Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-14
DEWEY, Diplomat.
BE is Baking Germany's Attempts to
Make Trouble. But is Incurfing No
Risks of COMPLICATIONS.

/ NEW YORK, July IA special copy
right article from Manila. July 10th. to
the New York journal, says:
| Admiral Dewey, early on July Z, dis
patched the Raleigh and Concord to take
i Grande Island, in Subic bay. and cap
| ture the garrison.
| The cruisers shelled the principal points
| on the island, destroying the earthworks
and other Notifications and laying the
| torpedo station in ruins.
| They then sent out launch with mes
sage demanding surrender.
| There was no response and the Raleigh
| finally sent a six-inch shell through the
/ commanders house.
| The white flag was instantly run up on
| the ruins of the earthworks.
| A landing party demanded absolute sur
render.
! The Spanish Colonel. Rio, realizing his
| hopeless position, made submission and
| gave UP his sword.
| The 500 men comprising the garrison
were made prisoners and their rifles were
| taken from them.
| Forty thousand rounds of ammunition
and one Hotchkiss gun was also cap
| tured.
| This victory gives the Americans con-
| trol OF Suolc bay
The Spanish were endeavoring to pro-
tect it with submarine mines and to
| make it ready for occupancy Of the Span
ish fleet, supposed TO be on its way from
Spain.
| Admiral Dewey's possession of Subic
/ bay defeats Germany's supposed plans
| to interfere in the Philippines.
| The insurgents have captured the vala-
I IL Aa,,, a1
+! ippinas. The native crew killed the Of
| ficer of the ship before her capture.
| The insurgents were using the trans
| port in an attack which they contem-
| plated making on Grande island before
| Admiral Dewey was called upon.
Although the attitude of the Germans
is still irritating, Admiral Dewey is man
aging them with great diplomacy He
does not expect any trouble with them.
The blockade will hereafter be more rig
| i'd. Only the supply ships of the American
and foreign fleets are allowed to enter.
| The Esmeralda, arriving from Hong
| Kong yesterday with passengers, was
stopped and ordered to sea.
| The long expected refrigerating ship
| Culgua, from Australia, with a cargo of
| fresh beef arrived and was welcomed en-
| Enthusiastically by the sailors and soldiers.
The Austrian cruiser Frundsberg arriv-
| ed and saluted the Spanish flag first, after
! which she saluted Admiral Dewey's flag.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The Navy De-
| partment has received from Admiral
! Dewey the following dispatch:
"Aguinaldo informs me his troops have
taken all of Subic bay except Isla Granda,
| which he was prevented from taking by
the German man-of-war Irene. On July
7 the Raleigh and Concord went there;
| they took the island and about 800 men,
with arms and ammunition No resist
ance The Irene retired from the bay on
their arrival.
II shall send the Boston to Cape Enga-
no about July IS to second army detach-
ment. 1t is not practicable to send to
Gaum. No transport vessel available
(Signed) DEWEY"
| HONG KONG, July 13.-Letters received
| here from Cavite, under date of July 9,
| say that while the Spanish steamer Fill
| ipinas was hiding In the river near Subig,
the crew mutinied and killed the officers.
| They then handed the steamer over to
| the insurgents, who armed the vessel
| and dispatched her to Subg for the pur-
pose of making an attack on Grande ISL
| and.
Continuing. the letters confirm the
| story told by the Associated Press CORE
| spondent at Manila in regard to the ae-
! ton of the German warship Irene, and
! the steps taken by Admiral Dewey to
| prevent interference with the insurgents,
| adding that the Spanish prisoners in spite
| of their protests were handed over TO
| the insurgents with the captured arms
| and ammunition.
The Germans, it appears, fraternize
with the Spaniards and German officers
are often seen in the Spanish trenches.
| Dysentery is reported to have broken
out among the American troops.
| LONDON, July 1.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says;
General Aguinaldo declares that both
/ the Spaniards and the Germans have
made overtures to him, though he de-
clines to divulge their import United
! States Consul Wildman asserts that Ad-
mfral Dewey could compel the surrender
| of Manila tomorrow if he liked. He says
his dispatches show that the Germans
[ continue TO interfere, their action caus-
ing much anxiety as 1t is said they are as
sisting the Spaniards by landing flour
and other supplies, ana moreover, thdI
the German officers have been seen in
the Spanish trenches.
The Germans have not been careful to
observe the naval courtesies required by
! the situation. They have given Admiral
! Dewey annoyance by going against
his regulations and by insisting
on sending their boats around
! the bay after dark. At the same
time the German Admiral informed Ad-
miral Dewey that he has no intention Of
| giving offense TO America, and that his
| movements are not to be construed as
any demonstration of ill-will. Admiral
Dewey is said 10 have replied: Perhaps
it would be better if matters were man
aged a little differently"
The German ships have done and are
still doing rash and impairment things,
like the Irene incident The Americans
hope the Spaniards will continue their
waste OF ammunition in fighting the reb-
els and then surrender Manila without
| bloodshed.
Admiral Dewey, on the report that the
German fleet was landing large qualities