Evening star., 1901-06-22
Preparing for the Coming Civil Gov
ernment.
CHAPPEE MADE MILITARY GOVERNOR
VIII Relieve Macarthur on the
4th of July
THE PRESIDENTS ORDER

Following the order issued yesterday
making Judge Taft civil governor of the
Philippines. orders have been issued max
ing some changes relative to the military
establishments there of considerable Inn
portance. The military authorities have been
directed to vacate the Ayuntamiento, the
large public building which was erected out
of the municipal funds of Manila for gov
ernmentai purposes. This will be occupied
by the civil officers in the Philippines The
Palace of Malacayan, heretofore occupied
as headquarters for Generals Otis and Mac
Arthur, has also been ordered vacated by
the military authorities and will be occu-
pied by Governor Taft. Malacayan was
always the headquarters OF the Spanish
captains general when they were in CON-
mand of the Philippines and the natives
of the island have come to regard it as the
headquarters or seat of government. The
Estada Mayo, another large public build
ing Is to be the military Headquarters and
VIII be occupied by General Chaffee when
ne assumes command.
Another order has been issued making
General Chaffee military governor, and as
signing him to the command of the military
forces in the Philippines, in accordance
with the executive order issued by the
President today. giving the military gov
ernor supreme Jurisdiction in all districts
where the fnsurrection still prevails. Gem
eral Chaffee will relieve General Macarthur
on the 4th OF July, the date of the inaugura-
tion of the new civil government, and Cen
eral Macarthur will leave for the United
States soon thereafter. All of these orders.
including the order issued by the President
yesterday, appointing Judge Taft civil gov
ernor of the Philippines, have been cabled
to Manila.
Judge Taft's commission was signed by
the President several days ago, and is be-
ing taken to the Philippines by Adiutant
General COrhiD who WILL deltver
ally to the civil governor
The Presidents Order.
The Presidents order establishing form
of civil government in the Philippines is as
follows:
"On and after the 4th day of July, 1901,
until it shall be otherwise ordered, the pres
ident of the Philippine commission will ex-
ercise the executive authority in all civil
affairs in the government of the Phil
ippine Islands heretofore exercised in
such affairs by the military governor
Of the Philippines. and to that end the
Hon. William II. Taft president of
the said commission, is hereby appointed
civil governor of the Philippine Islands
Such executive authority will be exercised
under, and IN conformity to the instruc-
tions to the philippine commissioners, dated
April Z, 1900, and subject to the approval
and control Of the Secretary of War of the
United States. The municipal and provisional
civil governments. which have been, or shall
hereafter be established in said islands,
and all persons performing duties apper-
tanning to the offices of civil government
in said Islands. will, in respect of such du-
ties. report to the said civil governor.
1.-The power to appoint civil officers, here
tefore vested in the Philippine commission
or In the military governor, will be exer-
cised by the civil governor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the commission.
The military governor Of the Philippines
is hereby relieved from the performance,
on and after the said 4th of July, of the
civil duties hereinbefore described but his
authority will continue to be exercised as
heretofore in those districts in which in
surrection against the authority of the
United States continues to exist, or in
which public order is not sufficiently re-
stored to enable provincial civil govern
ments to be established under the fnstruc-
tions to the commission. dated April Z.