The age-herald., 1898-08-03
ANOTHER LINK
 HAS BEEN ADDED To the Chain Which Connects United
 States and Manila. LADR0NE ISLANDS CAPTURED By Capt. Glass, of the Charleston,
 Without Any Resistance.
LADRONE ISLANDS CAPTURED
THE RUN FROM GUAM TO MANILA
Was Without Incident Until the United States Cruiser Baltimore Was Sight ed Near Point Engons, on the
 Island of Luzon.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The steamer Doric from Hong Kong brings the follow ing from the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press at Manila under date of July 1.
 Another link has been added to the chain of territory which connects the United States with their newly acquired foreign possessions in the Pacific ocean. On June 21 Captain Glass of the United States steamship Charleston, captured the Ladrone islands, took the governor-general, his staff and the entire military force pris- oners and raised the stars and stripes over the ruins of the Spanish fort of Santa Cruz in the harbor of San Luis O'Pra. It was a bloodless victory for the Spanish, not yet having heard of the war between their country and the United States were taken completely by surprise and surrendered the islands, their arms and themselves with out offering the slightest resistance.
 The harbor of San Luis o Pra, on the west coast of the main island Guam is an ideal coaling station and the whole group will undoubtedly prove to be of incalcula- ble value to the United States. Guam lies 3,300 miles west by south from Honolulu, 1850 miles southeast of Yokohoma, 1,500 miles east of Luzon, the principal island of the Philippines group thus being the con- meeting link between the United States and the orient. It's inhabitants who num- Der 10000 are hospitable, peaceful and law abiding people, only too anxious to throw off the Spanish yoke, set perfectly willing to shoulder another less galling one. The islands are of volcanic origin, but prolific, and only await capital to develop their in- numerable resources.
 Run From Guam
 For three days the Charlestons run from Guam to Manila was without incident, but on June 2S, shortly after leaving Point En- gans, the northeasterly cape of Luzon island, a strange steamer appeared on the horizon. The Charleston Was immediately cleared for action, the convoy fell into line in her wake, and preparations were made for giving the stranger a warm reception should she prove to be hostile. She turned out to be the United States steamship Bal timore, which had been waiting the fleet for ten days. s-..s The ships were hove to while Captain | Dyer reported to Captain Glass. Upon his return to the Baltimore, the whole fleet got under way with increased speed. As it rounded the north end of the island, the first rough weather of the trip. in the shape of a southwesterly monsoon, was encoun- tered.
 At D. m on June 30 the Baltimore led the way into Manila barbor and three hours later the fleet anchored under the wing of the flagship Olympia, within a few miles of the wrecks of the Spanish squad ron, which had been annihiated by Admi- ral Dewey two months before.
 A large fleet of foreign men-of-war lay along the shore of Manila, most of whom were Germans An addition was made to the fleet by the arrival of the Kaiserine Augusta which followed the transports in- to the harbor from a small cove just out side