The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1898, Page 1

+ o 18 Paper ,L.O be taken fr the Library, +, not om ‘. The Call VOLUME LXXXIV.-NOG. 18. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS, AGUINALDO DECLARES THE INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES GRADUALLY CLOSING IN ON MANILLA Insurgents Preparing for the Grand Assault on the City. Native Soldiers Deserting Their Regiments and Killing the Spanish Officers. Copyrighted, 1838, by James Gordon Beanett. BY JOSEPH L. STICKNEY. MANILA, June 13, via Hong- kong, June 17.-—-The rebels are gradually closing in around Man- ila. Yesterday they took Mala- bona, and are now in Tondo, a northwest suburb, where a great fire is now raging. The native carabineros killed their officers and deserted last night. A part of a native regiment at Caloocan also deserted, killing their Spanish officers. A fierce attack on the powder magazine at Malate was made early this morning, but the Spaniards kept the rebels out. The insurgents are daily increas- ing in numbers. All the Span- iards, their sons and grandsons are obliged to serve as volunteers. A few of the garrisohs in the prov- inces still hold out. The rebels are wearing out Manila garrison, but I believe they E will delay the grand assault until {3 the arrival of the American troops. 3+ When the rebels captured Gua- delupe they sent the patients in 3 the hospital into Manila. They E: 444444444444 +tt4 4+t 4444 44 444444444444 T4+ 4+ 444444444 444 +4+4 R R R R R T R R R R Rtk o s ++ ++ ++ R R R R R S S o e S 444+ + ‘44 +4++ EE are treating the Spanish prisoners +3! it There was severe fighting in 33 :+ the southern suburb to-day. The }3 % Spaniards attach importance to$? *1 the arrival of the German flagship. 3 ++ The relations between General {3 :3 Augusti and the German Consulif ff are intimate. Nearly all the Eng- f: :* lish families will ‘leave to-morrow 33 :% by the Yung Sang for Hongkong. %3 PO T e e e e S USRS A o b o & b S S OUPCPEIEE P e R bt b bt b b b b b 2 T S S S Uy AGREEMENT BETWEEN text of a Berlin letter dated J: d X1 a riin ed June 4, an DEWEY AND AGUINALDO read in the Cortes on Tlmrsdav:‘ Daur» By It the Insurgent Leader Promises | porting to be the text of an agreement to Co-operate With American signed April 24 at Singapore between Forces. Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, and . LONDQN, June 18a~The -M: o 4 jcan Ci i correspondent of the Times gives the | apa, a mixed suburb, the former connecting with the old city by the Punta Espana or Bridge BY JOSEPH L. STICKNEY. Copyrighted, 188, by James Gordon Bennett. MANILA, June 13, via Hongkong, June 17.—At a large con= course of rebel chiefs, held yesterday in Old Cavite, General Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines. VIEW OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY OF MANILA LOOKING TO THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE OLD WALLED CITY AND THE NEW BASINS, FROM A POINT ON THE RIVER PASIG NEAR THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. of Spain. To the left or south of the jetties lie the merchantmen, and beyond these two British, three German, one French and one Japanese men-of-war, with Commodore Dewey’s fleet keeping watch over the whole. Through the right of the picture runs the river Pasig, extended by jetties out into the bay. On the right or north side are Binondo, the business part of the new city; and Qui- SPANIARDS FEASTED = BY GERMAN OFFICERS. Friendly Relations Existing Between Representatives of the Two | Nations at Cienfuegos. Copyrighted, 183, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, June 17.—The German Vice-Consul at Cienfuegos gave a ban- quet the other night at the Union Ho- tel in that city to the commander and other officers of the German cruiscr = S S - many, was present as a guest. There | ON BOARD THE HERALD-CALL was great cordiality during the ban- | DISPATCH BOAT, OFF SANTIAGO que]t be‘l‘\\r‘;‘rnnt,hfir GP{mans and 'SDM‘- | DE CUBA, June 16, via Port Antonio, iards. Whi e feasting was going on | fumaics o 17.—" i oy St oIt oI pIevatiat [ maice June 1. Tha (opsrations by SIGNIFICANT THREAT BY GERMAN OFFICERS “Americans Will Never Annex the Phil- ippines While William Remains in The Spanish columns operating Puerto Principe have had a fierce fight with the rebels. They have captured thirty-six, killed several and wounded many. g sangede X MAY DISEMBARK TO THE WEST OF SANTIAGO.. . 