The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-07-20
DEWEY DEFESI GERMAN NISRIP,
IMPORTANT SEIZURE
Rebels Were Net Allowed 70 Tsts he isla ssa sss
Appeal 10 the Adnifsi-Hs Sends ~ YES
sells and the rsrsiss wsfships Dissyt.

The American navy under fmIral
Dewey has won another importa VIC
tory In the capture Of Grand Tsi,d. in
subig bay, Island OF Luzon, ar also
the chief harbor in the Phiii)ines.
Chief Asuinaldo' on July g.. infmed
had full possession of Subig baywith
the exception of the large islanscon-
trolling the entrance. A strong Synish
garrison occupied the island he,aid.
and he was unable to take It,
Admiral Dewey. early on the ,ext
day, July Z, dispatched the cfser
Raleigh and the gunboat Comrd.
with emphatic orders to Capt .B'
Coghlan. to take the island and camre
the garrison. AS soon as the crser
arrived they shelled the prinoal
points on the island, utterly destrong
the earthwovks and other fortlflcatns
and laying the torpedo station in RUS.
capt. Coghlan then sent out a lau,h
with message to the garrison. =
manding surrender. There was no y
sponse and the Raleigh finally sent
six-inch shell through the commander
house. The white flag was Instant
run up on the ruins of the earthwork
The Spanish Col. Rio realized his hope
less position, made submission. an
gave up his sword. The 500 men com
prising the garrison were made pris
oners and their rifles were taken from
them. Fourty thousand rounds OF
ammunition and one hotchklss gun
were also captured.
Chief Aguinaldo's force of merchant
steamers has been increased by the
Filipinos. large Spanish steamship,
the north of Subig Bav since war was
declared. Oh Sunday, July 3. the crew
mutinied, killed the four Spanish Of
ficers and captured the vessel, turning
her over to the rebels.
On Wednesday. July g. the Filipinos,
with 200 rebels, started to Grande Is
land, at the entrance of Subig Bay, in
tending to capture the Spanish gar
rison stationed there. The insurgents
claim that the German cruiser Irene,
which was in the bay, ran alongside
the Fllipinos and notified the rebels
that they would not be allowed to cap
ture the garrison, and also saying that
the Germans did not recognize the
rebel flag.
Admiral Dewey's possession OF SubIg
bay defeats Germany's supposed plans
plan Was designed and executed with
great dash and bravery. and its sue
cess has surprised the Germans and
other foreigners here.
On returning to Manila the Irene ex-
planned that she interfered "in the
hand over to the Americans the re-
fugees she had on board. Admiral
Dewey, however, declined to accept
them.
The navy department has received
from Admiral Dewey the following
dispatch:
"Aguinaldo informs me his troops
have taken all of Subig bay except Isla
Grande, which he was prevented from
taking by the German man-of-war
Irene. On July Z the Raleigh and Con-
cord went there: they took the island
and about 1900 men, with arms and
ammunition. No resistance. The Irene
retired from the bay on their arrival.
1 shall send the Boston to Cape En-
gano about July 16 to second army de-
tachment. 1t Is not practicable to
sent to Guam. No transport vessels
available. DEWEY.
Governor General Augusti has issued
n proclamation, promising to grant
autonomy to the islands and offering
the insurgents inducements TO join
the Spanish forces. General Aguinaldo,
the insurgent leader, in reply said the
overtures of the Spanish commander
came too late.