The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-04
WEY YET SILENT.
Cable from Manila Has Been
Cut.
TAKE A WEEK TO REPAIR IT
M Has Been Received Since
Noon Monday.
kILS RECEIVED AT PARIS
rm that the Spanish Fleet Mas
III Wip:d Out.
WAS NOT HURT BY SHELLS
and European Quarters Are
d to HIVE Received All the
q Damage that WINS Done.
tm that the SPANS Fleet Mas
Nip:d Out.
WAS MOI HURT BY SHELLS

e Damage that WINS Done.
ington. May 3.-(Special to The
Secretary Long was asked after the
meeting this afternoon If he had
from Dewey at Manila. He sad
not, but that he expected to every
Wal officer who knows Dewey yely
Id he would keep away IRON The
Until he could. send the news that
II planted the United States flag IN
ART of the city OF Manila.
May 3.-.It is reported here that
3brican warship cut the Mcri;d cable
6nk an end on board for the purpose
hunication.
On. May Enquiry 1T the main or
Hthe Eastern Telegraph company de-
E4he fact that the last message te-
- interruption in the cable service
la was timed at Manila at . Gle ok
~ evening and that nothing has leen
IN since.
IN May as a. m. TESS from
Rng show that the cable was cut
es from Manila. A week or fort
by be required for repairs.
d, May So a. m. The Eastern
N company announces tnat 1t Is
for any word to have come from
2s6ince 10 o'clock yester lay morn LIZ,
Mime.
E:sKong, May 3.-12:i0 p m.--Eo
~ been received here from Manila.
3hington. May 3.--rhe French am
RI, NJ. Jules Cambron, has received
fffh from the foreign office at Paris
&that the French ambassador at Ma
WI Paternotre, has forwarded official
asof the Spanish reverses at Manila
4tornotre's report was based on the
,.t I,~ta hos hn
NJ cruisers Reina Maria Christiana
lila were totally burned after
I'D on fire by bombs from the enc
kmericanl ships. Two of the
o4ships, the dispatch states, were
XII order to avoid falling into the
m the enemy. The other Spanish
'Nore half DESTROYED aud took refuge
}eY's bay,
british embassy has received no
klof any character as to the Manila
fS0o that there Is no basis FOR the
hts that the state department has
formed by British officials here
ila has surrendered to Dewey.
May IA special dispatch from
lys the Spanish colonial office had
the beginning of the lombard
Manila before the cable was cut,
id THUS far the American
ke not reached the town proper,
strongly projected"
Ting, the advces to the colonial
Madrid are said to have read:
kake outlying native quarters have
|1sM They are now in flames Occa-
Me- she'll fell into the European
whtre few houses we're struck.
y arteries of the citadel, especially
xlorge guns, are vigorously replying
g american fire and have inflicted
&erptle damage to the feet
non May S-tSpecial disp1tch to The
N{14t dispatches received at the colo
lee here say that the outlying ma
TIERS of Manila suffered consider
the naval engagement, a number
- having been burned. A few
III the European quarters were also
shells.
gton, May Especial to The
{N be navy department officials are
used over the statement of the
authorities at Madrid that Com
4ewey used petroleum bombs" in
M&R bay fight. They say there is no
44Hg known in ordnance as pc
fomb.
RST MOVE TO CUBA.
EDITION Has Left Key. West
XE# sor the Island,
File, Fla, May ) A special to