The herald., 1898-05-18
INSURGENTS OF NO USE
uxxxnLY DrsuN1TED AND HALF
FAVOR SPAIN
Transport ships Not Yet Ready Nor
Troops Prepared for the Voyage.
Hushing Work
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
HONG KONG. May 17.-(Copyrighted,
1Sse, by the Associated Press.)-The steam
/; Or Hsmeralda which has just arrived from
Manila with 400 refugees. chiefly Chinese.
reports that the United States cruisers
Concord and, Boston are going to Iloilo.
where they expect prompt capitulation
and to recapture the American ship Sar-
anac With q cargo Of coal. The blockade
: n Manila IL extremely rigid and several
aAips have been refused admittance. The
rebels are useless as allies of Admiral
Dewey. They are utterly disunited, quite
half Of them being in favor of Spain. The
Cavite arsenal was found empty. Colonel
Miguel. Of the artillery. committed sui
ode because he discovered that the am
munition was non-existent.
Captain General August is trying to
conciliate the rebels and has authorized the
establishment Of native councils. The
archbishop Of Manila in a pastoral issued
on the eighth instant, said:
s'Christians, defend your faith against
heretics who raise an insuperable barrier
10 immortal souls. enslave the people, abol-
ish crosses and cemeteries. forbid pastors
to perform baptism, matrimony or funeral
rites or to administer consolation or grant
absolution."
Pending the arrival Of troops from the
United States the Americans defer hostil-
tiles ashore.
Ready for Sea
VALLEJO, May 1.-THE cruiser Char
lesion will in all probability sail for the
Philippines tomorrow morning. She will
finish coaling tonight and as all her am
munition and stores are aboard, nothing
will remain to delay her further when that
necessary preliminary has been accom-
plished-
Her complement of officers is as fol-
lows: Captain Henry Glass. commanding;
Lieutenant Gottfried Blockinger. execu-
tive ofncer; Lieut.. VIM. Braunersreuther,
navigator; Lieuts. Frank NJ. Bostwick,
George R. slocum. Robert e. Coontz; En-
signs VIM. A. Moffett and Waldo Evans
watch officers; surgeon. Henry I. Percy;
passed assistant surgeon, Ammen Fahren-
holt; paymaster. James s. Phillips: chief
engineer, Robert w. Gait; passed assist
ant engineer, J. s. Mexican; assistant engi-
neers, A. W. Marshall, c. E. Leiper and J.
B. Henry; boatswain. D. Glynn; gunner
A. A. Phelps; carpenter. J. H. Gill: paw
clerk. F. M Phillips.
Waiting for Troops
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE city of
Picking will not be ready to sail for Man
la for day or two. and it is rumored
that she will be delayed for possibly a
week. pending the arrival of troops from
the east. 1t is said she will carry num-
Der Of mules to the islands in addition To
the troops.
The first real work indicative as to the
time the Pektipk viii depart took place to-
day. A squad of men from the Presidio
was detailed to store her provisions and
arrangements are being perfected for the
auartering Of the men who will 90 with
her to join Admiral Dewey. If rush orders
are received the vessel can sail within
70 hours. but If she is to go thorough,v
equipped for service it will take five or ST x
days to At her out. She has about finished
coaling and is taking on supplies and nro-
visions for the trip.
The City of Sydney, also one of the trans
ports. is being coaled. but there is little
else being done on board. This is also
the case with the steamer Australia. bpt
the last mentioned vessel hardly needs the
preparation for the trip that the other YES
sells are undergoing.
General Merriam has decided that No
more troops can be stationed at the pro-
sidio with due regard to the health Of The
present occupants and has made arrange
ments with the owners Of the old Bay Dis
trict track to station all the troops tba+
arrive here after today within the great
enclosure. The ground will be prepared
for the reception Of the troops from Ore.
gop, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado. Min.
nesota. Kansas, Utah and Idaho. who are
due to arrive here this week.
It is expected that there will be at leas,
1000 regulars and volunteers stationed IN
this city before the end Of the month. and
1000 regulars and volunteers stationed n
that most Of them win be ordered to Man.
u.
Spanish Activity
NEW YORK, May 1z-Preparation to,
he relief expedition to be sent to the Phil
bplns Islands are being hurried In boil