The herald., 1898-06-08
REBELS AT MANILA
COMPLETING THE WORK THAT
DEWEY BEGAN
A SPANISH SURRENDER
FOLLOWS EVERY ATTACK BY
INSURGENTS
THE ACTIONS OF AGUINALDO
Find That a War Governors
Duties Are Very Light

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, June S-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
United States Consul Widman has re-
ceived the following letter from Aguinaldo,
the insurgent leader in the Philippines:
Before opening an attack upon any town
summon the Spanish officer in command
to surrender In one case one of the officers
so summonded replied by stating that the
garrison was not quite ready to fight, ana
he asked me if would defer the attack for
three hours. l complied.
1.-The first engagement we had with the
Spanish occurred on May 2Sth when We
captured 10 men, with their arms and am
munition. Toward evening we hemmeG
them in. One hundred and ninety Gaze
fores and 70 loyal natives participated. We
lost killed. The Spaniards lost IL killed,
including one officer, The result of this en-
gagement was that fighting became general
throughout the province of Cavite. Alter
four days fighting over 1000 Spaniards
were taken prisoners, including many Off
GERS and Gen. Leopoldo Pana governor Of
Cavite, who handed me his sword, revolver
and golden belt and formal letter of sur
render
An American naval captain writes as
follows:
"1n my opinion, the rebels have under
gone a radical change since the advent Of
Agunaldo The Spaniards have lost all
during the time he has been here, and if
our people don't hurry, there won't be any
Spaniards left at the end of the fight. The
American ships have taken no part in the
fighting. Neither boats nor men have been
landed, and reports to the contrary are
false. Dispatches from Manila say that
Agunaldo is doing splendid work. Mon-
day, last week, he routed the Spaniards,
taking 400 prisoners, among them 2S Off.
GERS. On the Wednesday following he took
50 prisoners AMI four field pieces in a bat
tie at a point between Cavite and Manila.
On Thursday, when this dispatch left Ma
Mia he had cornered 100 Spaniards in an
old church at Cavite, and, not caring TIC
lombard, he was starving than1. He treats
his prisoners well. Four towns are now in
the possession of the rebels. 1t is reported
that the governor general wanted to sur
render, but his officers prevailed upon him
to hold out The captain of the province of
Batanga has been held by the insurgents
eide. The governor of Malabar is also
prisoner. The insurgents of the other
provinces are advancing on Manila
Steady Success
LONDON, June "A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Manila, dated June
Sd, says:
1.-THE Spanards in the church in old
Cavite are still holding out but the ada
cent town of linus has been captured by
the insurgents This is an important point
at the back of Cavite proper, and its pos
session by the rebels Is serious matter fol
the Spaniards because 1t is the outlet to
the, surrounding country. and through II
supplies are brought to the city of Manila.
It will also afford an admirable base of
operations for further advance toward
the city.
at has been impossible to conceal from
the inhabitants of Manila the fact that the
insurgents successes have cast deep gloom
upon the foreign residents, who are more
anxious than ever to get away. For the
most part the men remain, but the women
and children have been sent to Cavite where
they are safe under the Stars and Stripes.
1.-The most friendly relations exist between
Admiral Dewey and the consular represent
atives of powers and the commanders of
European warships in the bay.
1.-THE Spanish soldiers who have been
captured a sorry looking lot. II they
are fair sample, they will be no mat ch
for the American troops"
Merritt's Sinecure
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE press re-
ports of fierce fighting that has been go.
ing on in the Philippines between the in
surgen.s and the Spanards were read with
the greatest interest at the navy depart
ment, where the officials realize the very
grave nature of the problem that confronts
Admiral Dewey. The naval officers say
that the administrative difficulties with
which Admiral Dewey must contend are in
dicative of what may be expected by Major
General Merritt when he reaches the Phil.
ippines. A complete understanding of the
nature of the agreement that exists between
Admiral Dewey and Chief Agunaldo seems
to be lacking here, but from the fact that
some of the press reports state that the
insurgent leader is receiving the surrender
of Spanish troops and has proclaimed him
self dictator pro tempore, that General
Merrtts functions military governor
will be very limited