The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-08-26
August said to Have Left After the sur
render.


Z render.
r MADRID, Aug. lit is now asserte,
, that Gen. Augusti left Manila after tn
surrender.
The government has received his re
port giving details as TO the surrender
but it is not yet ready TO publish it,
1t is asserted that Gen. August, OF
August :, refused all propositions l,
surrender.
Instructions to the American Comman
ders-
WAsHINGroN. Aug ls--The two
American commanders at Manila, Ad.
miral Dewey and Maj.-Gen. Merritt
united in a joint dispatch, which was
received here late yesterday evening
asking for instructions as to the man.
ner Of dealing with the various cle.
now that the city was occupied by the
American forces
Instructions Forwarded.
After a conference at the White
House, in which Secretary Alger and
Acting Secretary Allen participated.
instructions were sent to the two
American commanders The text OF
request for Instructions and of the an
swer was not made public. but secre-
tary Alger summed up the instructions
substantially as follows:
Instructed to Enforce Law and Order
The instructions are TO enforce law
and order, and TO treat all law-abiding
citizens alike
4 ne instructions are practically the
same as those sent Tuesday night to
Gen. Lawton. The latter order spe-
officially stated that the insurgents
must recognize the military occupa-
ton and authority of the United states
and the cessation OF hostilities pro-
claimed by this government
Doubtless Il 4 same rule is being APP
piled to the insurgents under Aguinal-
do, although il was not officially
stated that such specific orders were
made.
AguinaIdo Not Mentioned In the Dis
patches.
1t IS said the joint dispatch from
Dewev and Merritt did not in terms
refer 10 Aguinaldo nor did the instruc-
tons mention the insurgent leader by
name. IL is well understood, how
ever. that the desire OF the American
commander was to have instructions
on the manner OF dealing with the
large and menacing forces of insur-
gents under Aguinaldo who have sur
rounded Manila for many weeks and
who. II is thought. may or have de-
manded the right to occupy the city
with the American soldiers as the Gu
ban insurgents did at Santiago
No Recognition OF the Insurgents
1t mad been thought in some quar-
tiers here that the showing heretofore
made by the insurgents would lead to
their receiving certain amount of
recognition in the way Of Joint action
between the United States forces and
those Of the insurgents. when the city
was occupied, but the instructions
sent last night are based on occupation
by the United States alone. and as a
high administration official summed up
the situation:
There shall be no joint action ex-
cept between Merritt and Dewey.
They will maintain law and order and
will treat insurgents and Spaniards
alike. requiring all to observe peace
and order
No Report from Gen. Merritt.
Aside from tals Joint dispatch. the
only other word received from Manila
during the day was in the brief dis
patch from Admiral Dewey announc-
ing the surrender of the city last
Saturday. A detailed dispatch from
Cen Merritt was eagerly awaited
throughout the day. as it was feared
that the sharp engagement of the land
forces during the storming of Manila
had resulted in some casualties
on our side; but no dispatch
came from ten. Merritt up to the close
Of office hours, except the one N which
he joins with Admiral Dewey in asking
for instructions
Secretary Alger concluded from this
that the casualties could not have been
heavy, as he felt sure Gen. Merritt
would promptly report any considera-
BILE loss. There was bare possibility
that cipher dispatch from Merritt
had miscarried.
No Reference to the German Cruiser
haiserein Au gusta.
1t was noted that neither the first
of Admiral Dewey nor the
joint dispatch of Dewey and Merritt
made any reference whatever to the
part which the German cruiser kais-
erein Augusta took in removing Capt.
Gen. Augusta 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 incident continues to cause som. 4
here, but il is practically \
certain that no official cognizancc will /
be taken OF it. A high official Of the
naval department said that at most the
conduct Of the German naval comman-
der was ia bad taste There Is no
In any official quarter al
present to carry the incident to tina
point Of considering it breach OF nea.
trality as has been suggested in soIne
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