The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-16
DEWEY'S Bh0CKADEI
Another Report Received
From Admiral Dewey.
He IS STILL IN COMPLETE CONTROL.
Needs Only the Troops For an
Army of Occupation.
MANILA NOT YET ATTACKED.
The Insurgents Not Well Supplied
With Arms.
GENERAL BLANCO'S PLOT FAILED.

He Tried Once Again to Get Our Warships
Under the Guns of MORO Castle, But
Succeeded Only in Wasting Powder-Re-
concentrates, Driven From Havana, Are
Starving to Death-Flocks of Vultures
Feed on the Remains - Commodore
Schley's Squadron Puts Into the Port of
Charleston.
Washington, May 16.-The dispatches
from Hong Kong brought welcome
news yesterday from Admiral Dewey
While no apprehension existed as to
his security, nevertheless reinsurance
of safety is always pleasant. The
cablegram indicates that Dewey has
lost none of the prestige gained In his
memorable fight of two weeks ago,
and that while he refrains from taking
the city of Manila, he has it practically
at his mercy. The admiral expresses
the belief that the rebels are hemming
in the city by land, but the fact that
he says explicitly that they have made
no demonstrations was to disprove
thoroughly the published reports tuat
| they had already entered Manila and
had begun a career of bloodshed and
rapine.
The best evidence of the effective
ness of the blockade maintained by the
American admiral and also of the work
of the insurgents in surrounding the
| city is shown in the statements In the
dispatches that provisions are scarce
in the city of Manila, which seems to
! indicate to Admiral Dewey an early
surrender by the Spanish authorities
Another published report seems also
to be refuted by the admira's advices
and that is that the rebels had raided
Cavite, where the Spanish naval sta.
ton was located and where presumably
large supplies of arms and ammuni'
tion were kept. If the rebels have
been supplying themselves with arms
it must have been with the admiral;
consent, as his dispatch is originally
dated from Cavite, indicating that hC
is still in possession. The creates
satisfaction prevails here over thu
good work being done and the effective
ness of the blockade being maintained
by him. The Hong Kong dispatch, a
given out by Secretary Long, is a.
follows:
THE United States dispatch boa
Hugh McCulloch arrived here yester
day from Manila with dispatches 70
the United States government. Sh
reports that the Spanish gunboat Cal
lao, from the Caroline Islands, re
Gently entered the port of Manila, be
ing ignorant of the outbreak Of hos
tilities between Spain and the Unite
States. An American warship fire
across her bows and signaled her
demand for surrender. The deman
being disregarded, the American shi
fired direct at the Spanish gunboa
and the latter surrendered.
THE populace of Manila is reduce
to eating horse flesh, and the prospeC
of relief seems far distant.
"The Hugh McCnlloch also report
that the Philippine insurgents apple
to Rear Admiral Dewey for his az
, proval of an attack by them upon tn
city. The admiral, it appears, al
!. proved of the plan, provided no e1
cesses were committed. The insu
gents then pleaded that they had Il
arms, with the exception of machete
to which the admiral replied: He
yourselves at the Cavite arsenal
"The city of Manila, however, hi
, not yet been attacked. About 5,0C
" Spanish troops are guarding the rof
leading from Cavite to Manila. The
is no truth in the reported massac
of number of Americans, There hi
only been a trifing incident duriI
police duty, and nobody was hurt"
Admiral Dewey's dispatch to Seer
tary Long is as follows;
Cavite, May L3.-Maintaining stri
blockade. Reason to believe that Il
- rebels are hemming In tho city
land, but have made no demonstl
tion. Scarcity of provisions In NJ
Mia. Probable that the Spanish COVE
| nor will he obliged to surrender 500
Can take Manila at any moment. G
mate hot and moist. On May I2 ca
tured gunboat Callao attempting
""~ blockade. Have plenty OF