The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-07
DEWEY IS STILL SILENT
NO WORD FROM HIM REACRE THE
 GOVERNMENT.

GOTERNMENT.
 Officials Take Hopeful View of the Situ- ation and Advance Reasons for the Lack of News-No Information Benches Hong Kong from Manila and Anxiety is Felt for the Dispatch Boat Hugh McCulloch- Members of the House of Commons Also Anxious Over Absence of News From Dewey.
 Washington, May 6.-After another day of waiting in the navy and state departments the doors again were clos ed in the evening without a word from Acting Rear Admiral Dewey or any other reliable source as to what hap pened at Manila after the cable broke. During the course of the day there were rumors that the cable communi- cation had been restored, but these were soon found to be baseless and the excitement subsided. One comfort the officials take in the situation, although it is of negative character, is that evidence that the Spaniards, at least, are not in control at Manila else they would speedily communicate that fact to the rest of the world. If the delay means anything, it is believed not to be more serious than that Acting Rear Admiral Dewey has been delayed in carrying out fully his plans for the occupation of Manila
 It may not have been possible for the acting rear admiral within the short space of two days to effect the destruc- ton of the Spanish fleet, the silencing of the forts at Cavite, the capture of Manila and finally the restoration of cable communication. If he has been delayed beyond Tuesday or Wednesday in carrying out this extensive pro- gramme, it is not at all surprising that he has not been heard from through a dispatch boat. The state depart ment is in close touch with Consul w llQllldLIl ctI IlOuS IAOllSy WllO IS cA- pected to supply the earliest possible news from the Philippines. The only message received from the consul to- day was one informing the department that four families of refugees from the Philippines had applied for admission to United States citizenship, something manifestly impossible for the consul to grant under the naturalization laws. It is barely possible that the first news to come may be through British sources, as all British cables are passed.
 Hong Kong, May 6.-Nothing in the shape of news has been received here from Manila. The United States dis patch boat Hugh McCulloch, whose ar rival at Mfrs bay was not confirmed, is considered to be overdue, and some anxiety is expressed in consequence. It is possible that the fighting about Manila is continuing. Two American sailing ships, the R. R. Thomas and the Great Admiral, have arrived here from Manila. They left that port be- fore the naval engagement occurred, and say they were chased by Spanish gunboat. Their commanders assert that only naval guns in sand bag redoubts, composed the Notifications of Corregi- dor Islands.
 London, May 6.-The Exhange Tele- graph company asserts on the highest authority that the United States dis patch boat Hugh McCulloch, when she reached Mfrs bay near Hong Kong a few days ago, reported the victory of Comomdore Dewey's squadron and hurried back to Manila for further dis patches. It is further said that the McCulloch cannot get back to Hong Kong until tomorrow, when she is ex- pected to have most important news
 Anxiety over the absence of news from Acting Rear Admiral Dewey was clearly reflected in the house of com- mons last evening when the gen. eral subject was the uncer- tainty of the result of the bat tie. It is not believed that Dewey has met with disaster but it is the univer- sal opinion that he has encountered unexpected resistance and is unable tc spare a vessel to send his dispatches Another explanationi is that Acting Real Admiral Dewey has not succeeded in ob- taining control of the land telegraph lines to Bolivia connecting Manila with the Hong Kong cable. It is considered extremely improbable that a naval bat. tie will take place in the vicinity ot Porto Rico so early as Sunday as any attempt by Spain to engage in such g conflict with a single squadron would be to court disaster. It is said that the Cape Verde squadron may decide to draw the enemy towards the Philip. pines.
 SPAIN MAY PROTEST,