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from the right and directed the move
ments for the advance into Malate. The
vicinity OF the forts was uncomfortable
on account OF the sharp shooters in the
buildings on both sides 90 yards distant.
.-e forward movement was threfore
FASTENED and In a few minutes the out
skirts OF the suburbs were well occupied
and the sharp shooters were driven away.
AS the CalifornIans, under Col smith,
came up the beach their band played the
national air accompanied by the whistllng
OF Mauser bullets. and during the sharp
shooting continued TO encourage The men
with inspiring music. Each regiment
carried its colors into action.
There was considerable street fighting
ln the suburbs OF Alalate and Ermita, but
the Callfornlans pushed into the Lune.a,
prominent promenade. within 30 yards
OF The mote OF the citadel Then While the
flag was hoisted at the southeast corner
OF the walled town. General Green. with a
few members Of his STAFF. galloped along
the Luneta under a sharp scattering FIRE
from the houses near the beach. after
parIeying with an officer who directed him
to the gate further east
At this moment the Spanish forces re-
treating from Santa Ana came into view,
fully 2,0Q0 strong. followed By the insur-
gents, who had eluded General Near
thurs troops, and now opened fire for a
brief period. The situation was awkward.
II not critical. both sides being slightly
suspicious Of treachery. The Spanish
troops lining the citidal ramparts. observ-
ing the insurgents action. opened fire on
the Californians. killing one and wounding
three. The confusion. however. soon
ceased by the advance Of the retreating
Spanish TO the espllnade. where General
Green ordered them to enter the citidel.
Soon long letter was brought from the
captain general requesting the commander
OF the troops to meet him for consulta-
ton. General Green Immediately entered
with Adjutant General Bates. General
Merritt soon came up with his stan. The
situation then was better understood ana
a conference with General Jaudenes was
held. The ;erms agreed upon may be
outlined as follows:
Capitulation Of Philippines; disarming
the men who remain organized under
command OF their officers no parole be-
ing exacted; necessary supplies to be fur
nished from captured treasury funds, any
possible deficiency being made good by
Americans; safety of life and property oil
Spanish soldiers and citizens guaranteed
as far as possible; question of transport
ing troops TO Spain referred to Washing
ton; question of returning arms to span
ish soldiers left to Merritt; banks and
similar institutions TO continue operations
under existing regulations, un.ess
changed by United States.
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MANILA NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW WITH MERRITT MI


Comments Against
in Troops O
of Manila O the
to Heavy Tropical Storm.
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Admiral Dewey and General Merit, con-
suited and decided 20 postpone the at
tack.
on Angus, y the American squadron
formed In lire on Manila The Olympia
arcd the nrst shot al Malate fort. The
shots VI the Americans fell short and
some time was occupied IN finding the
range. Then Callao one OF the gunb0ais
captured by Admiral Dewey from the
Spanish. got under the forts and sent IL
a hot Are. Great destruction was Gone oy
the rapid are guns The forts failed 20
reply. but fred on the American troops
that were storm.ng the trenches. Tht
large American ships were ordered 10
cease firing after an hours Nork, OWNS
20 the failure OF the forts 10 respond.
The nsn,ing IN the trenches was moss
ncrce. Fifteen minutes after the Spanish
were driven % tho second line OF defense
they were forced 10 retreat TO the walled
city,. az which. seeing the uselessness oI
resistance. they surrendered and soon al
forwards the white hag was hoistcd over
Manila.
The Belgian consul at Manila, NJ. Andre.
boarded the olympia and returned with
an American hontcnant to the Spanish
military governor, who agreed TO sur
cndcr
General Merritt proceeded to the palace
at $3.50 and then the Spanish formed IN
line and formally surrendered, but the
officers were permitted to retain their
swords The American loss is reported 10
bo six or eight killed and 40 wounded. The
Spanish loss was considerable. but the eN-
act numbers are not obtainable. The
trenches were filled with badly wounded
Spanlards,
Manila Is now under martial law, with
General Merritt as Military governor.
The California Red Cross society rend
cred valuable aid to the sick and wounded
Perfect order prevailed in Manila on
tho evening Of August ID As the Ameri-
cans marched In. guards were placed
around the houses OF all foreigners In or
der TO prevent their being looted.
The insurgents were not allowed TO take
part In the attack upon the city, but
were kept in the rear OF the Americans
In order TO prevent bloodshed they were
forbidden to enter the city after the sur
render. unless they were unarmed. Be
forc the surrender the Spanlards burned
the Transport Cebu In Paslg river. 1t is
supposed that Admiral Dewey was un-
aware OF the departure OF Governor Gen
cral Augustin.
The Zahro's officers first heard the news
Of the governor generals flight on their
arrival here. General Augustin's escape
IL consld Ired to have been prearranged,
as he brought with him his family and
suite.
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MORE sPANIARDs SURRENDER.

