The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-20
BEFORE THE CAPTURE.
A Belated Dispatch Gives Interest
ing News From Manila.
GEN. AUGUSTUS INDIFFERENCE

As to the Fate of the One Hundred
Thousand Natives-The Foreign Com
suls, Excepting the German Consul,
Urged the Wisdom OF Surrendering,
Hong Kong, Aug. "A dispatch
from a correspondent at Manila, con-
irming the capture of the town, says
the American troops now occupy every
position formerly held by the Span.
lards, Of whom 5000 are prisoners. Not
a single shot was fired at the fleet
The dispatch also says that Admiral
Dewey picked UP the end Of the sew
cred cable on Friday, but that the line
Is not yet in working order. Merchant
men are leaving Hong Kong daily for
Manila. A great rush of trade is eX-
pected
a helated dispatch from Manila,
dated Aug. s. explains that Governor
General August had not quite abdi-
Gated" and says:
The governor general only declined
to be responsible for the consequences
when he Round that Spain was not
sending him help. He retreated his
position, but Practically washed his
hands of the fighrSug. a Madrid dis
patch construes this aS, insubordination,
and The Gazette will now publish an
order to supersede him.
1T is rumored that cOnfdentiai in
structions have been given TO ms, sue
cessor to resist to the utmost, hoping
to gain the worlds admiration and
possibly, assistance in securing a ia
vorable termination.
"A telegram arrived Sunday ordering
the Americans to proceed Immediately
TO eXtremities, whereupon General MeT-
ritt and Admiral Dewey issued an ul-
timatum allowing As hours for the re-
moval of non-combatants, but deClar-
ing that they would begin the bonn
bardment earlier if the Spanards made
any attack. The governor replied i'm
mediately, thanking the American
commanders for their humane senti-
ment, but saying they were useless,
because he was surrounded with rebels
and had no place of refuge for the
great 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
100 900 natives.
THE British consul made a powerful
appeal to the governor 70 surrender,
glorifying the herOism hitherto shown
by the Spanish, but demonstrating the
hopelessness Of further resistance. The
other consuls indorsed his appeal, with
the exception of the German consul,
who said that, as a military officer, he
should hesitate to say that the Span
iards had done enough yet.
"a Spanish commercial deputation
waited upon the governor and begg ID
him to surrender, saying that otherwise
they would be utterly ruined. The civil
members of the council Of war favor d
surrender, but the military members
do not care to indorse such a request,
"OHcers say they realize the futillty
of resisting the Americans who, with
their superior guns, can keep at long
range and kill everybody, without loss
to themselves, with probably a dozen
shells.
The British consul promptly ar
ranged for four launches, under a white
dag, To remove British subjects nd
also for one launch for the Chinese
Swarms Of Spanish and native half
! caste women and children are begging
| to be provided with means of escape"
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