The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1898. [NSURGENTS TRICEH IN BACH BATTLE Continued from First Page. miles along the water front on the | Spanish position. Men in brown skins and a very limited amount of clothes began to run toward the Spanish. Glasses enabled me to see every move of both parties better than if I had actually landed. The rebels took ad- vantage of every point of cover, mak- | ing short rushes in groups of ten and | twenty. Many of the Spaniards where | wholly out of sight inland, but their| Mauser rifle shots came skipping out | into the water in such numbers as| spoke better for the rapidity of their | fire than for its accuracy. Occasionally | a man would -~ down on the beach, | there to lie motionless for the rest of the day or to crawl painfully to cover. again firmly established. Thousands are enlisting in the rebel ranks throughout the province. Aguinaldo has commenced his march on Manila from Cavite. He has arrived at the rlver near the Spanish outposts. Spaniards attacked the rebels in an entrenched position at Seapole on Mon- day. May 30. After ten hours’ severe fighting the Spaniards were forced to re- tire, with heavy losses, leaving 400 killed and wounded. The rebels advanced and are occupy- ing both banks at Seapole. Thelr posi- tion is strong. The rebels are now well armed, and they used fleld machine guns with deadly effect. The rebels, 5000 strong, engaged the Fourth, Sixth and Eleventh Cazadores, with several companies of the Sixty- eighth and Seventy-fourth regiments. During the engagement the Seventy-fourth deserted, killing its officers and annihilating a company of Spanish Infanteria marine, of which only twelve survived. The weather unfortunately, was comparatively cool, and the sky 80 | overcast that I was unable to get a| single photograph. The Spaniards were not now doing any cheering. At | every one of their posts that I could see they were hugging cover far more | tenaciously than were the insurgents. | Consequently thelr casualties were | A field piece at Baemor Church ng to sweep fewer. was firing frequently tryt the beach to the westward | At 10 minutes past 2 o’clock one of the heavy guns of the Cavite batter belched forth again, the shot this time striking the water close to the magazine. The effect on the garri- son was positively ludicrous. Twen- ty men grabbed a flagstaff about thirty feet long, bearing a white flag, and raised it to a standing position. In their haste they lost control of the pole and it fell. | A second time it had the same fate. | Then it was lifted the third time and | v carried toward a point in plain | sight of the Cavite guns. The Spanish garrison, however, tried to escape to- | vard Bacor, with all their arms and | ities of stores that they took from | magazine buildings, but they were | rcepted and forced to surrender. | Now the little brown men began to | n along the beach, forward to Bacor Church, the only place where the | Spaniards ned in force, except at | 01d Cavite. A field plece fired a few | shots and rifle reports were frequent, | but the bullets did not come my way, showing that the rebels were pressing | them harder from the shore side than | an swa from the other. The insurgent flag| was raised on an arched stone building | near Old Cavite, and another rebel | squad was seen pursuing about fifty | Spaniards along the beach. Far to the left of the general fighting ground these men surrendered and were marched to- ward Bacor. ill further toward Manila a great of smoke arose inland, and ies shooting to the height of 100 feet showed that the Spaniards retreating | toward Manila had fired the town of | Frequent charges were column f Las Pinas. ie on the m Church, and I saw many more fall dead or wounded. Some of the latter dragged themselves down to the water's edge for the of bathing their wounds. Then a savage charge was made to- ward the church. The field pieces spoke once, twice and silent. tle of the rifles became more rapid and suddenly stopped without a scattering shot to break the sti purpose were ness. No one remained on the beach ex- cept the dead and wounded Philip- pine islanders. Presently two of | wounded men staggered to their feet, | waved their hats and sank down ex- hausted, but victorious. Over the roof of Bacor Church appeared the rebel flag, a band of red above and | blue below, with half of a white dia- | mond next the flagstaff. | All that remained untaken around Old Cavite battery. was The in- | surgents began firing slowly at the | old church where the Spaniards were known to have thelr headquarters, and a white flag was hoisted over the earth- works commanding the peninsula lead- ing from Cavite to the mainland. As night and bad weather were com- ing, T reluctantly returned to the fleet without learning the losses on both | sides or