Show HAS MANILLA SURRENDERED SY SURRENDERED DE U Report That Such Is the Case Casc Chi Chicago go May 3 A A special specia dispatch to the News from Washington says It is reported that Manilla has surrendered surrendered surrendered sur sur- rendered to Commodore Dewey but this cannot be confirmed The Tho government has no direct news Sir Julian the British ambassador ambassador am am- furnished the news of the I fall fail Manilla of he having succeeded in getting into communication with the British authorities at Hong Kong President McKinley cordially thanked him for the glad tidings If Commodore Dewey has loss los a considerable con con- portion of his men it is feared he will be much embarrassed work of maintaining possession of Ma- Ma Manilla nilla nUla for lack of sufficient force United States naval vessels are always always always al al- al- al ways undermanned according to the European standard and It w will ill not be i possible having regard to the tho safety of the ships to spare any considerable number of men to keep the city especially especially especially if the engagement has disabled many of them There was some talk in the afternoon of sending out troops from San Francisco to aid in the work but this has not yet taken shape so far faras faras faras as can be learned and it is likely that the department will wait to hear from Commodore Dewey himself before taking taking tak tak- ing lag any action It may be and in fact it is expected that by combination with the insurgents he will succeed in h having ving his men relieved of the task of garrisoning garrisoning garris garris- Manilla |