Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-18
Crying FOR BREAD.
Spanish Soldiers Without
Food for Two Days.
IN A PITIABLE PLIGHT
insurgents In the Philippines Calming
"r"""d Everywhere. Now Firing ON
Manil" Itself and Waiting for
the Signal to Advance.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press>
MANILA. June 3. VIA HONG KONG
June lit is now Officially admitted;
mere that the lack of food supplies has
oeeohle serious matter. Gunboats
conveying volunteers, sent into tn,
Lagoon To search for food for the CITY
on Friday. June 3. returned here today.
Sunday. ana reported the total failure
OF their mission.
IL has been officially admitted thar
the troops have been thirty-six hours
without food. The insurgents are gain
ing everywhere and are now firing into
Manila itself - MI
In The northern sections the insur-
gents nave united near Passing, on the
Passing river. driving the Spaninsh
gunboats To boa. There We're few
casualties.
Whole companies OF Spaniards have
Mad nothing to eat for two days and
some OF them are literally crying Il
Is a ptiable sight. The native peas
aniry charitably assist the starving
soldiers without compulsion ana some
EnElishmen yesterday gave a treat to
the soldiers guarding an outpost. They
bought wandering haMkers stock OF
eatables for few shillngs and gave
the food to the soldiers. who said 1t
was the first food they had tasted for
SO hours.
There is no doubt, as one persin re-
Ing for the state Of affairs existing
Scores OF hloated officers of the Spanish
forces are to be seen daily loafing about
the beer shops and cafes along the bou-
levards. revilinE the English. while the
men under their charge are starving
The insurgents yesterday rushed tho
passage OF the Zapota river and also
descended from the Lagoon, took the
Spaniards in flank and captured sew
eral guns. The Spanish soldiers made
good stand until they We're ordered
to retreat Probably their ammunition
was inadequate.
II Is almost impossible to understand
how such magnificent positions can be
abandoned without a struggle.
The insurgents today captured Las
Pinas. Paranague, Tungalo. Mali Bay
and Pineda. all on the coast line The
Spaniards lost ninety men killed ana
wounded and seven thousand returned
here unhurt.
The insurgents are now firing into
Salate. the southermost quarter Of
Manila and a mile and q half from the
center place containing the fort. mag:
azfne,ss telegraph officeS and club house
The horse cars are running and ladies'
! ure visiting within rife shot OF the en-
envy. apparently unconcerned.
The insurgents are also in every out
lying quarter Of Manila. awaiting the
signal to advance.
ton, there are sim a few Spanish
troops in ridiculous little entrench-
ments The village Is full OF Insurgents
| and the railroad line Is broken outside
the station. The ties have been care
fully removed by the Insurgents who
promised to replace them after the
war.
Many of the native troops make little
secret of their intention to desert TO-
night. There is a frantic scramble for
refuge inside the old walled cathedral.
by the governors orders. of all tho
towns people.
The captain general had held coun-
ell of war. at which it was proposed
to surrender because resistance is
dearly useless and a deplorable expen-
Iiture of blood and heroic efforts would
be rendered futile by lack Of training,
insufficient supplies and the smallness
Of the force
The council was furious at this ''hu-
initiation by mere natives" and Cap
tain General August resigned his mil
itary command and was superseded by
his second in command, who counter
manded the Withdrawal OF the troops
T! from the field.