Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-11
GOOD NEWS FROM DEWEY
Spanish Troops About M Manila Being
Disposed Of by the Insurgents.
Nearly Two Thousand Soldiers and Scores
OF Officers Taken Prisoners During
Many Fights Within the
the Past Week.

" hSiiiN"lo loN, June O.--hlJeT n lonp
line of conflicting rumors Of naval en-
gqgements, the landing of troops and
such matters at the navy department,
there came at the close of the day one
important bit of news Incorporated in a
report from Admiral Dewey of import
ant success achieved by the insurgents
at Manila, which the navy department
posted, as follows:
Admiral Dewey reports that the in
Surgents have been actively engaged
within the province of Cavitc during
the past week. They have won several
dctories, and taken prisoner about
l,soO men and fifty officers of the
Spanish troops, not native. The ar
Scnal at Cavite has been prepared for
occupation by the United States troops
upon their arrival on transport"
Gave Great Relief.
The officials have been more anxious
than they cared to betray - to Admiral
Dcwcy's condition. They were not
seriously apprehensive of personal dan
ger to the fleet, but an impression was
raining ground that the admiral had
not maintained the same measures Of
success in his operations at Manila bay
that accompanied his first effort. Now
the reports received 90 to show that
his plans are working out admirably;
that he has succeeded in placing upon
the insurgents the burden of conduct
ing military operations against the
Spaniards' while he himself is lying in
enforced idlcness, awaiting the arrival
of troops, and that he has succeeded in
preventing the corruption of the in
surEent lcadres by the Spaniards,
which appeared at one time to be
threatening, is evident.
There is some speculation here by
anxious minds as to how the insurgents
will treat the prisoners they have taken,
who are more numerous, it is said, than
all the captures made by the Cuban in
surgents since the war began 1t was
reported by cable soon after he had Sc
cured the cooperation of the inSurgcnt
chief, Aguinaldo, that Dewey would see
the insurgents observed the rules of civ
iliaed warfare. This caution was made
necessary by the terrible tales that had
been circulated of the barbarous treat
mem of prisoners captured by the IN
surgents. 1t is sincerely hoped that
Aguinaldo will see to it that this agree
mcnt is observed in the case of the ! 5000
prisoners he now holds, for it is be-
lieved in official circles that the nations
Of the civilized world will hold the
United States morally responsible for
any great eXcesseS that may be COM
mitted in the Philippines as a result of
our action there.
The navy department officials declare
Dewey is not responsible for the safe
keeping and maintenance of these prs-
oncrs, which is most fortunate, consid-
aring the limited resources of the ad-
| niral in the matter of provisions.
Magnificent Monitor.
The government gave orders today
| that the douhlc-turrcted monitor Mon
ldnocll, now at Mare Island, Cal, should
he made ready to sail for Manila within
| ten days, and the necessary orders were
hurriedly telegraphcd. The Monterey
will not wait for the company of the
Monadnock, but should be off in the
course of few hours, under the convoy
Of the Brutus. The navy department
will Immediately procure another mer-
,hant ship to accompany the Monadnock
on her {, G,O00-mile voyage.
The Monadnock is a most powerful
| loublc-turrctcd monitor. With twin
screws and 5000 horsepower engines,
She is easily able to make l2ll knots an
hour. BuiIt on the general lines of the
Amphitrite, she has better engines and
| more power than that monitor. She
carries four l0-nch guns in two turrcts,
besides two finch rapid-iire guns in a
aascmate and a number of secondary
batteries. Her coal capacity is 250 tons
in bunkcrs, and almost as much more
storage room can be found on the decks.
Consequently the Monadnock has the
| ability to make a longer cruise than the
Monterey without replenishing her coal
supply, yet her capacity is too small tC
permit her to make the passage from
Honolulu to the Philippines unaidcd
| With these two monitors, Admiral
Dewey will be able to take care of him
self, even if the Cadiz fleet SO much
talked of, arrives.
| The monitors, at their maximum
draw only Az feet of water, or 10 feet
less than thr Spanish battleship Pelayo
and therefore would be able to pick
their position in the shallow water
where the Spanish battleships could moi
possibly reach them, and hammer away
at the latter to their hearts content
presenting themselves so small a mark
as to render it very difficult for the
Spanish gunners to reply effectively
There is no doubt entertained of the
! Monadnock's seaworthincss, for before
being reconstructed at the Mare Island
navy ward she made the entire voyage
from the Delaware clear around the
Horn to San Francisco, a voyage longer
really. than that made by the Oregon
| Various Incidents About Manila.
HoNG KoNG, June 6.-Thc British
gunboat Swift, which has just arrived
from Manila, reports that the insurgents
have cut the railway outside the tow
and advanced to within four miles o
the city. A Spanish regiment mutiniet
and shot its officers, Fighting be
tween the insurgents and the Spanisl
troops is frequent, and the forme
brought thousand prisoners to Cavite
The Americans, it is reported at Ma
Mia, assist the insurgents with boat
and machine guns. Foreigners arr
taking refuge on foreign vessels.
Denarture of the Main Expedition to Cuba
| WAsulNGToN. June GA large eNpe
dition will start for Cuba on Wednes
day. Washington officials are somewha
slscptical about the report that troop
have already been landed in Cuba. Al
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