Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-02

patch says: The bombardmcnt of
Manila has begun. The Inhabitants are
fleeing to the country. The operators
In the cable station In the midst Of the
forts have fed to save their lives.
Gable communication isaintercepted.
Madrid. May 2. s anna, special to
the Liberal from Manila says Admiral
Montejo. the Spanish commaiider ac-
knowledges the Spanish fleet has been
completely demolished. He adds that
the crew of the Spanish warsfiip Min
danao, has been saved.
The British consul at Manila, L. II.
Rawson Walker. has conferred with
Commodore Dewey. The object OF this
conference is not known.
Further advices from Manila to the
Liberal say the United States fleet has
taken up position in front az Manila
and has established blockade of the
port.
The population OF Manila is fleeing
from the city. \ bombardment of the
town is expected to take place today.
SPANS FLEET DESTROYEU
The publication of the Liberals Ids
patch from Manila removes the last
hope of the Spanards, and 1t is now adj
mltted on all sides that the Spanish
fleet has been completely destroyed and
that it is probably only question OF
hours as to when the Americans will
occupy Manila
The fact that the Liberal. which Is
Premier Sagasta's organ, admitted the
complete defeat of the spanards. gives
additional Significance to the frank an
nouncement.
The newspapers express n determine
ton to avenge the defeat Of the Spanish
fleet. The conduct az the Spanish ad-
| miral in sinking the remnant of his
fleet in order to prevent Its capture. is
highly extolled by the press.
The Imperial advised the government
to arm all the available shipping and
convrt the vessels into an auxiliary
fleet for the purpose of capturing and
destroying American merchant vessels.
BRITISH GIVE DETAILS OF THE
FIGHT.
London, May 2.-(Copyright. 1898,
BY the Associated Press )--The details
of the battle OF Manila have been re-
ceived at the British colonial office.
They came in two cable messages, re-
celYed yesterday evening, the substance
OF which has been furnished to the
Associated Press by the officials OF the
colonial office today.
The first cable dispatch announces
that the American fleet entered Manila
harbor at daybreak yesterday, station
| Ing itself opposite the city. A fort
! opened fire on the American ships.
whereupon they shifted their position
to one near Cavite, in Manila bay, en-
| gazing in fierce fight against both
the forts and the Spanish heet.
The engagement here lasted two
| hours and result, in the humiliation
| of the Spanish fleet. This dispatch adds
| that the American ships withdrew to
their magazine vessel, In the center of
the roadstead. for the purpose of
| coallng.
One American vessel. the name of
which is not mentioned. is said to have
been disabled.
DEMAND FOR SURRENDER.
| Commodore Dewey requested the
! British consul, Il. IL. Rawson- Walker.
| to convey a message to the Spanish
governor general demanding the sur
| render or all the torpedocs and guns at
| Manila, and the possession of the cable
| offices, saying that unless these terms
were complied with he would proceed
to lombard the city.
The first OF the cable messages ends
with the statement that the Spanish Of
fic,als were comforting with the Brit
ish consul and the telegraph com
panies agent. and that pending a de-
! cislon being arrived at. the cables were
not permitted to handle messages.
The second cable dispatch received
by the colonial office announced that
| the Spanish governor general had re-
| IN anTTQnnpr the fnTng1npS
and cable offices. and that he had pre-
vented the agent of the telegraph com
pany from comforting with Commodore
| Dewey.
The message ends with the statement
that the British governor Of the
Straits Settlement expected that the
bombardment OF Manila would be-
gin on Monday morning. when the
Spaniards would cut the cable.
The first of these cable messages
was received at o'clock yesterday
| evening and the second was received
at midnight. They have not yet been
given to the newspapers here.
No other messages on the subject
| have been received in London, although
| the foreign office expects news from
the British consul at Manila. There
| fore. II is supposed that the eNpecta-
ton OF the governor of the Straits Set
| Element should be fulfilled and that
the Spaniards have cut the cable.
The Officials here gathered from the
| fact that Commodore Dewey's demands
at Manila are limited to the guns,
torpedoes and cable. that he does not
consider that he has n force sufficient
to land and occupy the town.
SPANISH FULL OF WAR TALK
net, according to a special dispatch from
| Madrid to the Evening News, sat for
four hours and only discussed the
| four hours and only discussed the
| Manila disaster. The discussion, II
| is added. showed the Spanish ministers
are NOW fully aroused and win ex-
| haust their resources In defense Of the
| national honor"
After the cabinet council. the Madrid
dispatch TO the Evening News con-
tlnues. General Correa, the minister OF
war, and Admiral Pormeojo, the min