The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-24
MANILA IS DOOMED.
The Philippine Insurgents Gaining
Victories Over the Spaniards.
ClBLEGRAM FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY.
The Health OF His Squadron Continues Ex-
celIent-Foreign Warsbips Congregat-
ing IN Port-Gen. Augustus De-
spairing statement

spairing statement
New YORK, June is.-A 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 at Manila. One
thousand insurgents attacked 1000
Spaniards, inflicting heavy losses aud
almost forcing the entrance to the
city. The insurgents under Gen.
Aguinaldo and the American sailors
and marines of Admiral Dewey's fleet
completely surround Manila. The
| foreign residents have fed to the
ships. Admiral Montejo and Gov.
Gen. Augusti have 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 it on fire and
killing the Spanish. The archbishop,
however, is opposed to surrender and
has overruled August
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
1 vite, Balncan 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. 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. August has issued an
order declaring that all males above
the age of IS shall join the army and
do military duty.
SPANISH TROOPS UNIFIED.
MANILA, June 81 via Hong Kong,
June ls.-lt is now officially admitted
here that the troops have been SO hours
without food. Gunboats 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
s,,NA H.. ~
manders of the gunboats sent for
food report that every lagoon and town
is hostile. The Spanish hotilla was
unable to effect landing in spite Of
prolonged firing on the part of all the
gunboats. Nobody, however, was
killed. This removes the last hope of
provisioning Manila. During the week
all the garrisous were overpowered or
surrendered. The prisoners are we'll
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-
Ialities. On all sides can be seen the
Spaniards retiring, removing the SOL
diers' effects and dismantling the bar
racks prenaturely, evidently antici-
pating defeat as a matter of course.
The soldiers are brave and desperate
and hate to retreat, but they are hope
lessly incompetent and shamefully UNI
derfed.
CABLEGRAM FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY.
WASHINGTON, June Is. The navy de-
partment has received the following
from Admiral Dewey under date of
June IL:
= There Is little change in the situation since
my telegram Of June 8 Insurgents continue
hostillties and have practically surrounded
Manila. They have taken $50 Spanish pris-
oners whom they treat most humanely.
They DO not intend TO take the city ut the
present time, Twelve merchant vessels
are anchored in the bay with refugees
on board. under guard OF neutral men
of-wur; this with my permission. The health
OF the squadron continues excellent The Ger
man commander in chief arrived to-day. Three
German two British, one French. one Japanese
mon-of-war now in port. Another German
mnn-of-war Is expected.
GEN. AUGUSTUS DEsPAIRING STATEMENT.
Madrid, June 1s.-The following
dispatch from Manila, signed by Capt
Gen. August, and dated June IS, is
published officially:
The grave situation SGT forth in my dispatch
OF June continues The troops are lighting
on the line OF blockhouses, which stops the
euemy's advance The enemy has been
strengthened by assertions OF the native troops,
which diminish our means OF resistance and
may compel me TO take refuge within the
walled city Communication with the prov
inces is still cut on and do not know whether
tho detachment there will be able TO hold out
against the lack OF resources l hope to re-
ceiye assistance from the peninsula before our
means OF defense are exhausted
over Five Thousand spanlarda Desert