Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-25
MANILA MUST FALL.
Only a Few Days Until the Doomed
City Must Surrender to Dewey.

Only a Few Days Until the Doomed
City Must Surrender to Dewey.
The Insurgents Constantly 0sinlng vlcss.
sies Over the spaniards end Forcing
Entranes to tho C:ty-spsnish
Trosps Unfsd.
New YoEK, June IA cablegram
from Hong Kong TO the New York
Journal says: The most severe and
important battle since Admiral
Dewey's humiliation Of the Spanish
feet has occurred Mt Manila One
thousand insurgents attacked 1000
Spaniards, infiicting heavy losses and
almost forcing the entrance to the
city. The insurgents under Gen.
Aguinaldo and the American sailors
and marines of Admiral Dewcy's feet
completely surround Manila The
foreign residents have fed to the
ships. Admiral Montejo and Gov.
Gen. August lrave placed the women,
the children and the priests In the
forts for safety. Gen. August! is re-
ported to be willing to surrender
to the Americans in order TO pre-
vent the insurgents from captur.
ing the capital, setting 1t on fire and
killing the Spanish. The archbishop,
however, is opposed to surrender and
has overruled Augusti.
The success Of the insurgents is won
derful. The Spaniards taken prison'
ers In the two weeks campaign aggre-
gate 5000, including 1000 soldiers OF
the regular army. Prominent among
them are Gems. Garcia and Cordoba
The governors of the provinces OF Ca
vite, Balucan and Bataan were also
made prisoners.
Two million rounds OF cartridges
were seized in the fortified cathedral
Of old Cavite. The large garrison OF
old Cavite has surrendered, thus Civ
ing the insurgents command Of the
shore OF the entire bay. All interior
sources OF supply are now cut off from
the Spanish forces In Manila.
The Americans can take Manila
within "a hours after the arrival of the
troops The city is now Mt the mercy
of the American fleet Admiral
Dewey's conduct during the blockade
has been admirable. A great fire is
raging north OF Manila and the insur-
gents have captured the water works,
on which the supply of the city de-
ponds. Gen. Augusti has issued an
order declaring that all males above
the age OF IS shall join the army and
do military duty.
Pltiable Condition OF Spanish Troops.
MANILA, June 8, via Hong Kong,
June ls.-lt is now officially admitted
here that the troops have been SO hours
without food. Gunbonts conveying
volunteers, sent into the lagoon to
search for food for the city, returned
and reported the total failure Of their
mission. The insurgents are gain.
ing everywhere and are now firing
into Manila itself. The com.
manders of the gunboats sent for
food report that every lagoon and town
is hostile. The Spanish aotilla was
unable to effect landing in spite of
prolonged firing on the part of oil tho
gunboats. Nobody, however, was
killed. This removes the last hope OF
provisioning Manila. During the week
all the garrisons were overpowcred or
surrendered. The prisoners are well
treated. A majority OF those who re.
sisted were slaughtered.
In the northern sections the insur.
gents have united near Passig. on the
Passig river, driving the Spanish gun.
boats to Duoa. There were few cas-
ualities. On oil sides can be seen the
Spaniards retiring. removing the sol.
diers' effects and dismantling the bar.
racks prematurely, evidently antici-
pating defeat as q matter of course.
The soldiers are brave and desperate
and hate TO retreat, but they are hope.
lessly incompetent and shamefully un-
derfed.
Late News from Dewey.
WASHINGTON, June IS. The navy do
partment has received the following
from Admiral Dewey under date OF
June 19:
Tn ere is little change In the situation since
my telegram Of June 3 Insurgents continue
hostilities and have practically surrounded
Manila. They have taken $50 Spanish pris'
oners whom they treat most humancly.
They do not intend to take the city at the
present time Twelve merchant vessels
are anchored In the boy with refugees
on board. under guard Of neutral men.
of-war; this with my permission The health
OF the squadron continues excellent The Ger
man commander in-chlef arrived to-day Three
German. two British. one French one Japanese
men.of-war now In port Another German
map-oi-war Is expected.
Gen. Augussis Despairing Statement.
Madrid, June is.-.The following
dispatch from Manila, signed by Capt