The record-union., 1898-05-29
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Dewey's Blockade of Manila Bay
Continues Effective.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Navy
Department this afternoon made public
the following dispatch:
"Cavite, May 25th, via Hongkong,
May ~, 1898
ITO Secretary Navy Washington: No
change in the situation of the blockade
Is effective. 1t is impossible for the
people of Manila to buy provisions ex-
cept rice. The Captain of the Olympia
(Gridley), condemned by medical sur
geon, is ordered home. He leaves by
Occidental and Oriental steamship from
Hongkong the 2Sth Commander Lam
bert is appointed Commander of the
Olympia DEWEY"
THE BALTIMORE NOT INJURED
HONGKONG, May 2S.-There is alb
solutely no truth in the report that the
United States cruiser Baltimore, now
at Manila, has been damaged by an in
ternal explosion.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Zafeiro, which arrived here at midnight
yesterday, reported that Rear Admiral
Dewey is short of provisions and am
munition
The Havili-American cable, it is said
was cut by the Americans on May ODD
A brush between the insurgents and the
Spanish occurred near Cavite on May
Doth
The American entire fleet is at Ca
vite. The report that some of the
American ships had sailed for Iloilo
where the Spanish gunboat El Cano is
supposed to be, is incorrect.
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, is
with the insurgents. between the Amer
leans and the Spanish.
The incendiary fires continue.
The priests and nuns at Manila have
been removed from the latter place to
Laguna
All the coast towns are reported to
be held by Spanish troops.
The Americans are repairing the slip
at Cavite
SITUATION GROWING MORE DES-
PERATE.
NEW YORK. May 2S.-A dispatch
to the World" from Manila by way
Iof Hongkong says:
The situation of the besieged inhabi-
tants of Manila is growing more and
more desperate. owing to the shutting
off of the supplies of food.
The blockade of the bay by Admiral
Dewey's squadron is complete. while
city on the land side, thus effectually
closing the place in.
Admiral Dewey has deferred further
aggressive action at this point until
the arrival of the United States cruiser
Charleston with coal and ammunition,
and of the promised troops for the
military occupation of the islands
The Spaniards at Manila have heard
a report that a squadron of Spanish
Ewarships is coming to attack the Amer
Iican fleet.
The story about the smallpox epi-
demic upon board the United States
fleet is without foundation. Everybody
lin the squadron is in excellent health,
the weather is not severely hot and
no sickness is apprehended
SPANISH BELIEVE CAVITE HAS
BEEN RECAPTURD.
MADRID, May %, Z p. m.-Persistent
lrumors are in circulation that the Gov
eminent has received very favorable
news, but it is waiting for confrma-
tion before making its advices public
A rumor current on the Bourse to-day
that the Spanish had recaptured Cavite
gained credence, in view of the fact
that General Blanco telegraphed from
Havana to Lieutenant-G General Correa.
the Minister of War, congratulating
him upon the Spanish victory in the
Philippines.
In the Chamber to-day, in reply to
Questions on the subject, Senior Romero
Giron, Minister of the Colonies, said
the Government had received very ia
vorable news from the Philippines and
added that official dispatches an
inounced that all was well in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Senior Sagasta, the Premier. on leav-
ling the Chamber this afternoon said to
a group of reporters that the Cadiz
squadron had put to sea to carry out
maneuvers, but would return to CadiZ