Show IS BOMBARDlNGMANILA I l American Commander Loses No Time and on the Spaniards Refusing to o Surrender this Morning Opens Fire Spanish Officials Admit That Now Spains Fleet in the Philippines is Destroyed the Fall of Manila is Only a Question of a Few Hours TimeCable Communication Interrupted Adallrel 311111Jhilimfilt I IISunk lit tlemotln Shlpfl to KaT0 Them from rap troThp Splaird I odrlot Iltmt Their Ia > In thn 1hlllpploe > > v lllcht at rise IttendI ItIllNtlhJIInto of Risen rise Into tho Country I hlllp I Assed 1 Want an Atiarrican Prottttorate I New York May 2 A Itonrlns dls pitch Pays The bombardment of r Manila has begun The In lnbltints are I losing to tile country The operators II ohl rtdo I lit the cable station In the I midst of the orts have fled to save their men fable communication 3jHnt rceptcd I Madrid May 2 8 am A special to I the Liberal from Manila Bajs Admiral Monlcjo the Ppnnlsh fomrninder acknowledges I ac-knowledges the Spanish fllecthas been completPy demoilihed tile dddi that the crew of the Ppitnlshvvarsltlp Ann dano hn bern sci f c 1 The Ilrlllsh consul at Manila D II nawonWUer has conferred Ith Oommpdore Dewy I The object of this conference Is I not known Further advice frold1tanfla to the Liberal say the United stajjs I fleet has taken up a position In out N tariffs and has established a blocked fftb port The population of Manila Is I fleeing from the city A bombardment of the town la 0xpC led to take 1laee tOd SITIROYLI IIPAINS FLEET DESTnOYLI dhtl The publication 01 tire Liberal dl patch from Manila remove the ast hope of the Spaniards nnd It Is I now admitted ad-mitted on all sides that the Spanish kit his been completely destroyed una hat It Is I probably only a question of hours as to when the Americans will occupy Manila The fact that tho Liberal which Is Premier Bagostaa organ admitted the eonplete defeat of the Spaniard give additional significance to the frank an Iouncement The newspapers express a determination determina-tion to avenge the defeat yf the Spanish tIt The conduct tit tlii Spanish acl nlral In sinking the remnant of his fleet In order to prevent Us capture Is 1 highly extolled by the press The Imperial advised the government I to arm all the available shipping and connt the vessels Into an nuzlllary I i fleet for the purpose of capturing and i destroying American merchant teasels BRITISH O1VU DETAILS OF TIIU UlV1I m FIGHT I London May 2Copyrlght 1S5S by the Associated lreTbe details of the battle of Manila have been roo etlvea at the llrltlsh colonial office They came In two cable messages le celved yesterday evening the substance of which has been furnished to the I Vssoclated Press by the olllclalj ot the colonial office today The first cable dispatch announces that the American fleet entered Manila harbor at daybreak yesterday stationIng station-Ing Itself opposite the city A foil opened lire oil the American ships hoteupon they shifted their position to one near Cavltc In Manila bay en Selling In a fierce fight against both tho forts and the Spanish fleet The engagement here lasted two hours a nd result d In the annihilation of the Spanish fleet This dispatch adds that the American ships withdrew to heir magazine vesflel m the center of the roadstead for the purpose of coaling One American vessel the name of which Is not men t toned I 9 a atd to have Men disabled DEMAND ron suimcNunn Commodore Dewey requested the nrlrlsh consul E II Haw tonWalker to convey a message to the Spanish governor general demanding the surrender sur-render of all the torpedoes and guns at Manila and the possession of the cable itnces saying that unless these terms were compiled with he would proceed to bombard the city The first of the cable messages ends wIth the statement that the Spanish officials of-ficials were conferring with the Brit fall consul and the telegraph companies com-panies agent and that pending a de slon being arrived at the cables were not permitted to handle messages The second cable dispatch received by the colonial Office anouncod that the Spanish governor general had refused re-fused to surrender the torpedoes guns And able olllccs and that he had lire vented the agent of the telegraph company com-pany from conferring with Commodore Dewey Tho Message ends with the statement that the llrltsh governor of the Strlt Settlement expected that the bombardment of Manila would begin be-gin on Monday morning when the Spaniards would cut the cable ho first of these cable messages wa i received at 8 oclock yesterday evening and the second was received nt midnight The have not yet been given to the newspapers here No other messages on the subject have been received In London although the foreign omeo expects news from the BrItIsh consul at Manila Therefore There-fore It Is I supposed that tho expectation expecta-tion of the governor of the Straits Pet Uement should be fulfilled and that the Spaniards have cut the cable The oftllcals here gathered from the fact that Commodore Pewejs demands at Manila are limited to tho guns torpedoes and cable that he does not consider that he has a force sufficient to and and occupy tho town SPANISH FULL OF WAR TALK nIccordln to a special dispatch from Madrid to the Evening News sat for Iou hours and only discussed the lour hours and only dlsctlsrsed the Manila disaster The discussion It Is added showed the Spanish ministers are now fully aroused