The age-herald., 1898-08-19
AUGUSTI DIDN'T
 QUITE ABDICATE
Spain Failed to Send Help
 When Badly Needed.
DEWEY ISSUED ULTIMATUM
And All the Foreign Consuls, Save Ger many's, Beseeched the Govern or General to Surrender
 and Avoid Bloodshed.

Hong Kong, Aug. 1S.-A belated dispatch from Manila dated August 8, explains that Governor General August had not quite abdicated'' and says:
 'The governor general only declined to be responsible for the consequences when he found that Spain was not sending him help, he retained his position, but practi- cally washed his hands of the fighting. A Madrid dispatch construes this as insub- ordination and the Gazette will now pub fish an order to supercede him.
 Tt is rumored that confidential instruc- tions have been given his successor to re- sist to the utmost, hoping to gain the worlds admiration and possibly assistance in securing favorable termination.
 telegram arrived Sunday ordering the Americans to proceed immediately to ex- tremities, whereupon General Merritt and Admiral Dewey issued an utimatum al- lowing forty-eight hours for the removal of non-combatants, but declaring that they would begin the bombardment earlier if Tne Span1ards made any attack. The goyer- nor replied immediately, thanking the Aherican commanders for their humane sentiment, but saying they were Useless because he was surrounded with rebels and had no place of refuge for the greater number of sick and wounded and women and children
 The governor thereupon convened the consuls, begging them to use their influence with the Americans to get them to grant him time and facilities for the removal of the refugees and suggesting the use of the American troopships, but he was unwilling to allow them food from Manila. He seemed indifferent to the fate of the 900 natives
 'The British consul made powerful ap- peal to the governor to surrender, demon- strating the hopelessness of further resist ance. The other consuls indorsed his ap- peal with the exception of the German con- sul, who said that as military officer he should hesitate to assert that the Spaniards had done enough yet
 'Today the consuls will visit Admiral Dewey to convey the governors request, put 1t Is probable the reply will be too late. It ought to have been made long ago.
 'The rebels made final effort to cap- ture the city on Tuesday, but failed The Americans are preparing to act and to avoid trouble in entering the town. There has been slight fighting for four days and it is reported that twenty Americans were killed and sixty wounded. This fighting is preliminary.
 Tn consequence of the American ulti- matum the governor ordered the artillery to cease firing on the enemy's trenches and he suspended an officer at Malate for dis obeying his orders. There is still a little nring at night.
 IA Spanish commercial deputation today waited upon the governor and begged him to surrender, saying that otherwise they would be utterly ruined.
 ''The civil members of the council of war favor surrender, but the military mem- bers do not care to indorse such request.
 "Oficers tell me they realize the futility Of resisting the Americans who, with their superior guns, can keep at long range and Kill everybody without loss to themss1Ises, with probably dozen shellSssTs
 "The Britist.asSvns promptly arranged Fer Tour launches under white flag to remove British subjects and also for one launch for the Chinese. Squads of Span ish and native women aid children are begging to be provided with means of es- cape.
 ''It is believed that the American gunners have been ordered to spare the churches, saying that thousands of persons have taken refuge in them. The governor is trying to secure passage on a German warship."