3 | the Spaniards in the way of strength- Em erol‘ o s 'fi‘fpfi‘é‘lfi"spfi?fi"‘a‘t&'m‘,f:?, | ening fortifications indicate that they ) from the Spaniards and avere treated ‘to | €Xpect the American forces to effect a beer and cigars, which pleased them |landing to the eastward of Santiago greatly. The Germans and Spaniards | de Cuba. : B understood each other perfectly, all | Tr"l‘h@ly I‘_\'illupmbnblyt;*e‘d:inm]mmdtlflq‘. speaki by h. The Gieir's comman- | e indications are a e landin ® MANILA, 6 (vi i i i e ired the Spanish authoritles, and | will be made to the westward. There NILA, June 6 (via Hongkong, June 17).—There is a story current here this evening to the effect that the §8 he latter returned the call. The cruiser | are good approaches in that direction, b captain and officers of the German warship Irene went to a picnic on horseback to the further outpost of San 8 | is expected to-day at Havana. | and with a north wind the disembarka- 8 F ; i $| The Colonial Cabinet resolved at its | tlon of the troops would not be difficult. s8¢ Juan, accompanied by the highest Spanish staff officers. 38| session vesterday to pardon several po- T(he landing willl Bt be delayed long 1 1 victs. one of the ships |after the arrival of the transports. :: They had a champagne luncheon, and the captain of the Irene is said to have made a speech, fi i g & e, i ‘er_ Logel ot @ :urln[g wl;:i:’l:)::oie'c'lared the Americans “ Will never annex the Philippine Islands while William PAR2-E 2 2 F-2-2-8-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-F-F=F=F-3=F=F-3 04 0608 X0¢ 308 308 0k CF 8 CF XF g remains 3 ol T = 8 The Germans, it is further said, with their Spanish hosts, might have been killed by the insurgents, who had 88 g GE N E RA I H UGUSTl g : the road to San Juan strongly ambushed, but it is further asserted the insurgents had orders to avoid giving a pre- 1 & o g text for German intervention. g o Dl ST s S 3 @ Finally, it is said, the Germans proposed to remove the wounded Spanish soldiers to a hospital sh'p under g | X D o g8 the German flag, but Admiral Dewey is reported to have replied that hitherto mediation had always been British, gg| & \ o % and it must remain so. gl & & g : 2 3 Fd - P MADRID, June 17.—The follgwing dlspagch from Mamlal signed RN RE RS RS EE R R R R SRR RN N SRR RE s Re gy | 2 by Captain General Augusti and dated June 1> is published officially: ¥ a1 5 ¥ . “The grave situation set forth in my dispatch of June 8 continues. =3 the future government of the Philip- | The ports of the archipelago are to |the country. o : ‘ S o . ; PRI - The troops are fighting on the line of blockhouses which stops the & pines, an agreement afterward orally | be opened to foreign trade and immi- | The Times correspondent says the | ¥ e Sad The enemy has been strengthened by desertions of the & ratified at Hongkong by Admiral |grants with certain restrictions against | contents of the agreement harmonize 4 uisdatatenipnilian, b Y e o he Chi i infe i 2 native troops, which diminish our méans of resistance and mav compel Dewey. the Chinese. with information derived from other % Ay b o In this agreement Aguinaldo under- Then follow clauses promising judicial | sources, but there is no proof of its me to take refuge within the walled city. BT . 5 and, other reforms, the expulsion and |authenticity. bed “Communication with the provinces is still cut off, and I do not know & ke 0 grgarilze 2 ftCDl!.l u;a.n z?verlx:» abolition of “tyrannical religious or- ¥ whether the detachments there will be able to hold out against a lack of k=4 ment under the protectorate of the | jors the freedom of the press. pro- | Gladstone, the Man of the Century,| X resources.. I hope to receive assistance from the peninsula before our & United States, with the assistance of two | tection to Spanish residents, provision | —— S o » o ‘or. thiee American delédates ‘as-cotn- | for the ofs Soatiahio éeial:(: By Walter Besant, 3 Means of defense are exhausted. & 2 : return of . o - g ! xfima apd the gencral development-of - | ~# Rext Sunday's Call. (| i it KREREROTOR RERIERONK, FEURRR BB R ROR [} )