The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-18
MERRITT CURBS THE REBELS.
American Troops Train Their Guns
on Insurgents.
NO ALARM AT WASHINGTON.
Confidence Expressed That the Ameri-
can Commander Can Control the
Situation - Cipher Dispatches from
Manila Are Received.

Manila, Aug. 10, via Hongkong,
Aug. ia little after o'clock Tues
day morning Admiral Dewey sent a
messenger to Capt.-Gen. August
to demand the surrender of the city.
The admiral gave the Spanish COM
mander one hour in which to comply
with the demand and told him that if
the city were not surrendered in that
time he would lombard it.
Gen. August refused to capitu-
late, and at $50 o'clock a signal was
set on the Olympia directing the squad
ron to open fire. Almost instantly the
guns of the warships began to shell the
town, and their fire was kept up for two
hours. Then the American troops
ashore stormed the Spanish trenches,
sweeping all before them.
The Colorado troops first stormed the
outer trenches and drove the enemy
back to their second line of defenses.
Then the Americans swept the Span
iards into the walled city, where the
commander, seeing that further resist
ance was useless, hoisted a white flag
and surrendered.
The losses on either side are I'M
known, but it is feared that they are
large. The Spanish intrenched forces
numbered 5000 men, while the Amer
leans attacking numbered 10000. The
latter were better armed, better trained
and better conditioned.
The Spaniards say that the American
no 70 oh 10 m off
i've fire was from small gunboat close
to the shore, that was armed with
quick-fring guns. They also assert
that the Americans lost heavily in
stormtng the defenses, owing to the
faulty construction of their intrench-
ments, which the Spaniards command
ed from the heights, from which they
poured a CALLING fire on the Amer
leans.
The Spanish trench extended round
Manila at distance Of from two to four
miles from the walled city. The circle
was ten miles in circumference. 1t
was impossible to hold SO long a line
against the American attack.
When the white flag was hoisted
Capt.-Gen. August jumped into
a German launch that was waiting for
him and was conveyed to the German
cruiser Kaiserin Augusta, which sailed
for HongkOng before the lombard
ment was concluded.
The foreign ships in Manila bay
watched the bombardment with close
interest. The American ships engag-
ed were the Olympia, Petrol, Raleigh,
Hugh McCulloch, Boston, Monterey,
Charleston and Baltimore.
It is understood that Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merrill issued orders to-
spare all but the armed defenses. con-
sequently the town was little dam
aged.
There has been some street fighting
between the insurgents and the Span
iaFds in the outskirts, but good order
is maintained within the walled city.
Hongkong, Aug. 17.-Consul Wild
man has received a report that it was
Admiral Dewey's intention, after the
capture of Manila, to send the cruisers
Sunday to IIoilo and Cebu to accept
their surrender.
He also intended to send vessels to
Port Royal, in Palawan, to capture
the Spanish gunboats that are hiding
there.
Another ship was to be detailed to
capture the Spanish steamers running
between Labuan and Iloilo. Four
Spanish gunboats at Bataan, in Panay,
were also to be captured.
Consul Wildman credits the report
and says that if the warships left prior
to the arrival of the steamer Austral-
ian at Manila, carrying the news Of
the signing Of the protocol, it will be
impossible to recall them for three
weeks.
A deputation of Filipinos waited on
Mr.. Wi1dman and requested him to
telegraph their congratulations to
President Mckinley on the fall of Ma
Mia and to convey to him their as
surances of the allegiance of the Fill
pinos and their hope that they would
be represented on the Philippine COM
mission. Mr.. Wildman forwarded the
message.
Hongkong, Aug. 17-It is reported |
here that the American troops under
Gen. Merritt and the insurgents under
Aguinaldo have come to blows at last. |
The trouble was caused by the limita-
tions placed upon the actions of the
insurgents. The latter decided to rebel |
and attacked the Americans in the |
trenches. Nothing can be learned of |
the outcome, but it is confidently as
serted that Gen. Merritt will be able |
to retain control of affairs.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE state de-
partment last night received a dis
patch from Consul Wildman at Hong
kong saying that the American trans
port Zafiro was just entering the har-
Dor. The Zafro doubtless brings dis
patches from Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt with reference to the capture
of Manila. AS these messages are
probably in cipher their transmission
will be slow, and they are not ex-