The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-01
INSURGENTS ARNrEn.
AguinaIdO's Followers Have Received
"a Consignment of Rifles.

u COnSlSnment Oh K1ueS.
NEW YORK, May S1.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila, May q, via Hong
Kong. says: THE Philippine insurgents re-
ceived last Tuesday 1900 Mauser breech
leaders and 100000 rounds of ammunition.
and have been busy ever since in getting
their men together here. General Aguinaldo
said to-day that he had 500 Mausers, cap
tured from the Spaniards, which, with the
rifles just received. will enable him to arm
force equal to the detachment of Span
iards now in the province of Cavite About
two miles back of the town of Cavite Gen.
Aguinaldo also has five modern breech-load-
ing field pieces, with a moderate supply OF
common field shells and shrapnel.
The men of General Aguinaldo's force ara
or small stature and look as though they
had not had enough to eat for a long time,
but they are very tough. Two of them
whom / noticed were carrying heavy
forge and bellows slung on pole, and two
others were similarly laden with a large
anvil, and four of them carried bench
with two vises They had taken a field gun
from one Of the sunken Spanish cruisers
and were trying to make it fit for service,
showing marvellous patience and persever-
ance. There must be something out of COM
mon about their leader General sAgunaldo,
for whereas four weeks ago there were not
100 persons in Cavite after the Spaniards
moved out, there are now more than $500
men capable of bearing arms, most of whom
have assembled since General Aguinaldo's
arrival eight days ago. If they capture the
Spanish detachment and arms, General
Aguinaldo will be able to take the field with
more than 5000 men. He tells me his force
is limited only by the number of rifles he
can get, but many of the native soldiers in
Manila will desert to him as soon as he
attacks that place. The success of the re-
cent expedition that brought the insurgents
supply of rifles will result in a larger
shipment within the next two weeks, and
General Aguinaldo is confident of having
1900 men in the field before July l.
Admiral Dewey still holds Manila by the
throat, and the Spaniards are unable to es-
cape from sure starvation or surrender 1t
is Impossible to get definite news from the
city, but the anxiety of Europeans there,
as conveyed through the foreign consuls.
shows how critical must be the situation.
The health of officers and men continues
good in spite of the severe heat and humidi-
ty. The natives now bring off a plentiful
supply Of chickens, eggs, manages, bananas,
few pineapples, but nothing else"
A dispatch to the Herald from Hong-Kong
via Paris says: The goods seized. which
were not naval stores, but personal mess
supplies for officers of the cruisers, have
been released. Consul Williams's launch
was boarded while a party on 1t were out In
the harbor pjcnicking and searched, but
nothing contraband was found. 1t is posi-
BILE that should the Hong-Kong authorities
continue the annoyance a change will be
made in the base of supplies. About mil
lion and a half silver dollars have already
been spent in Hong-Kong
Following are the correct statistics of the
recent battle: Killed on the ships. 7S:
wounded on the ships, 1885, killed at the
arsenal, %; wounded at the arsenal, As.
The following is a copy of a cable TO
Admiral Montejo from the minister of ma
rine in Madrid: Honor and glory to those
who have fought heroically for their coun-
try"