The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-23
PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS
Are Making Vigorous War on the
Spanish Soldiers.
4 THOUSAND sPANIARDs KILLED

The Insurgents Have Captured Five
Important Positions and Are Driv.
ing the Spanish Into Manila-Dewey
VIII Not Permit Insurgents to Can.
ture the Capital.
Hong Kong. June THE British
gunboat Swift, which has Just arrived
from Manila, reports that the insur-
gents have cut the railways outside the
town and advanced to within four miles
Of the city. A Spanish regiment mu-
tinted and shot its officers. Fighting
between the insurgents and the Spanish
troops Is frequent. The Americans, 1t
Is reported at Manila. assist the insir-
gents with boats and machine guns.
The Swift repeats a rumor that the in
surgents had captured and tortured a
number OF priests. The British resi-
dents. at the time the Swift left. still
remained in Manila, but the foreign
srs were taking refuge on the foreign
shipping.
The Spanish outposts have been
driven in all along the line stimuli
taneously and with great slaughter. II
Is said that over thousand have been
killed. There has been fierce hand to
hand fighting for 20 hours. despite the
typhoon which is raging. The violent
winds and torrents of rain render the
rifles Of the Spanish troops unavail-
Ing. The natives easily win at every
step with their slashing knives.
The insurgents raided a railway sta
tion ten miles to the north OF Manila
and killed three priests and an officer.
There has also been a pitched battle
with Spanish posts south of Manila,
near Cavite, the result being that the
insurgents retired. The Spanish casual
ties were $50.
At Manila the work OF constructing
defenses goes on, and there are sand
bag breastworks in all directions. The
Americans are always using their
searchlights, but they never interfere
Spaniards believe that the Americans
are short Of ammunition.
Meanwhile the insurgents are steadily
advancing along the coast. supported
by the United States gunboat Petrel
and are driving the Spaniards' into
Manila. They have captured five i'm
portant positions nine miles from the
city.
The Spaniards hold the whole Pasie
river, which falls into the bay imme-
diately below the town of Manila, to
the lagoon. The two sections OF the
insurgent forces signal their move
ments with fire balloons.
To the northward the rising Is gen.
eral. and the Spanish are few The
railway has ben cut In several places
and the English overseers have been
warned off.
To the southwark there has been
herce fighting on the Zapote river be-
tween Bacoor and Las Pinas. The big
gest battle of the present campaign
was fought last Tuesday-May 81
The insurgents attacked on the left
branch of the Zapote, waded across
amid a typhoon, stormed the banks
for several miles along and carried
the Spanish trenches with knives
On Wednesday they tried the right
right branch of the Zapote, but failed
The Spaniards employed artillery al
day, but no casualties are reported.
Chief Aguinaldo, in the course OF an
interview, said that the insurgents are
eager to rush upon Manila forthwith
but that Admiral Dewey refuses ID
allow "hordes of passionate semi
savages to storm a civilized metropo-
lis" Admiral Dewey intends to await
the arrival of the American troops
In the meantime the insurgents have
been forbidden to cross the Malote
river, seven miles south of Manila
otherwise the Petrol will be stationed
there to lombard them.
Many natives will try to secure the
large reward the government has Of
fered for the capture of the insurgen,
chief Auginaido, dead or alive. AL
ready several Of the insurgent officers
have been assassinated.