The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-16

NdSnlnStons May l0.-l ne oispatCheS
from Hong Kong brought welcome
news to-day from Admiral Dewey to
the president, and particularly to Sec
retary Long and the naval officers who
are watching the admirars movements
with so much interest. While no ap-
prehension existed as to his security.
nevertheless reinsurance OF safety is
always pleasant. The kilograms indi-
cate that Dewey has lost none Of the
prestige gained in his memorable fight
of two weeks ago. and that while he
refrains from taking the city of Ma
Mia, he has it practically at his mercy.
The admiral expresses the belief that
the rebels are hemming the city in by
land. but the fact that he says explic-
lilly that they have made no demon
stration seems To disprove thoroughly
| the. published reports that they had
already entered Manila and had begun
a career of bloodshed and rapine. The
best evidence of the effectiveness of
the blockade maintained by the Ameri-
can admiral and also of the work of
the insurgents in surrounding the city
is shown i'm the statement i'm the dis
patches that provisions are scarce in
the city of Manila, which seems to in
dicate to Admiral Dewey an early sur
render by the Spanish authorities.
Another report seems also to be re-
futed by the admirars advices. and
that is that the rebels had raided Ca
vite. where the Spanish naval station
was located and where. presumably.
large supplies of arms and ammuni-
tion were kept. IL the rebels have been
supplying themselves with arms. IL
must have been with the admirafs
l -.
dated from Cavite. indicating that he Is
still in possession. The greatest sat
isfaction prevails here over the good
work being done and the effectiveness
of the blockade maintained by him.
The officials are making all possible
| haste to rush troops to supplement Ad-
| miral Dewey's forces. so that IL the
| Spanish governor does surrender. the
| former will not be dependent upon the
small number of marines. which he
cannot spare from his ships. but will
| have the assistance of soldiers in
| holding his position and maintaining
order. 1t is confidently hoped here
that the City of Peking, chartered as
| transport vessel, will be able to clear
| from San Francisco in a very short
time. to be followed In rapid success
/ sion by the other three ships engaged
/ for a similar purpose. The Peking can
| carry 1000 men. which. with the ma
rines aboard the Charleston, which Is
| about the sail. viii be of considerable
| assistance to the admiral. but far from
the number which he will need. The
total number OF men to be sent will
| aggregate probably 1000, as Major
General Merritt. who is to command
the expedition. subsequently to be mil
itary governor. regards IL as the least
number which can maintain order in a
city like Manila, made up of so many
| discordant elements. Over 10 regiments
| of infantry and four batteries of artil-
| lery from the volunteers have been or
! dered To concentrate at San Francisco.
and from these and the regulars now
in the extreme West will be taken the
men for the Philippine expedition. IL
is expected that practically all the
volunteers Will go.
Secretary Long was at the navy de-
partment several times during the day.
and in addition To the dispatch from
! Admiral Dewey he authorized the pub
| lication of the statement that the tor
pedo boat Terror. belonging TO the
| Spanish fleet. was disabled at Fort de
France. Martinique. The dispatch is
as follows: The Spanish torpedo boat
Terror disabled at Fort de France.
| Martinique"
There was a disposition among some
| OF those who saw this statement to re
gard il with suspicion. suggesting thai
the report of disability was intended
simply as blind and that the Spanish
government had caused IL To spread 81
that no compalint could be made 4
/ France on account of the stay of ths
boats at a neutral port. None of th'
officials. however. would express them
selves on the subject.
Secretary Long also made public I
message which had been received from
Key West telling of the departure o
the United States vessel Uncas. In com
mand of Captain Brainard- She
bound for some point in Cuba. with
view to securing the release OF tw'
American prisoners under a Tag q
truce. in exchange for Spanish prison
ers held by this government. The state
ment given out by the secretary an tn
subject was as follows: The Unites
States steamer Uncas left tkey west
shortly before midnight last night viii