The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-17
DEWEY'S WORK
STILL HEARD
He May Have Seized All
the Philippines By
This Time.

Hong Kong, Aug 16-1t is reported
here that Admiral Dewey, after taking
Manila, dispatched cruisers late Saturday
night to Fol, Iloilo and Ccbu, to demand
the surrender of those places under threat
of hombardment.
The Raleigh was to start Sunday for
Laubuan to pick up three Spanish steam.
ers that have been running between thAt
port and Iloilo.
Tho Concord and Boston wero despatch.
ed to Port Royal to sink the gunboats that
have been in hiding. Afterward they will
raise tho flag at the capital of each OF the
islands.
1t Il expected 1t will take the warships
three weeks to accomplish the program me
laid out for them.
General August resigned ton days before
the bombardment OF Manila, the military
taking charge of affairs.
Agonclllo, high commissioner and am.
bassador extraordinary representing the
provisional government of the Philippines
has transmitted to President Mckinley,
through Consul Wildman, n telegram coz
graduating HIM in the name of the Phil
ippino iInla and Agunnldo rs president
on the successful termination Of the war,
and commencing tho occupancy Of Mani.
la, adding
II assure the United States Of tho allsg
lance and unqucstioned support of our peo
Pile and petition we be granted one Or
more representatives on the commission 10
decide the future of the Philippines"
Wealthy Filipino families here, headed
by the Cortcs and Basa families also sent
congratulatory telegrams. saying, "The
American blood shed on Philippine soil
seals the Philippines to America forever"
Ponce. Porto Rico, August l7.,-The
cruiser New Orleans has entered San Juan
harbor as far as the wreck that tho Span
iards sank after Admiral Sampon bonn
barded the town, their object being to pro.
vent the American warships from ap-
proaching close to the city.
When the notification from General
Miles Of the cessation Of hostilities reached
General Henry all the latters calvary
were skirmishing some distance from his
headquarters, and 1t took considerable
timo for him to send orders to them to
cease fighting
No Spanish soldiers were seen either
there or in Mayagues. They having no
knowledge Of the signing Of the protocol
it is likely they thought that the Amcri
cans uader Generals Sohwan and Henry
were pushing them and they therefore has.
toned MS rapidly as possible to tho coast
As tho Spaniards abandoned Lnres 1t Is
probable that General Henry will occupy
1t, Notwithstanding tho general orders
TINT no further advance DO made
Quiet prevails all along tho A merican
fronts, and white fngs are flying on all
the lines. The American and Spanish
officers nre very friendly when they meet,
and sometimes there arc exchanges OF ci-
gars, etc.
The auxiliary gunboat Wasp is expected
toarrlyo at Mnyaguez to day, At Head
quarters here matters are very quiet and
only routine business is being transacted
General Fred Grant has arrived hero. II is
mon have not yot dsmbarked from tho
troop ship but it Is likely that they will
soon come ashore as no orders were re-
ceived to the contrary.
No news of any consequence has been
received front the 'front.' the dispatches re.
ceived relating only to routine affairs.
American flags are in demand, and small
ones sell rapidly. They can La seen all
over tho town.
Calvary Troop A breaks camp today,
and will accompany General Mile-, who Is
going into the interior The cavarymen
will carry four days rations.
San Francisco, Aug 17.-Advces from
Manila of August IA, by way Of Hong
Kong, says
Our troops met with much resistance in
the attack On Manila, eight being killed |
and thirty-four being wounded
Rear-Admiral Dewey has raised the
blockade the shops have re. opened and |
thore is creat feeling of relief among the |
people Of the city. 1t Is stated that after |
the surrender of Manila, Auginaldo's fol-
lowers turned upon the Americans and at |
tackled thom, but they were easily defeat