After Annihilating the Spanish Fleet Ad-
miral Dewey Demanded the Surrender
of Tornadoes and Guns of Manila.
THIS was REFUSED AND
BOMBARDMENT is now on
Cable Communication with the Philippines has been Interrupted, and
Duly Monger Details of the
Engagement, and Host of Those
from Spanish Sources. are Obtainablewlndignation in Madrid.
and a Determination Expressed to Avenue the Defeat.
m
(Copyright. I898, the Associated Press).
London. May 2—The details of the
battle of Manila have been received at
the British colonial otlioe. They came
in two cable messages. received yester-
day evening. the substance of which
has‘been furnished to the Associated
Press by the oiliciala of the colonial of-
fice today.
The lirat cahlo W nonduuors
that the United States ileet entered Mn—
uila harbor at daybreak yesterday. sta-
tioning itself opposite the city. A fort
opened fire on the American shim.
whereupon they shifted their partition
to one side near Cavita. in Manila buy.
engaging in a fierce light againat both
the lurid anti the Spanish flcct. 'l‘hv
cugnxcmcnt lasted two hours and tr»
united In the Spanish fleet being annir
hilnted. This dcsputch adds that tin-
Amcrlcon Ithlpa withdrew to their Inna-
azlne venael, in the centre at the road
stead. for the purpose of coating, tine
American veaucl, whose norm» in full
ltnown. in said to have been disabled.
Commodore Dewey rr-tptcstml the
British countrll. E. ii. Ramon—“hitter.
to convey a message to thc Spanirh
governor general. demanding the our.
reader of all the torpedoes and gun»
at Manila and the posseuuon of all tilt“
cubic ofllt't'tl, saying that unites» thrm»
terms were compiled with he would
proceed to bombard the city. The iirou
tibia mantle ends with the atntetncut
that the Spanish oflielals were confor-
ring with the British turnout and th.»
tsiekrnph company's intent and trend-
ing a decision brill. arrived at, tho I'll!
bios were not poruilltodto hundlc mew
segue.
The mood cable detrpatch received
by the colonial oillce announced that
the Spanish governor general had it.
filled to wrrcndcr the torpedoctt. gun»
and cable offices. and that he had pre-
vented the agent of the tclcttraph corn»
spotty from conterrlng with Commodore
Dewey.
The message ended with the emit»
[pent that the Brititth governor of the
Itralttt settlements extracted that llw
bombardment of Manila Would be he-
, gait lend-y morning. when the upsu-
llrds would cut the cabin.
r The tint of these cable message» watt
received at 9 o'cioeh yesterday evening
and the aecond one was . centred at
hillbight. They have not yet been giv»
as to the newspapers here.
‘flouherwon the subject
have heenaeeelved in ibidonnlthongh
tho {weigh Men Wed news from
the Mush adieu] at man. Them
2 litre. it is mound that the upset.-
«Mflmmmofthellrnitsub
,. m has been fulfilled. and that
Liberal say the United States fleet has
taken up a position in front of Manila
and has eatblished to blockade of the
port.
The population of Manila is fleeing
from the city. A bombardment of the
town is expected to take place today.
Information Declined.
Madrid. May? 8 a. to -——At the ter—
mination of the rabinet council. just
held. the milliliter of marine, Adntlrul
ilermcjo. dettlincd to furnish any fur—
ther information tor publication. but he
said the first account sent out by the
governor general of the Philippine ls-
lattds was completely borne out by later
Iimpatches. adding that the hurt shot
was fired at litiitl. when. he aanerml.
' the American warships steamed awy.
Utter Bout of the Fleet.
London. May 2—-—A dcamtch to tin-
ilaily Mall. received from hi rltl thia
morning. says: "The Americans are
now moving on Manila. but then» has
been no capitulntlon yet.
"General Atlanta ad.- prohsbly dc~
lend the Plaza of Inniln.
"The Spaninh ministers admit that
I. 9. battle resulted in the utter rout oi
the apanish fleet; but they are resolved
not to spare any efforts in the detonat-
ot the country.
"The Spanish wnrahlpa lioiua Marin
t'hriatlua anti Cantllla have berm total-
ly burned. flue vessel was pnrpmwly
lilllili, and the rest were damaged.
“The American lieot in lmlicvctl to ho
ilillt'll Ililmillil'fl."
Indignation in Indrltl.
Madrid. May 2. 2:”) a. m.-'i'hc nutlr.
