Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-05-20
de EY Tie Ard FROM.
The Admiral Maintains His POSI-
tion at Manila.
CITY PRACTICABLE AT HIS MERCY.

CITY RAC1lCALLY AT HIS MERCY.
ca Capture II At Any AIoment-Prog-
II ress Of the Plans for Forward
ing Reinforcement tn the
Philippine Islands.
Washington, May is. Dispatches
from Hong Kong brought welcome
news Sunday from Admiral Dewey to
the president, and particularly to Sec
\ rotary Long and the naval officials who
are watching the admiral Is movements
\ with 50 much interest. While no APP
Sprehension existed as to his security,
nevertheless reinsurance Of his safety
I 6 always pleasant The kilograms in
dictate that Dewey has lost none Of the
1 prestige gained ia his memorable fight
OF two weeks ago, and that, while he
refrains from taking the city Of Ma
Mia, he has it practically at his mercy.
The admiral expresses the belief that
the rebels are hemming in the city by
land, but the fact that he says explicitly
I that they have made no demonstration
1 seems to disprove thoroughly the pub
lished reports that they had already
i entered Manila and had begun a career
Of bloodshed and rapine. The best evil
dences of the effectiveness of the block
ade maintained by the American adj
miral and also of the work of the in
surgents in surrounding the city is
shown in the statements in the dis
patches that provisions are scarce in
the city of Manila, which seems to indi-
cate to Admiral Dewey an early sur
render by the Spanish authorities. An
other published report Seems also to
be refuted by the admiral's advices, and
that is that the rebels had raided Cavite,s
where the Spanish naval station was To-
Gated, and where presumably large sup
plies OF arms and ammunition were kept.
II the rebels have been supplying them
selves with arms it must have been with
the admiraPs consent, as his dispatch
IS originally dated from Cayite, indica!-
Ing that he is still in possession. The
greatest satisfaction prevails here over
the good work being done and the eff
1ectiveness OF the blockade being main
tanned by him. The dispatch, as given
out by Secretary Long, is as follows:
Dewey's Dispatch.
''cavite, May 13.-Hong-K May 1e-
Maintaining strict blockade Reason to be-
deve that the rebels are hemming in the
city by land, but have, made no demon-
etration. Scarcity provisions In Manila.
Probable that the Spanish governor will be
obliged to surrender soon. Can take Ma
II Mia any moment Climate hot and moist
4 On May II captured gunboat Callao. at
tempting to run blockade Have plenty
coal One British, one French. two Ger.
man. one Japanese vessel here observing.
DEWEY"
Aid for the Admiral.
The officials are making all possible
haste to rush troops to supplement Adj
miral Dewey's forces, so that If the
Spanish governor does not surrender
the former willnot be dependent upon
the small number Of marines which he
can illH.spare from his. ships, hut will
4 have the assistance Of soldiers In hold
ing his position and maintaing order.
II is confidently hoped here that the
Y City Of Picking, chartered a, q: trans
port vessel, will be able to clear from
San Francisco in very short time, to
be followed in rapid succession by the
other three ships engaged. for SINH
lar purpose. The Picking can carry 1000
men, which, with the marines aboard
the Charleston, just about to sail, will
be OF considerable assistance to the adj
miral, but far from the number which
= he will need. The total nAmber OF men
{ TO be Sent will aggregate probably 49,
600, as Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, who
II to command the expedition and sub
sequently to be made military govern
Or, regards 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 yolun-
teers have been ordered to concentrate
At San Francisco, and from these and
the regulars now in the extreme west
will be taken the men for the Philippine
expedition. 1t is expected here that
\ practically all the volunteers will 20.
May BE Blind.
Secretary Long was at the navy de-
partment several times during the day
and in addition to the dispatch from the
admiral he authorized the publication
Of the statement that the torpedo boat
Terror, belonging to the Spanish feet.
was disabled ct Port de France. Mar.
Unique. The dispatch is as follows:
Spanish torpedo boat Terror disabled
q Port de France, Martinique" There
was disposition among some of those
who saw this statement to regard it
with suspicion, suggesting that the re-
port OF disability was intended simply
as q blind and that the Spanish govern
ment had caused 1t to be spread SO that
no complaint could be made to France
on account OF the stay of the boat at a.
neutral port. None of theofficials. how.
ever. would express themselves on the
subject.
Seeks Exchange Of Prisoners.
Secretary Long also made public =
message which had been received from
hey West telling Of the departure Of
the United States vessel Uncas, in COM
mand Of Capt. Brainard. She is bound
for some point in Cuba with view to
securing the release of two American,
prisoners under flag Of truce. in ex-
change for Spanish prisoners held by
this government.
Have Mustered I'm 8S.OOO.
4 Washington, May Sixty five thou
sand troops have been mustered in. Or
ders have been issued directing SO regi-
ments Of infantry, II light batteries Of
artillery and 80 troops of volunteer cav,
slry to go to Chickamauga; 9 regiments
and battalions Of infantry, and 4 bat