Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-29
The FUTURE OF
THE PHILIPPINES.
IL IL Relieved General Merritt Has Ar
rived aud WIN Take Charge q.
Military Governor.

nit has reached Manila according 20 the
most conservative calculation the war
department authorities and the an.
nouncement Is momentarily expected BY
cable from Hong Kong that he has as.
sumed the military goyernorship Of the
Philippines as directed by the president.
He lefi san Francisco on the fast
steamer Newport four weeks ago, two
days after the departure Of the third
military expedition. which he expected
TO pass On the way 70 Honolulu, and AZ
ter recalling at that port he was to con-
tinue as npidly as practicable to his ul-
innate destination.
The two expeditions which preceded
him, that ~ General Anderson, leaving
San Francisco on May 30. and that Of
General Greene. which sailed IS days
later. reached Manila after runs. 30 and
a2 days respectively, including the time
they spent in Hawaiian waters.
The Newport however, was not handi.
capped BY the necessity OF setting her
pace 10 that Of slower transports. but
was to hurry with all possible chance
and confidence was displayed that she
would make the voyage In from q TO IS
days. The Newport should therefore
have anchored near Cavite by Sunday
or MONDAY last and the governor select
ed by the president should already be in
complete control.
II i understood among the authori-
ties At Washington that Admiral Dewey
will not postpone his command for ca
pitulahon Of Manila after General Mer-
riits arrival for a longer period than
that onicial desires. and from the conf
dent tone Of the admiral's dispatches no
anxeiy Is felt regarding the prompt
compliance OF the SpaniArds with what
everdemand he may make II IL the
impression that General August. the
Spanish governor general, has already
found means Of conveying assurances 70
Admiral Dewey Of his readiness TO sur
render the moment the American forces
are prepared TO receive the city.
The authority given to General Mer.
rift in his instructions from the presi.
dent precludes the possibility Of any
recognition Of the pretensions OF dicta.
tor.hip proclaimed by the insurgent
chief, Aguinaldo. and It Is not likely
thaiihis aggressive young man or his
forces will receive any greater consider.
alton from General Merritt when Manila
surpnders than those Of Garcia had
from General Shafter ~ Santiago.
TWAS made the duty Of the com.
mander OF the army Of occupation,
Whose control Is supreme under the pres
ident 40 announce and proclaim in the
most pablo manner that the Americans
have come not TO make war upon the
Inhabitants nor upon any party or fac.
tion among them, but 20 protect their
homes, IN their employments and in
their personal and religious rights, and
IL is stipulated under all circumstances
that such local systems rs arc continued
in operation shall remain under the N.
peryision Of the American commander.
in.chief
Its recognized that the insurgents
could never again be compelled 20 NJ.
spect Spanish rule, and this fact would
probably prove an insuperablo obstacle
TO the inclusion IN treaty Of peace Of
the very terms which will probably BE-
most strcnuously insisted upon by Spain
looking % the restitution Of her Asiatic
possessions. IL is therefore thought 70
b. beyond question that the complete
separation OF the Philippines from
Spanish sovereignty will be one Of the
inevitable consequences Of the war