The record-union., 1898-06-20

steamer Yuen Sing, which sailed from
Manila on June 14th, reports that a
railway Director who went out on the
line on locomotive was fired on by in
surgents at the barracks. four kiloane-
ters outside of Manila The Yuen Sing
also reports that the railroad station
is being fortified The Spaniards, it is
said. are demoralized, and 1t was eX-
pected when the steamer left that they
would retire to the citadel by the 10th.
REPORT THAT MANILA HAS CA
PITULATED.
PARIS, June 19.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Temps" says it is re-
ported there that Manila has capitulat-
ed, though the Ministers have not re-
ceived any news to that effect.
The correspondent also says that
Senior Romero Giron, the Minister OF
the Colonies, stated that if Governor
General Augusti has made over his
power to General Sanders to govern
Manila, General Sanders will attempt
a sortie.
According to the same authority. the
Spanish Consuls at Hongkong, Shang-
hal and Singapore have been ordered to
organize at any cost the most rapid
archipelago still under Spanish author
ity.
SUCCESS OF REBELS WONDER
Full.
LONDON, June 20. - The Hongkong
correspondent of the Daily Mail" tel
egraphing Sunday, says: THE native
proclamation of independence will be
signed on Monday. Manila is complete
ly surrounded by the insurgents, of
whom there are three forces. deployed
about the city. The success of the reb-
els is wonderful. The insurgents have
captured old Cavite Church. taking go
prisoners, and they now hold the entire
shore of the bay right around to Ma
late. A foreign fire brigade, composed
OF British, Swiss and Germans, intend
to remain ashore
SPAIN EXPECTS NO HELP FROM
POWERS.
MADRID, June 1913 D, MIN the
course of a conversation to-day, an
important politician said he did not
believe that Germany would do any
thing in the Philippines on behalf of
Spain, nor had he any faith in help
from the European Powers.
II Admiral Camara is successful in
the Philippines" he said lit will be of
assistance to Spain in adjusting peace,
but no Power or combination of Pow
ers is likely to oppose Americas pol
icy. Should the Liberals retire the
next Government will take the earliest
opportunity to negotiate peace"
General Blanco has cabled to Cen
eral Correa, Minister of War, an in
dignant denial of the charges that the
SpaniardS at Guantanamo mutlated
the American dead
SHOULD GERMANS EFFECT A
LANDING.
LONDON, June 20-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times" says 1t
seems probable that if Admiral Dewey
is unable to undertake the responsible
ity for the safety of the Germans at
Manila, Admiral Diedrichs shall land
force. Once a German landing has
taken place, German interests will
doubtless assume a new aspect, and. as
the Marine Politsche Correspondent
has already pointed out, it will be easy
TO claim guarantee or guarantees for
the future in the Philippines as it was
in 10 Shan Tung peninsula
i, The "Kolnische Zeitung," utterinp a
warning to the United States that it
Will not find coloniZing easy, proceeds
to say: AN administration which is so
corrupt and so completely at the mercy
OF the most pernicious personal influ-
ence as that of the American Union
will hardly be able to repair the raw
ages which have been wrought by
Spanish neglect and priestly rule in the
course of centuries. The citizens of the
most free republic do not seem tn raaI
lZe the enormous burdens which a mil
ltary occupation of these colonies and
their protection by navy will impose
upon a State. The Americans are not
even prepared to protect their own
coasts against a naval Power of any
Importance