The herald., 1898-06-28
SITUATION UNCHANGED
SPANISH CLAIM OF DEFEAT OF
INSURGENTS DENIED
$NxI0uSLY AWAITING TROOPS
Five German Warships in the Harbor.
Spanish Ready to Retreat to the
Citadel-Nightly Fights
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
. MANILA, Philippine Islands. June .
. ~, via Hong Kong. June 27.-(Copy- Z
. righted, 1898, by the Associated Press1 =
. The Spaniards claim to have driven Z
the rebels back, but really the position Z
is unchanged The arrival of the q
american troops is awaited, and they Z
. are expected today. q
The Spanish outposts have prepared Z
to retire promptly to the walled cita- Z
del, and will probably make only a Q
. nominal resistance. q
A section of the insurgents. 1t is al q
. legged, dislike the Americans, and de- q
sire German protection. Five German .
warships are here. The Spanards q
continue their nightly fusillade, but Z
the volunteers decline to go to the Z
trenches, while many of the regulars {
are idling about the town. Z
. Thousands of trees in the vicinity Of Z
the citadel have been cut down, but Z
the botanical gardens remain. q
All food is held at famine prices. Z
Aguinaldo Wants August
. HONG KONG, June 27.-(Special to q
The Herald) The transport Pek.ng 4
arrive at Manila today. If the city Z
has not already been occupied by Z
. Aguinaldo. Dewey will demand its 4
. surrender Immediately. 4
Aguinaldo has asked to be given the Z
. custody Of Captain General August q
. who had put price of $25 900 on the Z
. rebel chiefs head. q
Many regrets are expressed at the Z
statements cabled to America from q
Shanghai that Aguinaldo's followers .
were behaving inhumanely and .
treacherously. and committee .
. waited upon Consul Wildman and .
. begged him to telegraph a denial .
. Wildman assured them that Dewey Q
. and Consul Williams would do them q
justice. q
Aguinaldo has treated his prisoners .
too WELL better than they deserve. .
The Germans to Blame
HONG KONG. June 7.-General .
Aguinaldo, according to letters brought .
. here from Cavite by German steam Q
er, occupies the mansion of the q
. late governor of Cavite, but he will q
. shortly move to linus, to make room q
for the American troops. The insur- .
6tHtS INV nave OUUO prisoners.
. One hundred and eighty-seven of Z
. the Spanish wounded have been sent to Z
. Manila with a flag of true by permis- Z
. sion of Admiral Dewey The wounded Z
Spanish officers, with one exception, Z
. are at Cavite. Z
The Spanish brigadier, Morel, was Z
. killed at San Fernandino in an attempt q
to force the rebel lines. q
. An American official at Cavite writes q
. as follows: Z
''If great bloodshed and destruction Z
. come to Manila, Spain may justly q
. blame the Germans. Manila would I
. have surrendered before the arrival of Z
. the German squadron without blood Z
. shed, but now, owing to the moral sup Z
port Of its presence, the city refuses to q
. surrender" Z
News From Manila
. HONG KONG, June 27.-News from q
. Manila says two thousand Spaniards Z
. are working on the sand bag defenses Z
. outside the Moat. on the Gale de Las Z
. Aguadas. The insurgents are worry Z
ing the Spaniards, but there is no ad- Z
. vance, although desultory firing goes Z
. on at various points. The insurgents Z
- are NTIIS e6plUSlNe SilcliS dt oeutd <AHd =
. churches. Z
. On June 21 Accession day, the for Z
eign warships saluted the Spanish Z
. colors. 1t was believed that the bonn Z
. bardments had been begun, but that q
Q the Spanish soon dispelled Z
Q "A French warship left the harbor Z
. after salutihg the Spanish flag. The Z
. harbor batteries answered, and this Z
Q gave rise to false alarm of the ar Z
. rival of the American troops. Z
. The Spaniards believe that Great Z
Q Britain intends some sort of action 1t Z
Q is reported that they will burn all the Z
Q houses at Malate to clear the ground Z
for defense. .
No Sign Of Transports
MANILA, June 2Sd. via Hong Kong, June
N.-Up to the time this dispatch Is sent
the transports from San Francisco having
on board American troops intended to re.
inforce Rear Admiral Dewey, have not
arrived, and there is no change in the sit
uation.
The insurgents have not made any furth-
er advance and the Spaniards have been
continuing the construction of sand bank
Notifications and the planting of sharpened
bamboos around Manila for the purpose OF
stopping the insurgents advance. The
papers here continue appealing to the ma
g.