Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-19
DEWEY HEARD FROM.
The Victorious Admiral Still Has
Manila at His Mercy.
ITS GOVERNOR NAY SURRENDER SOON
Tho City Getting Short Of Provisions Adm.
Dewey Captures Another Spanish Gun.
boat Whose Captain Had Not
Heard AbOnt the War

come news yesterday from Adm
Dewey TO the president and particu
larly TO Secretary Long and the nava
officials, who are watching the admir-
ais movements with so much interest
While no apprehension existed as x
his security, nevertheless reinsurance
of safety is always pleasant The tele'
grams indicate that Dewey has LOST
none Of the prestige gained in
his memorable fight Of two weeks
ago. and that, while he refrains
from taking the city Of Manila
he has 1t practically at his mercy. The
admiral expresses the belief that the
rebels are hemming the city in by land,
but the fact that he says explicitly
that they have made no demonstrations
seems to disprove thoroughly the pub
lished reports that they have already
entered Manila and begun career Of
bloodshed and rapine The best evi.
dence Of the effectiveness Of the block.
ade maintained by the American I'D.
miral, and also Of the work Of the in.
surgents in surrounding the city, is
shown in the statement in the
dispatches that provisions are
scarce in the city Of Manila which
seems to indicate to Adm. Dewey
an early surrender by the Spanish au-
thorities Another published report
seems also to be refuted by the ad.
miral's advices and that is that the
rebels had raded Cavite, where the
Spanish naval station was located, and
where, presumably, large supplies Of
ammunition we're kept II the rebels
have been supplying themselves with
arms it must have been with the ad.
mirals consent, as his dispatch is orig.
inally dated from Cavite indicating
that be is still in possession The
greatest satisfaction prevails here over
the good work being done and the Of.
fectiveness Of the blockade main
tanned by him. The dispatch as given
out by Secretary Long Is as follows:
CAvTrE May "a via Hong Kong May la
Maintaining strict blockade Reason to believe
that the rebels ore hemming In the city by land
but have made no demonstration Scarcity OF |
provisions tn Manila Probable that the Span
ish governor will be obliged to surrender soon.
Can take Manila OF any moment Climate hot |
and moist On May 10 captured gunboat Callao |
attempting to run blockade Have plenty Of |
coal One British, one French. two German,
one Japanese vessel here observing DEWEY.
The officials are making all possible
haste to rush troops to supplement
Adm. Dewey's forces, so that II the
Spanish governor does surrender the
former will not be dependent upon the
small number Of marines which he can
III spare from his ships, but will have
the assistance Of soldiers in holding
his position and maintaining order. 1t
is confidently hoped here that the
City Of Pekin, chartered as transport
vessel, will be able to clear from San
Francisco in very short time, 10 be
followed in rapid succession by the
other three ships engaged for
similar purpose The Pekin can
carry 1000 men, which, with the ma.
rines aboard the Charleston, Just
about to sail, will be of considerable
to the admiral, but far from
The number which he will need. The
total number Of men to be sent will
aggregate probably $4,000, as Maj.
Ten. Wesley Merritt who is to com.
nand the expedition and subsequent.
y to be made military governor, re-
yards that as the least which can
maintain order In city like Manila,
made up Of many discordant elements
)ver ten regiments of infantry and
Jour batteries Of artillery from the
volunteers have been ordered to con-
at San Francisco and from
,hese and the regulars now In the ex.
RENE west will be taken the men for
he Philippine expedition 1t is ex-
'ected that practically all the volun.
GERS will 60
DEWEY CAPTURES ANOTHER GUNBoAT.
Hone KoNe, May l6--The United
states dispatch boat Hugh McCulloch
4rrived here yesterday from Manila
With dispatches for the United States
government She reports that the
spanish gunboat Callao, from the Car
Zine islands, recently entered the port
II Manila being ignorant of the out
freak Of hostilities between Spain
md the United States. An American
varship fred across her bows
md signaled her a demand for
Ter surrender. The demand being
|isregarded, the American ship
lred direct at the Spanish gunboat
md the latter surrendered. The popu.
ace Of Manila is reduced to eating
'orseflesh, and the prospect of relief
Gems far distant The Hugh McCul-
och also reports that the Philippine
Insurgents applied to Rear Admiral
Dewey for his approval of an at |
ack by them upon the city. i
The admiral, it appears, ap- ,
'roved the plan, provided no ex. ,
esses were committed. The insurgents
hen pleaded that they had no arms ,
With the exception of machetes, to {
which the admiral replied: Help
ourselves at the Cavite arsenal The
ity OF Manila, however, has not yet q
'een attacked. About 5000 Spanish /
roops are guarding the road leading =
rom Cavite TO Manila. There Is no !
ruin IN the reported massacre of
lumber of Americans. q