The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-07

Not Tell What They Know of the
Movements of the Ships Under
sampsOn-Quiet Day In the Ma
tiOnal Capital,
WASHINGTON, May 6.-After an
partments, the doors were again closed
in the evening without a word from
Commodore Dewey, or any reliable
source, as to what happened at Manila
after the cable broke. During the
course of the day there were rumors
that the cable communication had been
restored, but these were soon found to
be baseless, and the excitement SUBJ
sided.
One comfort the officials take in the
situation, although it Is Of negative
character, is that the Spaniards at
least are not in control at Manila, else
they would speedily communicate that
fact to the rest Of the world, through
the cable
If the delay means anything, 1t is be-
lieved not to be more serious than that
Commodore Dewey has been delayed
in carrying out fully his plans for the
occupation of Manila. In other words,
it may not have been possible for the
commodore, within the short space Of
two days, to effect the destruction Of
h. r;1o
forts at Cavite, the seizure of Corre-
gidor island, the capture of Manila,
and, finally, the restoration Of cable
communication.
If he has been delayed beyond Tues
day or Wednesday in carrying out this
extensive programme, it is not at all
from through dispatch boat.
The state department is in close
touch with Consul Wildman at Hong
Kong. who is expected TO supply the
earliest possible news from the Phil
ippines. The only message received
from the consul today was one inform
ing the department that four families
of refugees in the Philippines had pc
titioned for admission to United States
citizenship, something manifestly i'm
possible for the consul to grant, under
the naturalization laws.
1t is barely possible that the first
news to come may be through British
sources, inasmuch as all British cable
subventions contain a clause giving
the British government the precedence
in the use of the cable in an emer-
gency.
Silent as to Sampson.
Respecting Admiral Sampson's move
ments the department is still mute, al
though it is apparent that interesting
news is expected on that subject with
in the next three days. Therefore it
is quite certain that the rumor, which
originated in London, to the effect that
Sampson has undertaken campai gn
in the Canaries is dismissed without at
tracing attention at the hands of the
officials, since 1t would be manifestly
impossible for the admiral to arrive
at the Canar1es within so short space CT
time as three days. Again, the mon
itors in his fleet could not carry coal
enough to make the passage.
Moreover the naval strategy board Is
not sending out notifications of con-
tenplated strategic moves. A diplo-
matte official said there was no reason
why foreign nations should be given
information of an attack on the Ca
naries. Since the United States was
conducting a war it had the right, he
said, to choose it's own points of at
tack without keeping other govern
ments advised of it's purpose.
The London report that the CONT
| mental powers were seeking to have
England join them in intervention also
| was lacking in verification in diplo-
matte circles here. The state depart
ment has received no suggestion Of
such intervention and does not believe
it is contemplated. The foreign repre-
sentativeS here, including those of
Great Britain, France, Germany and
Russia, meet these reports with specific
denials, and declare that Intervention
is not being discussed in any way at
the present time.
versant with all previous moves to-
wards intervention, and they doubtless
| would be aware if such a move was
| on foot at present.
The utterance of Emperor William
before the reichstag today confirmed
what the German officials here have
maintained from the first, namely, that
| Germany would observe strict neutral
ity, even though no decree Of neutral
ity was issued.
Russian officials take the same view
as to the purpose of Russia to keep
| out of any Intervention which would
| be inimical to the United States The
French authorities do not consider in
terventton live question at present,
and since France issued her decree of
neutrality the French officials dismiss
reports that France will participate in
| Intervention.
| Intervention Myth.
The British officials have received no
word concerning recent moves for in
tervention, and they consider such
moves as quite inopportune under ex-
listing circumstances.
A member Of the diplomatic corps
said today: What could we intervene
about? 1t could not be because the
| United States had occupied the Philip
pines, because we do not yet know that
the Philippines are occupied. 1t could
not be because Porto Rico is to be oc-
! cupied, for we have no official inforna-
tfon yet that any movement against
that island is contemplated In fact.
even if continental Europe desires to
intervene, it has no facts before it
thus far on which to base interven-
| tion.''
The German embassy has been re-
inforced by the arrival Of Capt Lieut..
Won Rebur, Of the Imperial German
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