The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Caused by a Fresh Invoice of Spanish
by the German Admiral.
GERMAN PLAN In THE PACIFIC
NOTES OF THE FIGHTING ABOUT MA
Mia UP TO THE MIDDLE OF JULY.
Our Correspondent Questions Aguin-
aldo and Receives Little Informa-
tion and Less Courtesy.
Correspondence of the Journal.

correspondence OF the journal.
HARBOR OF MANILA, Island of Luzon
July u, via Hong-Kong and per Pacific Mail
steamship Glenfarg.-Although am writing
this in the harbor, I have taken up quar-
tiers in the city, where am better able to
watch the progress of events. Dependency
has given way to hope. and once again the
Spaniards feel futtering sort Of confidence
that they will be able to expel the Yankee
Through the courtesy of the Germans, the
governor general was informed that a pow
erful fleet is on the way to wipe out the
disgrace of the naval defeat, and the good
tidings were at once made public. Admiral
Won Diederich may overdo this courtesy
and find himself in hot water, for Dewey
has amply demonstrated that he has a will
of his own, and will have no poaching on
his preserves. The German consul, too is
closeted often and for hours at a time with
the governor general, and the Spaniards ex-
press openly the confidence they feel that
Germany is about to interfere. Therefore,
we have taken courage, and instead of sur
rendering, as was momentarily expected, we
are cleaning up our antiquated guns, dig
ging rife pits and strengthening the walls
with sandbags. The poor starved soldiers
work in half-hearted way; a few square
meals would increase materially their cour-
age, but Spanish officials have more press
ing matters on hand in looking out for No.
l, and so the soldier is neglected How de-
lighted 1 would be to see the majority of
these Dragging frauds sent to the front to
face Aguinaldo and his insurgents
The British residents, who have boldly ac-
knowledged their sympathy for the Amer
leans, are correspondingly hated by the
Spaniards. They have chartered some boats
of the Maritime Company and have an
chored them near her Majesty's ship I'm
mortalite; here they will take refuge if the
insurgents should enter the city. The two
banks are still open for three hours daily,
but most of the money is safe on board the
Immortalite, and the large British firms
have put their books in safety on the steam
ers in the bay What is going to be the
outcome at last is the question anxously
discussed by all foreigners whose interests
center here. The Germans make themselves
very conspicuous and the French show no
friendship for US. While 1 do not expect
any interference with the programme
mapped out by the administration in Wash
inGton, the outlook is so dark that I felt
justified in spending several days in the at
tempt to fathom the motives of these
powers
GERMANY'S WANTS.
AS to Germany, an old resident of that
nationality told me that about twelve years
ago his government determined to possess
some colonies in the Pacific, and selected
first the Sulu islands, a dependency of the
Philippines, proftless to Spain. notwith-
standing the fact that England had signed
a protocol in recognition of Spains SOW
ereignty, in other words, a warning to other
powers to keep hands off. A German resi-
dent of Sulu was selected as the inter-
mediary; Schuck this was his name, was
well known in Sulu, and a secret agent of
the German government, a former officer
named Won Suhm, WAS dispatched to deliver
some presents from the Emperor to the
Sultan Of Sulu. The Hamburger Mach
richten at this time coolly asserted that the
Sulu islands were destined by Divine Prov
idence to come under German rule. At the
same time some of the Caroline islands were
seized by Germany, but Bismarck, who was
still at the helm, found that he had been
fooling with a hornets nest. When Spain
received information OF Germany's philan-
thropic efforts to relieve her of the care of
some Of her colonies, she raised a row. Won
Suhm departed in a hurry and Bismarck
was glad to submit to the arbitration of the
Pope. The desire to possess the Sulu arch
islands is one Of the causes of Admiral Won
Diederich's astonishing friendship for
SPAIN But this time it will not prove easy
to fish in troubled waters. There is, how
ever, more behind the attitude of Germany
and France, viz, Russia fearing an attack
of indigestion in her gluttonous devouring
of China 1t may be said that the great
northern power has always been our friend,
but this friendship would be correctly an
alyzed by:
Not that love republican institutions more,
But that love Great Britain less.
1t is absurd to suppose that true SYM
pathy can exist between autocratic Russia,
the suppresser of free thought and action,
and the freedom breathing spirit of our in
stitutions. How many of our hapless citi-
zens, attracted by the spirit of enterprise,
are even ow languishing in Siberian pris-
ons? Love of liberty induced our people to
engage in the war with Spain, and the
comment of Russia's rulers is not difficult to
imagine. Russia may have been friendly
to us so long as two oceans separated our
sphere of action from her realm and from
nations adjacent to her. But if we are going
to extend the blessings of liberty so as to
endanger the peculiar privileges of the Car,
we can expect nothing but bitter hostilities
With all this, Admiral Won Diederich is
playing a dangerous game He has been
trying to pay court to Aguinaldo, but that
individual suspected that he might be taken
prisoner and delivered up to the Spaniards,
and so declined the honor. The admiral
then requested that the Wife and five chill
dren of the governor general, now held as
prisoners of war; be turned over to him.
Rather bold request in face of the reward
&o- am A
Three attempts have been made upon him.
and it is excusable if he considers the gov
ernor generals family as hostages. Spain
is a medieval nation. prattles of honor
and does not scruple to use the dagger or
POISON 20 relieve her OF enemies whom she
cannot cefeat in open warfare IT seems
that Germany is collecting all her available
naval strength here. Her entire feet in the
Pacific consists of the following vessels:
Horse
Guns. power