Dl'llft'ii here have adopted the moat ex-
treme military precautions to elm-it the
iticrcualuu public indignation at tho
Illnautor to ill? ilpnnlnh iicct ul'l Manila.
Martial law will be proclaimed if the
govcrrpncnt in ”provoked over hotttiie
ghemonstrntlonu" in the street». The
feeling of discontent in profound th'l‘y-
win-re. The maltory lord f'tllltlll)‘ with
the civil elements the effect» of tho dlar
aster. in which. amending to one on-
nottnromont, ”our inferior warcraft. ab
though they {might plut'ltily. perished
.lif’tiiulli luck at foresight lti f-‘tlilflillllllt'
quarters."
The general tone of thc ut-wapnporu.
ova-ti in the: cast- of the minlntertal
proton. is calm.
To Avenger the Defeat
Madrid. May 2. 2:30 s. m.~'l'ho nowa-
pxunvrs t'xprm a, determination to
avenge the defeat of the Spanish limit.
The conduct of the Spanish admiral
in sinking the remnant of his fleet in
order to prevent its capture, in highly
extolled by the wall.
The lmpnrclai advises the govern.
ment to arm all the available shipping
and convert the vessels into an auxil-
try fleet for the purpose at capturing
and dmtroylng American merchant res.
eels.
unusiAanit-Mst.
The publication of the Llherei's oce-
patch from limits reviews the last
hopeotthetlpaninmsndltisuow
admitted on all aides that the Spanish
fleet has been completely destroyed.
and that it is probably only a question
of from when the Americans will or-
cnpy Ilsaiis. Th tact» thigh idly
oral. which is mar reason oral-n.
admitted the complete defeat of the
Spaniards. pins mum siphiliesttee
to the front Wt.
Anomalous-term
STAR SPANGLED B
[‘"i'he fitnr mauled Banner" was written by Main fiends
British attack upon Port Helicon in ill“ Indwaa inxpircd by
stripe- floating one the fort utter tiring had ceased. pronto
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Only can you sue by the dawn' nearly light. What no p!
R.
‘ . who witneustl the
W
iy we hnil'dfl the
I.
2. 0n the-handlmlynnenthro' themtstsotthedup. Wherethcfoc' a mi! but}!
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Andwhcreisthstbsndwhosovanntlngiynwm.mlh
(senators!
O thnnhe it over when Freeman shall stand Between:
hv'dhatne. and the
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twilight'a is“ gleaming; Whoa “ripen-ml bright stun ihro' the ” lott- flxltf. 0'" “in
silence mm; I‘hst in that which the house. o'er the veering steep As it
birth‘s eon-tns-lon. A boron and a noun ' try shall leave an no more—Mr
wnr's desolation; Blest with viet'ry and peace. my tits Benv'n raco‘tl land. Prslnsthe
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ramparts we waich'd wereso ail-ally stunning; And the rmhcta' red glnre. that-omits
fltefni-ly blows. half commie. half dist-tutu: flow it arches the giant of the
blood ban wneh'd out their total tootsieps' twiddle): No refuge could us. the
Pow'r that hath madcand prenerr‘d as n nation: Ami this be one motto—”In
s
homing in air. Gave pr It thro‘ the lifxltt. that our Flu wattstill there. Osny dud
monitors first beam. in full lory renwt’d, now oblite- in the aim. ”i'hr lhejitnr Spangl'd
binding and slave From the terror at dipht. or the gluon: oi the grow: And thfltu ”on“
God in Oar Trust" And conquer we want. what: our eon-e it is m. shaman: Ipangl’d
tit-r Bungl'd boner yet wave O'or the [3nd at the Free and t it! loose! timbre.
Banner. 0 long may it use 0' er the Land of them»! validated the have.
Banner in triumph doth wave (for the [And ofthnhanlifl ti Ie anneal the Bravr
Banmin triumph shall ware o‘er the land of tho lira-no ilto Hum of the leave.
WAR BULLETINS
\ tit-sputclt front Madrid t-stintntcs fllt' Spanish loss
at four lllllltll‘t'tl lllt'il killcrl.
Sccrctury Long, up to 9:15 o'clock, lqu not rcccivml
ii littc front the Asiatic stutitnt. it vvoultl take the Mc-
t'ullm-li tltrcc «lays to rout-b flung Kong. It is believed
lit'itisb consuls have orders to keep tin-iv govm'nnIt-nt
posted llllll that the first hows not from Spanish ritllll’t't'ri
will be received by the British foreign illlll't'.
