The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21
A Spanish Spy Said to Have Joined the
American Army at San Francisco.
SPANIARDS' HONOR OFFENDED
soft the the
Mercy 0 o Philippine In
ns-.-Com OF ines on
War.-Threats OF Landing Troops
at Manila.
at Manila.

three forces deployed about the city,
one posted to the south, between Ma
late and the river Passig; another oc-
cupying position to the east and cut
ting off communication with the lake
or Laguna de Bay, and the third op-
Grating on the north side, stopping all
railway communication between Ma
| Mia and the rich supply towns to
which the line runs. The success of
| the rebel forces is wonderful. General
Aguinaldo has more than surpassed
| the expectations of those who favored
| his return to the Philippines. He has
| captured 1900 Spanish troops, in
Guiding 900 regulars. Among the lat
| ter are eleven officers of and above the
| rank of lieutenant colonel, including
| two brigadier generals, and he has
| taken seventy-nine officers below the
| rank of lieutenant colonel. In addi-
| ton, his forces have captured five
prominent priests, heads of important
| parishes recently overrun by the in
surgentS.
These men, the insurgents hate
| even more than they hate the Span
iards and the rebels chuckle with joy
! when they point them out in their
prisons.
J.. They have cautured, too, Old Cavite
ychurch, taking 270 prisoners and they
| now hold the entire shore of the bay
| around to Malite. A foreign fire bri-
| gade, composed of British, Swiss and
| Germans, who intend to remain
| ashore, and who are quartered at the
premises of Ker & Co. to guard foreign
| property against fire, applied to the
| Spaniards to receive arms, but were
refused"
| LONDON TIMES ON THE SITUA-
| TION IN CUBA AND MANILA.
The Times in an article reviewing
| @ n CJ1h
| says:
THE cause for the delay Of General
| Skaters expedition is, doubtless, the
! weakness of the military administra-
| tion at Washington. The United war
| office is almost as badly constituted as
our own, and the interesting remi-
| niscences of General Schofield serve to
| explain the origin of many present diff
| ficulties. The British army, however,
| possesses a large number of trained
| and experienced military officers who
| are able to keep the vicious machinery
=; in motion, while the United States has
| at present no corresponding alleviation
of a bad system.
| Scarcity or provisions and want of
| transports will doubtless prevent the
| Spaniards from Offering the vigorous
| defence at a distance from the main
| position which they have had ample
| opportunity for strengthening, but the
II
Land supplying his troops is sufficiently
serious. This task arises solely out of
4 the presence of Admiral Cervera's
4 squadron. No direct military object
4 will be gained by the capture of San
i tiago, which is remote from and inde-
pendent of the centre of Spanish pow
Ger in Cuba. Upon Santiago, however,
Ithe military energies of the United
Estates will now be concentrated and
Sthe operations against Porto Rico and
sHavana must be postponed"
With reference to the gathering of
\ \German vessels at Manila the article
lsays:
| Whatever may be the aims of Ger
nan policy, the mere threat of inter-
{ ference in the Philippines would likely
| to arouse in the United States an
| irresistible sentiment in favor of an
nexation. Admiral Dewey, when his
reinforcements arrive, will be superior
| in force to the German squadron. AL
| though the marked success of the in
| surgents will render so large a mill
| tary force unnecessary for the capture
| of Manila, the present circumstances
require that the United States should
| be strongly represented both af1oat
and ashore in the Philippines. The
| possibility of interference on the part
| of the neutral powers is evidently
cherished at Madrid and provides en-
Encouragement for continuing an un-
equal contest
- In conclusion the article expresses
Ne opinion that Admiral Camara's OBJ
VI is to land forces and stores at the
1Tsparies and then to return to SPAIN
nALK OF LANDING GERMAN
TROOPS.
| rSRdon, June 19.-The Berlin corre-
o7ent Of The Times says:
&po49 seems probable that if Admiral
tDyeey is unable to undertake respon-
[ s;ffity for the safety of the Germans
! Manila, Admiral Won Diederichs-
,wA land force. 1t is all
fors ne llefger Correspondent to
SOL it hopes there will be no occasion
fortntervention."
! "lace a German landing has taken
| plact German interests will doubtless
| asSUAe a new aspect, and, as The
| Mann Polftisehe correspondent has
alreaG pointed out, it will be as easy
| to CLAIM a guarantee or guarantees for
the futt,> in the Philippines as it was
in the Sa,1 Tung peninsula.
| 1T m not, however, turn out to
| be quite q o asy to obtain them. The
| KolnischZeit. .ung says that the Amer |
| lean tasSis i'm no way simplif1ed by |
the succss of the insurgents. 1t ar |
| cues thA if ADMIRAL Dewey should |
| leave 1t SAguinal,1 10 to complete the |!
| work or INQUEST alone, he would for |
| felt his Ultimate exc use for interven- |
! ton of p own in the development of |
the fufu fortunes of the islands"
Uttern ta warning to the United |
States sit will not fino' coionizing |
easy,@tht tticle proceeds to lSay:
An a0l nistratiOn which is so cor