The Catholic priests of Cuban birth are going to send a petition to President McKinley, asking him to remove the Bishop of Havana, who is a Spaniard, and appoint a Cuban in his place.
Word comes from Washington that General Otis has been cabled instructions to send troops from Manila to take possession of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, two hundred and fifty miles from Manila, the last Spanish stronghold in the Philippines.