Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-17

Manila. June g. via Hongkong.
China. june Ill m now
omdsliy admitted here that tho
lack Of food supplies has become a
..r.srs matter Gunhogts, conveying
,,iurt,.rs cent into the Lagoon 10
| ,.,r.b for foli fot the city On Friday.
| June D returned here today sunday
and reported the total failure VI their
mission.
tli0r-It has now been officially adj
rti.I that the troops have been thlr-
ty.s.A hours without food. Tho in.
mn.nta arc gaining everywhere. and
ar now nung into Manila Itself
Ihs commanders of the gunn1at also
rfuu that every lagoon and town ia
hostile aud that their garriHonu have
ts.hhiy been maHaacrcd. The Span
lob Ht.t was unable 90 onoct a landing
n spI,, Of prolonged firing upon the
par u all the gunDohts. NobodS.
tlro,sr was killed This removed the
ast hope " provisioning Manila.
Dgnng the week All tho garrisonn
WI, simultaneously oyorpoworcd or
surrendered as prisoners. Tue latter
af. we'll treated a majority Of those
vll resisted were slaughtered.
Do the northern sections The inaur-
rais have united near Paaig, near the
plsIg river. separating the spaniarda.
usrc were a few casualties. The zone
thlHtIlitlcs H. "a magnificent defenuivc
auutfy. thlckiy wooded, having an
Unlimited number of natural ambus-
ctdca and innumcrablc block houses
AND trenches. Any average army
could uafliy dsfy ten times their NUM-
Dvr
ON ali sides can be- seen the Span
iArda rcurluE moving tho soldiers ri-
ffcta ana dlHmautllnE the barracks
pr,maturcly, evidently anticipating
defeat a. matter OF course. The sol.
dIrru aru brave ana desperate ana hate
o. retreat. but they are hop,lsHHly in-
competent and Hhimcfully undrr-fHd.
Many uf them have assured the core
respondent that they have never been
ai target practice Ia their lives SIN
tnry ATE eager Tor au opportunity 10
display their ynlur and are confident
illi TIE enemy 10 equally Impractical.
hole companies Of Spaniards have
bad nothing 90 eat inr two days and
tHua uf them arr literally crying IL
H re- rlunhlr sight The native peas.
tluiry Churihhly assist the starving
soldiers without oDmpulsluu, and some
EuEIiHhmon yesterday gave treat 10
thH soldiers guarding the outpost They
bought q wandering htWkrf's store ~
tailuloH fur IL foW HhilliurH ana gave
o.. .nud iu the Hnidlufu who said IL was
en- nrt food they had tasted f1r thirty
r.s hours.
There BE- no doubt. az one person re-
marked, that somebody deserved lynch
lhf TOT the state ~ uuuifH cNlHtlnA,
Scores uf hluatod officers of the SPAN
th forces are 90 be seen daily lonnug
about the beer shops ana cafes, along
thf huuloNardH, rowling the English,
While the men under their charge arc
starving
The Insurgents yesterday rushed the
passage Ut the Iaputa river ana also
u.arondod from the Lagoon. took the
fInlhrdH on the Hank ana captured
several guns. The spanish soldiers
mode q good stand until they were or
d.rui 90 retreat Probably their nmmu-
hilton was Inadequate.
N lH almost Impossible 10 understand
hHH such magnificent positions can Dee
abandoned without - struggle. The In
llis.uiH today captured Las pinns.
lHHFur. Tunrhlo. Mailuhny. an on the
COAST linr. The fuanIurlH lost 30 men
hN.I ana wounded and several thou
Nrl returned here unhurt
Tito Insurgents are now fring into
h". and re- milo and IL half from the
"Hi.r place containing the forts. mag
,i.n.s telegraph office and club
house
ih horse cars are running and ladies'
a'r visiting within riie shot OF the
'l.mN, apparently uncunccrnrd.
lh. insurgents are also lu every OUT
l}'nF quarter Of Manila, awaiting the
tEnll t0 advance
Az Cnlnoanr. n suburban railroad sta
l'H. there are "a few Spanish troops
W l|ilDuluus little entertainments, The
Village o. fun NJ insurgents and the
lANIuld line IN broken outside the sta
l'"H. Tho Ties have been carefully re-
moved Boy The insurgents who promised
d. "p'Int them after tha war
Many of the native Troops make little
oi their Intention 10 desert to-
ID 1l Ihgrc u a frantic scramble Tor
.sg' inside the old walled citadel, by
". E'Nrrnors orders, OF all the towns
Tho captain general held council
or war at which n was proposed 20 SUR
'Nirr because resistance lH clearly USE
ana drplOrahlc expenditure Of
l'I'l ana heroic efforts would o. rcn-
u'r.d futile by lack NJ training lnsuhi-
'.hl supplies ana the smallncss Of the
lhe council was furious nt this "hu-
N|'luuu by mere natives and he re-
.'Enrd succeeded by his second In
,1nWanl who countermlndyd the
"Nhduwal OF the troops from the field,
gov York, June IA special cable
Illh from liongkOng 20 the Journal
., me most severe and important bat
"' .,hce Admiral Dcweys humiliation
we spanish il0et has occurred NJ
qua one thousand insurgents at
.h.n 5000 spanish, innlrtlng heavy
J, ana almost forcing the entrance
% ~. ihturgonts, under Gen Agulnnl-
,I quo me American sailors and ma
,h,H " Admiral Dewey'a fleet, COM
Iga'N surround Manila
ships nav ''N
ADMIRAL Aontsjo and Governor Cen