Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-03
Manila News Through British Sources

Chicago, May "a special to the
Record from Washington says: The
president received news of the capture
of Manila last night from the British
embassy. Sir Julian Pauncefote had
tried all day to get into communication
with the authorities at Hong Kong and
the consul at Manila, without success
until this evening when he received a
cablegram announcing that the city had
surrendered, but giving no details. A
copy was at once sent to the White
house.
Help for Dewey's Fleet.
New York-A special to the Herald
from Washington says: Orders have been
telegraphed the government authorities
at San Francisco to select two of the swift
test dispatch boats there, load them with
coal and despatch them at once to the
relief of Commodore Dewey's squadron.
Story of Manila Capitulation.
New York-A dispatch to the World
from London says: A report was cur
rent in the house of commons
at midnight that an official telegram
had been received at the foreign
Office from the British consul general at
Manila announcing the capitulation of
Manila. The story is unconfirmed, but
1t is known that several cable messages
passed between Balfour and the British
ambassador at Madrid, in which the
British government is understood to
have advised the Spanish cabinet that
an honorable submission is the best way
of safeguarding Spanish interests in the
Philippines as well as those of other
powers concerned.
Manila Hong Kong Cable Cut.
London, May 3.-Tests from Hong
Kong show that the cable is cut 80 miles
from Manila. A week or fortnight
may elapse before it can be repaired.
The officials of the company say, ac-
cording to their tests from Hong Kong,
the cable is cut so miles from Manila.
They think week or even fortnight
may elapse before it can be repaired, as
there are no facilities to repair cable;
and in any event it will be difficult to
pick up the cable in deep water. An
inquiry at the main Office of the Eastern
Telegraph company, of this city, devel-
ops the fact that the last message before
interruption of the cable service was
timed at Manila at 6 o'clock Monday
evening, and nothing has been received
since.
Spanish Accounts of BOmbarGment of
Manila.
London-The Spanish colonial offices
had advices at the beginning of the bonn
bardment of Manila before the cable was
cut, which said: ''Thus far the Ameri
cans have not reached the town proper,
which is strongly protected. Outlying
quarters are in flames. Occasionally
she'll fell in European town, where only
few houses were struck. The batter
les of the Cidatel, especially the large
guns, are vigorously replying to the
American fire and have inflicted consid-
erable damage to the fleet.
London Knows Nothing of 1t.
London--It was announced in the
house of commons that the British gov
ernment has no information regarding
the reported bombardment and destruc-
tion of Manila.
A Very Frenchy Rumor.
Paris, May 3.-It is rumored here that
all American warship cut the Manila
cable and took the end ON board for the
purpose of communicating with their
government.
American Naval News via Madrid.
Madrid, May Am official dispatch
from Havana says that the entire Ameri-
can squadron has sailed, presumably in
the direction of Key West.