The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-09

mirably-The Monitor Monadnosk sent
Orders to Sail to Manila--The Monte
rey About to Go--Thcse Two Monitors
Expected to lie of Great Service should
the Cadiz Fleet Undertake to Attack
the American Fleet In Manila bay.
HoNGKoNa, June Z. - 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 mutinied and
shot its officers.
Fighting between the insurgents and
the Spanish troops is frequent, and the
former brought 1000 prisoners to Ca.
vite.
The Americans, it is reported at Ma.
nila, assist the insurgents with boats
and machine guns
The Swift repeats q rumor that the
insurgents had captured and tortured
number of priests. The British resi-.
dents, at the time the Swift left, still
| remained at Manila, but the foreigners
were taking refuge on the foreign ship
ping.
MANILA. May 81, via Hongkong, June
| THE Spanish outposts have been
driven in all along the line simultane-
ously and with great slaughter. 1t is
| said that over 900 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 unavailing. The natives easily
win at every step with their slashing
knives.
The insurgents hold Malabon, Tarlac
| and Bacoor. They are now attacking
Santa Mesa and Violate, the suburbs of
the city, which is completely encircled
for distance of seven miles.
The governor has issued a despairing
proclamation, begging the insurgents to
come to terms, and meanwhile he is
arranging to remove all the Spanish
population inside the old walled city.
He is filing the moats, testing the
drawbridges and placing strong guards
in the principal streets and artillery
along the walls. All the other troops
are camping in the suburbs. The
weather is terrific.
|
interview, has said that the insurgents
are eager to rush upon Manila forthwith,
but that Admiral Dewey refuses to al
low "hordes of passionate semi.sayage
to storm q civilized metropolis"
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. e p. ..za.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Hongkong cor
respondent of The Standard SAYS:
"Advlces from Manila says that Ad-
J miral Dewey has gathered the steamers
. now blockaded in the river to lie of
Oavite in readiness to receive foreign
ers. The Spanlards are losing arms,
ammunition and field pieces almost
! daily, 80 persistent are the rebel at
tacks. The natives are focking to
Aguinaldos standard. He is, ON the
whole, conducting the campaign on
humane principles"
. WASHINGTON, June 7.-The navy de.
partment yesterday posted the follow.
ing bulletin:
"Admiral Dewey reports that the in.
!. surgents have been actively engaged
within the province of Cavite during
the past week. They have won several
victories, taken prisoners of about 800
men, 90 officers, Of the Spanish troops
not native. The arsenal at Cavite has
been prepared for occupation by the
United States troops upon their arrival
on transports.
The officials have been more anxious
than they cared to betray as to Admiral
| Ilnt t1
seriously apprehensive of personal dan
ger to the fleet, but an impression was
gaining ground that the admiral had
not maintained the same measures of
success in his operations in Manila bay
that rewarded his first effort. Now the
report received goes to show that his
} plans are working out admirably; that
he has succeeded in placing upon the
insurgents the burden of conducting
military operations against the Spani.
ards while he himself is lying in en-.
forced idleness awaiting the arrival of
troops, and that he has succeeded in
preventing the corruption Of the insur.
gent leaders by the Spaniards, which
appeared at one time to be threatening.
There is some speculation here by anXi.
Gus minds as to how the insurgents
will treat the prisoners they have
taken.
1t was reported by cable, soon after
he had secured the cooperation of the
insurgent chief, Aguinaldo, that Ad-
miral Dewey would see to it that the
insurgents observed the rules of civil.
lied warfare. This caution was made
necessary by the terrible tales that had
been circulated of the barbarous treat.
ment of prisoners captured by the in.
surgents. 1t is sincerely hoped that
Aguinaldo will see to it that this agree
ment is observed in the case Of the
1900 prisoners he now holds, for it is
believed in official circles that the ma.
tions of the civilized world will hold the
United States morally responsible for
any great eXcesses that may be commit
ted in the Philippines as a result of our
action there. The navy department.
officials declare that Dewey Is not re.
sponsible for the safe keeping and main
tenance of these prisoners, which is
most fortunate. ,consideTing the, liw,
halter Of provisions.
The navy department gave orders
yesterday that the double turreted
monitor Monadnock, now at Mare ISL
land, Ca, should be made ready TO
sail for Manila within ten days. and
the necessary orders were hurriedly
telegraphed. The Monterey viii not
wait for the company of the Monad-
mock, but should be off in the course of
few hours under the convoy Of the
Brutus/ The navy department. will