Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-20
DEWEY ASKS ADVICE.
Cables Washington for Instructions
as to Treatment of Insurgents.
Hs and Gen. Merritt Directed 20 Treat All
Alike No Reference to AEuiuaido.
Though Press Dispatches Say
He 10 Making Trouble.

miral Dewey and Maj. Gen. Merritt,
united In joint dispatch, which was
received here late yesterday afternoon.
asking for instructions Us to the man
ncr Of dealing with the various ele.
ments, particularly the insurgents,
now that the city was occupied by the
American forces. After conference ut
the white house in which Secretary Al
ger and Acting Secretary Allen partici-
pated, instructions were sent to the two
American commanders Tho text of the
request for instructions and Of the
answer was not made public, but SEQ
Rotary Alger summed up the instruc-
tions rs substantially us follows:
"The instructions arc to enforce law
and order and to treat all law-abiding
citizens alike" Its said the joint dis
patch from Dewey and Merritt did
not, In terms, refer TO Aguinaldo,
nor did the instructions mention
the insurgent leader by name. II 10
very we'll understood, however. that
the desire Of the American command
ers was TO have instructions on the
manner Of dealing with the large and
menacing forces Of insurgents under
Aguinaldo who have surrounded Ma
nila for many weeks and who, II Is
thought, may have demanded the right
to occupy the city with the American
forces us the Cuban insurgents did at
Santiago.
Aside from this joint dispatch, the
only other word received from Manila
during the day was brief dispatch
from Admiral Dewey announcing the
surrender OF the city last Saturday.
Admiral Dewey's official announce
ment OF the bombardnent and sur
render of Manila was as follows:
Manila, Aug ia-To Secretary Navy. WASH
ington: Manila surrendered to-day to the
American land and naval forces. after COM
bined attack A division OF the squadron
shclled the forts and intrenchments ut Malate,
on the south side Of the city. driving back the
enemy. our army advancing from that side ut
the same time The city surrendered about
i've o'clock. the American flag being hoisted
by Lieut. Bruu.by. About 1000 prisoners were
taken The squadron had no casualties; none
Of the vessels were injured. On August Gen.
Merritt and formally demanded the surren-
der Of the city. which the Spanish governor
general rcfuscd-Dewey..
Now that the surrender Is officially
reported, It can be stated that Manila
is being held by virtue of the military
occupation and surrender and not by
virtue Of the protocol. These differ
ences are said to amount to little in
practical results; yet, such as 1t is, all
officials agree that the occupation Is
the result OF the combined military
and naval operations. According to
Admiral Dewey's dispatch, the sur
render occurred about five p. m. last
Saturday. The peace protocol was
signed at 4:23 p. IN. on Friday. II Is
said that the difference in time be-
tween Manila and Washington 10
such that the surrender, reckoned
on Washington time, would be
about IL hours ahead Of the time
at Manila, or about five q. m. Satur-
day morning. In short. 1t Is agreed
in NIL official quarters that the forci-
BILE taking OF Manila was entirely
regular. and the city and bay are now
held on the basis Of this military en-
forced taking rather than on the basis
Of the mutual arrangement between
the two countries This may become
material when the question arises as
to the future OF the Philippines, for It
is likely to proceed from the American
standpoint that Manila was taken by
force of arms and is SO occupied.
Gen. Merritt Restores the Civil Laws.
New York. Aug. ls.-A dispatch to
the World from Manila, August Is, via
Hong Kong says: Manila was captured |
on Saturday, August Is, by the COM
bined land and naval forces Of the |
United States. At nine o'clock in the |
morning Admiral Dewcy's fleet opened
fire ON Nalate fort and the Spanish |
trenches and continued two hours
There was no response on the feet, but |
n heavy fire on the troops rushing |
along the line was made. After the
formal surrender the Spanish flag was
replaced by the American flag. We
captured 1000 prisoners, $4,000 rifles
and unlimited ammunition. Gen. Mer-
rift has assumed command, restoring
the civil laws. Eight Americans were
killed and 80 wounded. The Spanish
loss was much greater. The ships
were not struck. The blockade has
been raised aud the shops are reopen
ing. The people are pleased.
Trouble with tho Insurgents.
New York, Aug. 1s-A dispatch
to the Herald from Hong Kong says:
1t Is rumored here that the United
States troops ut Manila have had trou-
bic with the rebel forces under Gen.
According to one account
the insurgents. upon whom various re-
strictions had been placed by Maj.
Gen. Merritt mutinied ut not being
permitted to have any share in the
surrender of the city. II is reported
that they attacked the Americans in
the trenches. The officers Of the Ger
man warship Kaiscrin Augusta are
nuder instructions to give no informa-
ton about the bombardment, and II Is
freely stated that there was great
loss OF life on both sides. There arc q