Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-07

and fifty-six prisoners. among the latter
six Spanish officers. All were well treated.
Chief Aguinaldo. in the course OF an IN
,terview, has said that tine Insurgents are
eager to rush upon Manila forthwith Dut
Admiral Dewey refuses to "aliow horoes
of passionate semi-savages to storm CIV
ilized metropolis"
Admiral Dewey intends. to await the ar
rival of the American troops. In the mean
time. the Insurgents have been forbidden
to cross the Malote river, seven miles south
of Manila; otherwise the Petrol Will De sta
toned there to lombard them.
MANILA, May q, VIA HONG koNH,
June 6.-tcupyright; 1885, by the Associated
pressl MANY natives will try to secure
the large reward the government has Of
fered for the capture OF the fnsurgent
chief. Aguinaldo, dead or alive. Already
several insurgent officers have been as
sassinated.
IT Is offcially declared that four arm
ored cruisers. with Golfers. torpedo boats
and transports. carrying 10000 troops, have
left Spain for Eastern waters. The Span
tards are utterly unimpressed by the naVal
defeat here. They explain that their
SQUADRON was outclassed and are confident
of 6 victory on shore. They are deter
mined to fight to the end as the SHIPS oio.
Evidently they will never learn common
sense until Manila is annihilated by street
and house fighting in the outer city. and
by a bombardment of the walled citadel
The fnsurgents raided a railway station
ten miles to the north of Manila and killed
three priests and an officer. There has al
so been a pitched battle at Spanish post
south OF Manila, near Cavite. the result
being that the insurgents retired. Inc
Spanish casualties were l5O.
At Manila the work of constructing de-
ferses goes on, and there are sandbag
bieastwrks in all directions. The Ameri-
cans are always using their searchlights.
but they,n interfere with the work on
the defenses.
The spaniards believe that they are short
Of ammuhiion.s The governor has issued
proclanation offering the natives great
concessions and declaring that the Amer
leans will be powerless on the land.
Meanw hle the insurgents are steadily
advancing along the coast, supported by
the United States gunboat Petrol and are
driving the Spaniards into Manila. They
have captured five Important positions
| nine miles from the city and over 100 Span
iards have been killed Four thousand
Spanish refaforcements have been sent, but
1t is assertid that Aguinaldo Will enter the
city by Juie u. A bombardment will be
avoided II POSSIBLE.
The foreigners have held a public meet
ing and twI steamers are ready at a mo-
mett's noti6 to take them to the protection
Of their owl .warships or the Americans.
l. LONDON.Ju 1.-THE Hong Kong cor
respondent 1.-THE Standard says:
| 7:Advices frym Manila say Admiral Dewey
has gathered the steamers now blockaded
| in the river TO lie OF Cavite in readiness to
receive foreigners. The Spaniards are los
jying arms. ammunition and field pieces al
| most daily, 10 persistent are the rebels at
tacks. The natives are hocking to Aguin-
aldo,s standtrd: He Is In whole conducting
| the campaign on humane principles.
In the course Of a pitched battle on May
30 a, nunhei OF native auxiliaries deserted
the Spanish lines for the insurgents. From
the general TENOR Of the news from Manila,
there Is riEht to believe that the city will
fall into DeRey's hands before the arrival
Of the Amefcan troops.