Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-16
THEY BREW TROUBLE
Leaders of the Cubans at San.
tiago Begin to Show
Their Hands.
SUGGESTION OF A BIG CONTRACT
Being No Less Than the Capture oil
the City from Uncle Sam.

That tho Cubans Must lie Put Down
with Iron Hand"-BIanco Cables
Madrid His Resignation I'm Evident Dis
gust at the acknowledgement Arrives
at Hong KOns-ManiIa Reported Fallen.
Washington, Aug. 16. - The depart
| ment of state has just issued the fol-
lowing: The following dispatch was
received at the department of state at
l1:15 p. m. Aug. Is, from Consul Wild
, man. Hong Kong: 'Augustin says Dew
ey bombarded Manila Saturday: city
surrendered Internationally. Augustin
was taken by the Germans in a launch
to the Kakse-in Augusta and brought
TO Hong Kong credit the report"
Hong Kong, Aug. 16.-General Au-
gustin. captain general OF the Philip
pines. arrived by the Kaiserin Augusta.
He refuses to be interviewed and will
tay nothing more than that he is going
20 Spain at the first opportunity. 1t is
n significant fact that while tho fastest
German cruiser has brought General
age of mail for the German consul. The
precise facts are not known, but it is
supposed that General August:n fed
frcm the Philippines.
Later.-Another dispatch from Hong
Kong says: General Augustin told a
lady that Admiral Dewey demanded the
surrender OF Manila in an hour The
Spaniards declined to surrender anc
Dewey began the bombardment and the
Spaniards hoisted a white flag General
Augustin Immediately jumped into a
German launch which was in waiting
and went to the Kaiserin Augusta,
which sailed before the bombardment
was concluded"
Santiago dc Cuba. Aug. 16.-TroUble
with the Cubans is breeding. Their at
titude is one Of sullen hostility toward
Americans. The better classes in Cuba
favor the annexation of the island to
the United States, and majority Of
the masses are ready and anxious to
work and accept the shelter and protec-
Hon afforded by an American protec-
toratc, but they are influenced IL a GER
tain class ef rabid orators and Breeders
of sedition and rebellion against any
infammatary class demands and urges
the recognition of cuba for Cubans. ami
spurns all offers or suggestions tending
TO prosperity under an American pro-
tectorate. and excites popular discoa-
tent. This is exactly the class that
pushes itself most into evidence and
whose views and opinions are most
overheard and published.
Going to Recapture Santiago.
The advice of these men to the Gu
bans is to repudiate all Offers Of peace
or cessation of hostilities, and to look
upon an arpfstice as an agreement be-
tween the United States and Spain on
their own account, and not binding up
on the free and independent state of
Cuba. whose libcrating army not only
repudiates pacification but will ignore
the arnistice to the point of continuing
to wage war and shooting every Span
lard in the fed. a wild runor is nfloat
to the effect that the Cuban army will
attack Santiago and capture il to the
glory of the Cuban arms as soon as the
American garrison Is weakened This is
directly traoeable to the same source.
Suppression with an IRON Hand"
The influence exerted by such body
of men against law and order is for
midable. This hysterlcal people de-
mands suppression with an iron hand.
w mic SUit IN embryo, this influence IS
already felt among certain classes wh5
refuse to work or serve the government
until al! doubt as to the freedom
and independence Of their Country is
cissipated- a knowledge of this condi-
ton is imperative to the HnolGing of fut-
ure policy and TO explain whatever
harsh steps may be rendered necessary
with the insurgents.
But This Is Another Story.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. l6.-rCopy-
right. 1S9s. by the Associated Press.H|
A secret meeting was held last night at
the palace between the commanding of
fcers of the American army and the
Cuban leaders 1t can be said with good
authority that General Garcia was pres
ent. The Information obtained is to the
effect that the Cuban situation was
thoroughly reviewed and that it was
It solved to dfsband the Cuban army
and that the United States should pay
the men of. This involves the expendi-
ture OF 5000. coo.
BLANCO GIVES UP THE FIGHT
He Could Not BE CONSTANT and Manage
the Evacuation of Havana