The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-08-24
AIAGUSI VI much DLOOD
Manila, the Capital City Of the
Philippine Islands, Falls In
to Our Hands.
BATTLE WAS FleRC; WHILE IT LASTED.
Wounded In the Attack-spanish
Loss Much Greater-seven Thou
sand Prisoners and Much Am an a nj
ton and Guns Taken.

Hong-hong, Aug. IT, - Manila was
captured on Saturday. August 10. 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-
timed for two hours. with no re-
spouse on the fleet. but heavy fire on
the troops. The formal surrender
occurred in the afternoon. The Spa n
ish flag was replaced by 4O-foot Amer
lean flag, the feet giving the national
salute. Seven thousand prisoners
were taken with 10000 rifles and I'M
limited ammunition Merritt assumes
command. leaving temporarily the
civil laws in force. Eight Americans
were killed and 40 VIC unded. 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-
coded the occupation Of that city:
John Dunsmore. First California: Ed
ward O'Neil. First California; Augustus
Tholen. Twenty-thrd regulars; Archie
Patterson, Thirteenth Minnesota; William
Lewis. Nebraska regiment: Robert Nc
Cam, Fourt, enth regulars Samuel How
ell, Fourteenth regulars.
Among the seriously wounded are:
Capts. o, seebach and T. Bjornstad. OF
the Thirteenth Minnesota: Capt Richter.
OF the First California, wounded in first
attack OF Manila. died on August 4: Charles |
Winfield, OF the Third regulars died on |
the ID. George Perkins, OF California died |
on the 7th OF pneumonia. and William Rob |
inson. OF the hospital corps. died OF typhoid. |
Found ssO0.OOO In Treasury.
London, Aug. 22.-The Manila CORE.
spondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a
dispatch dated Sunday, says: Gen.
Merritt has proclaimed a government
of military occupation. The news OF
the armistice arrived on the 10th. Ii
is feared that the Americans may re-
store the Philippines to Spain and thus
reinaugurate a fresh period of tryan-
ny, extortion and rebellion. The Span
ish guarantees for freedom Of the
press and religion and for just ad.
are useless unless under
foreign supervision. The Americans
found $sO0,O0O in the Spanish treasury.
Doubt Is Removed.
Washington, Aug. 22.-After receipt
Of cablegram from Gen. Merritt by
the war department Saturday after
noon the president authorized Adlt.
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
ng Of the protocol and the proclama.
lion declaring cessa ton of hostilities
we're received by them on the 10th,
Jour days after the agreement had
been made with Spain and three days
'fter the fall of the city of Manila.
There is one thing that the dispatch
makes certain, and that is that the
all Of Manila occurred without the s
knowledge on the part of
Dewey and Merritt that peace proto-
ol had been signed by Spain and the \
United States, so that the contention
y Premier Sagasta that the surrender
# the city. coming after the signing
4 the protocol, is null and void. is the y
heerest nonsense. I