Evening journal., 1898-06-07
Philippine Insurgents Cap
ture Eighteen Hun
dred SpaniaTdS.
RAILROADS DESTROYED.
Admiral Dewey and AguinaldO Acting
In Concert.
CAVITE READY FOR OUR TROOPS.

The Govornment Fears Harsh Treatment
Of the spanish Prisoners-A AguInaldo
Has Promised TO Protect Them.
Monterey to Sail For aIanula
HONGKONG. June THE British
gunboat Swift. which has Just arrived
from Manila. reports that tho insur-
gents have out tho railways outside the
town and advanced TO within four miles
OF tho city.
a Spanish regiment mutinied and shot
It's officers.
Fighting between tho insurgents and
tho spanish troops Is frequent, and the
former brought 1000 prisoners TO Cavite.
The Americans, Il Is reported at Ma
nllla. assisted the insurgents with boats
and machine guns.
The Swift repeats a rumOr that the
insurgents had captured and tortured
a number OF priests. The British resi-
dents. at the time the Swift left, atil
remained In Manila, but the other for
eigners were taking refuge on the for
aan shipping.
The following additional advices have
been received.
The Spanish ontpOsts in the Philip
pines have been driven in all along the
line simultaneously. and with great
slaughter. II Is said that over 1000 have
been killed. There has been fierce hand
20 hand lighting for 70 hours. despite the
typhoon which "a raging.
The violent winds and torrents Of rain
render the rifles OF tho Spanish troops
unavailing. Tho natives easily win at
evory stop with their slashing knives.
The insurgents hold Malabon, Tarlac
-
Mesa and Molate the suburbs OF the
city. which is completely enclrcled for
distance Of seven miles.
native regiment under Colonel
Aguinaldo. cousin OF the insurgent lead
er, has Joined the insurgents
Tho governor has Issued q despairlng
proclamation. begging the insurgents 20
come TO terms and meanwhile ne IS ar
ranging TO remove all the Spanish pop
hation Inside tho old walled city He
W filling the moats. testing tho draw
Bridges and placing strong guards In
the principal streets and artillery along
the walls. All tho other troops are
camping In the Suburbs. Tho weather
is terrific.
At Cavlte there are 1877 wounded and
sc prlsoners. among tho latter six Span
ish officers. the others natives. All are
W N treated.
Chief Aguinaldo. in the course OF an
interview, has said that tho insurgents
are eager TO rush upon Manila forth
with. but that Admiral Dewey refuses
70 allow hosts OF passionate, sernisav-
ages 70 storm civilized metropolis"
Admiral Dewey intends 10 await the
arrival of the American troops IN the
meantime the Insurgents have been for
Al a.. 80
miles south Of Manila. Otherwise the
Petrol Will be stationed there TO bonn
bard them.
The volunteers smelt powder yester-
day. An officer was killed and three
others were wounded. The rest retired
rapidly. One German resident has en-
listed with the volunteers
The Spaniards are utterly unimpress-
ed by the naval defeat here They ex-
plain that their squadron was vastly
outclassed and are confident OF victory
on shore. They are determined 10 fight
60 the death, as the ships did. evident
ly they Will never learn common sense
until Manllla Is annihllated by street
and house ferhting in the outer city and
by a bombardment Of the walled clta-
del,
There has been pitched battle at
Spanish post south of Manila, near
Cavite, the result being that the insup-
gents retired. The Spanish casualties
We're 150 fNf
At Manila the work of constructing
defenses goes on. and there are sand
bag breastworks In all directions. The
Americans are always using their
searchlights, but they never interfere
with the work on the defenses. The
Spaniards believe that they are short
of ammunition.
The governor has issued proclama-
ton Offering the natives great conces-
sions and declaring that the Americans
VIII be powerless on the land. Mean
while the Insurgents are steadily ad-
Yaneing along the coast, supported bv
the United States gunboat Petrol. and
are driving the Spaniards into AIanilia.
They have captured five important posi-
uons nine miles from the city, and over
400 Spaniards have been killed. -Four
thousand Spanish re-enforcements have
been sent.
bombardment of the city will be