Evening star., 1900-01-27
Filipinos Win Be Forgiven if They
Lay Down Their AIMS.
FHE GOVERNMENTS PRESENT POLICY
Awaiting Report That the Situation
Justifies Il.


he will be authorized by the President to
issue proclamation granting amnesty to
all inhabitants of the islands who will lay
down their arms and return peacefully to
their homes within a reasonable time. saw
thirty or stxtv davs. and giving notice that
all insurpents who de-, not avail themselves
Of this privilege will he regarded as ont.
laws and treated az such wherever found
At least sucb IL the present nolicv Of the
administration and II will, he carried into
-. ,,.a.o1.o. g., ott. o-a-t. -. -
eiieee "hsnesei oeu' LIS teaot "a .iia' nc
mas completely destroyed the hsarrection
and its alleged army has been driven from
the field
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70 ,so ''ia' As "oe - ac-
complshed that aireaoy ana that with
few more aggressive operations similar to
those of the mast few dayssfn southern
Tuzon +b. ins,,rgan+ ,rm,, .;;I1 h.,,a Is.t
~ 81 W ioS'
al semoiance OF organization and VIII have
dwfndled into nothing more formidable
tnan small oands OF unorsanfzed men, who
mih enoeaVor 10 Keep beyond the reach OF
.ne n'iii'As au.hoinies anu support them-
s. setes oy preaatory Iaios ON small and un,
Riiininc eovernn1ent has .eased so-calieo 81 ist
and there Is scarcely any Hfe or hone left
in the insurrectionary party.
Another CoaIing station.
The navy has secrred another coal;ne st.-
tto, 1, tho ph;,;,n;na. As,,,1 w.
raror.s thi. -. ~. - - So 80
toLon ,,.sas,,o, - a. -.
station, and established a marine garrison
there under command of Lieutenant Long
A short time ago, feeling the need of a
coaltng station for the use of the smaller
vessels in the Philippine archipelago in the
southern islands remote from Manila, Ad-
mral Watson dispatched q vessel to look
INTO me cohaitlons al Iamboansa, where
the spahlaros nave maintained a garrison
anu a. sinaii Soanhg stauon Tor many years
thai raI ,h ,1uhh ha , upon & &hsesuEation however
I.aa tits I'd, ooi a. tnal poInt was not SUIT
s,ota .oi "a ftsssisi i oWins TO shailoW
maUei. <h.aen.ion ,. M oeEis uIected eiseWhere
aaShar ,as eet found peciy et pIG.eeied ana deep
the Snaniards had airaadu astahu, ahish mnere
ed took nossession Of tbi. as s.a a.
nIace and iS talyi,,, stans - 81 -. !. S .iiI
supplys ~ ""o ~ ''s ooaA
departure OF the SOlace.
The Solace sailed from Manila today for
San Francisco, and on the way she will
touch at the new coaling station, as well as
at Nollo' Ceou and Guam, and thence re-
turning 10 fokonaHla will strike across the
racine LOT San francisco. She will carry
the bodies OF Captain Nichols, who died
~O'-S>eAtN>AAf eaiiu
Sia8 81 & .,gaee oa the marine CORPS. who
u'eu "' 1uaii iroih d surgical operation.
Naval Co-Operatfon with Kobbe
Admiral Watson has cabled the following
account to the Navy Department of the
participation OF the navy in General
heboes successful campaign through the
ISLANDS south OF Luzon, which contain
most OF the hemp ports of the archipelago:
MANILA, January 81.
kobbes expedition to southeast Luzon
tpn'oyea tp py the Nasnviile, the Helena and
Soreogoson n,nsap p',IaI uHnp'eIS 90, success,
Legaspe were taken and garrisoned Te-
gaspe was captured Tuesday after sharp
night, the Nashville cooperating inside of
800 yards. Private Marine Franklin was
wounded, and on board the Nashville Cap
tain Bradley and five others, none serious.
Fifty-one dead Filipinos In the trenches
Captain Rodgers commends Moore of the
Helena, Gilpin of the Mariyeles, MoaIe
Cook, Yuenzli, Castleman and Cadet Evans
for services rendered during the expedition
WATSON"
Deafbs 4, th. E,.+
The admiral .,so.,r.,,o,..s tho -o,,o,,,.
deaths in the feet;zr
Lawrence Orson Adams annrentice of
the Solace: w. P. Walker. ordinary sea.
man. of the waes,inq. Harry Tbonas
landsman. of the Remington. lanes
Franklin, ordinary seaman, of the Castine,
and P. G. Tenancy. private marine, Of the
New orleans.
Protest Against Commander Very.
a..
oie VI .he olicefs aatacned 10 tne gun
boat CaSune, serving on the Asiauc station,
has filed an oficia. protest with Rear Ad-
mjral Watson apa,nst the con,mandinp on
.t'e sots :, ~, o.--
cer ol 'hat SHIP Iomnanner .. w. very.
He complains of the unjust treatment ac-
corded himself and other officers of the ves-
sol and ins,sts that sor,a rodress sbar be
- ~
iurhisheo those WIG peheVe they are uh-
fairly treated. 1t Is said that all OF the
officers of the Castine, with the exception
of one, have at various times been under
suspension. One .oficer objected and ap-
pealed his case to the ecounmander-in-chief
Some attempt was made to pacify the crit
les, but the chief -cornpIatnant proposed to
carry the matter to the Navy Department
1t is possible that the conditions will lead
to a court of inquiry. good deal of dis
sension and discontent reiens ON hoard the
Castine. according to an ;Inoficial renort
which has lust come from Ma Mia
Expedition Into Cavtte.
An interesting paper written by Mai. Gen.
H w. Iawton inst hafor. ,,;s dastb ,,h;,.