Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-19
.DEWEY'S BLOCKADE OF MANILA
f Is Made Strict, IN Dewey May Make
Closer.


Manila. July 70. via Hongkong. July
iS.-An important Interview has Just
been held between Gen. Agu.nhlio'H
secretary. Lcgarda. and a prominent
white man. and the Spanish come
minder. Captain General August, cone
corning the SUR .ndgr of the city as
sorting that 5000 insurg .niH surtound-
I'd Manila nnd were able 90 enter 70 nt
any moment. Thus far they added.
the insurgents had been restrained
with difficulty. but n the sp1niaris
continued stubborn. the result would
De- that the insurgents would De come
PEELED 90 lombard and storm the chy'
with the Inevitable sfauEhttr, unpar-
ail,lcd In history because la the 'N-
element u battle they cannot diacrim-
mate" ,-
Continuing, the captain generals VS.
ltnfl advised him % disregard th' one
cial fiction regarding alleged splnteh
victories la cuba and ruinfnrccmcnt
coming % the Philippine Islands, and
proposed reconciliation between inc
EuaniardH la the Philippines under a
/ republican Tag and a joint oudcav1r O.
/ p rsuade the Americans 20 abandon
hlrtllltlrn In the Philippine Islands.
] Finally. the representative N thc IN
I surs0uia proposed an appeal 90 tho
powers 10 rcslTnizH thu ind dependence
Of tha Philippine Islands.
The captain general replied that he
must hEht. however hopeless De the
. Spanish cause. L'gtnia then returned
90 CavIir, taking with him the native.
who d pIr1lCd prisoner
The natives inside the city say N. y
7 received q fortnlght asp, a concerted
. signal % prepare Tor st1rmluE the
Wlila a second signal, nNlnT the date
N iht assault. has not yet been issued.
tnl hoy are ursd u waiting, ana los
lnr faith In Agunaldo. tn. latter. 70
lH alleged. finds q extremely difficult
I t1 capture the towns flriineItilns.
ilH previous HuccUalca, % u pointed
. Our, were easy, hvcaur- NJ the nature
] nt ihc country, which suited his Skin
] mIHhrrr. u ~ further alleged that the
I principal points captured By the lnsur-
I ms were obtained possession of
through trcachcry,
The Insurgents are now bringing ar
I ullrfN around hv sea from Malahon.
winch lH tedious and troublesome
work They arc also obtaining de-
tailed reports of tho condition Of affairs
from the inside Of tho city.
Admiral Dewey H. establishing a
more strict blockade. les; 10 be- invaii-
N'NN'N ~ lfAlNlAANllE NiMlNNlh 10 WISH
Cnvlte and Malnhun and send aud
rteolvc mails inclorlng nurreptltlous
spanish dispatches. lie has threatened
no. station warHhlpH opposite the city,
which might preclpltnto hostilltlca. na
tho Spanish officers declare thoy viii
certainly nre On any American within
range, regardless ~ the consequences.
The second instnllmont Of the Amer.
icun troops IN expected here daily and
the last dctnchmenta are booked 20
nrflve here early In August. Probably
military operations win be- deferred
until the September dry season, when
u ~ cooler and possibly then blood.
fh'd may be unnecessary.
\ Spanish steamer, the Filinlnaa
has lust been brought In here In the
hands ~ the Insurgents. ~ npponra
that nne was ON the north coast AMI
escaped 10 china with n native crew
on hoard, Whom the latter rsvl'.si
klllCd the officers ana brought the
weasel 90 Cavl'f.
Spnnlurda are daily employing con.
vlctH 10 Ten trees ana burn huts ON
tho outskirts o. tho town Fuailadeg
continue. but otherwise tho situation
unchanged. The stock Of flour ~
practically exhausted. but the nuppllss
of re- and buffalo meat viii last for
month"; longer