The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-17
CABLE COMMUNICATION.
Probability That the Line Will Soon
Be Restored.

! Washington, Aug 16.-During the
day the government began an effort,
/ through diplomatic channels, to re-es-
/ tablish cable communication with Ma
! Mia. 1t was, believed by officials to-
night that the efforts would prove sue
cessful, although some days may elapse
before the diplomatic representations
have borne fruit The cable out of
Manila is under the control of Brit
ish company. The line is understood
to be cut near Manila, but Admiral
Dewey has buoyed the severed ends,
so that it can be restored Pending
the renewal of this cable route, the au-
thoritieS here remain without direct
advices from the reported lombard
ment and surrender of Manila last
Saturday. The fact that the city has
passed into American hands is ac-
cepted as practically certain by the
authorities here, although there is
nothing yet from Admiral Dewey or
General Merritt. 1t is expected that a
dispatch boat may bring advices to
Hongkong at any time, as a, move of
this Importance would not be allowed
to pass without getting speedy COM
munication with Washington. AS a
German cruiser has made the trip
from Manila since the reported sur
render, it is probable that an Ameri-
can ship is not far behind with full
information.
The change of conditions at Manila
led to much conjecture In some quar-
tiers it was felt that the course of the
German naval officials in giving Cap
tain General August safe conduct from
Manila might be open to some criti-
cism. This view, however found no
expression in official quarters, and at
the state department it was said that
the meagre and indefinite information
on the subject permitted no intelligent
consideration of the propriety of this
act. There appears to be no DISPOSE
ton to question the course of the Ger
man authorities, particularly in view
of the fact that the surrender is more
or less a forInality, since Spain on the
day previous had formally agreed to
the occupation of Manila by the
United States.t If the unexpected had
not happened,i Admiral Dewey and
General Merritt would have received
word by today or tomorrow that peace
was proclaimed and that Manila was
temporarily isto be occupied by the
United States. In that event a peace
full occupation of the city would have
occurred the latter part of this week.
But the bombardment and surrender
have accomplished the same results in
a more speedy manner.
1t remains to be seen, however,
whether the bombardment, occurring
after the formal proclamation of peace,
creates complications. The authorities
here do not believe that complications
will arise. as. it was evident the Amer
lean commanders acted without knowl-
edge of what the two governments had
agreed upon. 1t is felt to be quite pos
sible, however, that some complica-
tions may arise from the damage
wrought by the bombardment. by the
enforced departure of August, and by
the contention probably aroused be-
tween the Spanish forces, the Filipinos
and Americans, forcible occupation
The political status of affairs is SAID
to be unchanged, there being no diff
ference between d. forrible and peace.
able occupatiOn of Manila