New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
GOVERNOR OF BENGUET
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PHILIPPINE CIVIL
COMMISSION.

Manila, Dec. 22-The Philippine Commission
has appointed II. Phelps whitmarsh Governor
and Otto Scherer Secretary Of the Province of
Benguet. Mr.. Whitmarsh has been here two
years, principally engaged newspaper cor
respondent, and has lived latterly at Bagum,
which will be the seat of government. and is the
central point of the region Mr.. Scherer is
German who has lived twenty years in the
Philippines, five of which have been passed In
the Province of Benguet. where for long time
he the only white man. He speaks the
native language and several European tongues
fiuently. and is intimate with the Igorrotes.
The amended platform of the recently reor
ganized Autonomy party advocates that half
of the territorial Senators shall be elected and
half appointed by the Governor-General The
latter shall also appoint the judges and the
municipal governments shall be similar to those
of the United States. The completed document
it is expected, will be formally adopted at pri-
vate meeting of the loyal Filipino leaders on
Sunday and published in Manila on Monday.
The early passage of the Army bill viii result
In the transportation of all volunteers and Regu-
lars in transports without chartering other ves-
sels and without leaving the towns unprotected
The order of sailing is as follows: The 97th
Infantry. 11th Cavalry. Seth. 34th, 27th 30th
and 26th Infantry
Next will follow the 33d, 22d. 29th, 35th, 2sth,
31st, 39th, 45th. 10th. 44th 43d, 47th 10th, 3Sth
42d, 49th 41st and 4Sth infantry
III the regiments sail at average Of one q
week all will be transported by July next.
Thirty-nine priests, seventeen of them belong
ing in the Province of Bulacan, the strongest of
the Tagal provinces, have signed and forwarded
to the Philippine Commission paper proffering
their submission and loyalty to it's authority.
adding that the promise is made voluntarily
and without mental reservation. Judge Taft has
replied welcoming their assistance in the pacif-
cation of a people "over whom you will have so
great an influence"
A detachment of the 10Th Infantry has can't
ured Bautista, the head of the Katipunan So
ciety, in Northwestern Luzon.
a detachment of the 10Th Infantry recently
attacked a barrio on the Cagayan River, in Isa-
bella Province, drove out the insurgents killing
several of them and captured a thousand rounds
of ammunition. The Americans also burned the
insurgent quarters.
The latest reports from Iloilo say that the
islands Of Panay and Cebu, since the rainy sea-
son set in, are being rapidly cleared Of the
enemy, and that in few weeks the only oppo-
sition encountered will be that offered by scat
tering ladrones. The 26th Infantry, in Panay.
and the 44th, in Cebu, conducting an active
ly aggressive campaign. The American casual
ties have recently teen slight.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn proceeded
for Subig Bay to-day with the Board appointed
to examine localities suitable for a naval sta
ton.
The monitor Monadnock has gone to Hong
Kong to be docked and scraped.
Major Bell, the Provost Marshal, to-day in
structed all officers to obey literally General
McArthur'S proclamation concerning persons
in Manila giving encouragement to the enemy.
1t is universally believed that the rebel forces
are greatly thinned and scattered throughout
LuzoE. Their ammunition supplies are being rap
amigos. Much interest is felt in the movements
of the renforcements in Mindanao.