The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
GEN. AUGUSTI GOT CRANKY
All the Consuls but Germany's
Urged Manilas Surrender.
GETTING OUTOF THE TOWN
A Belated Hong Kong Dispatch Explains
the Conditions Immediately Precsd-
ing the storming and Capture of
the City by the Americans.

Hong Kong. Aug. 1s.--A belated dis
patch from Manila. dated Aug. s. says
that Governor General August has not
quite abdicated." 1t says: THE gov
ernor general only declined to be re-
sponsible for the consequences when
he found that Spain was not sending
him help. He retained his position, but
washed his hands of the fighting. A
Madrid dispatch construes this insub-
ordination and the Gazette will now
publish an order to supersede him.
1T is rumored that instructions have
been given to his successor to resist
TO the utmost, hoping to gain the
worlds admiration and possibly assist
ance in securing a favorable termina-
tion. A telegram arrived Sunday, or
dering the Americans to proceed inn
mediately to extremities. whereupon
General Merritt and Admiral Dewey is
sued an ultimatum, allowing As hours
for the removal OF non-combatants. but
declaring that they would begin the
bombardment earlier IL the Spaniards
made any attack The governor replied
Immediately, thanking the American
commanders for their humane senti-
ments, but saying they were useless
because he was surrounded with rebels
pace Ipf refuge LOT the
great number of sick and wounded and
women and children.
The governor thereupon convened
the consels. begging them to use their
influence with the Americans to get
them to grant him time and facilities
for the removal of the refugees and
suggesting the use of the American
troop ships. but he was unwilling to al
low them food from Manila. He seemed
inniff N a 70 Of he,
tives.
The British consul made a powerful
appeal TO the governor to surrender
glorifying the heroism hitherto shown
by the Spaniards. but demonstrating
the hopelessness of further resistance.
The other consuls endorsed his appeal
with the exception Of the German con-
sci, who said that, as a military officer,
he should hesitate TO assert that the
Spaniards had done enough yet. To-
day the consuls will visit Admiral
Dewey to convey the governments re-
quest, but 1t is probable the reply will
be too late. 1t ought TO have been made
long ago.
The rebels made a final effort to
capture the city on Tuesday, but failed.
The Americans are preparing to act
and to avoid trouble in entering the
town. There has been slight fighting
for four days. and IL is reported that
20 Americans We're killed and 60 wound
ed. The fighting is purely preliminary.
In consequence of the American ul-
timatum the governor ordered the artil-
lery to cease shelling the enemy's
trenches, and he suspended an officer at
Malate for disobeyfng his orders. There
is little firing at night. A Spanish dep
uation to-day waited upon the govern
or and begged him to surrender saying
that otherwise they would be utterly
ruined. The civil members Of the coun-
Gil of war favor a surrender. but the
military members do not care to en-
dorse such a request
"Of course the enemy realizes the flu
tility of resisting the Americans who.
with their superior guns, can keep at
long range and kill everybody without
loss to themselves. with probably a
dozen shells. The British consul
promptly arranged for four launches
under white flag. to remove British
subjects, and also for one launch for
the Chinese. Swarms of Spanish and
native half-caste women and children
are begging to be provided with means
OF escape. The ex-governor is trying
to secure passage on a German war
ship"