The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-20
READY TO SURRENDER.
Situation in Manila : Ger
man Ships Give False
Hopes : Insults to
Americans.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. July 90, 1S9s-Ac-
cording to advices brought by the Em-
press of India, from Hong Kong, the chief
news of the moment is that Manila is
ready to surrender. Not that the Arch
bishop and Captain General are going to
voluntarily capitulate before they are
compelled to do 50. but that the backbone
of resistance is unquestionably broken
and upon a real show of force and inten-
tion to lombard the town, if the officials
do not give in, the spaniards win haul
down the Spanish flag. Intimations to
this effect are received from many
sources.
The CORRESPONDENT of the Hong Kong
Press writing under date of June %,
says the chief subject of discussion in
Manila, in Cayite and the American fleet
is the presence there of so many Ger
man men -of-war, and no transport or sup
ply vessel in port
1 have just interviewed a leading Eng
lishman here on the subject. He unhesi-
tatingly informed me that all foreigners
in Manila, as well as Spaniards, regard
it as a remarkable demonstration.
sT am sure, he continued, that the
Spaniards have received encouragement
from such a naval display. A Spaniard
today told me that the coming Of a large
German squadron was construed by him
and leading Spanish officials as direct
act of friendly interest and warning to-
wards the Yankees that they could not
go too far Now when a Spaniard of
influence as this man was will talk like
that I think it is high time to ascertain
what the Germans mean by appearing
here in such force.
Il am familiar" my informant eon-
tinued, with all the German interests in
Manila and my relations with the Ger
mans are very agreeable, and I am posi-
tive that one German cruiser would be
fully able to protect them to every extent
they required"
Further details of the great fight of
May / filter through some high officials
of Manila as time passes. 1t now appears,
according to authentic information in the
hands of Consul Williams that out of
4g1 men on the Reina Christina.
1854 men were killed, only 127 having left
the. ship. An officer who was aboard and
now in prison. tells me that one could not
step foot in any direction on her decks
without coming in contact with pieces of
flesh and dead bodies. Such was the
power of the American guns and the
skill of American gunners.
Manila papers continue to publish mon
strous stories about the Americans, and
do not hesitate to employ the most con-
temptuous epthets. all of which are whet-
ting the appetite of the Americans to get
even with them for uncalled for insults.
More seizures of arms are reported from
Hong Kong. 1T is suspected that
the arms and ammunition were
to be shipped to the Philippine
insurgents. The seizure consists of half a
million rounds of Mauser ammunition. 2dS
breach-loading Mauser rifles and 112 muz-
zle-loading Enfield rifles.
An Englshnan al Kobe wanted to pass
through the customs for shipment to New
York ff2 japanese swords, II spears and
seven suits of armor The customs au-
thorities held a consultation as to whether
the articles were eontraband of war and
not being able to satisfactorily decide the
question they wired to the Government in
Toxic for Instructions. None had been
received when the Empress left and the
local paper sarcastically remarks that
probably the japanese Government is per-
picked as well as the customs officers.