The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-22
THE HONOR OF SPAIN.
1t Was For This Alone That a Feeble
Show of Resistance Was
Made at Manila.

Hong Kong Aug 22.-Onicers of the
steamer China, from Manila, which has
| arrived here report that 1t was evident
that the resistance of the Spaniards
when Manila was attacked by the
| Americans was merely nominal and
was made solely to maintain the honor
of Spain, The officers talked with
expressed belief that the escape of Gov
ernor General Augustin was prear-
| ranged and was well understood by Ad-
mral Dewey.
A dispatch from Manila, dated Aug
Is, says the total number Of killed on
the American side during the attack
upon the capture of Manila was 40, and
Of the wounded about 100 The Span
ish losses We're 200 killed and 400
wounded. The fire of the Americans did
practically no damage to the town or
to the non-combatants The Americans
had considerable difficulty In keeping
the insurgents out of the city, only ad-
mitting those who were without
weapons.
Five insurgents were shot while loot
ing at Tondo. An insurgent officer be-
came involved in a quarrel with
Spaniard in the EscOlta, in the Bin
ondo suburb, during which the Span
iards fired upon the insurgent. infiict-
Ing wounds in the latter's legs. The
Spaniard was arrested and imprisoned.
General Merritt has issued a procla-
nation decreeing that the provisional
government and the local authorities
shall retain their offices and that every
thing shall remain unchanged for the
! present, except so far as the supreme
| jurisdiction is concerned. The procla-
nation further declares that any ma
tive who reslsts the present authori-
| ties shall be treated as a law breaker.
General Jaudenes, in the course of an
| interview had with him by a news
paper representative, said he knew the
fight was a hopeless one, but that he
intended to resist the Americans in the
name Of honor but was persuaded to
surrender for the sake of the nom
combatants He eulogized the Amer
leans for the humanity they have
| shown,
The last official act of General Jau-
denes was to fine a journalist for
speaking the truth. The journalist re-
quested the correspondent to state that
he had loyalty done his best for the
country He had thrice been punished,
had fought bravely as a volunteer, had
| been captured and released, and, fur
ther, was ready to fight again, but
20 "utterly disgusted with govern
shops 90 a nation which tolerates and
the iloatins~ Americans"
| Delng coppered, ant threatened by the
Pensacola as soon as tnv prevented
gales are over. as
There were few developments of i'm
portance in the post war situation yes
| terday. The authorities are still wait
| ing for General Merritt's report on the
| list of casualties and the state, war
and navy departments are interested in
knowing the exact terms on which
! Manila was Observation-Disclosures the
city clone, or if the Philippines were
! included. 1t was stated by officials
| that nothing additional on this point
| had been received up to the close Of
| office hours yesterday.
The efforts to restore the Manila
! cable continue but they have not prov
ed successful thus far The claim made
| IT. Madrid that the protocol, and not
the capitulation, controls the status of
affairs in the Philippines will not be
discussed by state department officials
The Madrid discussion is looked upon
as rather academic, as it Is taken for
granted that claims will be made on
both sides, and that the Paris tribunal
| will be the final arbiter of the case.