The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
Ludicrous Proclamation by the Gov
ernor OF the Islands Appealing
to Religious Prejudices.
FIGHT EXPECTED SATURDAY
COAIING STATION ABSOLUTELY NEG
EssARY FOR OUR VESSELS,
And Admiral Must Either Seize 4
Spanish Island or Steam To-
wards San Francisco.

! LONDON, April 29.-Naval officers here
prospective engagement between the Ameri-
! can and Spanish fleets in the waters of the
| Philippines. IT is thought Commodore Dew
ey, with his more powerful ships, will pre-
| fer to give battle on the high seas instead
| of engaging the Spaniards in front of Ma
nila where the guns of the forts might as
sist the latter.
/ The Hong-Kong correspondent Of the
Daily Mail telegraphing Thursday, says:
There is no news from Manila as to the
| whereabouts of the American fleet. The
British gunboat Linnet sailed this after
noon to watch British interests in the
Philippines and th9 Esmeralda also sailed
for the Philippines, both without cargo or
passengers, and, presumably, to bring
| away more passengers. Large sums are be-
| ing paid by people anxious to leave Manila.
| The strictly neutral attitude hitherto OBJ
served by the public toward the Hispano-
| American dispute has been changed by the
! absurd proclamation of the Governor of the
Philippines and public opinion is now favor
able to the United States. The China Mail
| says the proclamation will go far to alien
| ate the last vestige of sympathy for Span
| iards,' and the Daily Press says, English
sympathy is Naturally ON the side of Amer
| ica Tie proclamation reads:
"Spahiards- Spain and the United
| States of North America hostilities have
Trt.. L. &c,
| prove to the world that we possess the spir-
| it to conquer those who, pretending to be
| loyal friends take advantage of our mis-
| fortune to abuse our hospitality, using
means that civilized nations count unworthy
| and disreputable The North American peo-
| pie, constituted of all social excrescences,
| have exhausted our patience and provoked
| war by their perfidious Vaccinations, their
| acts of treachery, their outrage against the
| laws of nations and international conven-
| tions. The struggle will be short and de-
| csive. The gods of victories will give US one
| as brilliant and complete as the righteous
| ness and justice of our cause demand.
"Spain, which counts upon the sympathies
| of all nations, will emerge triumphant from
| this new test. humiliating and blasting the
| adventurers from those United States that,
without cohesion, without history, offer hu-
| manity only infamous traditions and un-
grateful spectacles in her chambers, in
which appear insolence, defamation, cow
| ardice and cynicism- Her squadron, manned
| by foreigners, possessing neither instruc-
| ton nor discipline, is preparing to come to
| this archipelago with ruffianly intention,
! robbing us of all that means life, honor
| and liberty, and pretending to be inspired
| by courage of which they are incapable.
american seamen undertake as an
| terprise capable of realization the substitu-
| tion of Professionalism for the Catholic re-
| ligion, to treat you as tribes refractory to
| civilization to take possession of your
riches as if they were unacquainted with the
rights of property, to kidnap those persons
| they consider useful to man their ships or
| to be exploited in agricultural and industrial
| labor
Vain designs ridiculous boastings! Your
! indomitable bravery will suffice to frustrate
| the realization Of their designs. You will
not allow the faith you profess to be made
| a mockery, or impious hands to be placed
| on the temple of the true God, or the i'm
| ages you adore TO be thrown down by the
| unbelief of the aggressors which shall not
| pollute the tombs of your fathers. They
shall not crafty lustful passions at the
| cost of your wives and daughters honor
/ or appropriate property accumulated in pro-
| vision for your old age They shall not
| perpetrate these crimes, inspired by their
wickedness and covetousness, because your
valor and patriotism will suffice to van
| quish base people that is claiming to be
| civilized and cultivated. They have exter-
minated the natives of North America in
/ stead of giving them civilization and prog
| ress.
l .sI-ilipipnS he cfr
united under the glorious Spanish flag
! which is covered with laurels, fight with
the conviction that victory will crown your
efforts, and 10 the call of your enemies op-
pose the decision of a Christian and a pa
triot, and cry Viva Espana!'' -
Other proclamations promise summary
death to any one proposing submission and
proclaim martial law and requisition of ev-
cry capable Spaniard for military service
| 1t is reported in Madrid, says a special
| dispatch this morning from the Spanish can
ital that Spanish squadron of nine war
ships sailed from Manila on Monday last
to take up positions of Subig bay. where
/ they will await the passage of American
merchant vessels for the purpose of can
| turing them. The American fleet must mass
the bay on it's way to Manila. The first
naval battle will probably be fought at this
! point 0uolS DAY Is Horth OF Manila, and
| offers natural advantages for the conceal
ment of the hostile fleet, unless Admiral
! Dewey shall receive some information of
! Montejo's movement. The Americans ara
| threatened with sudden attack Monteio
is reckless, and the report that he has fled
from Dewey's fleet is probably ruse Ia
conceal his real purpose
Another dispatch from Madrid says: An
! official dispatch from Manila, received to-