Iron County register., 1898-08-25
.Aagasii Said to HAZE Left After the su'

.a.aagasii Said to HAZE Left After the Sur
render.
MADRID, Aug. lit is now asserted
that Gen. Augusti left Manila after the
surrender.
The government has received his re-
port giving details as to the surrender,
but it is not yet ready to publish lt.
1t is asserted that Gen. Augusti, on
August 2, refused all propositions to
surrender.
Instructions to the American Comman
ders.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-The two
American commanders at Manila, Ad-
miral Dewey and Ma. Gen. Merritt
united in joint dispatch, which was
received here late yesterday evening
asking for instructions as to the man
ner of dealing with the various eie-
nents, particularly the insurgents,
now that the city was occupied by the
American forces.
Instructions Forwarded.
After conference at the White
House, in which Secretary Alger and
Acting Secretary Allen participated, l,
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 ankle.
The instructions are practically the
same as those sent Tuesday night to
Gen. Lawton. The latter order spe-
cifically stated that the insurgents
must recognize the military occupa-
tion and authority of the United States
and the cessation of hostihties pro.
claimed by this government.
Doubtless TIE same rule is being ap.
piled to the insurgents under Aguinal-
do, although it was not officially
made.
Aguinaldo Not Mentioned In the Dis
patches.
1t is said the joint dispatch from
Dewey and Merritt did not in terms
refer to Aguinaldo nor did the instruc-
tions mention the insurgent leader by
| name. 1t 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, it 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.
It had been thought in some guar.
ters here that the showing heretofore
made by the insurgents would lead to
their receiving a 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 this joint dispatch, the
only other word received from Manila
during the day was in the brief DIS
ing the surrender of the city last
Saturday. A detailed dispatch from
Gen. 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 Gen. Merritt up to the close
of Office hours, except the one in 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 a cipher dispatch from Merritt
had miscarried.
No Reference to tho German Cruiser
Kaiserein Au gusta.
It was noted that neither the first
dispatch 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. August; 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 some
irritation here, but it is practically
certain that NO official cognizance 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 in bad taste. There is no
disposition in any official quarter at
present to carry the incident to the
point of considering it breach of ned
trality az has been suggested in some
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