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WHITE FLAG RAISED.
Report of the Surrender of Manila
Is Confirmed.
DETAILS OF CI1Y's FALL MEAGER.
One Version of the Battle Says Amer
loan Force Was Overpowering-
spaniards Declare Our Losses
Were Heavy.


spaniards Declare Our Losses
Were Heavy.
Madrid, Aug. II. - The government
has been notified by the Spanish con-
sui at Hong-Kone of the surrender of
Manila.
It is not yet aware Of the manner in
which the surrender was effected.
Gen. Merritt, it is reported here, took
the greatest precautions to prevent in
slrgents from interfering with the
capitulation of Manila or approaching
the city.
The Madrid press fears that the sur
render may affect Spain's position in
the negotiations for the future govern
ment of the Philippines.
United States Troops Occupy city,
London, Aug. II. - A special dis
patch from Madrid says:
"The surrender of Manila on Satur-
day by Gen. Jaudemes is officially an
nounced.
1.-THE United States troops immedi-
ately occupied the city"
Berlin, Aug. II. - Gen. August, ac-
cording to dispatch from H ong-Kong.
dated Monday, was dismissed from his
post as captain-general of the Philip
pines on August 5.
Gen. Jaudemes was ordered to take
over the command at Manila
The dispatch says:
''The Americans notified the authorities
at Manila that bombardment by sea
and land would commence at noon on Au-
gust 8. The city surrendered on the 18th.
and the American flag was hoisted forth
with.
.The Spanish officers were allowed their
freedom on parole. The judiciary and the
administrative offices are to remain tenn
porarly in the hands of the spaniards. The
insurgents remain outside of the town."
One yerison of the Battle.
Hong.Kong, Aug. 17.--Admiral Dewey
gave Gen. Augusta an hour to surren-
der at the time of the last demand,
made on Saturday. Gen. August re-
fused to comply. The bombardment,
which began at $3.50 a. M, was con-
tinued for two hours and then the
Americans stormed the trenches,
,sweeping all before them. Those with
in the walls attempted no resistance.
The First Colorado volunteers stormed
the outer trenches and drove the Span
.iards into the second line of defenses.
Then the American troops swept on,
driving all the Spaniards into the inner
Notifications, where the Spanish COM
mander, seeing that further resistance
was useless, hoisted the white flag and
surrendered,
Losses Not Known.
The losses, American and Spanish,
are not yet known. The Spaniards in
the trenches probably numbered 5000
men. The American attacking force
numbered 10000, and the Americans
were better armed. better trained and
in better condition. The foreign fleets
watched the bombardmentw with acute
interest.
Warships Engaged.
The American warships. engaged
were the Olympia, Raleigh, McCulloeh..
Boston, Monterey, Charleston and Bal
timore. The spaniards assert that the
fire of the Americans for the most par,
fell short, the only effective fire being
from small gunboat armed with
quick-fring guns that was close In
shore.
Say Our Losses Were Heavy.
It is also asserted by the Spaniards
that "the Americans lost heavily In the
storming, owing to the faulty construc-
ton of their entertainments, which the
Spaniards could command from the
heights. and upon which they poured
a CALLING fire." The Spanish trench
extended around Manila at distance
of from two to four miles from the
walled city, forming a circle ten miles
IN circumference, and it was impossi-
bile, the Spaniards say, to hold so long
line against the American attack.
American Story Not Yet Told,
The American version of the battle is
not yet obtainable. Gen. Augusti,
former captain general Of the Philip
pines, will start for Madrid to-day by
the German mail steamer.
Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt, 1t is
reported, had issued orders to spare all
except armed defences of the city, and
consequently the town is understood
to have been but little damaged. Some
street fighting between the insurgents
and the Spaniards occurred on the out
skirts, but order prevailed within the
walled section
Buy Up Old Letter Wheat.
West Superior, Wis, Aug. lit has
just leaked out that the balance of the
old Letter wheat, amounting to about
100000 bushels, in store at the head
of the lakes elevators, has been sold
by A. d. Thomson & Co. to the Free
man Milling company, at West SUI
perior. The transaction is one of the
largest ever made in wheat here and
will assure the Freeman company a
sufficient amount of old wheat to turn
out old wheat -four for some time to
come. 1t is understood the price was
from IS to 90 cents per bushel.
Denied by Gen. Alge,.
Washington, Aug. 17.-Secretary
Alger and other members of the cabi-
net took occasion to deny the truth
of the reports current in Cuba of an
agreement to disband the Cuban In
surgents and for the United States to
pay them off, in the interest Of pro-
noting peaceful conditions on the is
land. The proposition, 1t is stated,
would not be entertained by this gov