The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS M
THE PHILIPPINES. a..
Insurgents Surround Manila ana
Give the spaniards No Rest-Con-
slant Dread of an Uprising Of the
Populacc-success of the Insurs-.
ents IL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OUT
witted, outseneralcd ana Har-
raised to Death August Would
Surrender, but the Archbisr.op
Won't Let Him.


Manila, June 8, via Hongkong, June
19.-There is intermittent fighting on
the outskirts of the city in all direc-
;tions. The Spaniards are utterly ex-
hausted by hunger, sleeplessness and
incessant alarms. They have no 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 UNI
hurt in the zone of hostilities. FL
Commerce. publishes supplement
expatiating at great length on the d.
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
Are Manning the Walls
and the antedeluvian 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-
structing 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 a 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 We're thus out
witted, outgeneraled and harrassed to
ing to misunderstanding, squad of
Spanish artillerymen stampeded from
Nlalate into Manila, causing immense
CONSERVATION, it being believed that
the insurgents We're storming the city.
Augusti Would Surrender.
Admiral Montejo 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 overruled Augusti. The,
success of the insurgents 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 Cayite,
Ralucan and Bataan We're also made
prisoners.
Attacking the City.
London, June 10.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: An
official dispatch from Manila asserts
that the insurgents have closleu
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 lart in
the attack