WASHINGTON. August 1.-THE war
department today received the following
from General Shafter:
Major Miley has just returned from
Baracoa and Sagua de Tenamo At these
two places 1866 officers and men surren-
dered with 2,S2l stands of arms and llS,Op
rounds OF ammunition and five Krupp
guns. They were short of food and were
given 10 days rations, They knew nothing
whatever of the destruction of Cervera's
fleet or the subsequent events of the war
and stin believed the Spanish commander
to be successful in Manila.
MANILA GUARDS COMING
MMINVILLE. August 17.-Forty young
ladies in uniform will leave tomorrow fol
Astoria 10 attend the regatta, They will
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ENTERING AMERICAN MARKETS
Foreign Governments Preparing 10 Buy
Large Army Spplies Here

Foreign Governments Preparing 10 Buy
Large Army Spplies Here.
Chicago, August 1.-THE Record says
Great Britain, Russia and Japan have
entered the markets OF the United States
for the purpose OF purchasing provisions.
such as canned and sailed meats, for nae
in their army and navy. For several
weeks a report has been In circulation
among the great packing houses at the
stock yards TO this effect and now II Is
confirmed.
What sach an order as wal probably be
placed by each country will be can only Be
estimated from the amount ordered 0y
our government during the early part OF
the war between the United States ana
Spain. But 1t is safe to say that eaen
foreign power now figuring for the
purchase OF provisions viii place an order
for at least FIVE million pounds
Whether or not the American packers
will be able to secure the full amount OF
the foreign powers orders. depends upon
the prices placed by the packers Already
some of the big packers are preparing to
submit bids for furnishing all or part or
whatever ORDERS may be placed
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Continued on third page.l
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AsHINGTuN. August 1.-THE
AA Two American commanders at
w Manila. Admiral Dewey ana
General Merritt. united IN
ioint dispatch. which was received here
late ,his afternoon. asking Tor Inslruc-
lions as 90 The manner OF dealing Win
various elements aI Manila particularly
the insurgents now that the city iH oe'
upi,I by American forces
After conference az the white House
.n which Secretary Algor and Acting Sec
rrtary Allen participated. instructions
we're sen, 90 tho commanders. The text
~ ,h,lr request for Instructions and oi
'hc aaswer war not made public, but Sec
rotary Alrcr summed up the Instructions
substantially 40 follows,
The Instructions are 10 enforce law
and order and 60 treat all law abiding ciu-
scus alike"
The instructions are practically the
sam, ~ those sent !ast nigh, TO General
i.4wton The latter order specifically
stated that the in,ufgtnts must recognize
the military occupation and authority OF
the United States ana the cessation OF
hostllu,s proclaimed by this government
Doubtless the same rule Is being applied
TO tho Insurgents under Agulnaidc. al
though Il Was no, officially announced
that such specific orders were made.
Il Is said that the Join, dispatch from
Dewey and Merritt did not In terms re-
Ter 20 Aguinaldo. nor did the instructions
mention the lnsurgen, leader by name. /,
Is well understood however. that the de-
sire OF the American commanders was 20
have instructions on the manner OF deaf
Ing with the large and mcnacing forces
Of Agulnaldo. who have surrounded Ma
Mia Tor many weeks. and who. It Is
thought. may have demanded the right TO
occupy the city with the American forces,
as the Cuban insurgents did az Santiago,
1t has been thought In some quarters here
that the showing heretofore made by the
insurgents would lead to their receiving
a certain amount OF recognition In the
way OF Joint action between the United
States forces and those ot the insurgents
when the ci,y was occupied, but the In
sructlons sent are based on occupation
by the United States alone, and as a
nirh administration official summed It up.
there shah be no joint action except be-
tween Merritt and Dewey. They will
maintain law and order and will treat the
Insurgents and Spaniords alike, requiring
an to observe peace and order"
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STORY OF THE SURRENDER,
As Told by an American Naval onicer at
Hong Kong.

