The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
MANILA IS SURELY DOOMED
The SpaniardS Cannot Hold Out
Very Much Longer.
THE SPANIARDS ARE HOPELESS
First Fleet of American Transports Arrives
insurgents Win Many Victories
AguinaldO Wants the Philippines to be
Republic or AN American Colony.

While the Washington authorities
have received no official news of the
arrival of the American transports at
Manila, there is no disposition TO dis
credit the private reports of their
reaching their destination with 5000
soldiers TO assist Admiral Dewey in
taking the city. 1t is questioned
whether with this force to back him
Dewey viii feel justified in assaulting
Manila, or even accepting its surren-
der. Either course would involve heavy
responsibilities for the admiral, and it
is extremely desirable that no proteXt
be afforded jealous European powers
for intervention at Manila under guise
of protecting the interests of their sub
jects. Therefore it may be that the
admiral will wait for another 10 days
reaches Cavite. In this case he prob
ably will land the troops that arrive in
the town of Cavite, which is now com
pletely under the control of himself
and the insurgents, and employ the
time in accustoming them to Manila
methods and climate.
The latest dispatches from Admiral
Dewey and other sources say that the
insurgents are daily gaining victories
over the Spaniards. They have cap
tured 5000 prisoners, including 5000
regulars, the prominent generals, Gar
cia and Cordoba, and the governors of
the provinces of Cavite, Balacan and
Bataan. They have also captured
1000, 900 rounds of ammunition in the
fortified cathedral at old Cavite, whose
large garrison surrendered, giving the
insurgents the entire bay shore. They
also captured on June IL, the town of
Oalanga, the place next in Importance
TO Manila on the bay, and now control
the Manila waterworks. The insur-
gents on land and the American squad
ron on the water completely surround
Manila. All foreigners have fed to
the ships in the harbor, while the
Spaniards have placed the women,
children and priests in the forts for
safety. The family of Gov.-Gen.
Augusti fled to the interior for safety.
Owing TO their lack of field guns, the
insurgents are unable to take Manila,
even if Admiral Dewey permitted,
which he will not do.
Gen. Monet, coming southwark with
5000 troops from Balacan, 30 miles
north of Manila. found the railway
line blocked and was attacked by in
surgents in ambush. Fierce fighting
ensued for three days, during which
Monet was killed. The native troops
joined the insurgents and the Span
iards who were left, about 500, surrcn-
dered. This is but sample of the vic
tories won by the insurgents.
Gen. Filipino, military leader of the
insurgents, officially proclaimed a pro-
visional government in old Cavite.
There were great ceremonies, and
declaration OF independence was read,
renouncing Spanish authority. Gen.
Aguinaldo was elected president. He
has informed u. S. Consul Williams of
the formation of provisional govern
ment, merely for cohesive purposes,
and notified him of the desire of the
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become an American colony, and also
declaring that if this cannot be he will
insist upon republic being formed.
If any other country than the United
States wants to secure possession of
the Philippines it will have to fight for
it. The insurgents now have 10000
rifles and eight field pieces. Some cor
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become intoxicated by his success
and will become intolerant of Ameri-
can control. The insurgents are, how
ever, keeping their pledges to Admiral
Dewey.
A Madrid dispatch says: Capt.-Gen.
August telcgraphs that he has gone
into the walled city and that he will
be unable to communicate further with
the government. The belief is ex-
pressed in government circles that
Capt. Gen. August will ask the foreign
warships to land attachments TO oc-
cupy Manila, on the ground that he is
no longer able to resist the insurgents.
All the papers say the government is
satisfied with the prospect of Capt
Gen. August being able to act in con-
cert with the commanders of the Euro
pean war vessels for a joint occupation
of Manila.
Admiral Dewey sent the cruisers
Boston and Concord to attack Iloilo,
and they captured that point without
resistance, taking possession in the
name of the United States The Amer
lean coal laden ship Saranac, which
was seized by the Spanish gunboat FL
Cano, was recaptured. She was an
chored in the stream without person
on board, the prize crew LEFT aboard by
the Spaniards having deserted her
when the Americans warships hove in
sight. Col. San Miguel, of the Spanish
artillery, after making an inspection
of the small stock of ammunition at
his disposal, committed suicide in the
plaza.
It is now asserted that the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius while slSirmishing
about the mouth of Santiago harbor
discovered ample room in which to pass
the wreck of the Merrimac. She went,