Amer
lean Government, and by his refusal
to go to Havana to confer with Gov
lernOr General Brooks. The latter, how
lever. proposes to give the fullest recOg-
milton to the islanders in all employ
ments, and under this policy Gen
Mario Menocal has been offered a pO
Isition under Gen. Ludlow, military gov
| ernOr of Havana, on condition that ht
shall resign his command in the CubaT
army. His friends are divided on The
question Of his acceptance.
THE TREATY.
The treaty of peace between Spair
and the United States was transmitted
by the President on Thursday, the 5tf
inst. to the Senate for ratification. II:
text was known, but the document wa:
accompanied by interesting document:
relating to the relations Of American
officials and army and navy officer:
with Aguinaldo and other Filipino
leaders. Senator Hoar, who oppose!
the ratification of the treaty presented
a resolution to the Senate at once, call