The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-07-23
. Solid Shot Is Put Across the
Bows Of German Cruis-
Ell Irene.
THE GERMAN ADMIRAL PROTESTS
.Claimed the Right 10 Enter the
Harbor Without Being
Searched.
ADMIRAL DEWEY WAS oBDURArs
Interview Bctwccn the Gcrma" Adj
mirai and the @ .pta,n OF
British Cruiser oil Much
Interest.

london, July aO.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
UNITED States Consul Wildman in
forms me that as the German cruiser
Irene was passing Mariyeles, off Ma
Mia, the other day, the United States
gnnhont Hugh McCulloch was sent aft
er her to ask her to stop. As the Irene
refused. to obey a shell was sent across
cover what she was doing. The Ger
man admiral protested and insisted
that German ships had II right to en-
ter the harbor without being searched.
a claim which Admiral Dewey declined
to recognize.
1T is reported that Admiral Won
Dicdrich, who is i'll command of the
German squadron at Manila, inter-
viewed Captain Chiccster, Of the Brit
ish cruiser Immortalite, as to what he
would do if the Germans interfered
with the bombardment OF Manila.
Captain Chicester replied that only
Admiral Dewey and himself knew
that
The Hong Kong correspondent of
the Times says:
s'The United States cruiser Boston
left Manila bay on July - for Cape
Ergaro, at the northeast extremity Of
the island of Luzon, to meet the Amer
lean expedition"
Dewey Wants TO Know.
New York, july pa Worlds Ma-
niIa special, July II, by the way Of
Hong Kong, China, says: Admiral
Dewey sent a messenger TO the Ger
man admiral recently to inquire
whether America and Germany are Mt
peace or at war. If they are at peace
he demanded that the German war;
ships here pursue a different course.
Ii they are at war he wanted to know
it 50 he could govern himself accord
ingly. Dewey vas provoked in sending
this peremptory message by the ac-
ton of the German cruiser Irene in
preventing the insurgent attack upon
the Spanish garrison at Subig bay,
~ p 1870 a
Admiral o Deidrichs, i'll command
of the German fleet in the Pacific, re-
turned a verbal answer, which was
apologize in tone and satisfactory.
But afterward he sent to Dewey IL note
stating that he objected to the Amer
leans stopping the German ship, which
had been in the bay once and been Wis
tied.
The German ships have made a prac-
tice of coming into Manila and then
making trips outside of the bay, cruis-
ing among the islands and returning
in two or three days. The German
contention is that Il ship should not
be stopped after the first time.
Admiral Dewey replied that Manila.
is a blockuded port and that he would
continue to have all ships commune
Gated with when he desired, whether
OIL the first or the %hundrcdth time of
entering the bay.
The German admiral responded, still
objccting, and saying that he would
submit the question to the senior otll-
GERS of his other warships. The Ger
mans continue to keep n large squad
ron of warships in the bay here aud
about the islands.
The armored cruiser Kaiser and the
protected cruiser Irene have remained
al. Manila. The protected cruisers
Kaiserin, Augusta, Princess Wilhelm
and Cormoran returned today from
the island of Cebu of the Niasays
group, commercially a very important
part of the philippine archipelago.
They had been consting about the is
land. The four entered the hay on
returning in column form,
All the, vessels i'll the bay dressed
ship.today in honor of the French holt
day. the anniversary of the fall of the
Bastile.
General Aguinnldo, the insurgent
chief, has established headquarters at
Baker. He still has headquarters at
Cavite, but is not eNpected7to occupy
them. The insurgents continue to
maintain their lines about Manila. but
make no attempt to cnpture the city.
The report that they intended to ut
tack Manila on Sunday, July 10th, was
false.
There is some little firing every
night, but no general engagement.
The American troops are active in,
drilling. There has been no move-
ment toward Maniin.. Tie cruiser 3os-
ton left yesterday TO meet the second.
feet of transports, which is expected
here this week. There Is no probable
ity of action until General Merritt ar
rivcs.