The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-21
GERMANY's DEMONSTRATION.
Construed By Spaniards as a Threat
Against Americans.

Vancouver. 3. C. July 20.-According to
advices brought by the Empress of India
from Hongkong, the chief news of the
moment is that Manila is ready TO sur
render. Not that the archbishop and
captain general are going to voluntarily
capitulate before they are compelled 10
do so. but that the backbone of resistance
IS unQuestiOnabiy broken and Upon a real
show of force and intention to lombard
The town. if the officials do not give in
the SpaniardS will haul down the Spanish
nag. limitations of this effect are re-
ceiNed from many sources:
The correspondent of the Hongkong
Press, writing under date of June %,
says the chief subject of discussion in Ma
Mia, in Cavite and in the American fleet
is the meaning Of the presence of five
German men-of-war and one transport
or supply vessel in port.
/ have just interviewed a leading En-
glishman here on the subject He unhes-
itaungly informed me that all foreigners
IN Manila as wei as Spaniards regarded
IL as q remarkable demonstration.
Il am sure. he continued. that the
SDaniards have received encouragement
from such a naval display. A Spaniard
today told me that the coming of large
German squadron was construed by him
and leading Spanish officials as a direct
act OF friendly interest and to warn the
Yankees that they could not go too far.
Nov when a Spaniard of influence, as
this man was. will talk like that, / think
IL is high time TO ask what the Germans
mean by appearing here in such force.
Il am familiar nv informant contin-
ned with all the German interests in
ManiEs and my relations with the Ger
mans are very agreeable. and / am posi-
tive that one German cruiser would be
fJiiy able TO protect them TO every eX-
tent they required.
AWFUL. SLAUGHTER
i-,,,.2er Cetaiis of the great fight of
Ale. utter through some high officials
of.4danila as time passes 1t now appears.
.cco1uing o authentic information in the
hands or Consul Williams. that out OF
- men on the Reina Christina. So: were
lli.ed: only l2I left the ship. An officer
= no was aboard and now in prison tells
lac that one could not step a foot in any
direction on her decks without coming
Is: contact with pieces of flesh or dead
bodies Such was the power of the Amer
lean guns and The skill of American gun
nc.s.
Manila papers continue to publish mon
strous stories about the Americans and
iemPtHous epIthets. all of which are
Whettirg the apDetites of the Americans
10 get even with them for uncalled-for
insults
hongkong. II is suspected that the arms
and ammunition were TO be shipped TO
The Philippine insurgents. The seizure
consists OF half a million rounds of Maus-
e ammunition. 2lS breech loading Mauser
rites and III muzzle loading Enfield rifles
An Engiishman at Kobe wanted to pass
through the customs for shipment To New
York IL japanese swords. Il spears and
seven suits OF armor. The customs au-
thoriues held consultation as to whether
the articles were not contraband of war.
Not Being able 10 satisfactorily decide
the question. they wired to the governs
ment IN Toxic for instructions. None had
been received Wnen the Empress left and
the local papers SarcaSticaly remarks thar
probably the japanese government is peT
picked as vel SIS the customs officials