The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-30

fair superstition that the news OF the fsll
OF Manila would be communicated al that
point 70 the world az large by means ot
cable instead OF being confined 70 the Ma
drid government
Consequently 1t Is believed that this
announcement Of the fan OF Msnila Is an
assumption. perhaps on the strongest ba-
sis. FOR It may Do that the spanish gov
eminent. having sent permission 20 Au-
gust 30 surrender. concludes that be has
done 50. IL was known % De the dIspo-
sition OF the Spanish authorities Al Manila
20 surrender to the American forces IN
sterad OF TO the insurgents when the town
must fail Il Is tolerably certain that Ad-
mIral Dewey might nave received mo
surrender at any time within the past six
weeks had he BEEN disposed % exert tha
slightest pressure in that direction.
Indeed in one Of his dispatches he made
the blunt statement that he could take.
Manila in twenty-four hours n re deslT-
81. The reason he did not desire 20 10
so was undoubtedly because sof a reluct-
ance on his part 10 entrust the destinles
OF the great city 70 the insurgents under
Aguinaldo. Who. AZ first tractahle, had be-
gun 10 show signs 81 impotence under
restraint Admiral Dewey realized that
he was DeAng held morally responsible by
the civilized world for the protection %
the people OF Manila against excesses at
tho hands OF the Insurgents. There was
also tho strongest reasons why he should
not by failure 90 care for the interests II
foreign residents In the town. open the
door 20 Intervention OF any of the com
manders who had been lying IN the har-
hos jealousy watching for their eppOr-
tunity Therefore Il became necessary
FOR the admiral 20 maintain the sfatu quo
unfit a sufficient military force arrived 10
enable him 70 receive the surrender n
the town and 20 occupy and protest It
This has been done with some d.alcuity.
rs win be revealed IN the end when ell
OF the correspondence Is published. for
Il has been almos, impossible To keep the
insurgents out Of the town. and Their f.
forts 70 effect an entrance have redoublsd
as they learned Of the approach OF tho
American forces and saw dawuing upon
them the possibility % an American oc-
cupatlon 81 The town that should exclude
them from Manila. precisely a. shaftsr
e. ciuded Garcla's forces from Santiago.
NOW. however. Dewey undoubtedly mar
with him a sufficient military forec 90
warrant him IN accepting the surrender
OF Manila. n BE- said a. the war depart
ueut that AZ least three Of the SIX mill
tary expeditions that have barn dis
patched 20 The Philippines from Fan
Francisco are nov az Manila aTordinF an
army % between 70 GO and BO9 men.
backed up By pcwey's nhip~ 5uspscsous
Interest attaches 20 the Published state
uent IN one q the Spanish semi otfcssi
organs 20 The eT~ct that August has
been vhcrn ~ Jurisdiction over tha Tha-
ippiuen beyond Maria ard SIS imrse6iats
environment. the cspfain-geDsra,c of tlss
Philippine group being Transferred to -
commando of t1e vizcaya Islands 7, -
Just possible that there Is an important
connection between these tEo items %
news one OF tne surrender q Manila ard
the othsT % AggLstFa replacement. both
coming from Spanish sources. A. - thu
3stter 10 wee frankly stated 30 - span
fen d.zoatoh tnzt M p,arDDss va - pre-
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Philippine group. - thai - Il oOuesiEa-
tie fhat ro~ having arransr<8 fn~ matter
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