the extent of the rebel vic- tory. In the morning, before the battle be- gan, I visited the Spanish officers who had been captured In previous skir- mishes. I found fifteen, among whom were the following: Commandant Ful- gencio Repazos, Lieutenants Ferragut and Arber, all of the marine infantry; Captain Eustaguio Soler and Lieuten- ants Pirapiere, Vagua, Jeojoc and Mos- quera, all of the Seventy-fourth Regi- ment. The rebels treated their prisoners | with kindness and gave them excellent quarters. General Aguinaldo last Tuesday is- sued three short proclamations. The first explained that he had re- turned as dictator because the Span- jards had not carried out the promised reforms in government. The other two, addressed to the Phil- ippines, called on them to respect the rights of property and observe the rules of war, decreeing death to any one who should be guilty of murder, robbery, arson or assault upon women. He has wwarned all Spaniards and foreigners that persons coming Into his lines as Spantards will be hanged. It {s reported in Manila that a native regiment deserted to the rebels last Saturday after killing its Spanish offi- cers; also that Colonel Pena, an artil- lery officer. sent out from Spain to fortify Manila harbor, committed sui- cide on account of the insufficlent means of defense provided by the Span- ish Government. MANILA, June 1, via Hongkong, June 7.—The influence of Aguinaldo is » position around Bacor | The rat- | On Tuesday a typhoon increased the suffering of the Spanish troops, there being no food supply to forward to them. With 3000 reinforcements the Spaniards are now attacking the rebel position. There has been incessant fir- ing for the last two hours. The railway from Manila to Dagupar has been cut in eight places. Aguinaldo wrote to the director apologizing that it was neces- sary to stop the food supplies of Ma- nila, as he did not wish to bombard or cause a disgraceful massacre. At the railway station the rebels murdered three priests, and some Span- jards were wounded. A lady and child one year old were trampled to death. The province of Tarlac is in the rebels’ hands. Food is still fairly cheap and plentiful, but with the rail- | way cut and the rebels closing in sup- | plies will soon stop. Admiral Dewey | allows foreign residents to embark on steamers in the bay for safety. In a sharp fight in the province of Bulacan the Spaniards were outnum- | bered and defeated. All the Spaniards in the provinces are in imminent dan- ger. The Spanish losses were severe in the last three days. that the captain-general has ordered the troops not to attack the rebels, but to defend the outposts, and, if they are untenable to retire to Manila. MANILA, June 3, via Hongkong, June 7.—The typhoon that came on last Monday blew itself out before Wednes- day morning. No injury was done to the ships. All day Wednesday there was severe fighting on the road be- Thé It is reported | CO00000000N00000000000000000000N0000000000000000000 tween Cavite and Manila, the Spaniards | having sent 3000 men to relieve thelr troops in Cavite Province. A narrow defile on the road was successfully held by the insurgents with 500 men and four small field guns. Early yesterday the rebels at- tacked and captured Imus, the principal Interiortown of the Ca- ers and four or five Krupp field guns and a large quantity of ammunition. About noon I crossed the bay in a na- tive canoe and went to the rebel camp |at Old Cavite, where I sought out | Brigadier General Thomas Mascado, commanding the troops. He gave me a guide to the front, where I found he had wholly surrounded the solid stone church in Old Cavite and was pre- pared to starve out the garrison. I | went to the bridge, where the rebel flag was hoisted last Monday. had barricaded it with large stones taken from the coping on therebel side. While I was taking a photograph of this barricade and the rebels behind it the Spaniards in the church opened fire with Mauser rifles. As the distance was only two hundred yards they ought to have hit several, but they suc- jaw. The firing had been caused ap- parently by the crowd around my ko- dak, for as soon as we had taken to cover and returned the fire the Span- fards stopped. ! I found the country most difficult to traverse, except on a few roads that penetrate it. growth over most of the territory and the water is covered by green slime an inch thick. I saw many natives idling about thatched houses in the different villages I passed through, but all looked underfed. The young men, however, are enthusiastic and brave, forming the bulk of the rebel fighting material. The British gunboat Swift sails for Hongkong to-day (June 3) carrying dispatches and mall. Aguinaldo’s troops last night captured San Franciscode Mala- bon, taking prisoners 500 Span- lards, the Governor of the