The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-21
READY TO QUIT
Word Comes via Hong Kong That
Manila Authorities Will
Surrender
Upon the First Show of Force
and Intention to lombard
the City.
Presence Of the Large German
Fleet the Chief Topic OF
Discussion.
It Has Undoubtedly Encouraged
Spaniards---Dark Reports
From China.

VANCOUVER. B. O., July 21.-Ac.
eording to advices brought by the EN-.
press of India, from Hong Kong the
chief news CT the moment i, that Ma
mia is ready to surrender. Not that
the arch bishop and captain general are
going to voluntarily capituiate before
they are compelled to do SO, but that
the backbone of re- ..stance is unques-
tionably brokea aud upon real show
of force and ln.entiontion to lombard
the town if the officials do not give in,
the Spaniards viii. haul down the Span.
ish flag. Intimations to this effect are
received from many sources.
The correspondents of the Hong Kong
press, writing under date of June %,
says the cnief subject OF discussion in
Manila, in Cavite, and in the American
feet is the meaning of the presence Of
five German men-of.war, and one
transport or supply vessel in port.
A Remarkable Demonstration.
have just interviewed Leading
Englishman here on the subject. He
unhesitatingly informed me that all
foreigners in Manila, as we'll as Span
iards, regard it as remarkable demon.
strarion.
81 am sure, he continued, "that the
Spaniards have received encourage
ment from such naval display. A
Spaniard today told me that the COM
inc IF q lorrr>s GorrnoY, canadian q
CONSTRUED by him and heading Spanish
officials as direct act of friendly in
terest and warning towards the
Yankees that they could not go too far.
Now when Spaniard of influence, as
this man was, will talk like that ]
think it is high time to ascertain what
the Germans mean by appearing here
in such force.
81 am familiar" my informant con.
tinued, "with all the German interests
in Manila, and my relations with the
Germans are very agreeable, and am
positive that one German cruiser
would be fully able to protect them to
every extent they required. I"
Dark Reports From China.
LARK I6pOrtS COlu0 ATOAu Ill OV0r
China. Everyw the Chinese are
becoming excited over the demands for
ports and concessions. Central China
particularly, is restless, and serious
rioting has taken place at Ming Pc.
Two rebellions have broken out in
Wachap, and another in Ian Chow.
The governor Of Kwangsi has sent SOL
diers to the rebellious districts.
Troubles are heard of in Maichuria.
Some think that the authoritiesare do
ing all they can to drive the people
into rebellion, or, as some say, hto the
hands Of Russia. Private letter. speak
in strong language about the ddngs of
the Tsi Ii III, a powerful sect, some
thing like the Laoi Hui. These people
are gathering in bands and defyiig the
petty local authorities. The1 are
strongly anti-foreign.
Reports are circulated that China in
tends ato open the division of ChA Hi
Yuen, near Canton, as treaty pot to
prevent Germany or any other power
from getting it. The island in question
is better known as st. Johns. 1t is lit
uated near to the coast OF Macoa, be.
tween that colony and the new Freith
possession of Kwang Chau.