The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07

ssasives easily air az every rep VITA
their saasAaag kmlyez Today the snsgf-
ssnta hcz4 Masabo-. Tasafae ard Bacoor
They are uow attacking saa Tsnera ami
Nciate. tho ssau-1s % me city. which Is
caEp5steiy es1ssozei G1F - distance q aeven
nslIes 4 natlVs regiment under Co5. AgwsE
ado : e9as1u os sae ins8rgsas Iss9sr. PES
sesaay so.nsd the insurgents. Taree rock
ess were dropped into tho city today. They
are supposed 70 have been a signal 20. TIE
natives.
The Governor Bess for Terms.
Tie governor has lssusa a desgaIriug
proclamation. begging the inssrgcn;s 70
Come 80 terms. ard noH be Il arranging
20 remove atl the Spanish population inside
the old walled city. lie Is Aillng fhe
nca,-. testing she erawnrl8ges and plac-
,ng sfrsug guards on Ehs principal ssresta
aaa artillery along the walls. AL TIE troops
are camping Ia tae soourea- The weather
- terrific.
LAter-Is now appears that the yockets
yesterday wsre not signals 70 The natives.
bat warning froen taa German connllate
Of the approach Of tae ,yphoon. iasasd far
fhs benefit Of ssaps IN the haraor.
D~~~y VIII Not Permi, AN Attack.
/ visited cag!te without tina sEansards
knowing h. and foa8d thera lgs wounded
ana = prisoners. among the latter SIX
Spanish officers. Al we're well treated
Chief Agalaaldo. In ihe course OF al in
serview. has said tha' t.se Insurgents are
eager 10 r.ake 30 attack on Man.A forth
with. Lus iFlat Admiral Dewey refuses 10
allow hor5es % passionate sem!'sayagss
70 ssoTm a civilized metropolis"
Admiral Dewey wants 10 await the ar
rival Of the American troops. In the
meantime tie insurgents have Been for
hidden 10 cross tlst} Moiats river, seven
miles south az Manila. Otherwise tie
pstrs, will be stationed there TO lombard
them.
The volunteers smelt powder yesterday.
An officer vac killed and three officers
wounded Taey retired rapidly. One
Gesman resident mas enlisted with the
volunteers.
Many natives viii try To earn ths large
reward the government has offered for
she capture OF ;he insursent chief AgIs-
naldo. dead or alive. Already several Of
the lnsurgsnt officers have been asSassl-
mated
spaaimrds Expect Eeinforcements.
II Is Officially declared thas four more
cruisers. with GOLFERS. torpedo boats and
ia hax taFe
Spain for Eastern waters. The span!ards
ate utterly uu!mpresked by tho naval de-
feat hese They explain that their squad
ron was vastly outclassea and are CONF
dent OF victory on shore. They are de-
isemined 10 figat 10 the end. as the ships
did Evidently they viii never learn COM
mon sense until Manila il annlhllated by
street and house Fighting IN the outer city
and a hombarameni OF the walled citadel.
The insurgents RACED 81 railway station
ten miles 10 the north Of Manila ard kill
ed three priests and an officer. There has
also been a pitched battle al a Spanish
post aoush Of Manila, near Csvite. the re-
suit being that TIE Insurgents retired. The
Spanish casualties were fifteen.
Al Manila the work Of constructing de-
fenses gees on. aud there are sandbag
hFeastw orks In all directions The Amerl.
cans are Always using their scarchitghts
but they never interfere with the work on
aha defeBseS.
The Spanish believe they are short OF
ammunition.
The governor haa issued a Proclamation
offering the natives srsat CONCESSIONS and
declaring thaG the Americans viii be pow
stiesa on the land
InsnrEents Advance Along the Coast
Meanwhile the Insurgents are steadily
advancing along the coast. supported by
the Unilea States kuneoas Petre. aua ara
driving tAe spanl4rJs into Manila. They
have captured nea important positions
nine miles fron the city. ard over 90
spauisrds have heea Killed -Four thou-
sand Spanish endorsements hayo been
sent but II Is asserted that AgtHnaldo
VII enter sae city by June - y bonn
hardfr-nt viii be avoided If possible
The foreigners have he'd a public meet
lag. ana Two steamers are ready At mo.
menfs noties "a take them - Tho pro
tecs.oa OF their own warrhfpa or the
Americans.
Dewey Report of the Etgh..
wAsIuNuToN. june e-Af,er mary
conflicting s11moFs u naval engagements.
the landing ~ troops and au~A matters
al the navy department. there came az
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