Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-23
AJCESTl IN7ERVIVED.
FEELS THAT he HAS DONE HIS DUTY.
....,sb fleet Described as Some "oid
wooden ship-''- Guns Mounted on
raise Plates

Nsatd. sept. 2s.-Gen. August. th'
,..rer t-ptain general 81 thu Philip
s,.s !, nis. Who has just arrived at
ylnsrsi. spain from Manila. IN an In
...,.,w e quoted AZ discussing tho
tnfsppiae auction In an Interesting
,,.--r,r. ne is alleged 10 have said.
~nsfo-e ! .eo. spain know tn, situa-
al, In mo Philippines was grave.
go More. remarked 30 me ibi u
y,r wi.h ,ha unipd Snfts broke out
,,.rs would b. terrible state Of
rinrs,"
c5v.inung. Gen. August described
Admiral M3l,cio'a Meet az some ''oid
ga "a stifa" ard F.id they came TO
y,pln practically pursued by Dewey"
n, ,bnn said, "our batteries lred o..
bs Americans. but our guns were
,,.,ur..d on false phtcs, and after the
49, mos thoy became useless. a.
r,ybf',k Wo wcre In the power oi M
se,.rIr,rs ami an hour lGef'w arh IN
ef-..sh d'rf had ceased 60 eNift.
..ptve.v rumm1uli me to surrender.
r,Nttd ard h. ihrlieu U! raN'
a. town. I replied; 'RAE' ~ nn, ~
ier. ss iiya The spanish ilas VIII h'A'
on uic ruins " Manila a..
"1hCn began the igfHn'. ,ii ~, "a, ~, w
,ifrf. lf.i She anguish u me pl',haIi,'
e,i,.. 41rd ua IN The facp IN IN.
,,.'..ima. hisiiiitIoa were conducted
is,,,,rh,tit M provinces. but ave W
if.afII cases. humanity
Hp.,,'.v rrnfatfl his summons 70
o. t.r.fier and I again refused Dewey
mOa homhitdud she town ahu " ..,,,..
rd0rl. Considering my pI,-,h,'
nj rec.srify, I asked the E1NeIhln. ~
f1f pUrmissloln y 30 home. ~ W. -
itIn thfre had become hy ~ IN ails
eagy. .hink hayc done my duiy aH
q colder and a spanlnfd,'
The miniaterint newspapers protest
ar-fIn4i ~ unpDaiti1n that the united
gisifs Viii Keep the Philippine Islands.
Thay maintain that Spiinf rights 70
fhrsr lf1uis are lnopnicsrible' ana
5hr4 ahs IL "rrailvcd ~ defend her
r.rhls WIN The greatest cnergy
Thr government p1pcrs also con-
trbi fhnf ihe teruIs VI the peace uru.
'1cll confirm spaln's rirht 20 thc Island
III Luran ana the roat ~ the Philippine
Islands. aud fhey declare that n the
TuItad states bases ~ claim On hu.
mainly and civilization, spain VIII
rf1yf that there In no higher clNilxa-
IN in any colonies than In the Span
ish COLONIES " NHiA.
The rumor that the Rothchlhs are
o lend spiu lafFr sum ~ money,
uhan the treaty nf peace T. signed, i
denied herr. Ofncitla ~ the spanish
government claim that the Bank 81
Spain il able 10 supply The Immediate
q minda " the government.
Thu marked cooincss ~ Admiral
C.ryera and his officers toward thc
r.rlsicr ~ marinr' senior Aungn. y
AHnan AMI hls stan. IN uniform, met
Aimlrai. Cervera. and his party AZ me
riiro,1 depot. Tho admiral -ilutcd
nrd said stinly; II am at the orders
N Your oxreilcncy shall rfoasni
myself At the mlnlairy today a. IL my
iuiy."
Tho admiral then started 10 ic1ve.
,ftor embracing capt. Eulate. the Tor.
ner commander u the Nizcaya and
III other comrades The minister OF
marine oncrtd the use 81 NE cafrilEv
IN Admiral Ccrveru, but the latter de-
lined 20 accept u, and entered anplhcf
In an Interview. the admiral said h.
,nd a dear conscience regarding san
iigo. Nmfinus. ne said. grow .frcai
IS their Victories and not by their de-
cats. however glorious they mlsht De /
3pain mad lived IN dream. und me |
"a now 90 face N-ilhy The admiral |
idled that his warfhlps WIRE not deH-
moved ln battle. but by nrr.
den. Toiui. the Spanish commander
fhi aurfrnd rod his forces az Santiago |
A. cuba. has aiso arrived herr. He ala
- WEh0u, attracting any attention.
~ r. nov siok In bed.