The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-02
ABOUT DEWEY IN MANILA
SPANISH EXPEDITION HAS BEEN
RECALLED.
Spanish Officers Lose Their Heads
Scarcity of Provisions in Manila
Ousbreaks of Soldiery Feared.


lows:
MANILA, May 20, via Hongkong,
May 24.-Secretary of the Navy, Wash
ington: Situation unchanged. Strict
blockade continues. Great scarcity of
provisions in Manila.
Foreign subjects fear an outbreak
of the Spanish soldiers, and they will
be transferred to Cavite by the foreign
men of war in the harbor.
Aguinaldo, chief of the rebels, who
was brought here from Hongkong OH
the McCulloch, is organizing force
of native cavalry and may render as
sistance.
MANILA. May 10, via Shanghai,
May 24.-Admiral Dewey has been
threatened by the German Consul
here, who. after an interview with
General August. the commander of
the Spanish army in the Philippines,
tried to land provisions from a Ger
man ship Dewey declined to permit
it. The German Consul thereupon de-
clared that he would force a landing
with the aid of two German cruisers.
Dewey declared he would fire upon
the cruisers if they attempted to car
nv out the ConsuPs threats. The pro-
visions have not yet been landed. The
Germans are very friendly with the
Spaniards. and hold frequent confer
ences. They expect to obtain the Caro-
line Islands with the final partition
of Spanish possessions in the, East.
The Spaniards are expecting help.
Dewey is anxiously awaiting the ar
rival of troops from the United
States.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-The right
of Admiral Dewey to prevent the en-
!; try of any ship other than American
to communicate with the shore, tou-
ching the report that he prevented
the entry of German merchantmen
to the wharves of Manila, is sus.a1r-
ed here. 1t was suggested at the De-
partment of State that the right may
have been claimed by these vessels on
the ground that no proclamation of a
blockade of Manila had been made by
the president When the facts were
submitted to the officers of the State
Department. it was said that although
no blockade had been proclaimed in
technical terms, yet the port was he'S
by Admiral Dewey, and that was equ-
ally as binding as proclamation.
Dewey. it has been noted, in all his
dispatches refers to the "strict block
AIDE" he is maintaining at Manila.
AS further proof that the nations
. regard his presence there as techni-
: cal blockade, he says i'll his dispatch
| es that arrangements have been
Il made for them (foreign residents) to
be transferred to Cavite by foreign
: men of war if necessary" In this is
the implication that if foreign men OF
e., I,
: purpose of taking care of foreign res
idents, it must be by arrangement
with Dewey.
HONGKONG. May 24.-The Japa.
nese cruiser Akitsushima has arriv-
ed here from Manila, bearing dispat-
ches from Admiral Dewey and Consul
General Williams to United States
Consul General Wildman.
Manila is in state of anarchy. All
food is so scarce that beef is So pei
= pound and potatoes so cents pound
People are eating horsefesh There
are fires daily.
General Aguinaldo, the insurgent
chief. has arrived. amid the greatest
enthusiasm. Admiral Dewey gave
him two field pieces and 500 Mausel
rifles. A desperate land engagement
I. is expected this week
, Admiral Dewey is improving the
sanitary condition of Cavite He has
granted to British and German mer
!, chants permission to move from Ma
Mia to Cavite, and has ordered horses
: to be placed at their disposal.
The Spanish volunteers have threa
i tened to seize the stores because
their demands for arrears of pay are
refused.
) The captain of the Spanish revenue
cutter Callao. which was recently cap
tured by Dewey's fleet, will be shot
o for not returning the fire of the Anne
o. rican vessels. Admiral Montiio, who
commanded the Spanish fleet, destroy
= ed by Dewey, is to be courtmartialet
upon the charge of cowardice
NOT FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
GIBRALTAR, May 24.-The flee
q and expedition assembled at Cadiz i!
not going to the Philippines. The
n bulk of the military massed at Cadi;
Il has been sent to Algeciras to max,
? room for the battalions coming from
Barcelona.
The Cadiz squadron will sail fo
the Canaries to await orders.
Madrid, in countermanding the Elk
= petition to Philippine turned every
thing upside down.
All the officers lost their heads. Tn
soldiers are trooping up and dow
the country in all directions, like
lot of sheep in confusion.