Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-23
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Surround Manila and
Give the spaniards No Eest-Con-
slant Dread of an Uprising of the
Populacc-success of the Insurg-
ents Is Wondcrful-spaniar Out
witted, Outgeneralcd and Har-
rasscd to Death = Augusti Would
Surrender, but the Archbishop
Won't Let Him.

copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
Manila, June 8, via Hongkong, June
19.-There is intermittent fighting on
the outskirts Of TIE city in all direc-
lions. The Sps:l.ards are utterly ex-
hausted by hunger, sleeplessness and
incessant alarms. They have 10 in
formation regarding the enemy's
movements until suddenly attacked.
In the meantime they are in constant
dread of the populace rising up and at
lacking them in the rear. Besides this.
in every skirmish, directly the retreat
begins the native troops desert. The
insurgents avoid disturbing the non
,combatants, and English women and
children are living peaceably and un-
hurt in the zone of hostilities. Ell
'Commercio publishes supplement
expatiating at great length on the di-
.abolical cruelties practiced in the Brit
ish colonies and predicting similar
tyranny in the Philippines unless the
powers intervene. Tonight almost all
the Spanish civilians are inside the
"citadels. The troops
Arc Manning the Walls
land the antedeiuvian cannon and gun
boats are guarding the river. Admiral
Dewey has contended that the Span
ish merchant steamers should remove
the non-combatants. The insurgents
exchange signals with the Americans
day and night, while the Spaniards
continue shooting at shadows con-
struggling works which they admit will
be unavailing and lining every road
with, useless defenses There was a
concerted attack last evening in every
direction. The Spaniards We're in
formed Of the insurgents intention, to
capture two magazines outside the
Notifications at Malatte and Santa
Meza, southwark and westward of
the city. Therefore they concentrated
their forces for supreme effort in
their defence and bombarded the
jungle all night long. In the mean-
time the insurgents captured Malabon
and Caloican, in the northern sub
urbs. The Spaniards were thus out
witted, outgeneraled and harrassed to
death. During the previous night, oW-
ing to a misunderstanding, squad OF
Spanish artillerymen stampeded from
AIalate into Manila, causing immense
CONSERVATION, it being believed that
the insurgents were storming the city.
August Would Surrender.
Admiral nIontejo and Gov. Gen.
August have placed the women, chill
dren and the priests in the forts for
safety. Gen. August is reported to be
willing to surrender to the Americans
in order to prevent the insurgents from
capturing the capital, setting it on fire
and killing the Spanish. The arch
bishop, however, is opposed to surren-
der and has overry:e;i 4Augusti The
success of the ins.:lsents is wonderful.
: The Spaniards taken prisoners in the
two weeks campaign aggregate 5000.
including 1000 soldiers Of the regular
army. Prominent among them are
Generals Garcia and Cordoba. The
governors of the provinces of Cavite,
Ralucan and Bataan We're also made
prisoners.
Attacking the City.
London, June 19.-The Madrid CORE
:spondent of the Daily Mail says: An
official dispatch from Manila asserts
that the insurgents have closled
around the town and are now attack
ing the walled part, where the de-
tenders are still holding out. Fighting
is going on all along the sea front, but
the Americans are taking no part in
the attack.