Surrender of Manila and Philippine Expansion Aims
Report notes the surrender of Manila and all the Philippines. It states plans to expand possessions beyond the amount asked, with instructions to General Merritt reflecting broader territorial goals.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1898
Page
1
Dewey Picks Up The Cable On Philippines Surrender
Washington dispatches reveal General Merritt’s official account of Manila’s fall and the text of instructions demanding insurgents recognize U S authority in occupied territory. Officials debate whether U S jurisdiction extends beyond Manila to the entire Philippine Islands amid mixed reports of capitulation terms and occupation scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Merritt
Manila
United States
Philippines
Philippine
Dewey
Philippine Archipelago
Joe
Alger
Manila City
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Dewey Seizes Hong Kong Post Capture of Manila
Dispatch reports 6000 Spanish prisoners as American troops hold all former positions. Dewey recovered the severed cable end but it remains inoperable. Hong Kong merchants flee to Manila corridors, signaling a buoyant trade outlook amid rapid military advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Manila
Dewey
Hongkong
FIGHTING IN HEMP PROVINCES IN SOUTHERN LUZON
Severe fighting rages in the hemp provinces of Southern Luzon between insurgents and Spanish forces. Battles reported at Panlatuan Pilar and Ponsol with Pilar burned and 600 natives massacred. Insurgents move to cut off Spanish retreat from Camarinas province as a German cruiser seeks dispatches between Cebu and Mindanao. The steamer Rosarario, under German flag, is captured while transporting troops. Insurgents bar the German steamer Clara from port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York Journal
W. R. Hearst
Singapore
Luzon
Panlatuan
Pilar
Ponsol
Camarinas
Visayas
Cebu
Iligan
Mindanao
Rosarario
Iloilo
Masbate
Clara
No Joint Occupation of Manila Orders Stressed
The Adjutant General issued a directive to General Merritt dated August 17 1896 denying joint occupation with insurgents. It directs U S forces to preserve peace protect lives and property in Manila and to recognize U S military authority while treating all law abiding people alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General’s Office
Washington
Merritt
Manila
Philippine Islands
United States
Manila City
Manila Bay
Harbor
H. C. Corbin
Department
American Forces Hold Manila Despite Insurgent Pressure
The Philippine dispatches and Aguinaldo's demand show insurgent temper not satisfactory. The President's order keeps insurgents out of Manila and secures the city bay and harbor as American possession. Though an attack was considered, Dewey's bay control and 10,000 American troops nearby reduce the threat to General Merritt's forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Merritt
Names of the Killed in Manila Fight
A Manila dispatch lists the war dead including John Dunsmore and O'Neil of the First California. Augustus Tholen of the Twenty third Regulars. Archie Patterson of the Thirteenth Minnesota. Lewis of the Nebraska Regiment. Robert McCann and Samuel Howell of the Fourteenth Regulars. Also noted are Captain O Seebach and T Bjornstad of the Thirteenth Minnesota. Captain Richter of the First California, dead August 4. Charles Winfield of the Third Regulars, dead August 2. George Perkins of California, dead August 7. and William Robinson of the Hospital Corps, died of typhoid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Manila
John Dunsmore
California
O'Neil
Augustus Tholen
Archie Patterson
Minnesota
Lewis
Nebraska
Robert McCann
Samuel Howell
O. Seebach
T. Bjornstad
Richter
Charles Winfield
George Perkins
William Robinson
Russia seeks coaling station in the Philippines
In St Petersburg on August 18 the report says Russia is secretly negotiating with Spain for an island or coaling station in the Philippines. Negotiations have progressed far enough to give Russia confidence that Spain will consider the proposal favorably. It is believed Germany and France would pursue similar privileges if Russia succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
New York Journal
W. R. Hearst
Petersburg
Russia
Spain
Philippines
Germany
France
U S Navy and Army Capture Manila After Short Shelling
In August 1898 the joint assault led by MacArthur and Greene with Anderson’s brigade captured Manila after about thirty minutes of shelling. The Spanish defenses fell. Malate Binondo and the walled city of San Miguel were occupied. Insurgents were kept out and no disorder or pillage occurred. Merritt notes humane surrender terms and strong naval coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Hongkong
Manila
Dewey
Council of Defense
Hong Kong
Navy
Macarthur
Greene
Anderson
Malate
Binondo
San Miguel
Merritt
Manila capitulation sets Philippines to United States
Hongkong Daily Mail report says Manila capitulation terms between General Jaudenes and General Merritt ceded the Philippine Archipelago to the United States. An American officer describes easy entry into Manila via Malate, with troops advancing through water and beach with little resistance. Merritt reportedly found Jaudenes hiding in a church among civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt
Philippines
London
Hongkong
Daily Mail
Manila
Jaudenes
General Merritt
Philippine Archipelago
United States
Malate
Removal of Manila Governor General Angers American Officials
Berlin reports official papers stress that the removal of Governor General Augusti from Manila was not meant to offend the United States, as leading papers display anxiety over the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Augusti
Manila
America
Why Augusti Quit
A Manila despatch explains Governor General Augusti did not abdicate but refused to be responsible as Spain failed to send reinforcements. He stayed in post yet distanced himself from fighting, while Madrid cites subordination and a superseding order. Rumors say instructions direct his successor to resist and seek favorable terms with world aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Manila
Augusti
Spain
Madrid
Peace Commission Details Still Unclear As War Gathers Pace
Washington dispatch reports no definite list for the Peace Commission beyond Day and Davis. President McKinley may appoint Redfield Proctor though he is reluctant. Troops to Cuba include the Twenty-third Kansas colored regiment and Twenty-eighth Kansas to Manila if needed, with an estimated 60,000 troops for occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Peace Commission
