The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-18

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VIII Prevent Occupation of Man.
ia by the Americans-
Adv1ces Show the Insurgents As
saulting Manila on All sidea
copyright by the Associated Press.
HnANiAA, June (via Hong Kong.
June iO.OThere Is intermittent firing
oii the outskirts of the city in all dtrec
tfhs. Inc Spaniards are utterly ex-
!iausted by hunger, sleeplessness and
iAcessant alarms. They bave no tnfor.
mutton regarding the enemy's move
nents until suddenly attacked. In the
meantime they are in constant dread of
the populace rising up and attacking
them In the rear. Besides this in every
shirmdsh, directly the retreat beeins
the native troops desert.
The insurgents avoid disturbing the
non-combatants, AMI English women
and children are living peaceah1v and
unhurt in the zone of hostilitigs.
Ell Concrete has published a supn,e-
ment expatiating at great length ON tho
oianohcal crueDttes practiced in the
British colonies and predicting a. SINH
lar tyranny In the Philippines, unless
the powers intervene.
Tonight almost all Of the Spanish
civilians are inside the citadels. The
troops are manning the walls and the
ahtedeIuV1an cannon and gunboats are
guarding the river.
Admiral Dewey has consented that
the Spanish merchant steamers should
remove the non-combatants
The insurgents exchange signals with
the Americans day and night, while the
SDar1ards continue shooting at shadows
constructing works which they admit
Will be unavailing and lining every
road with useless defenses.
SPANISH SOLDIERS STARVING.
Whole companies Of Spaniards have
had nothing to eat for two days and
some of them are literally crying 1t
| is a pitiable sight. The native peas
antry charitably assist the starving
soldiers without compulsion, and some
Englishmen yesterday gave a treat to
the soldiers guarding an outpost. They
/ bought wandering hawker's stock Of
| eatables for a few shillings and gave
the food to the soldiers, who said it
was the first food they had tasted for
thirty-six hours.
There is no doubt, as one person re-
marks, that somebody deserves lynch
Ing for the state of affairs existing.
Scores Of bloated officers of the Span
ish forces are to be seen daily, loafing
about the beer shops and cafes along
the boulevards, reviling the English,
while the men under their charge are
starving.
The insurgents yesterday rushed the
passage Of the Zapota river, and also
descending into the lagoon, took the
Spaniards in flank and captured sew
eral guns. The Spanish soldiers made
a good stand until they were ordered
to retreat Probably their ammunition
was inadequate.
1t is also impossible to imagine how
such magnificent positions can be
! abandoned without a struggle.
INSURGENT SUCCESS.
The insurgents today captured Las
Pinas, Parague, Tungalo, Malibay and
Pineda, all on the coast line. The
Spaniards lost ninety men killed and
wounded, and 1000 returned here un-
hurt.
The insurgents are now firing into
Malate, the southermost quarter of
Manila, and mile and a half from the
center place connecting the forts, mag
aZine, telegraph office and club house.
The horse cars are running, and ladies
are visiting within rifle shot of the enc
my, apparently unconcerned
The insurgents are also in every out
lying quarter of Manila, awaiting the
signal to advance.
At Caloocan, a suburban railroad
station, there are still few Spanish
troops in ridiculous little entrench-
ments.
The village is full of insurgents, and
the railroad line is broken outside the
station.
The ties have been carefully removed
by the insurgents. who promised to
replace them after the war.
Many of the native troops make lit
tie secret of their intention to desert
tonight. There is frantic scramble
for refuge inside the old walled citadel
by all the townspeople, in accordance
with the governors orders.
1t Is now officially admitted here that
the lack Of food supplies has become a
serious matter Gunboats conveying
volunteers, sent into the lagoon to
search for food for the city, on Fri
day, June 2, returned here today, Sun
day, and reported the total failure of
their mission.
1t has now been officially admitted
that troops have been thirty-six hours
without food.
The insurgents are gaining every
where, and are now firing into Manila
itself.
AN UGLY STORY. VI
There is a story current here this
evening to the effect that the captain
and officers Of the German warship
Irene went to a point on horseback to
the furthest outpost of San Juan, ac-
companied by the highest Spanish staff
officer. They had a champa gne lunch
and the captain of the Irene Is said to
have made speech during which he
declared the americans will never an
mex the Philippine islands while Will
liam reigns emperor The Germans,
it is further said, with their Spanish
hosts, might have been killed by the in
surgents, who had ridden to San Juan
strongly ambushed but it is further as
serted the insurgents had orders to
avoid giving a preteXt for German i--
tervention