Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-06

Madrid, May 6-Hongkong advlces
say the Americans are reported to have
landed at Cavite after fresh bonn
bardment
Madrid, May 1.-THE impartial says
Inc officials of the German embassy
mere have received a dispatch from
Hongkong saying that the American
commodore in Manila Bay is reported
to have effected a landing at Cavite,
after a fresh bombardment of that
place.
Honskong, May 6,--Inquiries made at
the Office of the Eastern Telegraph Co.
show that cable communication be-
tween Hongkong and Manila has not
yet been restored
London. May Cit is officially denied
that the Manila cable is working
THE JAPANESE REPORT.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
published today gives what purports to
be the Japanese report of the fighting
at Manila received via the Island of
Formosa.
1t says that after disposing of the
Spanish fleet and Cavite. Commodore
Dewey bombarded Manila itself. The
city, 1t appears. was soon on fire in
many parts. the work. 1t is added chief
~ of the insurgents.
Great loss of life is reported to have
occurred among the Spanish residents
of the city.
THIS is TOO TRANSPARENT.
The Spanish authorities are trying to
make as much as possible out of the
absence of news from Commodore
Dewey. They are supplying matter to
the London newspapers to the effect
that the American commander has
been entrapped by Admiral Montejo,
VINO, they add. Is known to have left
outside Manila bay dozen concealed
gunboats which now prevent any exit
Therefore, the Spaniards claim. It Is
Impossible for the commodore to send a
dispatch boat to Hongkong.
THE WASHINGTON VIEW.
Washington. May 6.-The fifth day
since the battle off Manila opened with
out bringing the slightest trace OF news
OF that engagement from any official
source to the navy department. The
state department was in equal ignor-
ance Notwithstanding the fact that II
had taken steps to receive the earliest
information that might reach Hong
kong through Mr.. Wildman, the United
States consul at that point.
There is no apprehension expressed
however as to the safety of the Ameri-
can fleet at Manila, though there is a
dawning suspicion that Commodore
Dewey was not able to subdue the
forts at Corregldor Island and the de-
fenses of Manila proper. From the
Ineagre reports received from Manila
before the interruption of cable COM
munlcation 1t was not made quite clear
that the Spanish forts at Cavite We're
| forced to surrender Immediately fol-
lowing the naval engagement. II that
were the case Commodore Dewey would
be under the necessity OF destroying or
capturing them afterwards. in order to
ensure the safety of his own fleet.
Likewise it would be necessary to
silence the Corregidor guns in order to
avoid being bottled up In the harbor.
Both of these tasks take not only
time but ships and II is not to be sup
posed that Commodore Dewey would
| feel justified in sending one of his YES
sells away for the simple purpose of
carrying news when she was needed in
the fight.
THIS MAY BE DOUBTFUL.
London, May cit is asserted that
when the despatch boat McCulloch ar
rived at Mrs Bay recently she heard OF
the battle off Manila and hurried back.