The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-29
DEWEY IN EARNEST
WILL NOT BE DICTATED TO BY
THE GERMANS
THE SQUADRON OF CAMARA
Said to Be Slovenly Fleet of Feeble
Ships-Anglo-American Alliance
Urged-Press Comments
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Port Said says:
Admiral Camara's squadron Is in a most
slovenly condition. The bottoms of most
of his ships are foul, and the repairing of
the machinery of the torpedo boat destroy
err Audaz would take at least week.
The Isla de Panay, Covadonga and Colon
have been removed to berths assigned to
ships likely to make a long stay. The
captain of the Palayo has landed his sick.
Coaling, the taking on of supplies and the
employment of native stockers are pro-
hibted pending decision by the Egyp-
tan government.
Germany's Attitude
LONDON, June 29.-The Berlin corra-
spondent of the Times, commenting on
Germany's attitude in the Philippines as
affecting England, says:
1t will not suffice England to send
few more warships to Manila. The Ger
mans, have good reason for saying, would
rather welcome such condition than the
reverse, since what they consider fair
shares in division of the inheritance from
Spain means share for themselves en-
trely out of proportion to their CONNER
cial interests as compared with those of
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east.
What is needed, and needed without de-
lay, is a cordial understanding with the
United States, even If it is based upon a
self-denying ordinance on the part of the
British government without regard to the
future of the islands.
Dewey's Warning
LONDON, juno ga dispatch to the
natl, nal
1.-The report that Germany will not permit
a, bomhardment is exciting deep irritation
in the American fleet Admiral Dewey
intends to demand a capitalization the in
slant reinforcements arrive. He told
Prince Henry of Prussia that he would be
glad to see the German officers at Manila,
but it would be well to caution them to keep
out of the zone of fire. 1t remains to be
seen whether Germany has really given
such promises as are pretended
Two attempts have been made on the
life of Gen. Aguinaldo in order to secure
the reward placed on his head by Capt.
Gen. August.
1.-THE United States cruiser Boston has
gone to Bolinao, to establish there, so II
is reported. base of operations. Capt.
Gen. August has arranged conference
with the foreign admirals, presumably on
the subject of protection for the lives of
non-combatants.
1.-THE situation is growing unbearable.
The beseigng force gives us no rest, and
the work of the Spanish troops on the line
of defense is terrible. They are fighting
with the desperation of resignation They
have had no nourishment and for days
have been reduced to eating wild birds and
shell fish,
A State of Terror
"The population is in a state of terror
No details have reached here as to the fate
of Captain Augustus family. The provin
cial garrisons have been starved into sur
render. The belief, first entertained that
Germany would help Spain. is growing
fainter and it now feared that she will
share in the partition of the Philippines
There are now seven German warships in
the bay"
Another Denial
LONDON, June 2S-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, tele-
graphing Tuesday, says
81 have consulted with the German au-
thorities who declare unanimously ana
emphatically that the reports from Manila
Of German interference are impossible
Whatever the Spanish may have done, the
German admiral has held out no such
hopes or promises
A New Scheme
LONDON, June 2s.- The Paris corre-
spondent of the Morning Post says:
learn, on the authority of DR.. Betan-
cos, that with view of preventing Ameri-
can Intervention Spain will bestow indie
pendence upon Porto Rico. subject to GER
tain commercial advantages being re-
served for the mother country"
England Protests
LONDON, June 28.--The Daily Chronicle
protests in the strongest terms against
permitting Admiral Camara to coal at Port
Said for any purpose but to return to Bar
celona. 1t says:
ut is impossible to do otherwise after
refusing to allow Admiral Dewey to coal
at Hongkong."
Urging an Alliance
LONDON, June 2S.-Lord Wolseley, COM
mander-in-chief of the British army has
Joined the Anglo-American committee
which is aiming to cultivate an entente.
Stopped France
= LONDON, June 2S.-The Cairo cor \
= respondent of the Daily Mail says: =
Lord Conner has stopped French \
4 firm from coaling Admiral Camarars \
\ squadron. pending instructions from \
4 London NJ
Laughs at the Fleet
LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Port Said says:
A distinguished naval officer who exam
ined Admiral Camaras ships carefully
laughs at the idea of Admiral Camara at
tempting to reach Manila. The Spanard,
he says, are wise to keep the fleet out Of
the Americans way. The battleship Pc
layo and the armored cruiser Emperador
Carlos v, are in scandalous disrepair; in
deed are hardly seaworthy. while it will
be impossible for the torpedo boat destroy
ers to get far. The Spaniards cannot keep
the. engines trimmed.
Spain Powerless
LONDON June 29-The Gibraltar cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
The Cadiz authorities are persuaded that
Cadiz is the objective point of the Ameri-
cans, but neither their measures of de-
Tense nor the third squadron will be of