The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-20
DEWEY HEARD FROM.
The Victorious Admiral Still Has
Manila at His Mercy.
ITS GOVERNOR MAY SURRENDER SOON
The City Getting Short OF Provlsions-Adm.
Dewey Captures Another Spanish Gum
boat whose Captain Had Not
Heard About the War.

WASHINGTON, May l6-The dis
patches from Hong Kong brought well
come news yesterday from Adm.
Dewey to the president and particu-
larry to Secretary Long and the naval
officials who are watching the admir-
ais movements with SO much interest.
While no apprehension existed as to
his security, nevertheless reinsurance
of safety is always pleasant The tele-
grams indicate that Dewey has lost
none of the prestige gained in
his memorable fight of two weeks
ago, and that, while he refrains
from taking the city of Manila,
he has it practically at his mercy. The
admiral expresses the belief that the
rebels are hemming the city in by land,
but the fact that he says explicitly
that they have made no demonstrations
seems to disprove thoroughly the pub
lished reports that they have already
entered Manila and begun a career of
bloodshed and rapine. The best evil
dence of the effectiveness of the block
AIDE maintained by the American adj
miral, and also of the work of the in
surgents in surrounding the city, is
nhpNll III Niif bbdltIuthb III lHt
dispatches tnaU PROVISIONS az
scarce in the city of Manila, which
seems to indicate to Adm. Dewey
an early surrender by the Spanish au-
thorities. Another published report
seems also to be refuted by the ad-
miral's advices. and that is that the
rebels had raided Cavite, where the
Spanish naval station was located, and
where, presumably, large supplies of
ammunition were kept If the rebels
have been supplying themselves with
arms it must have been with the adj
mirars consent, us his dispatch is orig
inally dated from Cavite, indicating
that he is still in possession. The
greatest satisfaction prevails here over
the good work being done and the eff
fectiveness of the blockade main
tanned by him. The dispatch as given
out by Secretary Long is as follows:
CAvITE, May 10, via Hong Kong, May 81
Maintaining strict blockade. Reason to believe
that the rebels are hemming In the city by land
but have made no demonstration. Scarcity of
provisions In Manila Probable that the Span
ish governor will be obliged TO surrender soon
Can take Manila at any moment Climate hot
and moist On May ~ captured Runboat Callao
coal One British, one French. two German
one Japanese vessel here observing. DEWEY
The officials are making all possible
haste to rush troops to supplement
Adm. Dewey's forces, so that IL the
Spanish governor does surrender the
former will not be dependent upon the
small number of marines which he can
i'll spare from his ships, but will have
the assistance of soldiers in holding
his position and maintaining order. 1t
is confidently hoped here that the
City of Pekin, chartered as a transport
vessel, will be able to clear from San
Francisco in a very short time, To be
followed in rapid succession by the
other three ships engaged for
similar purpose. The Pekin can
carry 1000 men, which, with the ma
rines aboard the Charleston, just
about to sail, will be of considerable
assistance to the admiral, but far from
the number which he will need. The
total number of men to be sent will
aggregate probably $1,000, as Mai.
Gen Wesley Merritt who is to com
mand the expedition and subsequent
ly to be made military governor, re-
CARDS that as the least which can
maintain order in city like Manila,
made up of many discordant elements
Over ten regiments of infantry and
four batteries of artillery from the
volunteers have been ordered to con-
centrate at San Francisco and from
these and the regulars now in the ex-
IRENE west will be taken the men for
the Philippine expedition. 1t is ex-
pected that practically all the volun-
teers will go.
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