The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-10
SITUATION IN MANILA.
Scarcity of Food Affects Even the
Richest Glass.
sLAUGHTERING DOGS AND HORSES


pecfoe issued Authorizing EhtfN OF
Private Premises For seizure OF
Horses and CattIe-Much Indignn-
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Manila via Hong Hong, Aug. 1O.-The
scarcity of food now affects even the
richest class In Manila. There is no
meat. bread or flour, except a very
small reserve. chiefly laid under requi-
sition for the Spanish troops. The
newspapers, though rigidly censored
admit that the famine and the un-
precedented rains are causing on cpl
demic. They pretend that the disorders
are trivial intestinal ailments, but it
is believed most of them are dvsenterv
due to yretched food and the dangerous
character of the water. A number Of
persons are IN.
An abattoir has been established for
slaughtering htgses and dogs. The
newspaners admit that the military
bakers are reduced 70 the necessity of
using rice. the stock of which will
shortly be exhausted. The stock of
fuel too. is exhausted and the bakers
are burning doors and window frames.
If IS impossihIe to eat uncool,ed rice.
A decree has been issued authorizing
tbe entry of nri,ate nrarnisas and the
seizure of CATTLE and horses there for
q nominal navment made in worthless
drafts. Several animals belonginp 70
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there were nIantv balonpinp 70 Snan-
ieb ourere tbat bod not heon eoi1ed
An atteunt was mada to seize the in
disneneahie nony of tho cors,,Iar rbvsi-
been exnressed There NAV nossihl, he
some trouble over II.
The British consul who has been
almost constantly i'll of late. has been
absent for a week. but the vice consul
is unwearying in the energy and tact
with which he smoothes away anti.
British friction.
There has been some desultorv fight.
ing. The insurgents deny that they
have offered to toIn the Standards
against the Americans. insisting that
their offer was only to avoid blood
shed in the hone of reconciling some of
the Spaniards to renouncing their al
legiance to Spain. by inducing the
Americans not to lombard the CITY.
1t is alleged in a dispatch officially
published here that Germany is com.
DlllnE RUSSIA
t1Ire of Manila and that therefore
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
will refrain from attacking the CITY,
that the American resources are ex.
hausted; that Admiral Cervera. on is.
suing from Santiago harbor, was vic.
torious and captured Admiral Samp
son, afterward bombarding American
ports: that the Cherokees and the ne
groes in the United States have re-
belled; that President Mckinley ha!
been mobbed; that Admiral Camarf
| Is at Singapore that he is going to lane
in the south Philippines; that the allieC
Spanish fleets will annihllate Admira
| Dewey, and, finally, that the climate I!
decimating the American soldiers.
The rumor Is current here that the
| insurgents. fearful that peace Will be
| concluded between WASHINGTON and
! Madrid. and that the Americans will
withdraw from the Phillppines are
consequently the more strenuous in their
desire and efforts TO capture Manila.
Sunday night there was heavy bonn
bardment with heavy modern shells.
IT is generally believed I'm the CITY
that the Americans assisted. and the
papers publish lists of Americans al