The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-08-20
70 THRASH OUR ALLIES


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Treeps-ameIal nepeFt % tAs
surrender eR Manila.
New Yo<ls. Aug. II.-4A Dispatch to tn
! Herald from Hong Kong Ayss
1t Is rumored here that the Unitel
/, States troops Al Manila have had troubls
: with tie rebel fofce& According to ons
account the insurgentS upon whom vari
Gus restrictions had been placed by Mer
sritt. matinied at mot being permitted t.
have any share in the surrender Of the
city. Rsis reported they attacked The
Americans in the trenehez
Ofiieers Of the German Warship Kaiserin
Augusta are undeE. Instructions to give nc
information about the bomhardment, but
it Is freely stated that there was q great
loss Of life on both sides There are q
great number Of steamers here preparing
. to leave for Manila with provisions.
W. Ia.arsenas Defeated.
San Francisco. Aug. l7.-Advices from
Manila of August IA. via Hong Kong,
say;
'aoar troops met with much resistance
in the attack ON Manila. The insurgents,
who are shut out Of the city, threaten to
cause trouble.
Malate only was hombarded. All the
ships escaped injury. Rear Admiral Dew
ey has raised the blockade. the shops
have reoPened, and there Is great feeling
Of relief among the people of the city.
| 1t is stated that after the surrender of
Manila AguinaldO's followers turned up
on the Americans and attacked them, bat
they were easily defeated after a brief
conflict.
The United Stats double turreted mon
itor SIOnadnoek. Captain Whiting, which
left San Francisco about six weeks ago,
has arrived safely.
Message Erow R<wxx.
Washington, Aus. 1.-The govern.
ment received tAe following direct infor-
nation today Of The surrender OF Manila.
after a combined land and sea lombard
ment last saturday. 1t came in dis
patches from Admiral Dewey, brought
from Manila to Hong Kong on the dis
patch boat Zairo.
The admiral senk Two dispatches, the
first one briefly rseiting the essential facts
as follows:
ManilA--To the Secretary of the Navy:
Manila surrendered today to the Ameri-
can land and naval forces after q com
bined attack. A division Of the squadron
shelled the forts and entrenchments> at
Nalate ON the south side Of the city, driv-
ngbaek the ene4iy our army advancing
from that side at the same time. The
city surrendered about 5 O'Clock, the
American flag being hoisted by Lieuten-
ant Brumby. About 1000 prisoners were
taken. The squadron had no casualties
and none OF the vessels were injured On
August Merritt and formally demand
ed the surrender Of the city. which the
Spanish governor general refused
DEWEY.
The second dispatch from the Admiral
had not been deciPhered up to noon. They
were received early in the day and after
the first one had been translated, il was
laid before the president While it bore
out the news already brought by the
press dispatches, yet it established the
additional point that some 1000 prisoners
Of war we're now held by the American
commander, and no casualties in navy or
damage to ships had been suffered.
| The Difference In Time.
According to Dewey's dispatch the sur
render occurred about p. M last Satur-
day. The protocol was signed at $50 D.
m Friday. The difference in time between
Manila and Washington is such that tue
surrender, reekoned in Washington time,
would be about II hours ahead Of the
time at Manila, or about q m Saturday
morning. In point of actual time, theze-
fore, the signing Of the protocol preceded
the surrender Of Manila by only a few
hours; but it is a wen established rule of
military law that q peace armistiee or
cessation Of hostilities does not become
binding on the commanding officers until
they receive actual notice Of it. Under
this rule Dewey and Merritt would be
bound by the armistiee only from the
time notice Of it reached them at Manila.
In short, it is agreed in all official quar-
tiers that7the forcible taking Of Manila
was entirely regular and the city and bay
are now held on the basis Of this military
enforced taking rather than on q basis of
mutual arrangement between the two
countries. This may become material
when the question arises as 10 the future
Of the Philippines, for it is likely to pro-
coed from an American standpoint that
Manila was taken by force Of arms and is
50 occupied.
Five Americans Killed.
New York, Aug. ia special from
Manila, August 10, via Hong Kong, to the
Journal says:
Five American soldiers we're killed and
about IS wounded in the capture Of Ma
Mia this afternoon. The Stars and Stripes
were raised over the city at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon, while in the bay Dewey's
feet thnndered the national salute.
The combined land and naval forces
were employed in the capture Of the Span
ish stronghold Of the Philippines. At 0
o'clock in the morning the signal 10 begin
firing was set on Dewey's flagship, The
authorities in the city and the consu1s Of
the foreign powers had previously been
notified Of the intended bOmbardment.
For two hours the great shells were
thrown into the city.
After the bombardment the troops
moved forward to attack the Spaniards in
the trenches. There had been no reply 10
Dewey's bombardment, but the land
forces met hot reception. The onward
rush Of the Americans could not be stayed.
With the loss Of five killed and over two
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