The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-01
sCHIsM IN THE CHURCH IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
Civil Government for the Country.
Provisional Government for Negros.
Tropical Rains.

NEW YORK, July ga civil gov
ernOr of first class executive ability
Will be appointed for the Philipp,n1s.
Otis may not be recalled, but the civil
governor will be given much of the
authority he now exercises.
AS for Cuba, the President has en-
tire confidence in General Brooke, nDw
in command, but the brilliant success
of General Leonard Wood at Santiago
makes it probable that he will sucCc u
Brooke as supreme authority i'm cuba
NEW YORK, July 25.-A Suns cable
from Manila says: Pending Congress
ional action on "a constitution for the
government of the inhabitants of
Negros, which has been submitted to
PresIuent Mckinley. General OTIS to-
day proclaimed a provisional govern
ment This Is to be under the direc-
ton of a military governor to be nam
ed by the Governor of the Philippines,
with civil governor and advisory
council to be elected. Barcilod will be
the capital
NEW YORK, July 21.-A cable to the
Sun dated Manila, July q, $3.50 p m,
says: Thieves have been practically
the sole cause of the recent trouble in
the island of Negros. They haunted
the mountains, which are difficult to
access, and would thence swoop down
on the villages and haciendas to pill
| made upon them by the battalion of
| the Sixth Infantry, under Captain
| Byrne, was a complete success and
surprise, and the brigands We're terri
| bly, whipped, i'm spite of their coura-
geous defense.
MANILA July 21-5:45 p. m.-The
unprecedented rains of the last week
have convinced observers here that
military operations on a large scale or
4 h4a
impossible for a long time. Many
| miles of country are flooded to depth
! of three or four feet
NEW YORK, July PA Journal ca
| BILE from Hongkong says: lsabelo Ar
| tacho. a rival OF Aguinaldo and leader
| in northern LuZOn, who escaped from
| a prison in which AguinaldD had
| thrown him and reached Hongkong,
| has issued a manifesto calling on the
people of his province to lay down thetl
| arms and support the United States
| This action may be the beginning OF
| internal dssensions among the rebels
| that will end the war.
MANILA. July 23.--6:l5 p. ma Fill
pino priest named Gregorio Agripay
| with the insurgents, is trying 90 teac
! a movement for the Independence Of
the church in the Philippines from the
| Spanish priesthood He has issued {
| proclamation declaring himself Vicar.
General of all the Filipino priests il
the districts outside of American con-
troll on the Island of Luzon and is in
citing the priests to disobey the regu-
lations of the church and brotherhoods
The Archbishop of the district has is
sued a bull accommodating Agripay
and this action has increased the feel
ing between the Filipinos and tht
church.
The Archbishop threatened to ex
communicate the owners of SpaniSl
papers publishing announcements o
Protestant and Masonic meetings
whereupon an American paper warne'
him that he might be bundled out o
the island like any disturber of tn
peace if he should incite religious ami
mostly.
The Dominicans have begun tn
, publication of a newspaper under tn
, title of the Libertas, for the purpose o
, defending the brotherhood.