The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-20
MlITEI0 IS 4 COWARD
Tat Il ths Charge Made by
Newspapers In China.
ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA
- 9bsls Hls Parishionsrs mat They WIN
- Degraded and Robbed BY
Their New Nastsrs-He
Urge Resistanoo.

Tscoma, June ls.-The Oriental steam
ship Olympia, which arrived here to-
day, brings China newspapers which
accuse Admiral Montejo OF cowardice
A. the battle of Manila A special CORE
spondeut Of the Hong Kong Telegraph
writes to his paper from Manila. say
ing that the admiral did nothing more
ehaa nee from one vessel to the other
during III engagement. He was among
- arst ashore and almost before the
hottlo Wa over was at his countrS
VIVA beyond the city. He not even
allowed his captains to know where the
Cav1te anchorage was mined. ana TINS
- given y q reason why some OF the
mines were exploded before the Ameri-
exploAed IN order to give the Spanish
vessels IN opportunity to cross the n
Coaonel San Miguel Of the artillery
committed suicide when he found that
the Rapply of ammunition was not what
had been represented. Fraud had been
committed which had disposed OF the
stock. -
The archbishop OF Manila has issued
n nastoral. In which he declares: Very
coon you will see an insurmountabie
barrier placed between you and your
masters: there will be then for you no
situafion nor representation. nor can
you even participate In the government
of the towns. You will be reduced to
eeparate civil state, villifed and de-
arnded like those of the lowest caste.
robbed like miserable iaborers. reduced
10 the condition OF coolies, n farther
20 that OF beasts or machines. supplied or
Sed BY q handful OF rice thrown In your
faces a. q daily allowance. simply 10
secure the fruits OF your labor. This
n not all The worst IL that you VIII
soon zee the ruin OF your temples, or
that they will be turned into Protestant
chapels, where there IL no altar. Oh,
this n hard. God, Virgin and all are
zone. and the cross will have disap-
reared from your cemeteries. the cruci-
Ar from your schools. n the ministers
OF the true God, who made you Chris
tians through baptism" He urges tne
Spanish TO resist the attacks OF the
Americans.
Tnere 10 Q strong anti-Dritish feeling
among the Spaniards in Manila, who
are OF the opinion that the English peo-
ple have show their sympathy with
the United States too openly. IL Is
claimed by the Spanish that the British
government even supplied a pilot to take
the neet into Manila harbor. Captain
Cobban Of the collier cairo was accused
OF being the pilot.
A dispatch from Canton tells Of q
~plraticaI raid so miles o the city
Pirates boarded the Chinese steamer
Wingsang at Canton rs passengers n
reaching a favorable point, attacked the
crew. which resisted and after several
hours lighting drove them from the
boat. The steamer drifted ashore dur
ing the struggle and had not been hoat-
ed several days later. j,
Serious roting IL reported from Shasi
IN China The customs station wal
burned and the commissioner OF Gus
toms has been made away with. Th'
british consulate was attacked and thu
nagstan torn down and the flag tori
70 shreds. The building was then burned
to the ground.
Reports from Canton state that tn
Rravediggers are not able 10 keep ul
with the death list from the plague.
There are reports OF serious dihcuit'
between the Chinese and French gov
arising from the fact Ina
French experts were employed TO TAX
charge Of the Foe Chow arsenal Tn
French assumed too much authority ant
their contract was n pa!
withheld. The hitch. when reported q
the French minister at Picking. resulte'
In sending two warships to Foo chow
taking q position where the arsena
would b at the mercy of the F'rencl
guns. The Chinese directors were pre-
vented from fleeing for safety by a hin
that flight would be o signal to seiz
the a~rsenais. The French demand
practically amount to giving the Frencl
the possession Of the arsenal
II u reported that American warship
are blockading Illioli. $50 miles frcr
Manila
Prince Kung, q member OF the roys
family, 10 reported to have died at Ps
King On May -. The news 10 credite
by Chinsse and japanese papers.
0eraous rioting occurred II Wun Cho'
a May Is and several houses wer
wrecked. No loss OF life was reported.