The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
MANILA TOTTERS.
AguinaldO Warns August of
Impending Doom.

Manila, July b. via Hong Kong. July 49,
An important interview has just been
held between General Aguinaldo's secre-
tary, Legarda, and a prominent native
white man, and the Spanish commander,
! Captain August The insurgents called
upon August to surrender Nthe city, as
sorting that $4,000 insurgents surrounded
Manila and were able to enter it at any
moment. Thus far, they added. the in
surgents had been restrained with diff
Guilty, but if the Spaniards continued
stubborn the result would be that the in
| surgents would be compelled to lombard
and storm the city with the inevitable
slaughter, unparalleled in history, because
in the excitement of the battle they can
not Disseminated
Continuing. the captain generals visit
ors advised him to disregard the official
( hctions regarding alleged Spanish vic
tories in Cuba and reinfOrcements coming
to the Philippine islands. and proposed a
reconciliation between the Spaniards in
the Philip mes under republican flag and
a joint endeavor to persuade the Ameri-
cans to abandon hOstilities in the Philip
pine islands. Finally, the representa- tives
of the insurgents proposed an appeal to
the powers to recognize the independence
of the Philippine Islands:
The captain general replied that he must
I Iegarda then returned to Cavite. taking
with him the native, who Is a parOled
The natives inside the city say they re-
ceived, fortnight ago, a concerted signal
to prepare for storming the walls. A sec
ond signal fixing the date of the assault.
has not yet been issued, and they are tired
of waiting and are losing faith in Aguin-
aldo. The latter, it is alleged, finds it
extremely difficult to capture the town
fortifcatiOns. His previous successes, it
is pointed out, were easy because of the
/ nature of the country, which suited his
skirmishers. It is further alleged that
the principal points captured by the inSur-
gents were obtained possession of through
treachery.
The Insurgents are now bringing artil-
lery around by sea from MalabOn, which
are also obtaining detailed reports of the
condition of affairs from the inside of the
city.
admiral Dewey is establishing a more
strict blockade. lest it be invaidated by
/ permitting neutralS to visit CaVite and
/ MalabOn, and send and receive mails in
closing surrepuuous Spanish dispatches.
He has threatened to station WarShlpS OPP
pOsite the city, which might precipitate
hostilities, as the Spanish officers declare
| they will certainly fire on any American
within range, regardless of the cOnSe-
The second instaIlment of the American
troops is expected here daily and the last
detachments are booked to arrive here
early in August. Probably military oper-
atoms will be deferred until the Septem-
Der dry season, when it is cooler, and,
possibly, then blOodshed may be unnec-
| esSary.
Spanish steamer. the Fflpinas, has
just been brought in here in the hands of
the insurgents. 1t appears that she was
with a native crew on board when the
latter revolted, killed the Spanish officers
and brought the vessel to Cavite.
SpaniardS are daily employing cOnvictS
to fell trees and burn huts on the outside
of the town. Fusillades continue, but
otherwise the position is unchanged. The
the supplies of rice and buffalo meat will
last for months longer.