The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-08
THE PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS
HAVE CAPTURED IMUS ADJACENT
40 OLD CAVITE.

This Is an Important Point Back of
Cavite Proper and Its Possession by
the Rebels is u Serious Matter for the
Spaniards Because 1t Is the Outlet to
Surrounding Country and Through 1T
Supplies Are Brought to Manila.
London, June 8.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Manila, dated
June 3, says: "The Spaniards in old
Cavite are still holding out, but the ad-
jacent town of linus has been captured
by the insurgents. This is an import
ant point at the back Of Cavite proper,
and its possession by the rebels is Sc
rious matter for the Spaniards, because
it is the outlet to the surrounding coun-
try and through it supplies are brought
to the city of Manila 1t will also af-
ford an admirable base of operations
for a further advance toward the city
1t has been found impossible to conceal
from the inhabitants of Manila the fact
that the insurgent successes have cast
a deep gloom upon foreign residents,
who are more anxious than ever to get
away. For the most part the men re-
main, but the women and children have
been sent to Cavite, where they are
safe under the stars and stripes. The
most friendly relations exist between
Admiral Dewey and the consular rep
resentatives of the powers and the
commanders Of the European warships
in the bay. The Spanish soldiers who
have been captured are a soldierly-
looking lot. If they are a fair sample
they will be no match for the Ameri-
can troops"
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: United States Coun-
sci Wildman has received the following
letter from Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader in the Philippines: Before
opening an attack on any town sum-
mon the Spanish officer In command to
surrender. In one case one of the Off
GERS so summoned replied by stating
that the garrison was not quite ready
to fight and asked if I would defer the
attack for three hours. The first en-
gagement we had with the Spanish oc-
Cured on May 2S, when we captur-
ed nineteen, with their arms and am
munition. Toward evening we hem
med them in. One hundred and ninety
Cazadores and seventy Loyalists par
ticipated We lost four killed. The
Spaniards lost sixteen killed, includ-
ing one officer. The result of this en-
gagement was that fighting became
general throughout the province of Ca
vite. After four days fighting over
1000 Spaniards We're taken prisoners
including many officers and General
Loepoldo Pena, governor of Cavite,
who handed me his sword, revolver
and golden belt and a formal letter Of
surrender
An American naval captain writes
me as follows: "In my opinion the
rebels have undergone a radical change
since the arrival of Admiral Dewey.
The Spaniards have lost all during the
time he has been here; and if our peo-
pie don't hurry there won't be any
Spanish army left at the end Of the
present month"
1t is reported that the governor gen
eral of the Philippines wanted to sur
render but his officers prevailed upon
him to hold out. The capital of the
province of Batangas has been taken
by the insurgents and the governor at
tempted to commit suicide. The gov
ernor Of Malibua is also prisoner.
The insurgents from other provinces
are advancing on Manila.