The record-union., 1898-05-18
Natives May Make an Attack With
in a Few Days.
Belief at Port au Prince That a Naval En-
gagemsnt Tosk Place on Sunday
Near the Entrance to the
WndWard Passage.


1898, by the Associated Press. - The
steamer Esmeralda, which has just ar
rived from Manila with 400 refugees,
chiefly Chinese, reports that the Unit
are going to Iloilo. where they expect
prompt capitulation, and to recapture
the American ship Saranac, with a
cargo of coal.
The blockade of Manila is extreme
ly rigid and several foreign ships have
been refused admittance.
The rebels are useless as allies of Ad-
miral Dewey. They are utterly dis
united, quite half of them being in
favor of Spain.
The Cavite arsenal was found empty.
Colonel MIGUEL of the artillery COM
mitted suicide because he discovered
that the ammunition was non existent.
Captain-General August is trying
hard to conciliate the rebels, and has
authorized the establishment of native
councils.
The Archbishop of Manila, in a pas
toral issued on the Sth instnat, said:
Christians, defend your faith against
heretics who raise an insuperable bar
rier to immortal souls, enslave the peo-
pie, abolish crosses from cemeteries,
forbid pastors to perform baptism mat
rimony or funeral rites, or to admin
lister consolation or grant absolution."
Pending the arrival of troops from
the United States the Americans defer
hostilities ashore
ATTACK MAY BE MADE ON MAN
lila.
LONDON. May 1S.-The Hongkong
correspondent of the Times" tele
graphing Tuesday, says: "Aguinaldo
and the principal leaders in the recent
rising left to-day in the United States
dispatch boat McCulloch for Cavite.
They will attempt to persuade the ma
They have promised Admiral Dewey to
regulate their conduct in connection
with the principles of humanity.
"The Americans are evidently anx
ious to complete their conquest before
the arrival of the troops from San
Francisco. British residents now take
a more hopeful view, and famine is
no longer feared"
Manila dated May 18th says: LAS a
means of keeping the natives loyal and
inducing them to refrain from assist
ing the Americans, Governor General
August has instituted a consulting as
sembly composed of fifteen members
of mixed and native blood. It's Presi-
dent is Senior Paterno, who achieved
the late success and accompanied the
rebels to Hongkong in December
Preparations are being made to send
food supplies to outlying districts in
case of bombardment.
1.-The Archbishop of Manila appoints
June 18th as day of rejoicing at the
renewed conservation of the Philippine
Islands to the sacred heart of Jesus"
WILL SOON BE COMPELLED TO
CAPITULATE.
LONDON, May 1S.-The Hongkong
correspondent of the Standard says:
1T is expected, owing to the strict
blockade and famine resulting from it,
that the city of Manila viii soon be COM
PEELED to capitulate to the American
blockading squadron under Admiral
Dewey.
DEWEY IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
NEW YORK, May IA special from
Hongkong says that Consul Wildman
has returned there from Kowloon Bay,
where he took the insurgent leader,
General Aguinaldo and his Cabinet on
the McCulloch. An arrangement was
made for the insurgents to storm Ma
Mia
The dispatch adds that it is absolutely
necessary that American warships and
a strong military force be sent to Ad
miral Dewey's aid at once.
WILL TRY TO RAISE SPANISH
VESSELS.
CHICAGO, May IA special to the
Journal from Washington says: 1t
is learned that in his last cable Admiral
Dewey said that if wrecking apparatus
were sent he would be able to raise
number of the Spanish warships sunk
during the battle. The Admiral thinks
that several of the gunboats can