Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-02
AT THE White HOUSE
The President Gratifed at Commo-
dore Dewey's Success.
INSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE GIVEN
Expectation That They Will Be
Fully Carried Out.
CALLERS TODAY

There is the highest authority for saying
that the Instructions to Commodore Dewey
were to take the Philippine Islands, no
matter how 1T was done. SO long the
operations were within the bounds of hui
manity and civilized warfare.
These instructions make clear the Oper-
ations of he American commander. He first
decided to destroy the Spanish flee. and
then to invest Manila. 1t is believed he
went prepared in ammunition and pro-
visions to do this He will continue to at
tack the Notifications of Manila until he
destroys them. 1t is said on good author
ity that he will probably not lombard the
city of Manila unless there are Spanish
forces in the city, which harass and worry
lin. If that is the case he may shell the
city to drive the Spanish forces out.
The instructions to Dewey were general,
rs given above President Mckinley and
Secretary Long had confidence enough in
him to leave the details to his manage
ment.
So soon Dewey secures the city of
Manila he will be able to communicate di-
rect with the officials here and receive fur
Their instructions as to future policy. There
is some doubt that the SDaniards will de-
stroy the cable here when they find that
would be to leave them in a worse condi-
tion than the Americans.
Many officials believe that communication
with Dewey will be established by tomor-
row, when the cabinet will hold its regular
session TO consider the trend of affairs.
The Presidents Early Callers.
President Mckinley was awake until a
late hour last night, going over the press
Iii ,,ff f,yht OFF anil IN,1t hn
arose at his usual hour this morning. He
lost no time in going over the dispatches
which had accumulated over night. These
and the early dispatches of today were
quickly gone over, fully convincing the
President that great victory had been OBJ
tanned and that Commodore Dewey had
everything in shape to seize Manila The
Presidents qualification grew with each
bulletin.
Before going UP to his office at 10 o'clock
the President received Secretary Wilson
Nobody was more gratified at the situation
than the Secretary of Agriculture. He
freely gave it as his opinion that the Span
iards had been badly licked
The Secretary said that if the American
fleet had done nothing more than rid Amer
lean merchantmen in the east of danger it
had done splendid work. He thought later
dispatches would show that Dewey had
captured Manila or established a base of
supplies, which meant that the islands
would fail into Uncle Sans hands
Secretary Bliss, who saw the President
few minutes later, was equally as confident
as his fellow-cabinet official, but said:
Lets wait until tomorrow. We will then
know more about it,
Following these visitors were a number
of visitors who exchanged felicitatipns
with the President upon the victory in
eastern waters. The President was not at
all demonstrative, maintaining that calm
demeanor which has characterized him I'M
der all circumstan
Senators Baker and Harris of Kansas,
Cullom of Illinois, and Pritchard of North
Carolina were among the early visitors
The Kansas people want to secure posi-
ton III the volunteer army for a constitu-
ent.