The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-20
Manila Is Only Awaiting an In
VitatiOn
From the Right Quarter tt
Haul Down the Flag.
GERMAN WAR SHIPS
Continue to Excite Much Com
ment by Their Presence.
Dewey Provides For Spaniards
Wounded by Insurgents.

Vancouver. B. c., July 2O.-According
to advices brought by the Empress. of
India from Hong Kong. the chief news
of the moment is that Mania is ready
to surrender. Not that the archbishop
and captain general are going to vOlun-
tariIy capitulate before they are COM
PEELED to do so but that the backbone of
resistance is unQuestionably broken
and upon a real show of force and in
tention to lombard the town if the Of
hcials do not give in, the Spaniards will
haul down the Spanish flag. Intima-
tiOns to this effect are received from
many sources. The correspondent of
the Hong Kong press writing under
date of June %, says the chief subject
of discussion in Manila, in Cavite and
in the American fleet is the meaning
of the presence of five German men of
war and one transport, or supply vessel
in port.
I have just interviewed a leading
Englishman here on the subject. He
unheSitaungly Informed me that all for
eigners in Manila, as well as Spaniards
regard it as remarka bic demonstra-
ton.
Il am sure" he continued, ''that the
Spaniards have received encouragement
from such a naval display. A Spanlard
today told me that the coming of a
large German squadron was construed
as a direct act of friendly interest and
warning towards the Yankees that they
could not go too far. Now when a
Spaniard of influence, as this man was,
Will talk like that, I think it is high
time to ascertain what the Germans
mean by appearing here in such force.
I am familiar" my informant con-
tinued, with all the German interests
in Manila and my relations with the
Germans are very agreeable and am
positive that one German cruiser would
be fully able to protect them to every
extent they required
Further details Of the great fight of
May 1, filter through some high officials
of Manila as time passes. 1t now ap-t
pears, according to authentic infOrma-
ton in the hands of Consul Williams
that out of 491 men on the Reina Chris
tina 364 were killed, only 127 left the
ship. An officer who was aboard and
now in prison, tells me that one could
not step a foot in any direction on her
decks without coming in contact with
pieces of flesh or dead bodies. Such
was the power of the American guns
and the skill of American gunners.
Manila papers continue to publish
mOnstrous stories about the Americans
and do not hesitate to employ the most
contemptuOus epithets, all OF which
are whetting the appetites of the
Americans to get even with them for
uncalled for insults.
More seizures of arms are reported
from Hong Kong. 1t is suspected that
the arms and ammunition were to be
shipped to the Philippine insurgents.
The seizures consist of half a million
rounds of Mauser ammunition, two
hundred and eight breech loading
Mauser rifles and 112 muzzle loading
Enfield rifles.
Not So Easy.
San Francisco. July 2o.-A Chronicle
special from Cavite dated June %, says:
In case of the expected bOmbardment
of Manila, the area to which the Span
American and insurgent lines surround
ing the city There may come the strug-
gle for the Spaniard has burrOWed in
trenchments and fortified hills and
knOlls for the final struggled 1t is known
here that every energy is bent within
the city to prepare it for the final Strug-
gle. The people are exhOrted by the
clergy and military authorities and
their hopes are buOyed by false reports
as to relief from Spain and Spanish tri-
umphs in the West Indies and along the
Atlantic coast.
August is credited with an assertion
that he can muster 10000 troops. No
one seriously believes that he can mar
Shal 2OU0e- The city seems as nearly
ready for the conflict as the material
in the hands of the Spanish can make
it.
The German fleet now here not count
ang supply vessels includes the Koran.
Irene and Princess Wilhelm and their
weight of metal exceeds that of any
other fleet here. The British fleet in
cludes the ImmOrtale, BOnaventure and
Rather but the presence of so many
Germans is expected to draw other
ships The French have the BrlIx and
Pascal and the Japanese the Matsuh-
ina
1t is freely predicted that there will
not be a blOodlesS capitulatiOn of Ma
Mia, as it is feared that there will be
long and bloody resistance.
Owe Thanks to Dewey.
San Francisco. July 2O.-A Chronicle
special from Cavite of June 19 says: one
hundred eighty-five wounded Spanish
troops We're sent into Manila tonight
under the Red Cross flag They were
part OF the fruits of the camDaien that
the rebels have conducted against Ma
MIA FOR seven weeks past and their re-
InoVal was relief to themselves and
their captOrs.
That many of them lived to get bac1-
TO their beloved Manila is due almost
enIlrely TO the skill and sacrifice of the
surgeons from the American cruisers
DR. c. H. Brewnwell of the PetreI DR.
D. N Carpenter of the Raleieb Dr q
Broderick of the Concord and 6r 7 D
Greene of the McCullOch, who gave m
much of their time to the SDanfarGs
under orders from Admiral DeWev
Other fleet surgeons also assisted.
Under ManiIa's Guns.
San Francisco. July 20.-A Chronicle
special from Cavite of June % save +bo
McCulloch had an exciting chase m
under the guns of Manila this mOrnina
on mission that concerned the saferU
oIstIag Lieutenant T NJ. Brumby. who
LETT Cavite in small launch to 90 70
the British cruiser Immortale at anchor
with the foreign fleet off the mouth of
Ghe Pasig river.
Mhen he was well up the bay the