The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-07

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Hong Kong June 6.--Dispatches from
Manila dated June / and report heavy
fighting and that the rebels were driving
back the Spanish garrison, with heavy loss
to the spanlards. Agulnaldo, the rebel
chiefs cousin. was shot for refusing to
fight.
The foreigners are removing to the ships
In the bay.
Special Cable to Tho Post and New YORK
Herald. Copyrighted, 1893, by James Cor
don bcinott.i
Manila. May n, via Hong Kong, June y,
via Paris, -- Reports are rife of the treach-
cry among the rebels The origin may be
Spanish. but it is believed many of the
ex-rebols are anxious TO gain the reward OF
$4,000 offered for Aguinaldo. dead or alive.
| The rebel leader. Jokcson. was betrayed by
his party and shot. Their excuse was that
they suspected Jokoson of being a Spanish
SPY. Traas, formerly secretary to Augn
aldo, is now major IN the native militia
which is loyal to Spain. He had promised
to capture Agulnndo dead or alive.
The American ndmiral and general had
better rely ON their own resources, After
the first success the natives viii flock TO
their banner.
Riots Btill continue in the provinces OF
Pagasnan. Zarmbales, La Union. The
rebels burned many converts and churches
and Killed four spanlards and one priest.
In La Union. ex Rebel Baldimero Augin-
aldo was shot by Traas for refusing TO
operate against his cousin. Emilio Baldi-
nero, former active rebel. lie was COM
mander Of the native militia loyal to Spain
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reted monisor With twin screws aud 30UU-
morse power engines she is easily able to
make twelve and a half Knots per hour
Butt on the general lines OF the AmnhI-
lrite, she has more power than that ulon
itor' she carries four l0-inch guns In two
.uIFtts' besides two a-inch rapid fire guns
III d easement, and n number OF setonda v
batteries. Her coal capacity ls $50 tons In
bunkers and almost az much more sto,yaun
. room can be found on the decks Couse-
Quehliy the Monn1nouk has the ability 10
make "a longer cruise than the Monterey
without repienlshng her coal SUNNY vat
her capacity Is too small for her to make
. ,mg passage to the Philippines unaided
Win these two monitors Admiral Dewey
VIII be able TO take care of himself oven
inc Cadia heet. talked Of arrives There
IL no doubt entertained Of the Monadno H.
sonworthincas for, before being recon
stlnc'en at the Mare Island navy yard shr
I maee me entire trip around from Delaware
~ nan francisco voyage really longer
than that made by the Oregon.
me members OF the naval cons,uc,ior
, corps are still quietly nsjoicing over the
Npiensiu explosion of uobson ana D,uau
me latter, Soung cadet. who sat through
, tne foog hours In steam launch unler
me spanish IRE Waiting to fetch awov
, ,h .ooson anu ms crew, IL also a member OF
lhe construction corps. according To Oh ~
constructor llichborn. Thp younsster VA,
assigned To the force OF naval arcbite ,t,,r,
AZ Annapolis and, according TO the rules
|, that placed him IN the construction rorps
as maeh so as Chief Hlchborn himself.
me Cadi2 hea', reported to be doing
strange things In the West Indies. Il not
giving naval officers any concern The
nave learned, through the state dcoari-
ment, mat the Spanish ships were at Cadi,
, last Friday and they could not have be- n
y NJ the West Indies two days later. II could
not be learned at the navy or war depart.
, ments II any news had been received Ia
show TINT troops hal been landed In forcq
near santiago ana the officials made M
oonccalment OF their incrcdulhy
II was stated at several OF the foreign
embassies and legations tcity that there
was no warrant for the published reports
that TIE foreign military attaches were
making nnsavorable reports 10 their home
Offices OF our army and navy. particularly
the former. It Ia said these foreign oh
/, servers knew from experience the difficult
ties attending the edulpmunt OF raw levies
AMI they gave renerous recognition 10 the
: manncr IN which go 900 mon have be,n
assembled, armed ard ruuipn 4. The foreign
experts say that more or less confusion is
uravnidahlc in such ylFanaie undertaking
: ara that military science recognizes thjs
confusion In the assembling Of \ isrs, vol-
uhteer army.
copyrighted. 1895 by Associated Pressl
Manila, May 30, via Hong Kong, June 6.
Many natives will try to secure the large
reward the government has offered for the
. capture OF the insurgcnt general Aguinaido,
dad or alive. Already several OF the In
surEcnt officers have been assassnated.
l 1t lis officially declared that four armored
/ cruisers, with colliers, torpedo boats and
transports, carrying ten thousand troops
. f',f- - sFain frr Eastern waters. The
: spaniards are utterly unimpressed by the
naval defeat here They explain that their
squadron was vastly outclassed and arc
confident Of victory on shore. They arc
determined to fight to the end as the ships
aid. Evidently they will never learn com
mon sense until Manila Is occupied By
ssss 49, he1se agh,ing In the outer city
and BY bonbsrdment Of the walled cit
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