Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-22

Father Mckinnon's Mission
News comes from Manila that Father Nc
hinHon. late Of the California Volunteers
who was appointed an army chaplain. ana
goes 20 Manila with Archbishop ChapgIIe
10 assist in pacifyiEg the natives and ac-
customing them To American methods. also
goes forward by direction of the pope in an
important clerical capacity. About the mid
Gle OF last month the following cable mes
sage was recsIved al Manila and published
IL the local newspapers there:
III leave in few days his holiness
appointing me TO act as coadjutor under
you Impressions false. My letters will
pTecede ME and come direct from Rome TO
you. Archbishop Ireland indorsed the
same. President Mckinley knows of the
present steps now being taken by the hter-
arChy of the church,
The message was read by direction of
the archbishop of Manila. to whom it was
NiTeGted in the form of an enCyclicaI and
the archbishop announced that he intended
TO remain In MS place in Manila unless
sLerCed. He expressed a longing for an
CnLlHg OF the rebellion.
Threatened by Highbinders.
Manila is threatened by hfghbinders. on
til regular SaH Francisco scale. according
10 q mail advice from that place. The
Ch.ne@- imperial consul general has come
In" conflict with "a Cl.up in Manila named
plano. mauds rim and the uncrowned
King nf all the Chime. n the PhfIipofnes
re Is man Of g. .- -Ilth and influence
among tho ChiIe--. VINO ..,Ok to him r.t-h.f.
taaH 10 The constr -.'.-I al. and s anrago-
ItzlEE the latter rr rar ground thar he
has no right 10 eN .r.l-,- any authority over
tn 'hiles- keep he Cantonese As an
ala 70 MS efforts .o overcome the consul
general Paiauca l. 'r-anizine alleged Chi
ne benevolent SU,t..-'-S which are regard
ed as nothing nor. -ra1 socreries Of l,fe,t7
Erd-rs, such as al. th dread OF peacagb1e
Crimes" in the III --E States
Trouble Among suIus.
Latest mail advic-> from Manila indicate
the existence Of serious trouble among rh4
Sulu islanders growing out Of the killing
oy some OF tha followers Of the sultan of
hihe OF the adlrreu-s Of DatO Jakanine. the
mos; powerful! and Influential subchier Of
tie archipelago. The men were fisher
men and We're killed by the suItan's snr
riers because they resisted the attempr of
tH@ latter 70 seize upon some fish whFch
tuey hdd caught The datos men were
sll't ana hacked into Shape.ess masses OF
te7h. The chief aas sworn TO be- avenged
lie declared that Ar would commence var
rTon the sultan n the 10th Of last month
ana from th~ nature of the AIsroS tho r-.5i-
dents OF J0lo express ne fear that th4 war.
cannot be prevented
Gen. Otis Reports on Operations.
The latest developments in the situation
IN Tho Philippines are shown in the fol-
lowing Official report from General OTIS:
MANILA, November -. 1899.
Adlutant General Washington:
Dispatch Of the 2Ist from Lawton at
Iayug reports Young. wI.h cavalry and
NIaca oeoo scouts, AT ArIusay. with ad-
49, non -'' 20 Li';'LS. rear san frrnau-
S''Htt L" move on tle trdll east 10 Trim
-'',..- iI"i-S iSi'il7 81 1pi.--def4h4e lneur-
gent force moving IN that direction. tina;
7I'.'--' ! III cis'i g, seeking % cross
80 -" i'al 'inn"hS- A portion Of Lawton -
troops = now being pushed through to
LaFuE WITH ratlons- battalion of the
@4th VIII JON Lawton tomorrow.
N"lhitE from W heaj'n for several days.
4i@y a yi'ur i operating west Of railroad
anu Eortn OF Iar-ann. The wire from Tar
ftin hoFtA + not working. The troops N
li" TuI.fe Falro4d line are rauoned with
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