Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-18
MANILA BOMDARDED
Consul Wildman Telegraphs That
the City Surrendered to Dewey.
The GOVERNOR GENERAL RUNS OFF.


Washington, Aug ls.-The depart
ment Of state yesterday issued the fol-
lowing:
The following dispatch was received ct the
department OF state at ll.l5 p m, August ID,
from Consul Wildman. Hong Kong; 'Augustin
says Dewey bombarded Manila Saturday, city
surrendered Internationally. Augustin was
taken by Germans In launch to kaiserin Au-
gusta and brought to Hong Kong. credit re-
port
The information contained In Consul
Wildman's brief message aroused in
terest, but created no surprise among
those officials who read it. For two
or three days, news of the fall OF Ma.
Mia had been expected. The last dis.
patches received from Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merritt indicated that 1t was
their purpose to force surrender OF
the city as soon as possible. 1t Is be-
lieved that they joined in a note to
Gen. Augnstin demanding the snrren-
der of Manila, threatening to make q
combined sea and land attack upon
the city unless the demand was &C.
ceeded to. While no information but
that received in Consul Wildman's dis
patch has been received by the admin
istration, it Is in a measure confirmed
by brief dispatch last night from
Madrid.
As soon as the protocol was signed
last Friday afternoon dispatches were
sent to Admiral Dewey and Cen Mer-
rift via Hong Kong. Ga Saturday the
British steamer Australian left Hong
Kong for Manila bearing the dis
patches from this government 1t was
expected that they would hardly reach
Manila before decisive measures
against the city had been taken by
the American commanders, but every
possible effort was made to insure
speedy delivery. II the report OF Gen.
Augustin be true, and its accuracy is
not questioned here. the probabilities
are that official dispatches will be re-
ceived by the government In day or
two at the latest.
The flight of Gen. Augustin from
Manila created some amused comment
here last night As one official ex-
pressed it: "Ilad he maintained his
position, hard us it was, until the ar.
rival of the news Of peace, he would
have been n hero; but he fled and he
will be branded as a coward
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL RUNS OFF.
Hong Kong, Aug 16.-It was
rumored here last night that Manila
had surrendered, but no news is OBJ
tainable from the Spanish consul.
Gov Gen. Augustin refused to speak.
The German consul was called upon
and he informed the correspondent
that the outskirts OF Manila were
bombnrded by the Americans, and
that the city surrendered. No damage
was done to the city proper, only the
outskirts being bombarded. The date
OF the bombardment was unknown to
the German consul, who refused to
say more. Gen. Augustin told lady
that Admiral Dewey demanded the
surrender of Manila within an hour.
The Spaniards declined to surrender,
and Dewey began the bombardment
and the Spanards hosted white
flag. Gen. Augustin Immediately
jumped into German launch, which
was in waiting, and went to the Kai-
serin Augusta, which sailed before the
bombardment was concluded. The
bombardment occurred on the 18th.
Gen. Augustn, captain general of the
Philippines arrived by the German
cruiser Kaiserin Augusta yesterday.
He refuses to be interviewed and will
say nothing more than that he is go.
ing to Spain at the first opportunity.
The precise facts are not known, but
1t is supposed that Gen. Augustin fled
from the Philippines. The opinion
here is that the Germans have ar
ranged matters with Capt. Gen.
Augustin, The insurgents now at
Hong Kong are not satisfied with the
terms of peace proposed by the
Americans. Belated mail informa-
ton from Manila received yester
day is to the effect that there has
been renewed activity on the part of
the Spaniards of late, due to the belief
that the American resources have been
exhausted, and that President McKin.
ley is suing for peace. According to
the same authority the insurgents
throughout the island of Visayas are
reported to have signifed an intention
Of combining with Gen. Aguinaldo
against Spain.
SPAIN HEARS OF 1T.
Madrid, Aug. IS. According to La
Correspondence de Espana, the sur.
render OF Manila occurred after the
last attacks made upon the city.