Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-09


aldo.
This was foreseen by Spencer Pratt,
the American consul general here. His
prompt action In obtaining promise
from Gen. Aguinaldo to cooperate,
and the sending of him on to arrange
details with Admiral Dewey will prove
an immense saving to the American
government In the matter of life, time
and expenditure. II the negotiations
are Judiciously managed they viii re-
move all difficulties from the way in the
future administration and development
of the islands. vast, but hitherto neg
lected resources.
The navy yard at Cavte which was
captured contained large quantity
of ammunition and coal. The insur-
gents are now beseglng the suburbs
of Manila.
CABLE COMMUNICATION TO BE
RESTORED.
A dispatch to the World from Hong
kong says:
New instructions have come from
Washington for Commodore Dewey,
and the revenue cGtter Hugh McCulloch
will leave soon for Manila.
The dispatches are from President
Mckinley and are in answer to a cate
gorical message sent with reference to
future operations at Mania and there
abouts.
1t is known that they contain full
and final instructions as to the fate of
the subjected territory, but as they are
sealed and will be opened only by Com
modore Dewey. the intents of the chief
executive will not be generally known
to us until they are carried into eff
feet.
Connection with the fleet by cable
Is to be re-established as soon as we
reach Manila. A cable code operator
Is now on board the revenue cutter
with all of the instruments, wires, and
other necessary appliances with which
to set up a cable station,
The broken cable, which is already
secured, will be hauled aboard the
transport Zafire, and there the operator
and the station are to be located. Then
there will be constant communication
between the fleet and the United States.
The Zafire Is one of the big trans
ports or golfers chartered by Commo-
dore Dewey and taken with the squad
ron laden with supplies. 1t will make
an admirable terminal for the cable.
SURRENDER OF CAvITE,
A dispatch to the Herald from Hong
kong says:
Early in the morning of Monday, the
day after the battle in Manila bay,
Commander Lamberton were ordered to
go to the Cayite arsenal and take pos
session.
The Petrol took us within 800 yards of
to see that the arsenialwas stu occupied
by about 500 seamen, armed with mus
ket magazine rifles.
AS a white flag had been hoisted on
the arsenal the day before, Commander
Lamberton could not understand what
the Spaniards intended to do and be-
fore leaving the Petrol, he ordered Com
modore Wood 20 keep his men at the
guns, with the directions that II we
Were not back In one hour, he should
open fire on the arsenal.
On landing. we were met by Capt.
Sostoa. of the Spanish navy, next in
rank at this station to Admiral Month
10. Commodore Lamberton Lieut..
Wood, OF the Petrol, and your corres-
pendent went with Capt. Sostoa to tho
arsenal headquarters, which was at
once surrounded by an armed guard.
Commodore Lamberton told Capt.
Sostoa that he was surprised to see his
men under arms after they had sur
rendered the day before. Capt. Sostoa
replied that they had not surrendered
but had merely hoisted the white flag
in order to enable them to remove
women and children to places of
safety
Commodore Lamberton said that
when the Spanish nag came down and
the white flag went up no other inter- |
probation could be put upon 1t than
that 1t was an unconditional surrender
to have been there anyhow
CAUGHT THE sPANIARDs TOO
EARLY.
Capt. Sostoa remarked that we came
so early in the day that they had not
had time to remove them. II we had
not begun the fight so soon, tn women
would have been out of the wa.. Com
modore Lamberton reminded him that
the Spanlards had fired the first shot.
III n 1,.a nd ID ..
to discuss past events. He had come.
as Commodore Dewey's representative,
to take possession of the arsenal. Ali
Spaniards there, he said. must surren-
der their arms and persons as prison.
ers OF war, otherwise, our ships would
open fire on them.
Then Capt. Sostoa said he could do
nothing, not being in command and
would have to consult his superlors.
Commander Lanfberton refused to
recognize any one but the senior officer
actually present, who. he said, must
comply with Commodore Dewey's con-
Capt, Sostoa asked to have the terms
of surrender put down In writing,
which was done, these being the con-
dtions:
Without further delay. all Spanish
officers and men must be withdrawn
and no builds SIS or stores must he In
jured. As Commodore Dewey does not
wish further hostility with the Spanish
naval forces. the Spanish officers will
be paroled and the forces at the ar
senal will deliver all their small arms"
Capt Sostoa then pleaded for more
time. ConseqA ently Commander Lam
berton gave the Spaniards two hours
time.
II the white flag was not re-hoisted
over the arsenal at noon, he said, we
would reopen fire.
time and started back across the bay
to report to the Commodore.
At quarter to eleven o'clock the
white flag was holsted but when we
went to take possession OF the arsenal
In the afternoon VIZ found that every
seaman had marched off TO Manila,
carrying his Mausor rifle with him.