The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-23
CERVERA SNUBS AUNON.
Marked Goodness Between the Ad-
miral and Minister Of Marine.
Observation-Disclosures

The Former Captain General of the
Philippines Discusses the Fan OF
Manila, and Thinks lie Did His Duty
as II soldier and n Spaniard.
Madrid Sept. 23.-The marked cool
ness of Admiral Cervera and his officers
| toward the minister of marine, SenOr
Aunon, Is much commented upon here.
Senor Aunon and his staff, in uniform.
met Admiral Cervera and his party at
the railroad depot. The admiral halt
ed before the minister, saluted and said
stifiy:
81 am at the orders of your excel
lency L shall present myself at the
ministry today, as is my duty"
The admiral then started to leave,
after embracing Captain Eulate, the
former commander of the Vizcaya, and
his other comrades.
The minister OF marine offered the
use of his carriage to Admiral Cervera,
but the latter declined to accept it, and
entered another carriage.
General August, Sale former captain
general of the Philippine islands, who
has just arrived at Vitarla, Spain, from
Manila, in an interview is quoted as
discussing the Philippine question in
an interesting manner He is alleged
to have said:
Before l left Spain I knew the stu-
alton in the Philippine islands was
grave. Senior Moret (the minister of
the colonies in the last cabinet of Senor
Sagasta) remarked to me that If war
with the United States broke out there
would be a terrible state of things"
Continuing, General Augusti describ-
ed Admiral Montojo's fleet as Some
old wooden ships" and said they came
to Manila practically pursued by
Dewey" He then said:
"Our batteries fired at the Americans,
but our guns were mounted on false
plates, and after the first shots they be-
came useless. At daybreak we were
in the power of the Americans, and an
hour afterwards the Spanish fleet had
ceased to exist.
dewey summoned me to surrender
refused, and he threatened to raze the
town. 1 replied: Raze it, but so long
as I live the Spanish flag will float on
the ruins of Manila
"Then began the terrible time of
| siege and the anguish of the blockade.
| Famine stared us in the face. In the
| meantime hOstilities were conducted
! throughout the provinces, but, save in
| isolated cases, humanely"
Dewey repeated his summons to
| surrender, and again refused. Dewey
then bombarded the town, and Manila
| surrendered.
But the danger was not over. Con-
| sidering my presence no longer neces-
| sary, l asked the government for per-
| mission to go home, as my position had
| become by no means easy. 1 think 1
have done my duty as soldier and a
| Spaniard"
The ministerial newspapers protest
| against the supposition that the United
States will keep the Philippine Islands.
| They maintain that Spains rights to
| these islands are incontestible, and that
| she Is resolved to defend her rights
| with the greatest energy"
The government papers also contend
that the terms of the peace protocol
confirm Spain's right to the Island Of
Luzon and the rest of the Philippine
Islands, and they declare that IL the
United States bases it's claims on hu-
| manity and civilization Spain will
| prove that there is no higher civiliza-
| ton in any of the Asiatic colonies than
in the Spanish colonies in Asia.
The rumor that the Rothschilds are
to lend Spain a large sum of money
, when the treaty of peace Is signed is
denied here. Officials of the Spanish
government claim that the Bank of
Spain is able to supply the immediate
demands of the government.