The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07

the ruin of Spain and her possessions.
, wishes TO enlarge his fortune
Very soon you will see an insuperable
barrier placed between you and your
masters. There will be then Tor you no
situation nor representation, nor can
you even participate In the government
and administration of the towns you
will be reduced to separate civil state.
vilihed and degraded. like those or the
lowest caste. robbed like miserable Ia
borers. reduced to the condition OF cool
les, and further TO that OF beasts or ma
chimes. supplied or fed with a handIui
OF maize or rice. thrown in your race
as a. daily allowance simply - secure
the fruits OF your labor. IL VIII beneht
the foreigner himself like a prince out
OF the treasurer OF an estate that be-
( longs to you and not 20 him This -
not all, the worst is that you will soon
see the ruin OF your churches. or they
will be turned into Protestant chapeis
where there is no altar. OH this Is
hard God. Virgin and all are gone, the
Cross will have disappeared from your
cemeteries, the cruciix from your
schools and the ministers OF the true
God who made you Christians through
the baptism
But what will become Of your own
people and Of your children wher you.
their parents. are dead and they are left
amongst Protestants and amongst admin
istratiOn through Protestants and
amongst the free exhibition Of all vices
and errors 90
l give these extracts because the pic
ture Of the difficulties which beset Dewey
I'm his efforts TO spare human life. would
be incomplete without this cloud Of SUI
perstition. and also because they impart
a fair idea OF the intellectual develop
mont OF the most civilized inhabitants,
that Is OF those who can read and write.
MANILA WILL YIELD.
7 stated before that I do not think our
boys will have 10 fight In order TO cap
ture Manila. Ny reasons are two-fold.
The vigorous blockade maintained by
Dewey has rendered provisions scarce
and while the Spanish officers may swag-
ger, fighting on an empty stomach needs
greater moral stamina. They are. be-
sides. doing their level best to ALLEVIATE
the PHILIPPINES. After enrolling a num-
Der of volunteers promising high pay
sometimes as high as a dollar (MeXicam
per day-besides food and clothing. they
give nothing. and "a sharp rising OF these
volunteers is expected should the Amer
leans decide upon a siege or lombard
ment. Horse-hesh sells here now az fl30
(Mexican) per pound. and other provl-
slons are In proportion. The city would
SURRENDER az once ana Eldhif W'N' 20 NV
for the religious orders.
Among the Americans who have oUer-
cd their services to Admiral Dewey
their number is about 400. and many
volunteered to pay their own expenses
IS Mr.. T.. l.. Deere who has been I'm the
Philippines for eight years and speaks
the two native dialects fuently. He was
manager Of a coal mine in Cebu, with
daily output Of 100 tons. but IT, humane
Spanish authorities ordered him 10 clear
out. lie was Ia Cehu during the hOm-
bardment by the Spaniards I'm April ana
speaks bitterly Of the dastardly outrages
committed by them upon defenseless ma
tives. During, the recent insurrection In
the Philippines number of Cebuans en-
listed with the Spaniards on the pro
mise that their families would be look
ed after. that they should be exempt
from tribute. and be regularly paid.
They were absent on service for seven
months receiving no pay. and when they
returned found their families starving.
but had 10 pay the usual tribute. Then
they rebelled But they dispersed al the
first appearance Of the warships. and the
bombardment was most uncalled FOR.
The British Consul protested enerseti-
cally. but Spanish honor-bah The word
leaves a bad taste IN the mouth had 10
be satisfied. The business part OF the
defenseless and peaceful town was she'll
ed by the Don Juan de Austria and an
other ship. so that the only buildings
left standing are the foreign cOnsulates
and foreign warehouses. After the bonn
bardment Cebu was pillaged by the
Spaniards II was afterwards almost
daily occurrence 20 see gangs Of natives
being taken 10 the fort. and after most
summary trial they were led out 20 be
shot. II the Spaniards fight, and try
their sixteenth century manners upon
our boys. the day OF reckoning IS near
and they will be taught forcibly that hui
man laws must be observed
H. STEIN.