The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-10

NOIlIilCLIIB IuIIlOIS VI naval ci6h6N-
ments, the landing Of troops and such
matters at the navy department there
came at the close Of the day one i'm
portant bit of news embodied in a
report from Admiral Dewey Of import
ant success achieved by the insurgents
at Manila.
The officials have been more anxious
than they cared to betray as to Admiral
Dewey's condition. They were not
seriously apprehensive Of personal
LANCER to the fleet, but an impression
was gaining ground that the admiral
had not maintained the same measures
of success in his operations in Manila
bay that rewarded his first effort. Now
the report received goes to show that
his plans are working out admirably;
that he has succeeded in placing upon
the insurgents the burden of conduc-
ting military operations against the
Spaniards while he himself is lying in
enforced idIeness awaiting the arrival
Of troops, and that he had succeeded
in preventing the corruption of the in
1"A oO'N NNN ~ 90 49,
which appeared at one time to be
threatening. There is some specula-
ton here by anxious minds as to how
the insurgents will treat the prisoners
they have taken, who are more numer-
Gus, 1T is said, than all the captures
made by the Cuban insurgents since
their war began.
1t was reported by cable, soon after
he had secured the cooperation of the
1nsurgent chief, Aguinaldo, that Ad-
miral Dewey would see to it that the
insurgents observed the rules Of civil
LIKED warfare. This caution was made
necessary by the terrible tales that
had been circulated of the barbarous
treatment of prisoners captured by the
insurgents. 1t is sincerely hoped that
ASulnaldo Will see to it that this
agreement is observed in the case of
the 1,8OO prisoners he now holds, for
it is believed Unofficial circles that the
nations of the civilized world will hold
the United States morally responsible
Tor any great excuses that may be
committed in the Philippines as a re-
suit of our action there. The navy
department officials declare that Dew
ely is not responsible for the safe-keep-
ing and maintenance of these prison.
ers, which is most fortunate, consider
ing the limited resources of the ad-
miral in the matter of provisions .
THE MONADNOCK TO SAIL.
The navy department telegraphed
orders today that the double turreted
monitor Monadnock, now at Mare is
land, Cal, should be made ready to
sail for Manila within ten days. The
Monterey will not wait for the COM
pany of the M~onadnock, out should be
off in the course of a few hours under
the convoy of the Brutus. The navy
department will procure another mer-
chant ship to accompany the Monad-
mock on her 5000 miles voyage. With
twin screws and 5000 horsepower en-
gines she is easily able to make lZ12
knots an hour. Built on the general
lines of the Amphitrite, she has better
engines and more power than that
monitor. She carries four 1O-lnch guns
in two turrets, beside two 4-lnch rapid
fire guns in a casemate and a numer-
Gus secondary battery. Her coal ca
pacity is $50 tons in bunkers and al
most as much more stowage room can
be found on the decks. Consequently
the Monadnock has the ability to make
a longer cruise han the Monterey
without replenishing her coal supply
vet her capacity is still too small 10
hermit her to make the passage from
Honolulu to the Philippines unalded.
With these two monitors, Admlrai
Dewey will be fully able to take care
of himself even should the much-talk-
ed of Cadiz fleet undertake to attack
him in Manila harbor. The monitors
at their maximum draw only l412 feet
of water. or 10 feet less than the span
ish battleship Pelayo, and, therefore,
would be able to pick their position IN
the shallow water where the spanish
battleships could not possibly reach
them. and hammer away at the latter
10 their hearts content, preSehlllS
themselves so small a mark as 10 rem
der it difficult for the Spanish gunhels
to reply effectively. There is no oouo'
entertained of the Monadnocks sea-
1rortbiness for before being recon-
structed at the Mare island navy YARD
she made the entire voyage from Dela-
ware clear around the horn TO san
Francisco. q voyage longer really IMAM
that made by the Oregon.
The Cadiz fleet. which was reported
to be doing strange things in the west
Indies yesterday, is not giving the Nd
val officials any concern. They nave
learned through the state department
that the Spanish ships were at Cadlz
last Friday, so they could not we'll
have been in the West Indies two days
later.
Up to the close Of Office hours it
could not be learned at the war de-
Dartment that any news had reached
there to show that troops had landed
in force near Santiago and the officials
high and low, made no concealment OF
their ~incredulity.
Major de G~randprey, military at
fachee Of the French embassy, left to-
night for Tampa, where he will pro-
coed with the troops embarking for
Cuba. Prince Lieven, of Russia, a
captain Of the Russian Royal Artillery,
and recently assigned for special ser
vice in connection with the war, call
ed on the war and navy officials to-
day and later left for the south. These
are the last of the foreign observers to
leave for the scene of action.
EJECT OF CARRANZA'S DENIAL.