The London Daily Mail's correspondent at Madrid
says that the liicuu Maria Christina and the l‘ustilla
Wcrc totally burned, ”no vcascl was purposely sunk and
the Hint of the lit-ct damaged. The A merit-an llt't'f is be-
lieved to‘be lllllt'll damaged.
A tiesputcb front Madrid to the London lhtily Mail
tlntctl this Iuouninu says: “The A lilt’l’ll'iilll-i are now mov-
ing on Manila; but there has as yet been no I-npitttlutiou.
A IIIcIubcr of the Spanish cabinet this morning stat.-
t'il that the account of yesterday’s naval battle sent by
the governor general of flu» Philippine islands has been
completely borne out by later tiesputcbcs. The last shot
was fired at “:30, when the American warships stonin-
ntl off.
A dosputch to the London Daily Mail from Madrid,
dated this morning, says: The cabinet ministers admit
that the naval battle off i‘uvitc ended in utter rout; but
they are resolved to spare no efforts in the defense of
their country.
'lbc Madrid authorities have adopted flit' most ex»
trcnIe military promotions. Martial law will be pro-
claimed if there are hostile demonstrations in the streets.
(irent discontent prevails and the “lack of foresight" of
the government in blamed for the disaster.
The Spanish admiral acknowledges his ileot has linen
completely demolished. The United States fleet in
blockuding Manila, and the bombardment of the town is
extradited to tulte place today.
The blockade of Havana continues.
The Queen 'liegeut in said to have declared that her
purple can never be donated an Inn on she can rely on
the triotirim and cumin e of th e hfigpaniartl rtlrt.
I'ho born bardmcnt Manila, it is sup sod is now
proceedin it to believed the Spuniardri vo out the
cable at anila.
ish . -
M WW W
By Associated Press.
Washington. May 2—At'the loreign
embassies and legitione. intense inter-
est is shown in the news oi the victory
of the American fleet at Manila. it
was stated by a high diplomatic ofliclnl
today that another such victory would
force Spain to seek an armistice and
peace. The universal belief in diph»
lntllit' quarters is that this utruiu in the
i'htiippim-a will be follovml implodi-
only by action on the part at (mint.
.\nltlt’- front the» Mirror of tiw Manila
"ng'flKl'Iill‘lii. foreign rcprcIu-ntntivts
hcn- qty it ht lllitl)‘ to precipitate an
Iltlcrntti convulsion in Spain. This
llilti been opprr-lIr-utlttl by the European
titrWtI’It and lids law" the I‘llll‘f rattan til
llit‘ll’ nrlttity. iii-l it threatens in brim:
tln- war to th- I'tllilillt'lll of Europe.
illiirinl :tdvms. of ”in Ziittullu light
had not been ruwivml at any of tho
establishment» I'rprrm-tttiug tltc grout
pom-rs pt Eurtrpt- up in ninth today.
From tbc tar-tn t-c-pnrtmi from Madrid
flint (‘tIItIlnmlorc lbw-y httd "punt-Ii
I'iillinlillllt'fltitlll with tlw llrltioh critical
lil Manila, if is tinticratmni ilml lhv
llritlah l‘tlllfilll at .‘iiunjin baa assumed
charge of tiw .\lllcrlt':lll into-roam in tho
l‘hllipplncu, and under such circum-
alunccu he in at til‘t'nt'nt clutrxmi with
the important duty of protecting the
iiwu of the Ann-ricotta nu shim- at Mo-
niln nlttl clan-whore. I! la lil'lll’vl's' that,
(thumodorc lit-wr-y, will give bin lirut
attention in limiting tiflt‘i' those Amor-
lt'iiilit ashore.
la-utiluu Ilipiotnuta any I‘ll stop low,
" urtl European intervention in lllit'ly to
be linnttncrl by this diunatcr of Spain.
It in loolmi upon simply an a war to-
vcruc. which cannot be turned into pa.
titical channels by tlpanbth appeals to
the great pom-r». This in illt' view ol
French rt-prtwenittilt'es. It was rathcr
expected by the llritiuh. but it watt none
the less apparent among French and
(lemon oiiicisls. who regard the time
for mediation or intervention as past.
