The silver star., 1898-08-25
ORDERS 70 MERRITT.
INSURGENTS NOT ToBE REcoo-
NlZED.
The Unitsd 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 ms follows:
"Adjutant Generals Office. Washing.
ton. ID. G., Aug. II, 1858.
Major General Merritt, Manila: The
President directs that there must be
no joint occupation with the insur-
gents. The Americans are in posses
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
0gnize the military occupation and au-
thOrlty of the United States and the
cessation of hostilitles proclaimed by
tho President. Use whatever means In
your Judgment are necessary to this
end. All law-abiding people must be
treated alike. II. @. CORB1N,
''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-
for joint occupation, has indicated a
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 nm American possession. The pOssi-
bility of an attack on the city by the
insurgent forces has been considered,
but as the insurgents, with the bay in
possession of Admiral Dewey and 1O,-
600 troops watching the city for a
month past, were unable to cause the
surrender of the city, 1t 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 Mt 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 the
occupation of Manila, with the bay and
harbor, until a permanent disposition
OF the Philippine question was reached.
But according to press dispatches,
which are SO circumstantial as to be
credited In most official quarters, Gen.
eral Merritt and Admiral Dewey re-
ceived the capitulation 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 feet was slgnaled to cease firing.
Then the order to advance was given.
The Colorado troops formed In column
with their nag flung to the breeze and
dashed into the Rio Cingalon, wading
waist deep. The Californians followed.
The enemy's Mausers began to crack
In the bushes In front and ON the left,
but the shooting was wild.
The Colorado men ran up to the fort
and took possession.
Private Phoenix climbed to the RAM
parts and pulled down the Spanish
flag and MS he was raising the Ameri-
can standard was shot dead. There
upon Private Richard Holmes seized
the flag and ran 1t UP on the pole.
The ColOrad0ans, CalifOrnians and
the Eighteenth infantry drove the
Spaniar1s through the streets Of Ma
late. The enemy threw away guns and
ammunition In the fight. Their
trenches were 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 mny he an error in
cabling Richard G. Holmes was a
member OF company +, First regiment,
Colorado National Guard.