HONG KONG, August 1.-THE Ameri'
can collier Z0lro, from Manila, which ar
rived here yesterday, is anchored In Junk
bay. She left Manila on the lith, A ty
phoon is raging and It is impossible to
land the mails with the details of the
battle at Manila. 1t is learned, however,
from an American naval officer that when
Admiral Dewey. on August 6, demanded
the surrender of Manila within IS hours
the sNanish commander replied that tho
insurgents being outside the walls, he had
no safe place for the women and children
who We're In the city, and asked for u
hours delay, This Admiral Dewey granted
At the expiration Of the specified time
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FLED BY AGRE|NENr

BERLIN August II. - The Norde
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung explains
that the Kaiserin Augusta, which brought
away General Augustin, from Manila, lett
the harbor after the surrender Of the city
and asserts that the Spanish officers were
allowed to so free. and Augustin had the
permission OF the Americans to so to
Hong Kong,
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THE GERMAN INCIDENT.

LONDON. August 1.-THE Pail Mall Ga
zette comments this afternoon on the K
traordinary action Of the Germans in as
slstng the flight OF General Augustin
from Manila, saying: This Manila Incl
dent Is uncommonly nigh a hagrant
breach Of neutrality and Is certain to b.
regarded as an International discourtesy
u nothing worse.
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OFFERED TO SURRENDER,

NEW YORK. August IA Hong Kons
dispatch to the World says;
Augustin claims that he offered to sur
render himself personally to Admiral
Dewey ten days ago, Dewey refused to
accept his surrender unless he surren-
dered the city at the same time, He told
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carry the flag presented to the national
guard before leaving for Manila. also the
trophies Of war taken from the Spanish
cuiser Cristobal Colon by Sergeant Fred
Ramsey Of the battle ship oregon at inc
battle Of Santiago.
The trnnnies will be carried in he rar-
ade az Astoria.
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"A BREACH OF NEUTRALITY
London Papers Comment on the Germaa
Removal OF Augustin-

