Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-25
TOOK MANILA BY STORM.
City Surrendered After a Brilliant
Attack by Americans.
SPANISH COMMANDER FLED,
Admiral Dewey Bombarded the City and
the Troops Drove the Spanish from
Their Trenchs-Germans Took Gen.
Augusti tn Hong Kong.

DomDardment was continued for two
hours, and then the American troops
stormed the trenches, sweeping all be.
fore them. The First Colorado volun.
teers led the storming of the outer
trenches and the Spaniards were soon
driven into the second line of defense.
Then the American troops swept on,
driving all the Spaniards into the in
ner Notifications, where Gen. Jaude-
mes, the Spanish officer to whom Gen.
Augusti gave the command of the city
when he fled, seeing that further re-
sistance was useless, surrendered.
The foreign fleets watched the bonn
bardment with acute interest. The
American warships engaged were the
Olympia, Boston, Charleston, Balti-
more. Monterey, Petrol, Raleigh and
McCulloch. Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt had issued orders to spare all
except armed defenses of the CITY, and
consequently the town is understood to
have been but little damaged. Some
street fighting between the insurgents
and the Spaniards occurred on the out
skirts, but order prevailed within the
walled section. Nothing could be more
humane than the Americans capture
of the town. The Spanish officers
were allowed their freedom on parole.
The judiciary and the administrative
Offices are to remain temporarily in the
hands of the Spaniards. The insur-
gents remain outside the town.
Surrendered the rni,ippine Islands.
The terms of surrender outlined by
Gen. Merritt and agreed to b. the
Spanish general were as follows:
An agreement for the capitulation of
of the Philippines.
A provision for disarming the men
who remain organized under the com
mand of their officers, no parole being
exacted.
Necessary supplies to be furnished
from captured treasury funds, any pos
sible deficiency being made good by
the Americans.
The safety of life and property of
the Spanish soldiers and citizens to be
guaranteed as far as possible.
The question of transporting the
troops to Spain to be referred to the
decision of the Washington govern.
ment, and that of returning their arms
to the soldiers to be left to the discre-
ton of Gen. Merritt.
Washington: The administration is
without definite information is as to
the extent of our present authority in
the Philippines. Under the peace pro.
tocol the United States was given the
occupation of Manila with the bay and
harbor, until permanent disposition
of the Philippine question was reached.
But, according to press dispatches,
which are so circumstantial as to be
credited in most official quarters. Gen
Merritt and Admiral Dewey received
the capitulation of the entire Philip
pine archipelago. There is "A DISPOSE
tion to await fuller official informa-
ton before laying down a policy as to
the extent of our jurisdiction in the
islands.
instructions have been sent to Mer-
rift as follows: The President directs
that there must be no joint occupation
with the insurgents. The United
States, in the possession of Manila city,
Manila bay and harbor, must preserve
the peace and protect persons and
within the territory occupied
by their military and naval forces.
The insurgents and all others must
recognize the military occupation and
authority of the United States and the
cessation of hostilities proclaimed by
the President. Use whatever means
in your judgment are necessary TO this
end. All law-abiding people must be
treated alike"
The war department officials hope
there may be no trouble with the in
forces in the Philippines, al
though the dispatches which have been
and published in the press,
together with the demand of Aguin-
aldo for joint occupation has Indicated
a temper on the part of the insurgent
leaders which is not satisfactory. The
of an attack on the city by
The insurgent forces has been consid-
cred, but it is not feared that they
would be very formidable against the
forces of Merritt and Dewey.