The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-18

soafhernnost part Of Manila ana naasT
md half from the center place
containing the fors. MAGAZINES. feifpsfapn
oRice and clubhouse. The horse cars are
rsrnsEg. and ladies' are visiting sis1sn
riae shot OK The army, apparently uEcon-
cefns1
Tn. Insurgents are also 81 every cut
lying quarter Of Manila. awaiting The sag
nas 10 advance Al csioocan. su5ur osn
railway station. there arc few spas lise
tfoops In rsd,eul0usIy !iga: sfsFsocamsnss-
The village il full Of insurgents. ana the
railroad ilue ID broken oaiSde tbs station
The ties have been carefully removed BY
the insurgents. who have pronass1d 10 re-
place them after the war.
There was u concerted attack sast even
tux IL, esery dsrs-s.ioU~ The spanlaras
were .rssornss-, Of ire insurgents sa.ension
% capture two MAGAZINES oatsios tae
Qualifications q, Mania aud Santa Mssa.
sourhss ard and westward of the CAY
Therefore, they concentrated tneiy goFee@
foy a stsr,gersss. Eff 9rt in taesT defense a:si
bou1sar5ed the jungle a.. night long Do
the meantime ths insurgents espsaF>@i
Ma.a1gr ard Csslocan. u tae northern
snpurss The sgan.arFis were mus out
vstsed, outgeaeFaIed and naTasseo 30
death
During re previous aighi, owias to
n Sunters.ansfsng q squad % Spanish
.rt.E.eryxners ssarng,eded from Aa.ats INTO
Manila. easis.ng sHsnense cosssisrnacosa. u
bring believed that The insurgents were
asorYn.nE the city.
Spanish officer commanding an OUT
post a. San Juan left his men in charge
81 n aeryfs.ns came 90 town and was
found aelpless5y drunk IL - repoe1'a
that be s.ts sentenced 20 deasn-
a szx-sncs gun at Malate, while brins
hyp1 into the woods over the Spaniaras
heads fred a shot witch struck . tree
and Killed several SpantArfs
M.uy Of the native troops make niue
secret Of their intention 20 deser' tohisnt.
There has beer frantic scfanhe .oT
refuge inside the Old walled cstadsi ps tns
governors orders Of all the fownspeof&s
rshe cap,aip general held a council o.
var Al which Il was proposed 10 surrender
because resistance In Clearly useless, and u
dersorsbie expenditure Of blood and herose
efforts would be rendered futile 10 LACK
a training. insufficient supplies and the
suua:ln@ss OF the Snree. The COUNCIL WAS
furious al ta.s humiliation ny mere IA
dives. and Captain General Anguish r.
.sw,ss his n,ali,ary command and vas sup
ersessed by his second in coinshaha w,S
es,un,ernar.aed sho order for the WITH
ars.-ai og the trocVs from the HE'D
7, IN nov Officially admitted here tnat a
lack OF food supplies has become a rtss'"1ls
mater. c.unhoats conveying volunteers
en. into the kgoons &c search 'or 1000
for the c.ty on Friday. June .. retalhsa
here today sunday ana reIofse" INC '1'''
failure Of their mission
II has been officially admitted that 'he
troops have been th!riy-sfx hours without
food. The insurgents are gaining every
where and are now hrin& into Mania ~
self
The commanders of the gunboats also re-
port that every lagoon ard town Is hos''e'
ana that their garrisons probably nave oee'l
ms saacresi The Spanish feet was unable
rs effect a lauding IN spite OF prolonged
firing uron the part OF all the gunooais'
Thu removes the iast hope or provi<ion-
ing Manila During the week. al the gar
rlsons were simultaneously oserpowefea
or surrendered as prisoners. The latter
ara well treated The majority or those
who resisted were slaughtered.
Whole companies Of Spaniards have had
nothing to eat for tive days. and some OF
them are literally crying. /, Is pitiaole
sight. The native pessantry ehartaoy
assist the starving soldiers without com
pusion and Engitshmen yesterday bought
4 wandering hawkers store Of eatanies
for A few shiiiings ana gave the food 10
soldiers who said u WAS the first food
they had tasted for thirty six hours. There
n no doubt az ono person remarked that
somebody deserves lynching for the state
u affairs existing.
There Is intermittent firing on the out
skirfs of tho city In all directions. The
Spariards are utterly exhausted by hun
ger. ssepiness ard incessaut alarms
They have no Information regarding the
c,gemy's movements until suddenly at
taekesi In the meantime thsy are iii In
ressant dread az the ,sopuisce rising up
and attackn. them In the rear. Besides
this. In every skirfnish directly the re-
rreat begins the native soldiers desert.
= The insurgents avoid disturbing the nom
ccsneassn.s and English women ard chill
cren are now living peseeably IN the zone
OF hosfiitiea.
I'll Concrete has issued a supplement ex-
pa tia.ing AZ great length ON the 'asa3olica
cgueities practieed IN the British colonies"
and predicting a similar tyranny In the
Philippines unless the powers intervene
Tonight almost ali OF the Spanish civil
iaas are inside the citadel. the troops arc
manning the walls ard the antsflsluyian
canton and gunboats are guarding the
river.
Admiral Dewey has consented that the
Spanish merchant steamers should remove
che non com tstants
The insurgents exchange signals with
Me Asericanz at night while he Span
iaYds continue shooting ~ shadows. con
strirstng works which they admit VIII he
.ugav a,iins and lining every read with use
less defenses.