Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-07

Washington, June 6.-The Navy
Department at two o'clock posted
the following bulletin:
Admiral Dewey reports that the
insurgents have been actively en-
gagged within the province Of
Cavite during the past week. They
have won several victories, taken
prisoners about 1900 men, fifty Of
ficers, of the Spanish troops, not
native. The arsenal OF Cavite has
been prepared for occupation by
the United States troops upon their
arrival on transports.
Hong Kong, June 6.-The Brit
ish gunboat Swift, which has just
arrived from Manila, reports that
the insurgents have cut the rail-
ways outside the town and adj
vanced to within four miles of the
city.
A Spanish regiment mutinied and
shot its officers.
Fighting between the insurgents
and the Spanish troops is frequent,
and the former brought a thousand
prisoners to Cavite.
The Americans, it is reported at
Manila, assist the insurgents with
boats and machine guns.
The Swift repeats a rumor that
the insurgents had captured and
tortured a-number of priests. The
British residents, at the time the
Swift left, still remained in Man
liza, but the foreigners were taking
refuge on the foreign shipping.
Copyright, Associated Press.)
Hong Kong, June 6.-The cor
respondent of the Associated Press
at Manila, under date of June 2,
says: Il have traversed the
whole region of fighting during the
last few days, in spite of the pro-
hibition. | found the insurgents
strongly posted at Caloocan. eight
miles north of Manila, and at
Bacoor, the same distance south.
ITO the east l found nothing in
the way of insurgents entrench-
ments.
THE Spaniards hold the whole
Pasig river (Which falls into the
bay Immediately below the town of
Manila) to the lagoon. The two
sections Of the insurgent forces
signal their movements with fire
balloons.
ITO the northward the rising is
general, and the Spaniards are
few. The railway has been cut in
several places and the English
overseers have been warned off.
"To the southwark there has
been fierce fighting on the Zapote
river between Bacoor and Las
Pinas. The biggest battle of the
present campaign was fought last
Tuesday (May 3D. The insurgents
attacked on the left branch of
Zapote, waded across amid a ty-
phoon, stormed the banks for sew
eral miles along and carried the
Spanish trenches with knives.
Yesterday June }, they tried the
right branch of the Zapote but fail
ed. The Spaniards employed artil-
lery all day but no casualties are
reported To-day there have been
only ineffective skirmishes.
THE country is densely wooded
and swampy. Both parties shoot
aimlessly. l got in the middle of
the firing, but nobody was hurt.
Nothing was visible in the tremen-
dous fusillade, and | believe no
body knew what he was shooting
at. Both sides were buffers" The
insurgents, however, are excellent
in a melee.
"The Spaniards say they were
victorious yesterday, but that they
cannot follow up the victory and
annahilate the rebels because Of
the American warships at Cavite.
Moreover they say it is necessary
to save their energies for the
American troops. Meanwhile, the
vicinity of Manila is an impene-
trable network of ambuscades."
NOR AGUINALDO DEAD OR ALIVE
Copyright, Associated Press)
Manila. May 20, via Hong