Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-01
ALL OFFICERS
ORDERED TO SPAIN
Those Who Remained In Philip
pines Must Return,
CABLES CONNECT ISLANDS.
Gen. Young and Thirty-fourth voiun-
teers Embark for Home--Rebels
Attack Town of suog.

Manila, Feb. 2S..-All the Spanish
military 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 officers who, on ac-
count Of business interests, were per-
mltted to remain on the Islands after
the Spanish troops were sent home.
They received no salary from the Span
ish government.
An American company has negotiat-
ed the purchase OF the Manila street
railway. which they propose to convert
to an electric system. Many business
men In the Philippines are awaiting the
Inauguration of civil government to
apply for railway, timber and mining
concessions.
The government cable has been fin
ished to the island of Jolo, in the Sulu
group, and messages are now transmit
ted to all the southern islands. The
cable system now connects Panay, Ne
gros. Cebu, Leyte, Samar. Mindanao
ana Jolo, and messages are conveyed
by means OF the Telegraph from Bohol
TO the north end Of the island of Min
doro.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press here is Informed on good author
Ivy that the recommendations of the
military board OF claims in the matter
or testing the question Of allowance of
claims for damages to property result
ing from the military operations In the
Philippines VIII be sent to Washington
by mail tomorrow for reference to Con.
gress.
The recommendation Of the board of
claims that the claim Of Holman & Co.,
Swiss firm doing business at Iloilo on
Panay island, be dlsallowed, has been
approved by Gen. Macarthur. None of
these claims for damages has yet been
allowed, with the exception Of a few
minor exceptions. in which the claims
were peculiar or exceptional; these
have been paid from the insular funds.
The claim against the American gov
eminent OF the Manila Dagupan rail-
road Involving a million and a half,
will also be sent to Washington when
the case IL completed.
with the Thirty-fourth United States
volunteer infantry and nine companies
or the Thirty-third, have embarked on
the United States transport Logan and
viii sail tomorrow En- route they will
stop at Candon. on the western coast OF
Luzon. TO take on board companies c,
= and M OF the Thirty-third United
states volunteer infantry who have
been released from the quarantine i'm
posed by reason Of slight outbreak of
There have been festivities at the
town OF Catbalagon, on the island of
Samar, under the auspices Of the Fed
eral party. and on the occasion OF
birthday, that evening
and during the festivities the insurgents
the town In force. but were
quickly driven away in disorder. There
were no American casualties. It Is ru-
mored that the insurgents from neigh
boring islands are concentrating on the
Island Of Samar.
A band Of seventy armed insurgents
the town Of Suog, In the prov
nce OF South Ilocos, Luzon. where they
killed one native and abducted five At
Of the same day, they at
tackled the town Of Santa Maria, burn
ng fifty houses. The insurgents were
repulsed by the Americans, who had |
)ne man wounded One native scout |
md two civilians were killed. The in |
retreated TO the mountains, |
loosely pursued. Their losses were not |
earned.