The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-20
Agusti Taken From the City on >
German Launch and Sent
to Hong Kong.
wILDmAs CREDITS The REPORT
He Notifies the Department a,
Washington and Creates
Much Interest.
AUGUSTA WILL co TO SPAIN
He IL Very Reticent and viii Only
sny That the City Was Bom-
barticd saturday and
Was Surrendered.

Was Surrendered.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE depart
ment of state has issued the follow
ing:
The following dispatch was received
at the department of state at 11:15 %.
M, August Is, from Consul Wildman.
Hong Kong:
August says Dewey bombarded
Manila Saturday, city surrendered un-
conditionally. Anguish was taken by
Germans in q launch to the Kaiserin
Augustin and brought to Hong Kong.
credit the report"
The information contained in Con.
sui Wildman's brief message aroused
intense interest, but created no sur
prise among those officials who re.
ceived it. For two or three days news
of the fall of Manila has been expect.
ed. The last dispatches received from
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
indicated that it was their purpose
to force n surrender of the city as soon
as possible.
It is believed that they Joined in a
note to General Augusti demanding
the surrender of Manila, threatening
to make combined sea and land attack
upon the city unless the demand was
acceded to.
While no further information than
that In Consul Wildman's dispatch has
been received by the administration,
it is In a measure confirmed by q brief
dispatch from Madrid.
AS soon us the protocol was signed
last Friday afternoon dispatches were
sent to both Admiral Dewey and Cen
eral Merritt via Hong Kong. On Sat
urday the British steamer Australian
left Hong Kong for Manila bearing
the dispatches from this government.
1t was expected that they would hards
ly reach Manila before decisive meas
nres against the city had been taken
by the American commanders, but ev-
cry possible effort was made to insure
their speedy delivery.
If the report of General August be
true, and its accuracy is not ques-
toned here, the probabilities are that
official dispatches will be received by
the government in a day or two at the
latest.
Hong Kong, Aug. 16.-General Au-
gust. captain general of the Philip
pines, arrived by the Kaiscrin August
10. He refuses to be interviewed and
will say nothing more than that he
will go to Spain at the first opportun-
ity.
1t is a significant fact that while the
fastest German cruiser has brought
General Augusti, she bring only a
small package of mail for the German
consul. The consul is now in Cam
ton and his mail matter remains un.
opened.
The precise facts r not known, but
it is supposed that General August
fled from the Philippines.
Hong Kong, Aug. 16.-Thc Spanish
the news that the protocol has been
signed and probably the Spaniards at
Manila will discredit the account to
be brought them by the British steam
er Australian, as she was chartered
by the Alnricans.
The opinion here is that the Ger
mans have arranged matters with
Captain Genral Augusti. The insnr-
gents now at Hong Kong are not salts
fed with the terms of peace proposed
by the Americans.
Augusti Escnpes In q Launch.
Hong Kong, Aug. lett was ru-
mored here last night that Manila has
surrendered, but no news is obtainable
from the Spanish consul. Governor
General August refused to speak.
The German consul was called upon
and he informed the correspondent
bombnrded by the Americans and that
the city surrendered. No damage was
done to the city proper, only the out
skirts being bombnrded. The date of
The bombardment was unknown to the
German consul, who refused to say
more.
General August told a lady that Adj
miral Dewey demanded the surrender
of Manila in an hour. The Spaniards
declined to surrender and Dewey be-
gan the bombardment and the Span
iards hoisted a white flag. General
Augusti Immediately jumped into n
German launch which was in waiting
and went to the Kniserin Augustin,
which sailed before the bombardment
was concluded. The bombardmcnt oc-
Cured on the 18th.
Madrid, Aug. Is, s p. m.-According
to La Correspondence de 15spana, the
surrender of Manila occurred after the
last attacks made upon the city.
Report Confirmed.
London, Aug. 16.--A Madrid special
says: The surrender of Manila Satur-
day by General Jaubans is officially
announced: The United States troops
Immediately occupied the city.