One of the members of the diplomatic
corps raid grave fears were entertained
of the cflert of the reverse at Madrid
The government there is threatened by
‘ the L‘srlists and Republicans. lluInlll-
atltm over the defeat naturally will find
impression against the Month regime
and the throne itself. Whether the ow
thorltltctt will be able to resist the pop-
IIlnr ludignstion is much doubted by
those crmvmsnt with sftalrs at lla-
drid. Today'a cable adviree that mar-
born out the view of diplomats II to
the gravity of sffnire. One of the no.
val sides attached to an embassy here,
said the battle at Ilaulla disclosed the
inadequate prepartion made In; finale.
and gave good reason: for popular re-
launch! at Indritl.
lie ssltilt was now made plain that
the quiet whatnot pt-eparstlons carried
osbytheilnitedltstuwsrsmram
pertinent sad had warrant vital mills.
its pointed out that within eight days
ttsi laminar have to be proclaimed . _,
d‘ficmdtfimflfl
’* ''''' SHOWN IN NEWS
It is Believed that Another Such Defeat
Would Force Spain to‘ Seek an
Armistice and Peace.
ACTION. on run PORTS or
CUBA LIKELY T0 FOLLOW
Foreign Representatives at Washington Say the Manila Engagement
May Precipitate an internal Convulsion in Spain. as the Govern-
ment there is Threatened by the Carlists and Republicans. and
Humiliation May Find Expression Against the Sagasta Regime
brought confusion and demorallzation
to the ranks of the Spanish fort-ea in all
quarters. This naval attache expressed
surprise that the Spanish defence at
Manila had divided into two parts—-
tirnt the engagement of the ships and
summit the defence of the city. Until
the city was taken. he said, the real
results of the (ilif‘l'ailfllit‘i ‘eouid not be
dctcrmined, as f'ommmluro Dewey's
line! had not yet passed the danger
line. in that its coal was reduced and
its ammunition depleted by the engage-
merit of yesterday, lie said also that
the weakness of Spain in the Philip-
pines doubtless was an indication of
the same weakness in (‘ubtt and Porto
Rico. The Spanish tiitllitil‘lllo-s, he
{minted out. had lulled to sand an
abundant-.- of will] in Palm. l’orto Rim
lib-o and elsewhere. and now their re-
\t‘l‘itts were a natural result of their
owu lilipi’f)Viil(élll.‘-'.
BPAII’I um: 3001‘.
Official Iowa from Swill! Admiral
Confirms the Worst Depart.
Madrid. via l’nrls. May 2—m1'he naval
latrcau at Manila sends the following
report siglnml 'Montnjn. admiral: "in
the: middle of the night the American
mum-iron lorcwl the forts and before
daybreak ammtred of! t'uvltc. 'l‘iw
'l‘ln- night was completely dark. At
half [tutti sit-it'll the bow of the lit-inn
Marin t‘hriatina took fire and soon af~
fur the lump also won lilll'Ils‘ll. At it
ti't'lm'k, wiIb my stuff. i writ on lurarti
the lain do t‘uiru. ’i‘he lit-inn Marla
l'lll‘lrttllltt and tho ('astllIa-werc then
entirely i'ith'lii'il‘tl in llrtnu'a, The oth-
er hliiflrl having been damaged retired
into linker lluy. Some had to he sunk
to pravrnt their falling into the hands
at the unruly. 'l‘hc loam urt- numer-
oltn. notably t‘aptnin (Yatluruo. :t Drift“
and nine ililll‘f' permits."
'l‘tilini' lN WALL STREET.
Wall street in in o. tn.- 'l'lwre won
an unormmtn prtuaurc to blty tittrcita of
tho opcnlutr on the strength of the no"
vol victory in the l'blllbplnco and «no
tattoos were nlmmrt a scramble. There
were 7.000 sham of tit. l’unl changed
hands at the running at prim-a all the
way from ilii H! to $92. liltuuitancoutt
mica of 3,800 Ithamt of Burlington were
made from 95 to 91. Sugar watt nlrtp
eagerly bouxht and row quickly it Hi
to tilt). (laina in other spot-tallied ran»-
dial from 2 to t points. and in the rail-
road llill gent-rally the rise was lx'tvvoeu
l and :2 points. and etaolntsointaoin
i and z mints. Very heavy blot-lot of
stocit were taken in the trading and
there was great excitement on the ex-
change. -
Almoitt every sentiment mrtllntt
women is bound to fit some one of them
as if: variety the weaker sex especially
exec s.
DI ID.
MINITER. «in Bridgeport. May 1. is”
John 8.. son of John J. and Mary J.
mutter. aged 5 years. 2 months and .-
to day...
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at the residence of the par.
cuts. No. 110 Park avenue. Thursday.
”I! 8. at 11:80 a. In. interment st
lion arrival at t: in train.
FOUHD.
Jim to front at
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may have saute by calling it
thi- m M urine for our stirrer-
iserooai. taut
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