The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-15
DONS CAPTURED.
Admiral Dewey Takes 500
Spanish Prisoners.
GRANDE ISLAND is TAKEN
So Sudden Was the Attack the Span
iards Did Not Fire Sin.
gle Shot.

The Most Important Harbor In the Phii-
ippines. Next to Manila, Secured with
out the Loss of Single Life-Americans
20 Make an Attack on Manila from the
North on Friday-Insurgcnts Are Very
Active.
Hong Kong, July 1i.-Admiral Dewey
has gained aaother victory in the PHI l.
ippines. The Spanish garrison on Grand
island, Subig bay, is now In the posses.
sion of the Americans. Colonel Rio.
commander of the Spanish forces, and
500 men were taken prisoners. Six
hundred Mauser rifles, 10000 rounds OF
ammunition and one Hotchkiss gun
were also captured. So suddenly was
the attack made by Dewey's ships that
not a shot was fired by the spanards.
and the most important harbor in the
Philippines, next to Manila, was Sc
cured without the sacrifice of single
life
Hong Kong, July 14.-[Copyrighted
1888 by the Associated Press. 1.-The
Philippine insurgents on Wednesday,
July W. lCPOiAOd mat tic oCiIldH DOaI
Irene in Sublc bay. refused to permit
them to attack the Spaniards on Grande
island Rear Admiral Dewey prompt
ly dispatched the Raleigh and Concord
to investigate the matter. On entering
Subic bay the Raleigh opened fire on
the forts, whereupon the Irene slipped
her cable and steamed out by the other
channel The result of the fire of the
American warship was that the Span
iards, numbering over 500 men, sur
rendered everything. On returning to
Manila, the Irene explained she inter-
fered 'in the cause of humanity" and
offered to hand over to the Americans
the refugees she had on board. Ad-
miral Dewey. however, declined to ac-
cept them.
Overtures Came Too Late.
Governor General Augusti has issued
a proclamation promising to grant au-
tonomy to the islands and offering the
insurgents inducements to join the
Spanish forces. General Agunaldo, the
irsurgent leader, in reply. said the
overtures of the Spanish commander
came too late.
The insurgents Thursday made Wig
orous attacks on the Spaniards from all
sides with little result. They shelled
the Spanish blockhouses and trenches
north of Manila and captured the
Spanish guns at Santa Mesa. There was
furious musketry fire all night long
at San Juan, Santa Ana, Paso and
Pasayi, the Spaniards replying with
artillery and musketry. The insurgent
artillery is not yet operating About
400 native militia at Santa Ana have
| Joined the insurgents.
Acting Independently.
The insurgents have rushed the
Malate intrenchments, pushing forward
| to the walls of the forts, but they had
to retire at daylight. 1t is probable
| that the loss was 100 men each. The
| Americans and the insurgents are act
| ing independently, both conducting
| their own operations and hoping to
| evolve an agreement afterwards. The
| Americans are postponing operations
until they are fully prepared for any
| contingency. The natives are proving
| intractible. About 80 0C0 Americans are
expected here shortly, which would en-
| able them to effectively control the
| whole CT the Philippine islands. The
| Americans are drilling persistently and
! promise to make splendid fighters when
| the time arrives for them to take the
\ field against the Spaniards. The sani-
| tation of Cavite is dangerously neg
| lected.
SPAIN THINKS WATSON NEAR.
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