Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-19
MANILA AT HIS MERCY
Dewey Can Capture the City at
Any Moment.
he1nforcements to Be Forwarded
Rapidly to the Philippines War
Department Reports $4,000
Volunteers Mustered In.


from Hong-Kong brought welcome
osnews Sunday from Admiral Dewey TO
the president, and particularly to Sec
rotary Long and the naval officials who
are watching the admiral's movements
with so much interest. While no ap-
prehenslon existed as to his security,
nevertheless reinsurance of his safety
Is always pleasant. The kilograms in
dlcate that Dewey has lost none of the
prestige gained in his memora BILE fight
OF two weeks ago, and that, while he
refralns from taking the city of Ma
MIA, he has it practically at his mercy
Inc admiral expresses the belief that
the rebeIs are hemming in the city by
land, but the fact that he says explicitly
that they have made no demonstration
seems to cisprove thoroughly the pub
hshec reports that they had already
entered Manila and had begun career
OF olooCshed and rapine. The best evil
oence OF the effectiveness of the block
ade maintained by the American ad-
mlraI and also Of the work of the in.
surgents n surrounding the city is
SHOWN n the statements in the dis
patches that provisions are scarce in
the city Of Manila, which seems to indi-
cate to Admiral Dewey an early sur
render by the Spanish authorities. An
other published report seems also TO
be refCtec by the admirars advices. and
that IS that the rebels had raided Cavite,
where the Spanish naval station was To-
ca!ec' ano where presumably large sup
pnes O arms and ammunition were KEPT
II the rebels have been supplying them
selves with arms it must have been with
the aCmirafs consent, as his dispatch
IS originally dated from Cavite, indica.-
ing that he is still in possession. The
greatest satisfaction prevails here over
the good work being done and the eff
fecIveness of the blockade being main
talnec ~ him. The dispatch. as given
out oy Secretary Long, is as follows:
DeWey's Dispatch.
"Ca-:te. May 13.-Hong-Kong. Nav 1e
Maintaining strict blockade. Rea son to he
heVe that the rebels are hemmtns in the
city ~ land, but have made no demon
stratloc- Scarcity provisions in Manila.
fropa DE that the Spanish governor will be
Mia any moment. Climate hot and moist.
On May = captured gunboat Callao, at
tempting TO run blockade Have plenty
coal one British, one French, two Ger
man. one japanese vessel here observing.
DEWEY"
Aid for the Admiral
The officials are making all possible
haste 70 rush troops to supplement Adj
miral Dewey's forces, so that if the
Spanish governor does not surrender
the former will not be dependent upon
the small number of marines which he
can lily spare from his ships, but will
nave the assistance of soldiers in hold
ing his position and maintaing order.
1t is confidently hoped here that the
City Of Picking, chartered as a trans
port vessel, will be able to clear from
San Francisco in a very short time, to
be followed in rapid succession by the
other three ships engaged for a SINH
lar purpose. The Picking can carry l 900
men, which, with the marines aboard
the Charleston, just about to sail, will
be OF considerable assistance to the adj
mlral, but far from the number which
he will need. The total number of men
to be sent will aggregate probably 49,
900, as Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, who
IS TO command the expedition and sub
sequen1ly to be made military govern
or, regards that as the least which can
maintain order in a city like Manila,
made up Of many discordant elements.
Over ten regiments of infantry and four
batteries Of artillery from the volun-
teers have been ordered to concentrate
at San Francisco, and from these and
the regulars now in the extreme west
Will be taken the men for the Philippine
expedition. It is expected here that
practically all the volunteers will go.
Have Mustered in $4,000.
Washington, May 16.-Sixtyf thou
sand troops have been mustered in. Or
ders have been issued directing So reei-
ments OF Infantry, II light batteries of
artillery and 30 troops of volunt eer cav
airy 70 go to Chickamauga; regiments
and battalions of infantry, and bat
teries Of artillery to San Francisco; /
regiment of infantry to Key West; 4
regiments of infantry and troops of
cavalry to New Orleans; 1 regiment of
infantry to Mobile: IA regiments and
Z battalions of infantry to Washington;
IL regiments of infantry to Tampa.
Illinois Naval Reserves Called.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 16.-Gov. Tanner
has received message from Maj
Crowninshield calling for 200 naval
militiamen from Illinois. The naval
militia will be modified at Chicago.
Michigan Troops Are on.
Island Lake, Mich, May 16.-At mid
night the first section of the train bear
ing the Thirty-frst Michigan volun teers
left here for Chickamauga park. The