Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
MANILA IS DOOMED.
The Philippine Insurgents Gaining
Victories Over the Spaniards.
CADLECRAN FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY.
The Health Of Hls Squadron Continues Ex.
oeiient-ForeIgn wsr.hips COngregat-
Ing To Port-Gen. Augusti's De-
spairing Atatement

III TOIt-ueUs AUBusttu Dos
spairlng Atstemsnt
New YORK, June ia cablegram
from Hong Kong to the New York
Journal says: The most severe and
important battle since Admiral
Dewey's humiliation OF the Spanish
fleet has occurred at Manila One
thousand insurgents attacked 1000
Spaniards, inhicting heavy losses and
almost forcing the entrance to the
city. The insurgents under Gen.
Aguinaldo and the American sailors
and marines OF Admiral Dewey's feet
completely surround Manila The
foreign residents have fled to the
ships. Admiral Montejo and Gov.
Gen, August have placed the women,
the children and the priests in the
forts for safety. Gen. August is re-
ported to be willing to surrender
to the Americans in order to pre-
vent the insurgents from captur-
ing the capital, setting it on fire and
killing the Spanish. The archbishop,
however, is opposed to surrender and
has overrued Augusti.
The success of the insurgents Is won
derful. The Spaniards taken prison.
ers in the two weeks campaign aggre-
gate 5000, including 1000 soldiers OF
the regular army. Prominent among
them are Gems. Garcia and Cordoba.
The governors Of the provinces of Ca
vite, Balucan and Bataan were also
made prisoners.
Two million rounds Of cartridges
were seized in the fortified cathedral
Of old Cavite. The large garrison OF
old Cavite has surrendered, thus Civ.
ing the insurgents command Of the
shore OF the entire bay. All interior
sources Of supply are now cut off from
the Spanish forces In Manila.
The Americans can take Manila
within "a hours after the arrival Of the
troops. The city is now at the mercy
OF the American feet Admiral
Dewey's conduct during the blockade
has been admirable. A great fire Is
raging north Of Manila and the insur-
gents have captured the water works,
on which the supply Of the city de-
ponds. Gen. August has issued an
order declaring that all males above
the age Of IS shall join the army and
do military duty.
SPANISH TROOPS UNIFIED.
MANILA, June 5, via Hong Kong,
June lS.-It Is now officially admitted
here that the troops have been 80 hours
without food. Gunboats conveying
volunteers, sent into the lagoon to
search for food for the city, returned
and reported the total failure OF their
mission. The insurgents are gain
ing everywhere and are now firing
into Manila itself. The COM
manders Of the gunboats sent for
food report that every lagoon and town
is hostile. The Spanish fotilla was
unable to effect landing in spite Of
prolonged firing on the part of all the
gunboats. Nobody, however, was
killed. This removes the last hope Of
provisioning Manila. During the week
all the garrisons were overpowered or
surrendered. The prisoners are we'll
treated A majority of those who re.
sisted were slaughtered.
In the northern sections the insur-
gents have united near Passig, on the
Passig river, driving the Spanish gun.
boats to Duoa. There were few cas-
ualities. On all sides can be seen the
Spaniards retiring, removing the sol.
diers' effects and dsmantling the bar
racks prematurely, evidently antici-
pating defeat as a matter of course.
The soldiers are brave and desperate
and hate to retreat, but they are hope
lessly incompetent and shamefully un-
derfed.
CABIEGRAM FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY.
WASHINGTON, June IS. The navy de-
partment has received the following
from Admiral Dewey under date Of
June u:
There Is little change In the situation since
my telegram Of June Insurgents continue
hostilites and have practically surrounded
Manila They have taken $500 Spanish pris-
Oners whom they treat most humanely.
They do not intend to take the city at the
present time Twelve merchant vessels
are anchored In the bay with refugees
on board, under guard OF neutral men,
of-war this with my permission The health
OF the squadron continues excellent The Ger
man ommander-in-chief arrived to-day Three
German two British, one French, one Japanese
men-of-war now In port Another German
man-oi-war Is expected.
GEN. AUGUsTI's DEsPAIRING STATEMENT.
MADRID, June 1S.-The following
dispatch from Manila, signed by Capt
Gen. August, and dated June IL, Is
published officially:
The grave situation set forth in my dispatch
Of June continues The troops are fighting
on the line Of blockhouses which stops the
enemy's advance The enemy has been
strengthened by assertions Of the native troops,
which diminish our means Of resistance and
may compel me to take refuge within the
walled city. Communication with the prov
inces is still out Of and do not know whether
the detachment there will be able to hold out
against the lack Of resources. I hope to re-
ceivc assistance from the peninsula before our
means Of defense are exhausted
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