prov- ince, a colonel of infantry and a large number of other officers. The town of Bataan, on the op- posite shore in Manila Bay, was also captured, with 100 pris- oners. Following Is a summary of Aguinaldo’s work since his land- ing here two weeks ago: He has assembled a force of 3000 men with arms; he has fought many skirmishes; two good batteries have been captured; the whole province of Cavite has been taken; 1600 Spaniards are prisoners; he has supplied his men with 2000 Mauser rifles from abroad, and 2000 maga- zine rifles and six field guns taken from the Spaniards. The steamer to the lake district was fired on -esterday eight miles up the river Pasig. The rebels hold the bank, stopping food supplies. Rail and tele- graphic communication with the north- ern provinces has been -t off, and there are no advices, The troops in Manila number 8000 na~ vite province, taking 250 prison- | I found he | ceeded In hitting only one man in the | there are 2000. Their health and spirits There is a thick tropical | | fighting. Some French nuns have em- CERVERA TRICKED BY d CABLEGRAM Proof Positive That the Admiral and All His Ships Are in Santi- commander-in-chi port with part of his fleet. ago Harbor. NEW YORK, June 7.—When the news of Naval Constructor Hobson’s daring exploit was received early on Sunday morning the Herald sent a message to Ad- miral Cervera requesting him kindly to say whether the Americans were safe and offering to convey through the Herald any message the men might desire to send to their friends at home. The following reply was received to-day from the Spanish Admiral: “SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 7. “HERALD, New York: Prisoners no longer submit- ted to my authority, but to Lieutenant General Linares, ef, Santiago, Cuba. as Spanish officers same rank. All are in good health. "CERVERA." This is the first positive information received in this country that Admiral Cervera is in Santiago. have been rumors of phantom fleets from various points in the West Indies, and with each rumor was associated the possibility that Cervera had escaped from the Cuban The message sent by the Spanish admiral to the Herald effectually disposes of these rumors and proves beyond doubt that Cervera, as well as his fleet, is in the harbor of Santiago. C00CGC000000000002000C0000000C0000020000000000000000200 Prisoners treated CO0000002000000000CCOO000C0O0000Q0C0Q0 o 0‘ There [ o00C QO?OOOOOO ke f5, %t W W (S ¥ D ‘L i THREE MEN WHO WERE IN THE NAVAL BATTLE AT MANILA tives without the volunteers, of whom are good, despite the reduced food sup- plies in the markets. This morning the city is quiet. I consider the foreigners here safe, except in the event of street barked on a steamer. The other for- eigners are still ashore. DIFFICULTIES IN MERRITT'S PATH Grave Problem Confronts the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands. WASHINGTON, June 7.—The press reports of the fierce fighting that has been going on in the Philippines, be- tween the insurgents and the Span- jards, were read with the greatest in- terest at the Navy Department, where the officials realize the very grave na- ture of the problem that confronts Ad- miral Dewey. The naval officers say the administrative difficulties with which Admiral Dewey must contendare indicative of what may be expected by Major-General Merritt, when he reaches the Philippines. A complete understanding of the na- ture of the agreement that exists be- tween Admiral Dewey and Chief Agui- naldo seems to be lacking here, but from the fact that some of the press reports state the insurgent leader is re- ceiving the surrender of Spanish troops and has proclaimed himself dictator pro tempore, General Merritt’s functions as Military Governor will be very lim- ited. AGUINALDO WRITES OF HIS VICTORIES Leader of the Insurgents Says He Has Two Thousand Spanish Prisoners. LONDON, June 8—The - Hongkong correspondent of the Daily Mall says: United States Consul Wildman has re- ceived the following letter from Aguin- & efore opening sh attack upon any town I summon the Spanish officer in| command to surrender. In one case one of the officers so summoned replied by stating that the garrison was not quite ready to fight, and he asked me if I would defer the attack for three hours. I complied. “The first engagement we had with the Spanish occurred on May 28, when we captured nineteen, with their arms and ammunition. Toward evening we hemmed them in. One hundred and ninety cazadores and seventy loyal na- tives participated. We lost four killed. The Spaniards lost sixteen Kkilled, in- cluding one officer. The result of this engagement was that fighting became general throughout the province of Ca- vite. After four days' fighting over 2000 Spaniards were taken prisoners, including many officers and General Leopoldo Pana, Governor