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Troops At Manila

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
June
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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London, June 20. - Special dispatches from Shanghai say the American troops have arrived at Manila. Latest advices from Manila, via Hong Kong, say Captain General Augusti has resigned and ñas been succeeded by his second in command, General Basilio Davilo. The rebels propose to sign a proclamation of independence on June 20. Special dispatches from Hong Kong confirm the report from Manila that former Captain General Augusti's wife and family are held as hostages at Cavite. Advices from Madrid agree that this statement, together with the report that the rebels are attacking the walled city, has caused intense depression. A special dispatch from Madrid says that, according to a dispatch just received there from Hongr Kong, four warships carryins: the flag of the Philippine insurgents have appeared in Manila bay and attacked the city from the sea in combination with the insurgent forces on the island.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News