Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
|ATACOSI MUCH BLOOD
Manila, the Capital City Of the
Philippine Islands, Falls In
to Our Hands.
BATTLE WAS FIERCE WHILE IT LASTED.
E,rbt American. KILLED and Forty
Wounded In the Attack-sDantsh
Loss Much Greater-Seven. Thou
sand Prisoners and Much Ammuni.
tion and Guns Taken.

Hong-Kong, Aug. II. - Manila was
captured on Saturday, August 13. by
the combined land and naval forces.
At nine o'clock in the morning the
fleet opened fire at Malate fort and
the Spanish trenches. The fire con-
tinued for two hours, with no re-
sponse on the fleet. but heavy fire on
the troops. The formal surrender
occurred in the afternoon. The Span
ish flag was replaced by a 4o-foot Amer
ican flag. the feet giving the national
salute. :. Seven thousand prisoners
were taken with $4,000 rifles and un-
limited ammunition. Merritt assumes
command. leaving temporarily the
civil laws in force. Eight Americans
were killed and 40 wounded. The Span
ish loss was much greater. The ships
were not struck. The blockade was
raised and the shops are reopening.
The people are pleased. The cable will
shortly be repaired.
List Of Killed.
San Francisco, Aug. ia special to
the Examiner from Manila of August
IA gives the following names of those
killed during the fighting which pre-
ceded the occupation Of that city:
John Dunsmore. First California: Ed
ward O'Neil. First California: Augustus
Tholen. Twenty-,hird regulars; Archie
Patterson, Thirteenth Minnesota; William
Lewis. Nebraska regiment: Robert Nc
Cam, Fourteenth regulars: Samuel How
ell. Fourteenth regulars.
Among the seriously wounded are:
Capts. o. seebach and T. Bjornstad. Of
"
Of the First California. wounded in first
attack of Manila. died on August4 4: Charles
Winfield. of the Third regulars. died on
the I'd. George Perkins. of California. died
iason. Of the hospital corps. died of typhoid.
Found xSOp.OOO In Treasury.
London, Aug. 22.-The Manila corre-
sponient of the Daily Telegraph, in
dispatch dated Sunday, says: Gen.
Merritt has proclaimed government
ct military occupation. The news of
the armistice arrived on the 10th. It
is feared that the Americans may re-
store the Philippines to Spain and thus
reinaugurate fresh period of tryan-
ny, extortion and rebellion. The Span
ish guarantees for freedom of the
press and religion and for just ad-
1ninistration are useless unless under
foreign supervision. The Americans
found ssoo,ooo in the Spanish treasury.
Doubt Is Removed.
Washington, Aug. 22.-After receipt
cf cablegram from Gen. Merritt by
the war department Saturday after
noon the president authorized Adjt.
Gen. Corbin to make public the an
nouncement that the official dis
patches from Washington addressed
to Rear Admiral Dewey and Gen. Mer-
ritt containing the news of the sign
ing Of the protocol and the proclama-
ton declaring a cessation of hostilities
were received by them on she 10th,
four days after the agreement had
been made with Spain and three days
after the fall of the city of Manila.
There is one thing that the dispatch
makes certain. and that is that the
fall of Manila occurred without the
slightest knowledge on the part of
Dewey and Merritt that peace proto-
col had been signed by Spain and the
United States. SO that the contention
Ct Premier Sagasta that the surrender
of the city, coming after the signing
CT the protocol, is null and void, is the
skeerest nonsense.