London. August 1.-THE Times, In an
editorial this morning. says;
'As the signing Of the protocol could
not have been known when the Germans
arranged TO remove Governor General
Augustin, the transaction grows remark
ably near a deliberate breach Of neutral
ity. But for the German action. General
Augustin would have been most imDOr-
tant prisoner Of war The whole story de-
cldedly wants explanation"
The Times does not think the United
States would be satisfied to be bounded
by the horizon, advocated by Mr.. Carnegie
in the North American Review. and says
"On the contrary, the American people
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Augustin that II he had a chance to run
away he had no objection.
The Philippine junta IS delighted wits
the news Of the surrender and delegation
after delegation Is crowding the American
consnlate rendering allegiance.
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Eichborn, Immediately after the cap
ture Of Hobson'S men by Admiral Ger
vera, when 1t was thought that he and
his half-doZen men alone had survived
from the wreck of an American battle
ship destroyed by torpedoes in attempt
ing to force the harbor, the Spaniards
were too jubilant to pay much atten-
ton to him. But when they realized
no American lives had been lost and
the channel had been obStructed, If at
all, only by a worthless old coll e., they
locked upon him with amazement as
hero whose gallantry far exceeded any
Spanish conception Of what a man
might do for his country, and it was
with great chagrin that Admiral Ger
vera was prevented by the Madrid au-
thorities from returning the heroic
young officer and his brave men to
Admiral Sampson, but was compelled
to deliver them to the military authori
ties ashore as prisoners Of war.
Gen. Linares, with the brutal instinct
that had marked his conduct Of Cuban
affairs already instructed to him, de-
liberately placed Hobson and his men
in Moro castle as a shield against the
fire of Sampson's squadron. Here Hob
son was locked up for five days in
solitary confinement in a filthy dun
geon under conditions which he says
must have soon resulted in his serious
Illness and perhaps in death. The treat
ment he received and the scanty food
given him were no better than that
accorded to a common criminal con-
demned to execution.
This punishment, however, was Of
short duration on account of the Wig
orous protest which was made through
a neutral power to Spain, coupled with
Admiral SIMPSONS notice to the Span
ish commodore that he would be held
personally responsible for Hobson's
welfare. Under these circumstances
Admiral Cervera interposed his in
fuence with Gen. Linares and Hobson
with his men was transferred to the
barracks in the city. Here his solitary
confinement continued, but he could
look out Of window to the hills on the
east and see the smoke from the
rifles Of Gen. Skaters men firing from
their intrenchments with the consola-
ton that his captivity w uld be Of short
duration.
The food given to Hobson was Of the
mcst wretched character, probably be-
cause the Spaniards themselves could
spare no better, but the British consul
fl frequently brought him delicacie5 f. ON
his cwn table. A Spanish official was
invariably present, however, during
these visits, to prohibit conversation,
and no news of occurrences around him
was ever permitted to reach Hobson.
In this manner he was kept In 1gnor-
ance Of the destruction of Cervera's
fleet until his exchange was completed
and he had entered the American lines.
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CAUSES DEEP CONCERN,
Secretary AlGer Anxious to Remove
Troops From Santiago.

