Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-17

MANILA June g. via Hong Kong, June
17.-Spanish power is crumDling in the
Philippine Islands. General Pena and
Thousand Spanish soldiers have surrendered
at Santa Cruz and similar surrenders have
occurred at other places
The insurgents propose to form a republic
under Anglo-American tutelage.
Copyright. 1898, By Associated Press.'
Firing Into Manila.
MANILA. June 5.--VIa Hong Kong, June
1.-THE insurgents are gaining everywhere
and are now firing into Manila itself.
1t has now been officially admitted that
the troops have been thirty-six hours with
out food.
In the northern sections the insurgents
have united near Passig, on the Pass,g
river. driving the Spanish gunboats to Doa-
There were few casualties.
The zone of hostilities is a magnificent
defensive country, thickly wooded. having
an unlimited number of natural ambus-
Cades and innumerable blockhouses and
trenches. Any average army could easily
defy ten times their number.
Spanish Retrenting Everywhere.
On all sides can be seen the Spaniards re-
tiring, removing the soldiers effects and
dismantling the barracks prematurely, evil
GENTLY anticipating defeat as a matter OF
course The soldiers are brave and desper-
ate and hate to retreat, but they hope
lessly incompetent and shamefully under
fed Many of them have assured the cor
respondent that they have never been at
target practice in their lives. Still they are
eager for an opportunity to display their
valor, and are confident that the enemy is
equally Impractical.
1t is now officially admitted here that
the lack of food supplies has become a
serious matter. Gunboats conveying vol
unteers sent into the lagoon to search for
food for the city on Friday June 3. re-
turned here today. Sunday and reported
the total failure of their mission
The commanders of the gunboats also re-
port that every lagoon and town is hostile
and that their garrisons have probably
been massacred.
The Spanish hotilla was unable to effect
landing in spite of prolonged firing upon
the part of all the gunboats Nobody. how
ever, was killed
This removes the last hope OF provision
ing Manila.
During the week all the garrisons were
simultaneously overpowered or surrendered
as prisoners. The latter are well treated
A majority of those who resisted were
slaughtered.
without Food Two Days.
Whole companies of Spaniards have had
nothing to eat for tive days, and some of
them are literally crying. 1t is a pittable
sight The native peasantry charitably as
sist the starving soldiers without compul-
sion. and some Englishmen yesterday gave
treat TO the soldiers guarding an outpost.
Ihey bought a wandering hawker's stock
OF eataoles for few shillings and gave the
first food they had tasted for thirty-six
hours.
There is no doubt. as one person re-
marked, that somebody deserves Iynching
for the state of affairs existing Scores of
bloated officers of the Spanish forces are
TO be seen daily loafing about the beer
shops and cafes along the boulevards re-
Wiling the English. while the men under
their charge are starving
Insurgents Capture Guns.
The insurgents yesterday rushed the pass
age of the Zapota river and also descended
from the lagoon. took the Spaniards in
flank and captured several guns. The Span
ish soldiers made a good stand until .hey
were ordered to retreat. Probably their
ammunition was Inadequate
1t is almost impossible to understand how
such magnificent positions can be abandon
ed without struggle.
The insurgents today captured Las Ptnas
Paranague, Tungalo. Mali bay and Pinedn.
all on the Coast line. The Spaniards los,
ninety men killed and wounded and 7OOo
returned here unhurt
The insurgents are now firing TITO Nalate
the southernmost quarter of Manila and a
mile and half from the center place con-
tanning the fort, magazine telegraph Cf!ice
anj club house.
The horse cars are running and ladies
are visiting within rifle shot of the enemy
apparently unconcerned.
Eewey Cannot Control Insurgents.
1t IS reported that Rear Admiral Dewey
is unable TO restrain the insurgents, but
their conduct is satisfactory There is no
necessity for interference. as no excessas
whatever have been committed
This Is partly due to the merely nominal
assistance furnished the insurgents The
latter proposed to form a republic under
Anglo-American tutelege and threatened to
visit with severe penalties the insurgents
who have become turn-coats, and especially
in the case of Paterno. prominent native
protege of the Spaniards.
There was desultory firing today In every
quarter on the outskirts OF the town with no
material result, although there were sew
eral artillery accidents and one exnlosfon