The Lamar register., 1898-07-27
ARE NOW AT MANILA.
COLORADO TROOPS wtTH
DEWEY.
WITH
ness-w.lser II. Wise Of Colorado D,es
on the Way Over.

the Way Over.
Washington, July 21.--The Navy De
pzrtment this afternoon posted the fol-
lowing:
Cavite. July II. via Hong Kong.
July o. Siteat!On unchanged Sec
osld army detachment arrived to-day.
! All wen on baard, The health OF the
squadron continues good No sickness
whatever. DEWEY.
Manila. July lS-via Hong Kong.
July 21.-Unless the Spanlards surren-
der III the meantime, Rear Admiral
Dewey viii bombard the fortihcations
of Manila by the end OF this week. pro
vided the troops are ready 10 take POS
session Immediately.
The First regiment Is already In the
Iieh mt Paranaque, TWO miles from
Manila
The Spanlards are reported 10 have
been huoyed up by the hope ihas the
Cadix eeet. due here on the 10th. would
arrive soon. hut the news OF the de
strtiction Of Admiral Cervera's sound
foti. brought yesterday BY the Japanese
cruiser Nanaiwa. may lead them 10
surrender. The Insurgents are con.
stantly haFrassinS the Spaniarls ON
both sides of the city. but they are
checked by the big guns Of the Ma
late and san MIsa forts
The second detachment OF the Amert-
can expeditionary force arrived in eN-
Sse4ient condition. though four died on
the voyage
Lieutenant Lasaile and Private Mad
dox OF the Eighteenth infantry. Ser
ssant tiesidis OF the First Nebraska
and Musician Wise OF the First Colo
-ado died during the voyage and were
buried at sea. Walter II. Wisc Of
siolorido WIS twenty-five years OF age
and his home was IN Denver. where he
lived with widowed mother
ON the way from Honolulu troops
WERE landed At Wake Island. midway
lsetween the Hawaiian islands and the
Philippines. and the American faE
was raisCd. Wake island was one OF
the Spanish posseSsions-
The men In the expedition will be
landed at once and will go Into camp
At Cavtte. near the camp OF the troops
OF the first expedition.
The men comprising the second ex-
pesiiiion are under command OF Brig
adler General +. " Green.
Washington July 21-Wheu Gen
eral Merritt reaches ManIln. about
August 3rd. he Will issue prociama-
sion declaring The Philippines Islands In
the military possession OF the United
States and then. If ever. clash viii
come between Asuiuaido. the leader Of
the insurgents and the troops sent by
our government TO occupy the island
OF Liizon aud capture the city Of Ma
nila.
Admiral Dewey has KEEP; the Presi-
dent Informed OF several consplracieS
Aglinalde has hatehed and of his ar.
tempt TO ind,sce the surrender Of Cap
tain General Augussi and persuade him
30 cooperate with the rebels In an ef.
fort to cause the withdrawal OF the
United States army. bur there does not
seem TO be- much doubt IN admlnistra-
ton circles OF the ability OF Admiral
Dewey and General Merritt to control
the situation
General Merriit's authority viii be
absolute ON the Islands a. soou as he
lands. and Il AsuInald0 inierfer,ss
with the carrying out OF his lnsrrue-
tons the American guns viii be
turned upon him. In 4 sense he is Il
lawful ally Of the United States, but he
has betrayed the trtist reposed In him,
and. n order TO escape the espionage
OF Brigadier General Anderson. he re
moved his headquarters from Cavite
10 Bakor
AT the first opportunity General Mer-
ritt VIII take charge Of the revenues
and customs of The isIands.h he viii open
the ports to the trade OF all nations
and the money collected leill be eoniis-
Gated as war indemnify TO defray the
expenses Of the army.
Serious complications may result on
account OF the strained relations be-
tween the insurgents and the United
States but the Washington admins
tration Is assured that not one of the
foreign powers viii be 20 rash az to in
terfere on any nretexf. Since Ger
many has disavowed responsibility for
she conduct Of Admiral von Diedrichs
and instructed him to obserye the cour-
tesy. behavior aud requirements of in
;ternaiional law. the State Department
has dropped the case aga ins; the
IKaiser.