Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-18
AMERICANS WILL CONTROL.
There Mil be No Coalition With Insurgents
at Manila.


Veebinrton. Aug. iI.-ITh' Two
American commanders at Manila Az
mlral Dewey and Gen. Merritt united
In a iolpt dispatch. which was received
here late this afternoon asking TOT IN
structlons as to the manner Of dealing
with the various clements, particularly
the Insurgents. now that the city Is
occupied by the American forces AZ
ter conference at the white House
In which Secretary Algcr and Aetlng
Secretary Allen participated, lnsiL
tlona vefe sent 10 the commanders
The toxt OF the request for inHuur'
lions and OF the answer were not MAJ.
hubble but Secretary Algcr SUNNI
mp the Instructions SUBSTANTIALLY Or
followsi "rhe instructions are 70 en-.
force law and order ana treat uN
w-ahidlng citizens alike.
Tho Instructions arr practlcally th'
same az those sent last night u 1CN.
i.lwton. Tho latter order npeclhcAllf
stated that the Insurgents must f'c1i.-
ntgn the military occupation anu Nu+
thurlty OF the United states aud the
cessation of hostiliilts proclaimed bY
this government. Doubtless thn same
rule IL being applied 90 the INSURGENTS
under AEuInaldn, although u i7 n1i OF
ncialiy announced that such specific ORE
drrr were made. 70 o. said ih. Joint
dlrpHtrh from Dewey and Merritt ala
mai In terms refer o. Agulnnldu, Nor
ala the Instructions mention The insure
gent leader by name
10 De- well understood, however, that
the desire " the American command
cra WAS IN have Instructions ON the
manner Of dealing with tho large and
mrnuriur forces " insurgents uudrt
Arulnnido, who have surrounded Ma
Mia for many weeks, AMI who. 10 N
thought. may have demanded the right
10 occupy the city with tho American
forces NJ the Cuban Insurgents did AT
Santiago.
n had been thought In some quar-
tiers here that the showing heretofore
made hy the insurgents would lead o.
their receiving % certain amount OF
recognition In tho way nf Joint action
between tho United Statra forces and
those Of the insurgents when the ciiy
/ was occupied. but the instruction fcni
are based on occupation by the United
states alone. and na "a high admins.
tfatiou official summed 70 ur, There
shall h' no Joint action except between
I Merritt and Dewey. They Will main
tain law ANA order and viii treat In
/ FurEcnis ana spaniarda alike, rcqulr'
l Ing nll 90 observe peace and order"
Aside from this Joint dispatch, lhf
| only other word received from Manila
during the day was In the brief as
3 patch frum Admiral Dewey nnnounc'
I ms the surrender of the city last sat
Z uriay
a detailed Dispatch from Gen Mor'
Z ritt was nnNlouHly awaited through
/ out. and u was feared that the HhnrI
| engagement ~ the land forces durinf
| the Htorming ~ Manila had resulted
| IN some casualties ON our Hldni but M
/ dispatches came from Gen. Merritt ~
| 81 the close 81 Office hours tonightoN'
| ccpt the one which he Joins with Ad'
I miral Dewey In asking for lnstruc'
/ tons
Secretary Aigcr concluded from thii
/ that tho casualties coud not have hocf
heavy. as he felt SURF Gen. Merritt
would promptly report amy consider
able loss. There WIS n bare posalhilit,
that n olphcr dispatch from Merritt
had mlacnrrlcd.
II was noted that neither the mrs
dispatch Of Admiral Dewey nor thi
Joint dispatch of Dewey and merritt
made amy reference whatever Ia tn
part which the German cruiser Kni
norln Augusta took In rcmovini
/ capt Gen. August from Manila I,
HonEkong. From this tho officials be-
llcyc that the American commander
do not attach SERIOUS Significance q
] tnc course OF thN herman naval uu
thurltlca The incident continues Z,
cause some irritation here. but Il Il
| practically Certuln that no ofiicln
cognizanco viii be- taken 81 H. A higl
official Of tho navy department Hai,
that M most tn course OF the Der
man naval commander was one II bal
taste, There II no disposition In ans
Official quarter at present 90 consider 1
I incident 60 the point nf cunHidrlng 4
a bfcach u neutrality, as hnH beci
nuEEcnlcd In some British newspapers