of Cavite, who handed me his sword, revolver and golden belt and a formal letter of sur- render.” An American naval captain writes as follows: “In my opinion the rebels have un- dergone a radical change since the ad- vent of Aguinaldo. The Spanifards have.lost all during the time he has been here, and if our people don’t hurry there won't be any Spaniards left at the end of the fight. The American ships have taken no part in the fight- ing. Neither boats nor men have been landed, and reports to the contrary are false. Dispatches from Manila say that Agulnaldo is doing splendid work. On Monday of last week he routed the Spaniards, taking 400 prisoners, among them twenty-eight officers. On the Wednesday following he took - fifty prisoners and four fleld pieces in a bat- tle at a point between Cavite and Ma- nila. On Thursday, when this dis- patch left Manila, he had cornered 190 Spaniards in an old church at Cavite and, not caring to bombard, he was starving them. “He treats his prisoners well. Four towns are now in the possession of the rebels. It is reported that the Gov- ernor-General wanted to surrender, but his officers prevailed upon him to hold out. The captain of the province of Batanga has been taken by the insur- gents, and the Governor attempted to commit suicide. The Governor of Mal- abar is also a prisoner. The insur- gents of the other provinces are ad- vancing on Manila.” A proclamation issued by Aguinaldo, the insurgent chief, points to a desire to set up a native administration in the Philippines under an American protec- torate. Aguinaldo, with an advisory council, would hold the dictatorship un- til the conquest of the islands, and then would establish a republican assem- bly. 5 INCREASING THE FORTIFICATIONS | Great Activity Among the Spaniards at Havana, Wno Expect an Attack. HAVANA, June 6 (delayed in trans- mission).—Work on the fortifications about Havana is being pushed without an hour’s intermission. Even the civil governor of Havana and all the em- ployes of the Government are at work on the forts or batteries and all persons out of work are finding similar employ- ment. The cultivation zones are turning out very successfully, and are proving a great relief to the poor, It is announced from the palace that a Spanish column has defeated an insur- gent force near Palisade, in.the prov- ince of Pinar del Rio. The insurgents are said to have left seventeen men dead on the field. The insurgents, it appears, were almost naked. The Span- lards admit they lost fifteen men killed. In a number of encounters which have taken place recently between the Spaniards and the insurgents the form- er claim to have killed thirty-seven of the latter, to have destroyed several camps and thirty-three huts and to have captured a quantity of arms and ammunition. g RENEWAL OF THE RIOTS AT BELFAST Nationalists Attack a Bodyof Orange- men and the Militia Is Again Called Out. BELFAST, June 7.—All was quiet here to-day. The troops were withdrawn this morning. During the rioting yesterday 108 policemen were injured and over 100 clvillans were treated at the hospitals. To-night there was a renewal of the rioting that began vesterday during the demonstrations in honor of the revolution of 1798 and anniversary of June when seven civilians were shot on Hill road by the constabulary. “ 6, 1586, Shank The Natfonalists attacked & body of Orangemen who were leaving their work and there was a veritable hurricane of Serap iron and other missiles. The police at first were overpowered, but having been reinforced thefl cleared the streets wigh a free use of their clubs. ‘he military has been ordered out, and it is feared there will be a renewal of the disturbances. g Local Electrician Dies in Portland. PORTLAND, Or., June 7.—Maurice Wer- eimer, an electrician, well known in San mhn.nc?:co, dled here to-da$s - DEATH OF COMMANDER STURDY. LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER E. W. STURDY. KEY WEST, June 7.—The United British steamer Harlech, arrived here commander, Lieutenant E. W. Sturdy, Commander Sturdy Norton in charge of the ship. when the Pompey sailed on Friday evening. Henry, soon afterward became unconscious, and died yesterday. no physician on board. States collier Pompey, formerly the to-day from Norfolk, Va., with her dead on board, and Lieutenant K. C. was not feeling well He was taken sick off Cape There was Lieutenant Commander Edwin W. Sturdy was a native of Massachusetts. He entered the naval academy in 1863, and on graduation in 1867 he was as- signed for duty to the Minnesota. In on this coast and some years later on lieutenant commander in 18 At the tached to the receiving ship Wabash 1868-70 he ved on the Pensacola the Baltimore. He was promoted to outbreak of hostilities he was at- at Boston, from which he was as- s signed to the command