Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
dewey COMING SOON.
As Soon as He Can Arrange
Matters for His Successor,
IW|LL NOT HURRY, THOUGH
His Ship Nay Be -Four Aonlns
Making The Trip Homs
.curNALpo SEEKS MORE FARLEY.
Passes Asked for Another Military
Commission, tn Confer With Aineri~
can ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for Further American Advance. !
SEEKS MORE FARLEY.

MANILA, May ls-s:2o =. M-Admirai
| Dewey will leave for the United states
! as soon as he can arrange his business
| and give full instructions for the man
agerlent OF the feet TO his successor.
| probably within ten days.
| The United States cruiser Olympia.
upon which Admiral Dewey viii make
| the voyage home. will sail leisurely. stop
| ping at Mediterranean ports for some
time TO give the Admiral. tho officers OK
| the ship, and the crew an opportunity
! for rest. Like all the Olympia's company.
| Admiral Dewey is much run down By his
long stay in a tropical port, without
\ change, and under the rigid conditions
| Incident 10 q war-footug. The voyage
may occupy four months.
| TO PUT ON PEACE PAINT.
The Olympia will proceed from Manila
I To Hongkong. where a fortnight VIII be
spent i'm transforming rhe mud color
4 which she was painted TO white, the snip
I having I'D TO this time been unable 10
| comply with the departments order 20
| take on white paint. At Hongkong the
| cruiser will be coaled and provisioned for
| her further journey.
Admiral Dewey expects 10 retain MS
| position on the United States-Philtppine
| Commission.
FHIPINOs SEEK MORE PARLEYING.
| The Ffipinos have resumed the attempt
| TO induce the Americans TO discuss the
situation. Reyes. a young lieutenant on
| the staff OF General Gregorio del Pilar,
| came to General Lawton to-day. under a
| flag OF truce. He was accompanied by
barefooted bugler. The two were escorts
ed to Manila by Captain Sewall, OF Gene
| raj Lawton's stan.
Reyes told Major General Otis that
| Aguinaldo desired passes for q military
| commission 20 come TO Manila, 20 confer
| with the American Philippine commis-
! sioners General Otis replied that passes
| would not be necessary, AS unarmed COM
| mssloners could enter the American lines.
He would leave the matter. he said, In
| General Lawton's hands. Lieutenant
| REYES returned this evening to Bacoior.
| NON -COMBATANTS MUST LEAVE.
| 1920 p Imaginable has ordered that
1 all foreigners must leave the insurgent
territory within forty-eight hours. There
| are only a few commercial men there.
] mostly English and German. Aguinaldo
believes that by refusing them the rights
| OF non-combatants he can force their
| governments 10 recognize tho belllgcrency
| OF his so-called government, In order that
| they may treat for the safety or their
| subjects. 80
| A Fiiipino priest, who had talked with
| n Tagal general. has brought 10 Father
| McKinnon, chaplain OF the First Califor-
/ mia Regiment, copy of letter written
| by Agllinaldo to the general, asking MS
| opinion as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY or surreh-
derng. saying:
81 fear that the long warfare that Will
be necessary 10 conquer the United states
will drain the country's resources too
| much"
| ANGI.O-AMERICAN ENTENTE AGAIN
| Mr. Holmes. a Canadian subject. VINO
with his partner i'm the sugar manufac-
| turing business AT Calumpit, Mr.. car
rick. an American was recently captured
by the Filpinos, reported thar he was
informed by his captors that ne might
leave whenever he wished 10 do So he
refused To go unless Carrick was permit
ted to accompany him, and said; We
30 or stay together"
The curtain will go down In few days
on the fighting In the Island OF luzon.
Workingmen are preparing for another
act I'm the drama, which will necessarily
dispcrse the F1lipinOs.
REBELS MAKE LIFE UNcOMFORTA"
BILE.
The rebels are intrenched so close 10
San Fernando as TO make life In that city
uncomfortable while they remain In their
present position. The armies OF mo
| United States have advanced SO far that )
the question OF transportation has become
| the great problem. 10 solve H. engineers
are repairing the Bagbag bridge. so thhe
Il will be safe for the passage OF tratns'
and give railroad connection between Ma
Mia and San Fernando.
In the mean time. supplies shipped 10
Calumplt have TO be hauled fifteen miles
TO Major General Macarthur. at San Fer
nando. and twenty miles 10 Major Gene
raj Iawton, at Cacolor. by bullock carts.
and every cart has 10 be ferrled sepa-
rateIy on a raft across the Rio Grande.
two or three times. The roads are rough,
and after the daily showers, which are
forefunners OF the rainy season, so SOFT
that II Is impossible 10 make more than
a mile an hour. The few mules that are
here have been found 20 be greatly SUI
perior 10 builocks for this work. The lat
ter die unless they are given frequent
baths, and tho heat has killed so many
that the carting is now all done by night.
DISADVANTAGE or BEING HUMANE.
The policy OF humane warfare has us
disadvantages. Among the thousands OF
pretended friendly natives who have been
returning TO their homes behind the
American armies there are some who
have taken advantage OF the generosity
OF the c0nquer0rs 10 make the zone UNI
safe unless Americans so well armed ana
In parties. Soldiers going about alone arc
frequently fired upon from houses or tfVu
behind bushes. During the past week II
has been found necessary 10 send guarus
with wagons and ambuiances. and several
attempts have been made 10 wreck trains
by placing Instructions upon the Runway
track
BOSTON TO RETURN AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May b.-Admi-
raj Dewey cabled the Navy Department.
from Manila that he had rcconsidered MS
plans respecting the Boston, and had con-
cluded 10 allow the cruiser 10 come 10
the United States az once.
The Admiral said nothing further as 20
his own return TO the United States.
The officials OF the Navy Department.
expressed some vlrprise at the announces
ment. through the Associated Press capie~
gram from Manila. that Dewey Will oe-
cupy four months In tho cruise. for this
period Is at least twice the time that
would be required 10 make straighe
cruise homevard.
However. II IS supposed that he desires
to delay his arrival Ia the United States
untll the hot weather OF summer has
passed. being already teblitated from hia