and will exhaust ex-haust their resources In clefenso of the national honor Alter the cabinet council the Madrid dispatch to the Evening News con nucs General Correa the minister of war and Admiral IormeoJo the min later of marine made a report to the queen regent The latter It appears who hid nlrciul heRld of the reverse was allnme with patriotic enthusl a eta Asia declared that while the loss 01 a 0 man St = was a Misfortune there wn s satisfa I ion In the reflection that the Spaniard had covered them elves with honor The QUel regent I 2 said to liae addod try spirit can dl itover be daunted so Jong I no I call rely on the patriotism and courage of he Spaniard cJi absence 01 further details of the Spanish defeat Is I supposed according to the Sjianlsh officials td be due to the prooccupation of Captain General AUgusta In defending Manila SPAINS LOSSDS J 41 ParIs lay 2ladrld advices say hat I no rlanlh whirli surrendered and that the maJority crlhd A dispatch from Madrid enthralled the Spanish loss at 400 men killed DANGEH OF THOIJJ1LE IN MADRID Madrid May 2The authorities here II have I adopted tho most extreme mill I ary precaution to check the Increa Ing public Indignation at the defeat to the Spanish fleet lit Manila 2 Intlal law will be proclaimed If the government Is I prookod over hostile demonIraUono In the reets I 4 Th I ng of discoWnt pirsivans elerYU here The military I feelequal i J I Ir I with the civil element the effects of the disaster In which Recording to t one nnnounemnt tour Inferior mist raft although they 1011 luckily perished lhl through bxc 01 foreolglt 4 I l resPonflible quarters It X The general lono ot this newspapers 4w CVefr In I the case og the mlnlslrlal press Is Cairn 4 1 la now eVel 1109 whIch At may enlnC pre vent the a econd 01 May tay T Uell < PTjon a the as bull fight which fght Iav nOI ben IIIhlbled althOURh hUI 9ther N I n9A am gther liable to rLsult In D1110 rult P eleimlslratlons I Olo 1111 SebI Bossism Y nobledo th I Rbledo con Re J1141111ce leader and fox mer minister 4 01 J Uee Is I cxpectd fOlle mllalr o telnauscuratsast nntlonnl I debate tDlaUlataav eo u4L4 In the chamber to > morrow In hleh 100 will be backed by the CarliS And republicans up On Welee hoe Popularity Is I In creEng will also ppulariy the Senate alo a debate In The newspapers of this city com I menUng upon the utter defeat ot tho Spanish fleet at the battle 01 Manila agree In Paying that yesterday was a aad but glorious day for Spln They urge the people to lw I calm and allow nothing to hake their confidence In the future welfare of the Spanish rmis PHILIPPINES WANT AMERICAr PHOTICTION lmCAN New York May 2A COPMghted telegram from SnJaloro to the Worl says I Upon his arrival at Hongkong Urn Ihssthe Jongkong Oen i Agulnaldo the Insurgent Ieal r of the Ihlllpplnes will probably be trans lerr on ° n AmerIcan dispatch boat I to Join 1 COmInWOM f fo 1re Dewey at Manila Agunaldo Policy after I the Philip pines have been captured embraces the Independence 1 of the Islam r the Internal affairs to be controlled under European and American advisers Iuro The Insurgents desire American pro tcctlon temporarily at least on the same flora as proposed after the Cuban mpalgn The Khemo Includes free trade to the world affguards enacted against an Influx of Chinese aliens a com pl to reformation In the corrupt judicature under European officials the entire freedom or the press and public utter ance a general religious toleration tho abolition and expulsion of religious fraternities the church being represented repre-sented by secular priesthood provisions for facilities to exploit resources the building of rallnajB tire removal of the restrictions on enterprise and the In vestment of capital Agvilndalo could undertake the main tenance of public order mon I I otld ie have committeed massacre of defenpelerm population Cebu City was almost entirely destroyed DeWEY IS PROMPT AND PLUCKY Washington May 2It Is I said at the I navy department that It Is I not the th pose of Commodore Dewey t bombard Manila except a < a last resort Ills plan contemplate the taking of the Issues hut It I Is not believed that any I i thing In the nature 01 a general bom brdment will be necessary to accom I I Pllsh this purpose The news that ethe Spanish soldiers mere to make A stand on the plaza Indl c4tes that some further resistance Is reltnee likely but It Is I believed that this can be Overcome by a few well directed shots I 01 the arhlpo The Officials believe from the Information so la rsi el through the pvan that the Spanish I forts such as they were have been 1 destroyed by the American I fleet So far as Is known here the onlj defense ot Mania In the shape of fortification that amounts to anything Is I that of A Cav lie anyhIng I was early expected In naval cIr cleg that Commodore Deey ould act i with such great promptness In enter Ing Ihe Manila harbor It Is I believed Its mouth was too wide to be commanded com-manded by the Inferior ordnance ot the t Spaniards and that the water was too dep to permit the uclul defense 01 the entrance to the Inner harbor by mine The charts how that the harbor entrance Is I no less than fie mile across But It Is by no man certain that mines have not bn Placed In the Inner harbor and It wa a I plucky undertaking for Commodore I 1 i to enter this harbor without I spending often and some countermining time In cautious oplor |