WASHINGTON, July 2S-Secretary
Alger is deeply concerned over the well
fare of the troops under Skaters com
mand, now encamped on the outskirts
of Santiago The health report shows
a surprising large nunber of cases of
sickness, but an army surgeon author
lied the statement that these figures
are misleading, in a certain sense. and
that the situation may not be so bad
as they would seem to indicate. The
slightest ailment Of the most tempor-
airy nature suffices to place a soldiers
name on the sick report, while nothing
would distinguish between such a case
and one of mortal illness. The infer
ence IS that many of these cases in
Skaters camp are of a trivial nature
but go to swell its grand total of sick
and wounded. Notwithstanding this
ing to remove the soldiers at the very
mitigating fact, Secretary Alger is go
earliest opportunity to a more health
full Cline The surgeon general, under
the direction Of the secretary, a few
days ago inspected a tract of land ad-
joining Montauk Point, L. l., belong
ing to the Long Island Railroad COM
pany which had been offered to the
government. The tract Is three miles
square, contains an abundance Of fresh
water, a considerable lake, a hill LEO
feet in height, and many other sani-
tary advantages, including salt water
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palgn In Porto Rico has reached reaI1v
large proportions, the treaty Of peace
will have been signed.
SPANIARDS ARE TRICKY.
The fact that the Spaniards are
tfeacherous is not being overlooked IF
is said that the government will brook
no nonsense. and in it's reply to the
spanish note handed to President Nc
klnley by M. Cambon, will explicitly
supulate that there must be no dis
senlpllng on the part of Spain. If there
is to be peace it must be agreed unon
quickly, and until Spain acouiesces In
this plan there will be no cessation in
the carrying out Of the war plans pre-
pared by the government. That much
VIII, 1t is said, be made so clear that
there will be no chance for the Span-
lafdS to misinterpret it between the
lines.
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY.
Inc question Of Indemnity will not be
difficult to adjust. Spain could not paw
a war indemnity at the present time
and it is argued that many years will
nave elapsed before the Dons rsgain g.
make sood any promises to pay. H nee,
the government is dispos to make thu
pest OF the situation and take territory
lr rstead OF a promise of cash. But that
also has time lin t. If the Spaniards
are stubborn and force the United
states to prosecute the war further.
then Spain must expect to foot the bill
ana must prepare to raise the cash in
some way. 1t requires large sums of
money to sink warships and equip SOL
dlers for the field. The United States
mas already expended enormous
amounts and does not propose to carry
the burden further to satisfy Spanish
vanity
NO PREVIOUS OVERTURES.
1t Is given out here today, and off,
cially, that there were no overtures
looking to peace presented to the gov
eminent prior to the note from Spain
handed in by M. Cambon. There have
at various times been circulated ru
nlors to the effect that the French
minister and other diplomats had an
preached the president with proposi-
t1ons for terminating hostilities be-
tween the United States and Spain.
Now it is said that the rumors were
groundless. Representatives of Euro
pean powers are fully cognizant Of the
fact that any such action on their part
would likely have had an effect lust
opposite to what they desired
ARMISTICE NOT OBLIGATORY.
So much has been said about Spain's
protests against a continuation of hos
tilities pending peace arrangements,
that the question was widely discus Sc 4
today, in and out of official circles. 1t
Is conceded that according to weT-es,
tablished rules Of warfare there is no
obligation upon the triumphant power
to declare an arm stice while peace DO
positions are under consideration. It
may do as it elects, ard keep within the
bounds Of recognized usages of civilized
warfare.
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terms of peace which America imposes
occasion surprise here, as much too
hard. The National Gazette remarks
that the United States have not won a
victory signal enough to warrant such
terms, and expresses the opinion that
the prospects Of peace are. in conse-
quence, gloomy"
The Times, commenting editorially
upon the suggestion Of the National
Gazette that the United States have
not won a victory signal enough to
warrant the hard terms they would
impose, says: This suggestion from
would-be friends of Spain merely shows
that these critics entirely fail to grasp
the military significance Of Americas s
sea power Only by prompt and
straightforward dealings with Presi-
dent Mckinley can Spain hope to pre-
vent the fruition of American imperial
policy in the Pacific, the advantage Of
which even peace-loving, moderate
Americans cannot ignore
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bathing. The necessary orders to equip
this as a camping ground will go for
ward Immediately, and every advan-
tage will be taken Of the experience
gained in the formation of the great
camps at Chickamauga and Camp AL
ger to make the conditions as comfort
able as possible for the battle-scarred
veterans of Skaters army. The time
for their removal Is left to Gen. Shaf-
ter, the only limitation placed upon
him being that he shall not delay the
homeward sailing Of his troops be-
yond the moment when it shall be safe
for them to leave Santiago, having re-
gard for the fever conditions. Mean
while details are being made of troops
to supply the force that shall garrison
Santiago so long as it shall be found
necessary to continue troops there.
This force will be made up almost alto
gether Of immunes.
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LIFE LOST IN THE LAKE
JOSEPH A. GERAGHTY IS DROWNED
AT CRYSTAL
Was Out Fishing When a SuuaIl
Upset the BOat-Tw0 OF His
Brothers and Martin Kennedy
Save Themselves, hat Were I'm.
able to Render Assistance to
Their Brother and Communion.

Joseph A. Geraghty, son Of once Col
lector Of Customs John c. Geraghty.
living at $50 Holly avenue, was drown
ed In Crystal lake, near Rosemount,
yesterday afternoon. News of the
drowning reached the city last even
ing, when the father, accompanied by
Michael Doran Jr. and Morris Doran.
drove to the lake to assist In the search
for the body
Young Geraghty, with two elder
brothers, John F. and Thomas P. Ger
agility, and Martin Kennedy, living at
436 Iglehart street, were camping at
the lake. The four young men were
out fishing 200 feet from the shore when
a storm came up. The boat filled with
water and tipped over, throwing the
occupants into the lake. The two elder
Geraghty boys clung to the boat, while
Kennedy swan ashore, but Joseph
Geraghty seemed dazed during the
struggle in the water, as though hav-
Ing been struck on the head when he
came up beside the boat, and could
not retain his hold on the overturned
craft. His brothers made every effort
TO save him, but without avail, and the
the young man sank within a few feet
OF the boat. Meantime Kennedy had
reached the shore and put out with
boat, rescu1ng two of his companions,
but reaching the overturned boat too
late to save the younger Geraghty
bov.
Joseph Geraghty was nineteen years
old, and lived with his parents. He
was student at the state universitv