The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-05-21
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Arrival ef Admiral Dewey's Dis
patch Boat Hugh McCulloch at
Hong Kong, China.
LATEST ADVIcES FROM THE ISLANDS.
Capture of a Spanish Gunboat-The Insur-
gents Ask and Receive Conditional Per-
mission to Attack Manila-Must Com
init No Outrages- Foreign Flags Dis
played for Safety If City Is Captured.

init No Outrages Foreign Flags Dis
played for Safety II City Is Captured.
Hone Kong, May 16.-The United
States dispatch boat Hugh McCulloch
arrived here yesterday from Manila
with dispatches for the United States
government. She reports that the
Spanish gunboat Callao, from the Caro-
line islands. recently entered the port
OF Manila, being ignorant of the out
break of hostilitics between Spain and
the United States. An American wal
ship fired across her bows and sig
nailed a demand for her surrender.
The demand being disregarded, the
American ship fired direct at the Span
lsh gunboat and the latter surrendered.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceiVed from Admiral Dewey:
Maintaining strict blockade. Reason
to believe that the rebels are hemning
in the city by land, but have made no
demonstration. Scarcity of provisions
In Manila Probable that the Spanish
governor will be obliged to surrender
soon. Can take Manila at any moment.
Climate hot and moist. On May IL
captured gunboat C~allao, attempting to
run blockade. Have plenty coal. One
British, n French, two German, one
Japanese vessel here observing.
DEWEY.
In another telegram Admiral Dewey
thanks the president for his promotion
and pays complement to the officers of
his squadron.
The populace of Manila is reduced to
eating horse flesh and the prospect of
relief seems far distant.
The Hugh McCulloch also reports
that the Philippine insurgents applied
to Rear-Admiral Dewey for his ap-
proval of an attack by them Oh the
city. The admiral, it appears ap-
proved of the plan, provided no ex-
cesses were committed. The insur-
gents then pleaded that they had no
arms, with the exception of machetss,
to which the admiral replied:
Help yourselves at the Cavite arse
nal"
The city of Manila, however, has
not yet been attacked.
About 5000 Spanish troops are guard-
ing the road leading from Cavitc to
Manila.
There is no truth in the reported
massacre of a NUMBER of Americans.
There has only been a trifing Incl
dent during police duty, and nobody
was hart.
The Hong Kong correspondent n the
Standard says:
After the Callao's crew landed they
were released Oh parole, and the Cal
was paraded in full view of Manila
city, accompanied by the United States
cruiser Concord.
When Mr.. Williams, the American
consul, landed at Cavite last week, he
was received with great enthusiasm
followed in the streets by a crowd
of 1000 people, shouting: Viva Los
Americanos." There were no signs
that the Spanish authorities in Manila
were prepared to capitulate.
All the Spanish inhabitants aud
many British and German families
sought safety in the suburbs, tax
ing all their belongings. In the bust
ness quarters the buildings are Gov
cred with foreign flags. the British
predominating, with a view of protec-
ton should the insurgents capture the
city.
There is much feeling against the
British residents; but fortunately the
number of foreign men-of-war off Ma.
Mia is constantly increasing, and the
position of Europeans is becoming
daily less precarious. Aguinaldo, the
insurgent leader, is now in
Hong Kong, actively negotiating. 1
with President Mckinley.
l have reason to believe that he is seek
ing to arrange for the future govern
ment of the Philippines by a native adj
ministration under the ~protectorate Of
the United States.
At present there is deal of dissen-
sion among the rebel factions, some of
which are negotiating with the Ameri-
cans and others with the Spaniards.
Whether Apuinaldo possesses enouuh
influence to reconcile these differences
and to induce the insurgents to pursue
a common policy is questionable.
Admiral dewey is well advised in
waiting for reinforcements, since the
fall of Manila would produce anarchy
throughout the islands. The English
here advocate a joint Anglo-American
administration. 1t is asserted that
Admiral Dewey has recoaled three
British ships.