Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22
REBELS QUIET AT MANILA
Possibility of a Collision With Merritts
Troops Disappears.
Five Thievish Insurgents Shot ut
TOndo-Government by Military Oc-
equation Has Been Proclaimed.

The Manila CORE spondent of the London
Daily Telegraph, issued today, in a dispatch
dated Sunday says:
Gen. Merritt has proclaimed a govern
ment of military occupation. The news of
the armistice arrived on the 18th. 1t is
feared that the Americans may restore the
Philippines to Spain, and thus reinaugurate
fresh period of tyranny, extortion and
rebellion. The Spanish guarantees for
freedom of the press and religion and for
just administration are useless unless I'M
der foreign supervision.
The Americans found 100000 in the
Spanish treasury
The unfinished message which I sent you
last Saturday was dispatched while street
firing was still procae ding This proved 10
De the solitary Incident. 1t arose from the
tact that the Spaniards in the SUBURBS were
not aware that the surrender had occurred.
"Foreign opinion is loud in praise CT the
action of the American commanders in aX-
Guiding armed rebels from the city. There
is good reason to believe that their firm
ness saved Manila from pillage.
"A weak ago there appeared to be pos
slblilty OF collision with the rebels, but
there IS no danger now. Everything is
quiet"
The Loss Mt Manila.
A dispatch from Manila, dated August IS,
says the total number of killed on the
American side during the attack upon and
capture of Manila was 45 and of the wound
ed about 100. The Spanish losses We're 200
killed and 400 wounded. The fire of the
Americans did prac tically no damage TO
the town or to the non-combatants. The
Americans had considerable difficulty in
Keeping the insurgents out OF the city only
admitting those who were without wea-
pens.
Five Insurgents were shot while looting
a Ar iyoct
volved in quarrel with Spaniard in the
Escolta, in the Binondo suburb, during
which the Spaniard fired upon the insurg-
ent, infiic ting wounds in the latter's legs.
Ihe Spaniard was arrested and imprisoned.
Gen. Merritt has issued a proclamation
decreeing that the provisional government
and the local authorities shall retain their
offices, and that everything shall remain
unchanged for the present, except so far
| as the supreme Jurisdiction is concerned
The proclamation further declares that any
native who resists the present authorities
shall be treated as a lawbreaker
Hopeless Fight.
Gen. Jaudenes, in the course of an inter-
view had with him by the representative of
the Associated Press, said he knew the
fight was a hopeless one but that he in
tended to resist the Americans in the name
of honor but was persuaded to surrender
for the sake of the non-combatants He
eulogiZed the Americans for the humanity
they have shown
The last official act of Gen. Jaudenes was
TO fne Journalist for speaking the truth.
The Journalist requested the correspondent.
to state that he had Loyalty done his best
for the country. He had thrice been pun
lshed, had fought bravely as a volunteer.
had been captured and released. AMI
further was ready to fight again, but was
utterly Disguised with government and
nation which toleratcs and welcomes the
Americans
OHncers OF the steamer China. from Ma
Mia. which has arrived at Hong Kong re-
port that II was evident that the resistance
of the Spaniards when Manila was at
tackled by the Americans was merely NOM
II al, and was made solely to maintain
the honor of Spain. The officers talked
with express the belief that the escape Of
Governor General August was prear-
ranged and was well understood by Admi-
raj Dewey.