The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-19


was received here late this afternoon,
| asking for instructions as to the man
| ner of dealing with the various eie-
| ments, particularly the insurgents,
now that the city is occupied by Amer
| lean forces. After a conference at the
| White house in which Secretary Alger
| and Acting Secretary Allen participat-
| ed, Instructions were sent to the two
| American commanders The text Of
| the request for instructions, and OF
| the answer was not made public, but
| Secretary AlgeT summed up the in
| structions as substantially as follows:
1.-The instructions are to enforce law
| and order and to treat all law abid-
| ing citizens alike"
The instructions are practically the
| same as those sent last night to Gen
| era1 Lawton. The latter order specifi-
| cally stated that the insurgents must
/ recognize the military occupation and
authority Of the United States and the
| cessation of hostilities proclaimed by
| this government. Doubtless the same
| rule is being applied to the insurgents
| under Aguinaldo, although it was not
officially stated that such specific or
ders were made.
| 1t is said the joint dispatch from
Dewey and Merritt did not, in terms,
refer to Aguinaldo, nor did the in
| structions mention the insurgent lead
| er by name 1t is well understood,
however, that the desire of the Amer
| ican commanders was to have inStruc-
| tionS on the manner Of dealing with
| the large and menacing forces of in
| surgents under Aguinaldo, who have
| surrounded Manila for many weeks
! and who, it is thought, may have de-
nanded the right to occupy the city
with the American forces, as the Gu
| ban insurgents did at Santiago. It had
| been thought in some quarters here
| that the showing heretofore made by
| the insurgents would lead to their re-
ceiVing a certain amount of recOgni-
| tion in the way of joint action be-
/ tween the United States forces and
| those of the insurgents when the city
| was occupied; but the instruction sent
| tonight are based on occupation by the
| United States alone, and, as a high
| administration official summed up the
| situation: There shall be no joint ac-
| ton except between Merritt and
Dewey. They will maintain law and
| order and will treat insurgents and
Spaniards alike, requiring all to OBJ
| serve peace and order
Aside from this joint dispatch, the
only other word received from Ma
nila during the day was in the brief
| dispatch from Admiral Dewey an
| nouncing the surrender Of the city last
Saturday A detailed dispatch from
| General Merritt was eagerly awaited
as it was feared that the sharp en-
! gagement of the land forces during the
| stOrming of Manila resulted in some
| casualties on our side; but no dispatch
! came from him up to the close of office
| hours tonight, except the one in which
! he joins with Admiral Dewey in ask
| ing for instructions. Secretary Alger
concluded from this that the casual
ties could not have been heavy, as he
| felt sure General Merritt would
| promptly report any considerable loss.
| CONDUCT OF GERMAN ADMIRAL
AT MANILA.
! 1t was noted that neither the first
| dispatch of Admiral Dewey nor the
| joint dispatch of Dewey and Merritt
| made any reference to the part which
the German cruiser, Kaiserin Augusta
| took in removing Captain General
| August from Manila to Hong Kong.
| From this the officials believe that the
| American commanders do not attach
serious significance to the course of
| the German naval authorities. The in
| cident continues to cause some irrita-
! ton here, but it is practically certain
! that no official cognizance will be TAX
| en- of it. A high official of the navy
! department said that, at most, the
course of the German naval command
| er was one of bad taste. There is no
| disposition in any official quarter at
present to carry the incident to the
| point Of considering it a breach Of
| neutrality, as has been suggested in
| some British newspapers.
NEW FRENCH CABLE LINE.
President Mckinley and President
| Faure, of France, today exchanged di-
rect fluctuations over the relations of
| the two countries and expressions of
| mutual esteem of the two chief execu-
| tiveS. The occasion was the opening
| of a new cable between Cape Cod,
| Mass, and Havre on the French coast
| and the wires were connected to effect
| a through circuit between the White
| house at Washington and the presi-
| dents palace at Havre. Among those
| present at the White house were NJ
| Cambon,, the French ambassador; M.
| Thiebaut, the first secretary, and Am
| bassador Cambon's young son. Acting
| Secretary of State Moore and Repre-
sentative Taylor, of Ohio ~
The message from M. Faure, was as
| follows:
'To His Excellency, Mr.. Mckinley.
| President of the United States:
eft affords me special pleasure to in
| augurate the new submarine commu-
| nication which unite more directly than
| heretofore our two countries by ad-
| dressing to you an expression of the
| feeling of sincere sympathy existing
between the French republic and the
republic Of the United States.
| II desire also to renew to you, Mr..
| President, the assurance of my high
| esteem and constant friendship.
| FELIX FAURE.''
| At 1885 o'clock President Mckinley
sent the following response:
ITO His Excellency, NJ. Faure, Presi-
dent of the Republic of France:
II am happy to believe that every
| addition to the means of communica-
tion between our two countries can
| serve only to keep alive and to
strengthen that feeling of cordial good
| will which has so strikingly character
| fzed their relations both in early and
in recent times. Permit me, Mr.. Presi-
dent, most heartily to reciprocate yosr
expressions of esteem and friendship
"WILLIAM MKINLEY.''
The ceremony today is the result of
an arraDpemept made MANY weeks ago