The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-09
AND ASKS GREATER LIBERTY OF
ACTION
THE INsURGENT AGUINALD0
Proves an Able Leader and Is Rapidly
Gaining Adherents All Over
the Archipelago
Press Special Wire

| or war, General Correa, received news
from the Philippine Islands today and
communicated it to the Premier, Senior
Sagasta, saying the Governor-General of
the colony, General August, asked for full
| liberty of action. He added that Aguinai-
do, the insurgent leader, continues to ex-
| cite a general instruction in the archipel-
ago.
A dispatch from the commander of the
island of Vizayas says that official sent
| two gunboats to the Island of Luzer with
instructions to try to communicate with
| Manila, but, he adds, they were compelled
to return unsuccessful. The government.
it is added, replied, instructlng the COM
mander of the island of Vizayas to restore
communication with Manila at all costs.
The Situation Serious
| MADRID, June s, p. m.--The following
Communication from Captain General Au-
gust, dated at Manila, June 8, has been
published:
1.-THE situation is very grave. Aguinaldo
has succeeded in stirring up the country,
and the telegraph lines and railways are
being cut l am without communication
with the provinces. The province of Cavite
has completely rebelled and the towns and
villages are occupied by numerous bands.
A Spanish column defends the Zspote line
to prevent the enemy from invading the
province of Manila, but the foe has entered
through Bulucan, Lagina and Miron. SO
that Manila will thus be attacked by land
and sea.
II am striving to raise the courage OF the
inhabitants, and will exhaust every means
of resistance, but distrust the natives and
the volunteers, because there have already
been many assertions. Bacoor and linus
have already been seized by the enemy.
1.-THE instruction has reached great pro-
portions, and If I cannot count upon the
support of the country, the forces at my
disposal will not suffice to hold the ground
against the enemy"
General Correa, minister of war, and Cap
tain Aunon, minister of marine, have gone
to the palace to confer with the queen re-
gent as to General Augustus communica-
zion.
1t is reported that the Spaniards at Ma
Mia have already been compelled to take
refuge in the fortified part of the town.
Instruction Checked
LONDON, June S.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Standard says:
Reports from the Philippines state that
the Spaniards, thanks to the promises of re-
forms and the energy of the local authori-
ties, have succeeded in checking the propa-
ganda of Aguinaldo who admits that he has |
not met with the support which he expected |
from the natives.
The Americans have been preparing de- |
lenses at the mouth of the bay ever since |
the Spanish set the rumor afloat among the |
natives that relief expedition was on the |
way and was expected very shortly.
The religious orders and the parochial |
clergy are rendering powerful assistance to |
Captain-General August, with the object of |
the efforts of the orders in Mad
rid to deter the government from granting
reforms likely to trench upon their privil-
eyes and the influence they exert i'm the
Senior Sagasta is maneuvering
very dexterously and refraining from CIV
ng any pledges either to the friars or the
'eformers, on the plea that in the present
any definite solution must be
postponed until the end of the war.
Field Artillery
SAN June S.-General Mer-
ritts latest order for the campaign in the
Philippines is that battery of six noun
tain howitzers shall be taken on the next
expedition. To move the guns, carriages
and ammunition in the Philippines pack
train Of mules will be required. 1t is I'M
derstood that Lieutenant Carson, Fourth
United States Cavalry, will be in command
Of the battery.
The general court-martial in session at
Camp Merritt has convicted John Camp
bell of the Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
who attacked a colored man at Mount Gret-
ma, Pa. just before the regiment left for
This coast. A light sentence was imposed.
as Campbell had been practically in prison
FOR O month.
Sunken Spanish Ships II
= SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-Private \
advices from Washington say that the \
United States government will raise \
the Spanish vessels sunk in Manila \
harbor by Admiral Deweys gunners, \
and that three San Francisco firms, \
= T. P. Whitelaw & Son, A. Woodside \
& Co. and the Pacific Mail Steamship \
Company will be called on for bids for \
: undertaking the work. \
Transports Chartered
WASHINGTON, June S-Assistant Sec
'etary Meiklejohn has chartered the steam
ships Indiana, Morgan City and City of
Para for transportation of troops to the
and has closed a contract for
he Victoria, Olympia and Arizona of the
Northern Pacific Steamship line, and Sc
cured the privilege of acquiring the Tacoma
and the Columbia, If needed, all five on
condition that they are given an American
register. He also has ordered impressed
nto service the Senator, Queen and City of
Puebla If found satisfactory
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the
War Department announced with consid-
cradle satisfaction that the problem Of
securing an adequate number of transports
for troops to the Philippines appeared to
have been solved. He made this statement
after having chartered six ships in addi-
tion to those heretofore named. and taken
the preliminary steps for obtaining five
more under certain conditions. If the
latter are secured, the War Department
will have at it's disposal altogether eigh-
teen ships for the Philippine expedition.
enough to accommodate as many thousand
men, should they be put to that use ex-
clusively. AS some of them, however, are
cavalry and artillery, the actual number of
men the ships will take may be reduced
somewhat and the vessels, in all probable
ity, will make second voyage before their
charters are cancelled.
AS result of the acquisition of the ad-
ditional vessels, extraordinary activity
In fitting them out for the work intended
will be started and no time lost in prepar-
ing for the third and later expeditions for
the reinforcement of Admiral Dewey.
t. DC with considerable reprat that ha y,