The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-01
MUST RETURN TO SPAIN
SPANISH ARMY OFFICERS In THE
PHILIPPINES ORDERED HOME.
Seventy still on the Islands, Mostly
Engaged in Business-Claims to
BE Referred to Congress.

MANILA, Feb. 2S.-All the Spanish mill
tary officers in the Philippine islands have
been ordered, through the Spanish consul
general, Senior Marina, to return to Spain.
There are probably seventy of these Of
ficers, who, on account of business inter-
ests, were permitted to remain in the
islands after the Spanish troops were sent
home. They received no salary from the
Spanish government.
An American company has negotiated the
purchase Of the Manila Street Railway,
which it proposes to convert into an cleo
trio system.
The government cable has been finished
TO the island of Jolo, in the Sulu group.
and messages are now transmitted to all
the southern islands. The cable system
now connects Panay, Negros, Cebu, Leyte,
Samar, Mindanao and Jolo, and messages
are conveyed by means of the heliograph
from Bohol to the north end of the island
of Mindoro.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here is informed upon good authori-
~ that the recommendations of the mill
tary board of claims in the matter of test
ing the question of the allowance of claims
TOR damages to property resulting from the
military operations in the Philippines, will
be sent 70 Washington by mail tomorrow
for reference to Congress. The
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claim Of Holman K Co., a Swiss firm, do
ing business at Iloilo, on Panay island, be
disallowed, has been approved by General
Macarthur. None of these claims for dam
ages has yet been allowed. with the excep-
ton of a few minor ones in which the cir
cumstances were peculiar or exceptional;
these have been paid from the insular
funds. The claim against the American gov
eminent of the acknowledgement Railroad
involving a million and a half, also Will
be sent to Washington when the case Is
completed.
Maj. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young and staff. with
the Thirty-fourth United States Volunteer
Infantry and nine companies of the Thirty
third, have embarked on the United States
transport Logan and will sail Tomorrow.
En- route they will stop at Candon, on
the western coast of Luzon, to take on
board companies c, E and Nj of the Thir-
ty-third United States Volunteer Infantry,
who have been released from the quaran-
tine imposed by reasons of a Slight out
break of smallpox.
There have been festivities at the town
of Catbalogan, on the Island of Samar,
under the auspices Of the Federal party
and on the occasion of Washington'S birth
day. That evening and during the fes-
tivities the insurgents attacked the town In
force, but were quickly driven away In
disorder. There were no American cas-
ualties.
1t is rumored that the insurgents from
neighboring islands are concentrating on
the Island of Samar.
A band of seventy armed insurgents en-
tered the town of Suog. in the province of
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native and abducted five. On midnight of
the same day they attacked the town of
Santa Maria, burning fifty houses. The in
surgents were repulsed by the Americans,
who had one man wounded; one native
scout and two civilians were killed. The
insurgents retreated to the mountains,
closely pursued. Their losses were not
learned.
The projectors of the Conservative party
have asked the American Philippine COM
mission to inspect their platform, but Judge
raft postponed action In the matter until
Tuesday. They subsequently visited Gen.
eral Macarthur and outlined to him their
programme, saying that the ultimate views
of the party would be submitted later and
would in no way conflict with the principle
of American sovereignty. General MacAr-
thur responded that any Philippine party,
under the present circumstances, should
have the establishment of peace throughout
the islands for its primary object, and adj
vised the avoiding of the discussion of other
political principles until peace should be de-
not permit the encouragement of extreme
party ideas. The Conservatives are appar-
emily receiving encouragement from those
church authorities who oppose the Federal
party.
The ports Of Inabango and Quindulman,
on the Island of Bohol, have been closed to
interisland commerce on account of the
withdrawal of American troops.
The news that the Spooner amendment
prohibits the sale of lands, timber and min
ing concessions has alarmed those here who
| their business success. Three chambers of
the m of Manila, the international.
the Spanish and the American, are wiring
protests.