New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
AFFAIRS AT MANILA
n,.ncr>,rs GAINING oUTs1DE-No MA
,n11 CHANGE IN THE CITY.

yEcT- REGENTS GAlNlNG W
rrR1A1. CHANGE IN THE Cii'
,o ,,,,s % via Hong Kons' June '.-Ihe
""'..'' . ta,o cantured Santa Cruz ana nave
n.arod Tondo the shots falling i''o .,i,aa ~.
q, Nolobon they have cour r'-'"'', - ~,
,,,.,~ ror having caused hl'eeN =, -,
,,oo,,ed while the spania'o'
there. ,,d,onation at General
,.o,o,.s desertion OF his post al Na. ~ -
N'o'''' -. ~ dress him in petucoa's VI ~
TAR and feather h'i''' .,,roa c,,oocan
' o,ariards have recaptureo Na'cOc"i'
The 'p"".~ material change in the aspect OF
Ihe'e 10 1ho Standards are strongly posted
aHSns o,,,skirts Of the town and also along
Aoou' '' ,argth oe the conduit of the water
TIC ,., MILES inland. 1t is believed the
Wo'''' ,o,d the waterworks only on suner-
because the insurgent pickets swarm
nm .oro and could easily raid and wreck
49,, oorduit But the insurgents are eN'reiieiY
.,,,,s n concliate the neutrals. ana therefore
-.rroYr from causing horrible privatioh.
1&s1-RGENTs PLAN AN ATTACK
,s,,rcents have never employed cannon
..o Manila but they are now bringing up
, ,,re with the intention OF making
.,r.,,,,aneous rush upon the Spanish intrench-
,.s ~ santa Mesa. Santa Ana and Maiate'
49,. ro,5oring the other positions OF the span
Ids rn,enable and by single coup driVihg
.he Standards inside the citadel with minimum
~ danger to non-combatants and property 1t
&c cxpected that il will take week TO prlng 'he
guns along. as they have TO make oetou'
,hroueh difficult part Of the country. and IL IS
not desirable TO hurry.
The American troops are expected here mo-
mentarily. and then. probably. there VIII DC
quick finish OF the war. q
The insurgents In the large camps at Maapoh'
Caloocan Francisco. Marquina. San PEDRO ana
raranaque are in excellent spirits and perfectly
orderly They are delighted with a successlul
,use which they recently adopted to draw the
Spanish fire This method is by firing crackers
IN the darkness in the woods near the Spanish
positions The explosion Of the crackers resein-
bles the rattle of musketry and causes the
Standards to open fire and waste their aInlnu-
milton.
The insurgents allege that they had only one
rife at the capture Of Caloocan, and they say
they similarly surrounded Guliguigun at night
and fired crackers and few rifles while their
main force crept close 10 the enemy with
machetes The Spaniards, the insurgents add
squandered their ammunition and then bolted
General Monet. the Spanish commander at
Macabobo has escaped from there in a canoe
bringing with him the family Of Captain-General
August from MacabobO. where the Captain
General sent them when the American fleet ar
rived here believing that the natives OF that
part Of the country were loyal.
MONET's TERRIBLE VOYAGE.
General Monet had a terrible voyage. He ran
the Cantlet Of the irsurgent troops along the
river banks and when challenged replied by
pretending TO be IN an insurgent boat convey
ing prisoners to Cavte. He was frequently or
dered 70 stop, refused to 90 so. was fired upon
by sentries was chased and reached the open
bay in a s1uaI He and his party were starv-
ing and nearly perished. ....
THE Spanish General alleges that he left hts
troops in strong position but that he wants
reinforcements.
A river steamer from Bulacan to-day ran the
blockade. bringing two hundred refugees wom
en- and children.
The Spaniards are employing gangs Of natives
armed with axes and machetes 10 destroy the
woods IN the outskirts Of Manila, under Span
fish overseers with horsewhips.
The authorities have declined to accept the
suggestion 10 declare Bnondo in neutral zone
ard the inhabitants Of that place must defend
their lives or sacrifice everything. 1t IS hinted
privately that it might be required to destroy
the town for the sake Of the citadel The troops
are properly provisoned now and the distances
between the various bodies are shorter.
The anniversary Of Queen Victoria's corona
ton day. June 2s, was celebrated by the Britt
ish warshps, who held regatta In Manila
Harbor.