The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-09
THE SIEGE MANILA
The Spcniazds Strongly Posted
About the Outskirts.
REBELS BRING UP THEIR BIG GUNS.
Fighting the spanIards with Fire-Crackers
The Escape from Macobobo-A Ter
rible ~Yoyage-Must Defend Their
Lives OF Sacrifice Everything.


Lives OF Sacrifice Everything.
MANILA, June 30, via Hong Kong,
July s.-There is no material change
in the aspect of things here. The
Spaniards are strongly posted about
the outskirts of the town, and also
along the whole length of the conduit
of :he waterwOris, eight miles inland.
1t is believed the Spaniards only hold
the watcrworks on suifrance. because
the insurEent pieket> hu.,i sway every
where aui could easily I'D and wreck
the conduit. But the Insurgents arc
extremely anxious TO conciliate the
n]eutrais, and therefore refrain from
causing horrible privation.
Bringing Up the Guns "ni Make IA Stimuli
taneous Bush.
The insurgents have never employed
cannon before Manila. bat they are
now bringing up 90 guns. with the in
t%entiOn Of making ii simultaneous rush
upon tae Spanish intrtuahincI;s 1T
Santa Mesa. Santa Ana and Ni.atr.
nus rendering the other position, az
the S~Pauiards unte;abic. Az by Il sin
gle coup drive the SyaniIrJS inside the
citadel with Ii minimum OF destruction
to nuIcombatants aud property. 1t is
expected that it will take Il week to
bring ia. guns along. as the: rave TO
make dctnurs through = difficult part
of the country, and ii is not desirable
to hurry.
The American troops are expected
here momentarily. and then. proba-
bly,, there will be a quick finish to the
war.
Fighting the Spaniards with FirocrscSers.
The insurgents in the large camps at
MalabOn. Caloocan. Francisco. Mar
quina, San Pedro, and P~aranqua. are
in excellent spirits and perfectly
orderly. They are delighted with z
successful ruse which they recently
adopted 10 draw the Spanish tire.
This method is by firing crackers in thr
darkness. in the WOODS near the Span
ish positions. The explosion of tn,
crackers resembles the rattle OF mr!.-
kerry and causes the Spaniards tooprn
fire and waste their ammunition.
Only One Rifle at the Capture or CsIoocar.
The insurgents allege that they had
only one rifle at the capture of Ca
~loocan, and they say they similarly
surrounded Gull Gui GUM at night an
fired crackers and a few rifles. whilr
their main forces crept close to tn,
enemy with machetes. The Spaniard,,
the insurgents add. squandered their
ammunition and then bolted.
-
Gen. Monet. the Spanish command,
al NnrahobO. has escaped from ther.
in q canoe. bringing with him tn,
famI!r % ,,in..-Grn. August, fro i
MaraDobo. where the captain-geaera.
sent them when the american feet a.
rived here. believing that the natives
OF that part of the country were Loya,.
y Terrible, vuyagc.
Gen. Mont had Il terrible voyag,
liz ran the gauni.' q: of the insurgru-
trOp,, ri"iIg the river banks. ana wii,H
challenge "a replied by pretending to lie.
=. an i~nsurgcnt boa Conveying prison
~, 10 Cavi,v. lie ,~ frequently o,.
a'=rG 10 sup. rr'u,. Z" 10 81, VA.
IL! upon ~ ,"i. g. w:~ chased an
H.:...y r~.r.r.i III. '.~a ;,:y:na>gua;l
Il" in,i .:~ party IS e. Starving aud
= Ir.r persisted.
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