The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-18

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
Manila (via Hongkong), June lit
is now officially admitted here that the
lack of food supplies has become a
serious matter. Gunboats conveying
volunteers sent into the Lagoon to
search for food for the city on Friday,
June 3, returned here today, Sunday,
and reported the total failure of their
mission.
Later-It has now been officially adj
mitted that the troops have been Sc
hours without food. The insurgents
are gaining everywhere and are now
firing into Manila itself.
The commanders of the gunboats also
report that every lagoon and town is
hostile and that their garrisons have
probably been massacred. The Span
ish fleet was unable to effect a land
ing, in spite of prolonged firing upon
the part of all the gunboats. Nobody,
however, was killed.
This removes the last hope of pro-
viSioning Manila
During the week all the garrisons
were simultaneously overpowered or
surrendered as prisoners. The latter
are well treated A majority of those
who resisted were slaughtered
In the northern sections the insur-
gents have united near Pasig, near the
Paslg river, separating the SpaniardS.
There were few casualties. The zone
of hostilities is magnificent defensive
country, thiclzly wooded, having an I'M
limited number of natural ambuscades
and innumerable block houses and
trenches. Any average army could
easily defy ten times their number.
SPANIARDS IN RETREAT.
On all sides can be seen the Span.
iardS retiring, moving the soldiers eff
fects and diSmantling the barracks
prematurely, evidently anticipating de-
feat as a matter of course. The soldiers
are brave and desperate and hate to
retreat, but they are hopeleSsly in
competent and shamefully under fed.
Many of them have assured the CORE
spondent that they have never been at
target practice in their lives. Still they
are eager for an opportunity to display
their valor and are confident that the
enemy is equally Impractical.
Whole companies Of SpaniardS have
had nothing to- eat for two days and
some of them are literally starving.
1t is pitiable sight. The native peas
antry charitably assist the starving
soldiers without compulsion, and some
Englishmen yesterday gave treat to
the soldiers guarding the outpost. They
bought a wandering hawker'S store of
eatableS for a few ShilliEgs and gave
the food to the soldiers, who said it
was the first food they had tasted for
SO hours.
There is no doubt, as one person re-
marked, that somebody deserves lynch
ing for the state of affairs existing
Scores of bloated officers of the Spanish
forces are to be seen daily Ioafing
about the beer shops and cafes, along
the boulevardS, reviling the English
while the men under their charge are
starving.
The insurgents yesterday rushed the
passage of the Zapota river and also
descended from the Lagoon, took the
Spaniards on the flank and captured
several guns. The Spanish soldiers
made a good stand until they We're or
dered to retreat. Probably their am
munition was inadequate.
1t is almost impossible to-. under |
stand how such magnificent positions |
can be abandoned without a struggle. |
The insurgents today captured Las Pr |
I3s. Parague, Tungalo Manila bay, all |
on the coast line. The Spaniards lost |
80 men killed and wounded and sew
eral thousand returned here unhurt.
The insurgents are now firing into |
Violate, the southernmost part of Ma
Mia, and mile and a half from the
stronghold containing the fort. maya
zine, telegraph office and club house.
The horse cars are running and ladies
are visiting within rifle shot of the en-
envy, apparently unconcerned.
AWAITING THE SIGNAL.
The insurgents are also in every out
lying quarter of Manila awaiting the
signal 10 advance. At Caloocan, a sub
urb and railway station, there are a
few Spanish troops in ridiculous little
The village is full of
insurgents and the railroad line is
broken outside the station. The ties
have been carefully removed by the
who promised to replace
them after the war.
Many of the native troops make lit
lie secret of their intention to desert
tonight There is a frantic scramble
,or refuge inside the old walled citadel,
by the governors orders, Of all the
.Ownspeople.
The captain general held a council of
war. at which it was proposed to sur
-ender because resistance is clearly use
ess and a deplorable expenditure of
blood and heroic efforts would be rem
Tered futile by lack of training, insult
icient supplies and the smallness of
he force.
The council was furious at this 'hu-
initiation by mere natives and Cap
ain General August resigned his mill
COiAlildiAO anu was s7NNSCCNCN ny .
lis second in command, who counter
handed the withdrawal of the troops ;
rom the field.
There was a concerted attack last
vening, in every direction. The Span
ards were informed of the insurgents ..
ltention to capture two magazines out
ide the Notifications at Manila and
anita Mesa, southwark and westward !
f the city. Therefore, they concen-
rated their forces for a supreme effort {
4 their defense and bombarded the
JINGLE all night long: In the meantime !
ne insurgents captured Malabon and
IN the northern suburbs. The
paniards were thus outwitted, out
eneralIed and harassed to death.
GERMAN IMPUDENCE.
There is a story current here this eve