The Springfield herald., 1898-08-26
ORDERS TO MERRITT.
INSURGENTS NOT TOBE RECoG-
NIZED.
Tho United States Forces to BE In Supreme
Authority and all Glasses Must be
Made to Behave.

Washington, Aug 1S.-The order sent
by the government TO General Merritt
last evening regarding the occupation
of the city of Manila by the American
forces was as follows:
"Adjutant Generals Office. Washing
ton, d. c., Aug. II, 1898.
"Major General Merritt. Manila: The
President directs that there must be
no joint occupation with the insur-
gents. The Americans are i'll possess
sion of Manila city, Manila bay and
harbor. Must preserve peace and pro-
tect persons within the territory occu-
pied by their military and naval forces.
The insurgents and all others must rec
ognize the military occupation and au-
thority of the United States and the
cessation of hostilities proclaimed by
the President. Use whatever means i'll
your judgment are necessary to this
end. All iaw-abiding people must be
treated alike. ii. c. CORBIN,
"Adjutant General.
by order of the Secretary of War"
The officials of the department hope
there may be no trouble with insur-
gent forces in the Philippines, although
the dispatches which have been re
ceived and published in the press, to-
gether with the demands of Aguinaldo
for joint occupation, has indicated IL
temper on the part of the insurgent
leaders which is not satisfactory.
The text of the Presidents order can
not be misunderstood. and the insur-
gents will be kept out of Manila, and
the city, bay and harbor will be held
as an American possession. The possi-
bility of an attack on the city by the
Ing l,,., Il
but rs the insurgents. with the bay in
possession of Admiral Dewey and TO-
600 troops watching the city for Il
month past, were unable to cause the
surrender of the city, it is not believed
that they will be very formidable
against the authority of General Mer-
ritt.
Nothing has been heard from Gen
eral Merritt as to the casualties last
Saturday, except that he estimated the
killed and wounded nt fifty.
Another point on which the officials
are without definite information is as to
the extent of our present authority in
the Philippines. Under the peace pro-
tOcOl the United States was given tho
occupation of Manila, with the bay and
harbor. until Il permanent disposition
of the Philippine question was reached.
But according TO press dispatches,
which are so circumstantial as to bu
credited in most official quarters, Gen
eral Merritt and Admiral Dewey re-
ceivcd the capitulaton of the entire
philippine archipelago.
Denver, Aug. 1S.-A special from
New York to the Republican says:
The World prints the following re-
garding the action of the Colorado reg
iment in the assault on Malate and
tells of the death of Private Phoenix:
The fleet was signaled to cease firing.
Then the order to advance was given.
The Colorado troops formed in column
with their flag flung to the breeze and
dashed into the Rio Cingalon. wading
waist deep. The Californans followed.
The enemy's Mauscrs began TO crack
in the bushes in front and on the left,
but the shooting was wild.
The Colorado men ran up 10 .hc fort
and took possession.
Private Phoenix climbed TO the ram
parts and pulled down the Spanish
flag and as he was raising the Ameri-
can standard was shot dead. There
upon Private Richard Holmes seized
the flag and ran it up on the pole.
The Coloradoans, Californans and
the Eighteenth infantry drove the
Spaniards through the streets of Ma
late. The enemy threw away guns and
ammunition in the fight. Their
trenches We're filed with Mauser cart
ridges.
The troops followed them, capturing
the Lunetta batteries and chasing the
enemy into the walled city.
The name of Private Phoenix does
not appear in the roster of the Colo
RADIO regiment and may be an error in
cabling. Richard G. Holmes was Il
member of company Il, First regiment,
Colorado National Guard