Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-05-19
WAR RECORD

At Cardenas the torpedo boat WINS
low. ventured too near masked battery
and was shot to pieces, and Ensign
Bagley and three men killed.
At Manila, Dewey was raising the
guns from the sunken Spanish ships,
and fortifying the harbor.
On Friday news of the appearance OF
the Spanish fleet off Martinique, about
500 miles southeast of Porto Rico
caused the government to send the
"Flying Squadron to sea, and that al
ternoon it was out of sight of land.
A large coal transport went with It. All
plans for the immediate invasion OF
Cuba were abandoned, and all interest
centered on the prospective sea battle.
One seaman was killed during the bonn
bardment of San Juan, and a gunners
mate died of the extreme heat.
On Sunday the Flying Squadron,
dropped its anchors off Charleston har-
Dor, discharged its pilots and put to sea
again, to join Simpsons fleet. The
Spanish fleet was reported to be at Cur
acoa
On Monday Secy Long stated that
$4,000 men would go to Manila, and 1t
was reported that three Pennsylvania
regiments including the 10Th would go
there also that the 15the would go to
Governors Island in N. Y. harbor.
The 10th Pa. regiment is on its way
to Manila and it is expected that the
18TH 14th and 18th will follow shortly in
their footsteps.
The indications are that the Spanish
Cape Verde fest has escaped from Rear
Admiral Sampson and may turn up in
few days off the North Atlantic cost to
lombard seacost towns.
The Spanish feet, making about ID
knots an hour, could reach the United
States coast in six days. 1t left
Curacao Sunday, destination unknown,
but believed to be the south coast OF
Cuba. Admiral Simpsons feet was
supposed to have left San Juan, Puerto
Rico, Saturday, sailing for the Wind
ward passage to intercept the Spanish
fleet in the Caribbean Sea on its passage
to Cuba
The feet may turn Iup anywhere
most any time now, battle is likely tc
take place at any time now.
On Sunday the following dispatch
was received at Washington from Ad
miral Dewey.
"CAvITE, May 13, Hong Kong, May
15 q st stftet t ttef5 afa
ming in the city by land, but have made
no demonstration Scarcity of provis-
ions in Manila Probable that the
Spanish governor will be obliged to sur
render soon. Can take Manila at any
moment. Climate hot and moist. On
May 10 captuIed Callao attempting to
run blockade Have plenty of coal.
One British, one French, two German
and one Japanese vessel here observing.
DEWEY.
The United States dispatch boat
Hugh McCulloch arrived at Hong Kong
from Manila with dispatches for the
United States government. She report
ed that the Spanish gunboat Callao,
from the Caroline islands, recently en-
tered the port of Manila, being ignorant
of the outbreak of hostilities between
Spain and the United States. An
American warship fired across her bows
and signalled her demand for her sur
render The demand being disregarded
the American ships fired direct at the
Spanish gunboat and the latter surrend'
cred.
After the Callao's crew landed they
were released on parole, and the Callao
was paraded in full view of Manila city,
accompanied by the United States cruis-
er Concord.
When Mr. Williams, the American
consul, landed at Cavite last week he
was received with great enthusiasm,
and followed in the streets by a crowd
of 1000 people shouti ng, Viva Los
Americanosp
The populace of Manila is reduced tc
eating horsefesh and the prospect of re
lief seems far distant.
The Hugh McCulloch also reported
that the Philippine insurgents applied
to Rear Admiral Dewey for his approx
al of an attack by them upon the city
The Admiral, it appears, approved o.
the plan, provided no excesses Were
committed. The insurgents then plead
ed that they had no arms with the ex
ception of machetes, to which the ad
miral replied: Help yourself at the
Cavite arsenal"
1t is estimated that the insurgents
have $1,000 troops, but only 6, 900 rifles
They hold all the railroad lines ant
the River Pasig, thus cutting off th'
supplies either to or from Manila.
The city of Manila however, has no
yet been attacked About 5000 Span
ish troops guarding the road leading
from Cavite to Manila. There was NJ
truth in the reported massacre of (
number of Americans. There has beer
only a trifing incident during polic'
duty and nobody was hurt.
Aguinaldo, tho former insurgent lead
er was in Hong Kong and was said t.
be negotiating with President McKinle,
seeking to arrange for the future gov
ernment of the Philippines by nativ
administration under the protectorat
of the United States The English il
Hong Kong advocated joint Anglo
American administration.
At Washington the officials wer
making all possible haste to rush troop
to supplement Admiral Dewey's forces
so that if the Spanish governor surrend
cred the former would not be depend
ent upon the small number of marine
which he can lily spare from his ships
1t was hoped that the City of Peking
chartered as transport vessel, woul
be able to clear from San Francisco in
short time, to be followed in rapid sue
cession by the three other ships engage
for similar purpose The Peking ca
carry 1000 men, which with the ma
rines aboard the Charleston, just abou