New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
SITUATION IN PHILIPPINES.
REPORT FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY-RElN-
FORCEMENTS HAVE PROBABLY
REACHED HIM.

Washington. June 29-The Navy Department
today made public the following cable dispatch
from Admiral Dewey. brought by the McCul-
,och 10 Hong Kong and. though undated, sup
posed to have been sent from Cavite on June 70:
'No change in the situation since my tele-
gram of June II. Five German. three British.
one French and one japanese men-cf-war In
pot. The insurgents constantly closing In on
city Aguinaldo the insurgent leader with
thirteen Of his stay arrived May 10 by my per-
mission on the Nanshan. He established him.
self at Cavite. outside Of the arsenal, under the
protection Of our guns and organized his army.
The progress of Agunado has been wonderfui'
He has invariably conducted the war humane
ly My relations with him are cordial. but my
conferences have generally been only of per-
sonal nature"
The officials here are confident that Admiral
Dewey has received the reinforcements under
General Anderson which sailed from San Fran
cisco on May % consisting of twenty-five hun
dred men, The Charleston certainly has arrived
rs she was leading the transports some distance
after leaving Honolulu With the addition or
her four hundred sailors and marines. AdmlraI
Dewey VIII feel much safer. The Navy Depart
nent 1t now appears. did not expect TO hear Oh
the arrival Of the transports by June 70 the
date Of the last report from Manila. They con-
sidered that the transports might be somewhat
delayed by consideration for their coal consump-
ton desiring to AVOID reaching Manila win
empty bunkers as would have been the case If
they were driven at full steam across the Pa
cifc Later on there viii be a plentiful supply
of coal al Manila, a. Consul-Genera Haywood,
at Honolulu has succeeded in purchasing about
twelve thousand tons some Of which VIII be for-
warded Immediately to the Philippines
THE ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.
The publication of the semi-of1icial note re-
ferred TO by an English newspaper this morning
has caused no disquiet here. nor has It thrown
env new light on the situation 1t was said
nositively here last week that there have been
no diplomatic exchanges between the Govern
ment OF the United States and Germany on the
landing Of German forces in Manila, and the
note referred TO merely confirms that statement
and shows that the same state of affairs still
exists.
The declaration In the note OF the German In
tention TO land marines "as soon as II may De-
come necessary for the protection OF Germans
there" is said to be nothing more than repeu'
.,on Of the provisions Of international law on
that subject. However. Admiral Dewey DOUBT
less would be consulted TO the existence OF
such a necessity II the requirements ~ neutral
tty are TO be observed by Germany, and u that
the State Department enter'airs doubt
Nevertheless IL IS rot diss1 A' 'he AZ
,,n,stra.,o, will feel erer .l.red when al
the American troops ha' '1 '"d occupied
Manila There are n,. d.at ten thousand
United States soldiers d, .leI for the Fhilp
pines General Merritt sailed t.-iN from SdI
Francisco with his staN on the Newport II i'
thought to be probable that no serious question
Of jurisdiction viii arise at tne Philippines Do"
tween the American fo,,es and the insurgents
rsnding General Merritt arrival and tho
nouncement Of his purpose 90 take militia
troll Of the islar is.