of the Pompey, a collier. Lieutenant-Commander Sturdy was buried to-day with military honors. The services were held in the Methodist © | church, in front of which 215 marines, © | including a bugle and drum corps, were drawn up. They presented arms when the body was brought from the church, and then played a dirge, leading the procession to the cemetery. The coffin was borne by blue jackets, and the pall-bearers were high naval officers. The grave is close to the cemetery gate and near the graves of the victims of the Maine disaster. SUNK BY SAMPSON’S WARSHIPS Torpedo - Boat Destroyer Terror Sent to the Bottom. Detected While Trying to Run Into the Harbor of Santiago at Night. ON BOARD the Herald-Call dis- | patch boat Somers N. Smith, off Port| Antonio, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 7.—Under a terrific fire by the whole | American fleet, a Spanish torpedo boat ‘ destroyer, supposed to be the Terror, | was shattered and sunk as shewastrying | to sneak into Santiago harbor last| night. Her = destruction accom- plished in a few minutes, so terrible was the fusillade from the American ships. The torpedo boat destroyer was di covered by lookouts on the battle-ship was Texas. Just as the Herald-Call dispatch boat was about to leave Rear-Admiral Sampson’s fleet to carry news of the Santiago bombardment the Terror came within range of the Texas' searchlights. Immediately there was a call to quar- ters. The Texas gave the signal to the whole fleet, which at once flashed their searchlights on the enemy and began a terrific cannonading. The Terror was sunk in a very short tim I was unable to learn whether any of her crew was saved. (SN | SAN DOVINGO - | Wild Rumors Current at| Cape Haytien. | HEUREAUX’S FATE IN DOUBT SAID TO HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AND SHOT. New Uprising Led by the Lieutenant- Commander at Monte Cristi. | How Jiminez Made His | ‘Escape. pears that General Jiminez was trans- ferred from the Fanita, on which he escaped from Monte Cristi, to another steamer before landing at Great Ina- gua, and it is reported he was released on $1000 bail. The Fanita did not ven- ture within the jurisdiction of the island authorities on her return voyage. DANGERS FACED BY HOBSON AND MEN Many Big Guns Passed by the Mer- rimac on the Way to Destruction. WITH THE FLEET OFF SANTI- AGO DE CUBA, June 3, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 7.—To appreciate the great danger of the Merrimac expedi- tion, the character of the defenses of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba must be known. The entrance to the broad and deep harbor on which the city faces | is by a narrow channel about a mile long and each side guarded by a hill standing almost perpendicularly to a height of 180 feet. At one point the neck of this approach is less than 300 | feet wide and only five and a half fath- oms deep, so that to enter ships must | 80 in one at a time. Special Dispatch to The Call. CAPE HAYTIEN, June 7.—The Do- | minican warships Restauracion and In- | dependencia arrived here at 6 o'clock | this evening, having on board, it is un- | derstood, the prisoners taken in the re- cent revolutionary attempt headed by Jiminez and Morales. Commodore Jan- sen landed to receive the report of the Dominican Consul on the illegal ship- | ment of the men from this point by the | two leaders to participate in the land- ing at Monte Cristi. The warships left Monte Cristi at 11 o'clock this morning. A rumor is cur- rent here that after they left President Heureaux was made a prisoner in a new uprising and was shot. The report has it that Joaquin Taveras, lieutenant- commander at Monte Cristi under Gov- ernor Galito, led the new movement. The story is not belleved here, although no explicit reply is forthcoming from Monte Cristi to cabled inquiries. It ap- On a hill on the eastern side of the harbor is Morro Castle, with five 24- pounders, five 18-pounders and two modern rapid fire guns. On the west- ern hilltop are two batterles with mod- ern guns. At the base of liorro Castle are several guns loaded with shrapnel, designed to sweep the face of the water, and opposite is a similar battery. Going around the first curve of the narrow en- trance, Cayo Smith, an island, is found facing down the harbor with a battery of modern guns. In the narrow neck of the passage are three rows of mines, each row fifty feet apart, and the mines, sixteen in a row, each six feet apart. The Reina Mercedes lies in the shadow of Cayo Smith, partly dismantled. but having her four torpedo tubes loaded and fac- ing down the channel. About half way up the channel, on the eastern bank, is the Estrella battery, with several small smooth-bore guns, and this was the menacing hole of death into which Lieutenant Hobson and his men ven- tured with the Merrimac.