Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-02
.LEADERSABE ARROGANT
That Is lhe Situation Among the Insurgents at
Manila.
Gut GEN. MERRITT is TAKING HOLD.


London, aug. 2.-Thc correspondent "
Tho Tim nc Cayitc. under dat. Of Ju-
Iy -a. s1sa.
The arrival of General Merritt hra
s.yen o. gr1t stimulus 90 military ace
uy.ty Do Camp Dewey wh.re Green's
brigade boo been reinforced Ug uaom
from McuItgs transport Nh. ..oHp,-
zion of ir0 country south OF IlUuf hlH
been completed tor about H. ,HHt
Uf thc a.i"... hut the lire d., u.. .y.
tend 600 the river pasig. 80 .uny
ia ho.d uy cine Americans uHuH ot ho
town.
General Green. Who direct OBJ active
u"ld operations. hHH DstaH N.H
hrnduuIftUfH near ihH uH1 40 U...I
tho Euu lf the war ships, about 5000
yards fuu I1g spanish position aud
from SOD poo aINl yatuH dIH.UH. ... ..
IuaurktNi Nu.H which apurI To-. ono
point within i-o yards " tht H.mn
Here occur daily attacks which IIF
usually begun nN Che lnsur.ut. OBJ.
these are apparently HHvcr.. NIt tH.y
have little result and cause 81.
The American. have not gNt I..H.I.I
90 single ahHs although they aI" ,au-
HtHrty under bIa.
The situation at the front H most
extraordinary Each foiNo Dr. sutfl-
IHg Dee own lines. but The IusuIs uu
HrH utfIu HDlirr than ARMED anhI..
They pass freely through thg American
cfmp and mlHEic with thr uuHpa. nut
in.N render uu Assistance HUN IrU. 'us
decd. rather q hlndrance g. thH opera
tuHr
. am reluctant 60 believe ih' rrpor,
that o. certain prominent uiu0I1. nHs
EurDd Asu.HuId1 that the Americans
vtmH simply iI support thU luHufENut
cause and establish republic. 500 The
attitude uf the insurgents, particularly
elmo. Agu'uIIuH.f recent pro. IuNliln
announcing his plans for the future re-
puuI. .nIa ample confirmation. the
iururrrnt leaders afV agGry.atDN ar
f0Art and make no muN. towards
recognizing American authority
UUn.rii Merritt has not thus lr mot
AHI.nfldn. Tho condition Of in0 HpNn-
ish prisoners confined by thn luHuIs nts
90 CaNltr lH most dcpl1fuhl. 1ul mas
aroused the pity and sympathy 1i Com
Crul Merritt. who begins 90 lHHuH rae
lions today without advising Aguin-
aldo. This IL probably the nri stop
towards urfumInH proper Nuihnfip
over tha Insurgents. who Ind hitherto
been treated aa muatprH ur thH Hltuas
tion. The attitude ~ the Insurgents In
the oub difficulty In IN way OF an
immediate settlement Of th' whole mat
ter.
n Il an open H.eret. and I have In
formation confirming tn report from
the bost sources. that Manila n Will
lng 10 surrender and bay DO 10, pro-
vIded assurance De- given that the In
hshitanta VIII be- protected from the
Insurgents. who openly declare their
intention N klllrE every Spunlarl.
Personally / am convinced that the
only means % controlling Agulunldu'H
rabhle On % d. che whole pppuln-
ton. This stop atone can make he aud
property safe. Tho American troops
are active and r.U0uuoiHsanrDa are
made daily IN the country which u be-
ms Thoroughly studied and carefully
mapped.
Mo arrival Of ihe third expedition
d. expected tomorrow The force VIII
then boz amply sufficient Tor any omrr-
gauUv shortly after midnight last
nlrht the American occupied tto I'M
surrvnt lines for several hundred yards,
including tho p1su.u nearest 20 the
Spanish works
The Insurgents yielded their positions
az the request OF General Merritt