The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
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lng upon the insurgents the burden OF con-
Quoting military oYsrati5ss against thu
sp@risa. while he hirnaelt IS lyiug In en-
forced laisnsss awaiting the arrival OF
troops. and that he has succeeded In pre-
venting the corruption az tne irsurgent
leaders ~ the seaalarls. which appeared
at ore time 50 be threatening.
There Is some speculation here III snx-
Ions minds a. 20 how the Insurgents ws!l
treat the prisoner. they have taken. WHO
are mere numerous. e il sad. than all
tbs captures by the Cuban insurgents
since thel- war begun. Il was reported.
by cable soon after ne had secured the CO.
operation or the insurgent chief Agui-
naIdo, that Admiral Dewey would see 20
IL that the insurgents observed the rule
OF civilized warfare. This caution was
made necessary By the terrible tales that
had been circulated Of tire ha-barous
treatment Of prisoners captured by the In
EuTgents II Is sincerely hoped that AgGi-
naldo Will see to il that this aGreemens
is observed In the case of the 800 prison.
err he now holds, for il IL believed in Of
tlcial circles that the nations OF the civil
ized word VIII hold the United States
morally responsible for any great excuses
that may be committed in the Philip
pines as a result OF our action there
Navy department officials declare that
No. ~TFt ha r.
keeping and maintenance OF those prison
err which Is most fortunate. considering
the limited resources of the admiral In
tbs matter OF provisions.
The Monadnock Ordered tn Sail.
The navy department gave orders today
that the doubIe-tufretei monitor M0nad-
mock, now at Mare island. should De ready
10 sail Tor Manila within ten days. and
The necessary orders were teiegraphed.
The Monterey will not wait for the
company Of the Monadnock, bat should
be off In the course of few hours under
convoy OF the Bru;ue.
The navy department will Immediately
secure another merchant ship TO accom-
pany the Monadnock on her 6,0o-mlle
voyage. The Monadnock IS a powerful
doubie-turreted monitor With twin screws
and 3.eDNhorse power engines. she is easily
able 20 make twelve and a half knots an
hour. Built On the general tines OF The
Amphsirite. she has better engines and
more power than that monitor She car
ties four ten-lnch guns. besides two four
inch rapld-ilfe guns 81 easensate. and
a Numerous secondary battery Her coal
capacity IS 80 tons tn bunkers, and al
most as much more stowage room can be
found on the decks. Consequently the
Monadnock has the ability TO make
longer cruise than the Monterey. without
repienishing her coal supply. Yet her
capacity is stu too small 10 permit her
10 make the passage from Honolulu 10
The Philippines unaidea.
with these two monitors Admiral Dawey
will be fully able 10 take care OF himself
even should the much sslked-of Cad.z
ftee. undertake 10 attack him in Manila
harhar. The monitors at their maximum
draw only fourteen and halt feet Of wa
'eA' OF ttH leeS i'9s t.4aF the spanish bat
tleship Pe!ayo. and therefore would be
able Il pick their position la the shallow
waters. where tae Spanish hatIlesi1ip.
could not possible yeach them ana ham
mer away At tho latter to their hearts
content. presenting themselves 30 email
q mark as 30 render It very difficult for
the Spanish sunnegs "a reply effectively.
There il 10 doabi entertained of the Nc
nadnock's seaSortAiUess. fer before being
reconstructed az the Mare island navy
yard she made the entire voyage from tha
Delaware clear arouud the Ilern 10 san
Francisco voyage longer really than
ihat made by the Orssoa.