Day
Davis
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Harrison
Proctor
Knickerbocker
Saratoga
Tampa
Cuba
Twenty-third
Kansas Regiment
Santiago
McKinley
Alger
Curtis
Kansas
Manila
Merritt
San Francisco
Camp Alger
Second Army
Middletown
Lee
Graham
Riots in Puerto Rico flare as natives attack Spanish shops
In Ponce and Yauco natives confront Spanish residents with minor riots. Stones and bricks were thrown at Spanish shops in Yauco in retaliation for alleged outrages within Spanish lines. The military is ordered to suppress demonstrations and punish offenders. General Miles and staff visited front headquarters escorted by cavalry. General Grant is due to join General Brooke tomorrow. the German warship Geier arrived today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Yauco
Miles
Wilson
Cuba
Over a precipice on Puerto Rico front
Reports from the Spanish lines detail outrages while Battery N under Captain McComb lost a gun and six horses over a precipice on a mountain trail with General Henry. Typhoid from camps declines, revaccination underway amid a smallpox outbreak. Prairie sails for Santiago to Montauk Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McComb
Mountain Trail
Associated Press
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Henry
More Troops for Santiago From Washington
Washington reports unease over Santiago conditions as orders push the Fifth Regular Infantry from Tampa to Santiago and inquiries over immune regiments to reinforce there. The government plans vigorous measures to preserve peace and keep order in Santiago and the U S controlled territory, with General Lawton set to receive further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santiago
Tampa
United States
Lawton
Cubans Advised to Disband and Return Home
Emissaries Directed to Cuba as Washington instructs Estrada Palma and Cuban leaders to disband the armed forces and retire to peaceful pursuits. U S officials say there is no power to compensate troops and the effort aims to carry out these terms with minimal resistance and further disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Estrada Palma
United States
Palma
Cuba
Bay State Due At Santiago To Aid Cuban Troops
The Bay State hospital ship from Guantanamo Bay is expected tonight to aid sick troops in Santiago de Cuba. Supplies ship by Dr. E. G. Brackett have already been distributed, while more transports are planned to move Spanish troops. General Shafter reportedly leaves Saturday and food rules tighten as whisky sales halt under General Wood. Clara Barton of the Red Cross plans to depart next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago DE Cuba
Massachusetts Aid Association
Bay State
Guantanamo Bay
E. G. Brackett
Aid Association
Ray
Minnewaska
Villa Donga
Estrada Panas
General Toral
Shafter
Wood
General Wood
Clara Barton
American Red Cross Society
Troops Cried With Rage Over Slain Private in Indiana
A mourning report from Indiana recounts soldiers reacting with anger after Private Alonzo Andrew of Company I, 160th Indiana, was killed by a Black assailant. The incident prompts questions on security and discipline within the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Andrew
160Th Indiana
Murderer Confesses as Newport News Guards Patrol Bloodfield
Private Alonzo Andrew of the 160th Indiana Infantry is killed in Bloodfield near Newport News. Private Jacob Austmire is wounded as a notorious saloonkeeper Sam Hall shoots after a dispute over beer service. Police and a large provost guard patrol the city to prevent a lynching, with soldiers seeking retaliation. The incident follows the arrest and transfer of the confessed killer from the City Jail to Hamp ton Jail for safety. The event prompts security measures and a broad camp-wide mood of tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Newport News
Alonzo Andrew
160Th Indiana Infantry
Jacob Aultmire
Sam Hall
Hall
Bloodfield
Warwick County
Milstead
Hampton
Camp
Grant
Gunder
Company I
Austmire
Andrews
Pensions for Warriors Fifty Thousand Applications Expected
Washington August 18 Commissioner Evans said only 144 pension claims from the present war have been filed with estimates of about 50 000 applications likely as war wounds and disease produce new demands. Estimated annual cost at twenty dollars a month could reach twelve million dollars though accuracy remains difficult. Half the claims are invalid pensions with the other half from widows and minors of Cuban fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Evans
Union
Troop Realignments as Seventh Army Sees Stay in Jacksonville
General Carpenter's headquarters report the Seventh Army Corps will grow to 30,000 with five regiments from other corps. First Florida to join, Fifth Maryland and Second Georgia remain in Tampa. Most troops to remain in camp, furloughs rise, a large exodus to Florida resorts continues, and 100+ sick are moved north by hospital train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta
Ft. Thomas
Hake, Becht
Marzadandt
Jacksonville
R. K. Thomson
Commercial Tribune
Fernandina
Fla
Florida
Snyder
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Hall
Carpenter
Ohio
Huntsville
Tampa
Ordnance Depot
No Flag Over Havana as Peace Prevails
The Ellene Adams is the first American merchant vessel to enter Havana Harbor since peace and the blockade ended, arriving with a crowd of onlookers. Police guard the ship as lighters load cargo and marines stand watch while officials warn correspondents could incite trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eugene Bryson
Commercial Tribune
Havana
Key West
Ellene Adams
Spain
Punta
la Machina
la Cabana
Maine
Regla
Adams
Perez
Jerome
Fatal Marble Game Clash Sparks Lynching Fears
In Princeton Kentucky on August 18 Jimmy Johnson a white boy about 12 years old was killed by Charles Wood a 14 year old black boy after a quarrel over marbles. Wood was captured and jailed amid rumors of a mob ready to hang him tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Kentucky
Jimmy Johnson
Chas Wood
Johnson
Wood
Lightning strikes barn. five sons die in Iowa
Independence Iowa fire lightning strikes the barn of Peter Foy ten miles north of town. Five sons aged up to 16 were asleep inside and died in the blaze. Local authorities investigated the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Peter Foy
Here
Surgeons Doubt Yellow Fever at Key West Updates
In Tampa officials say key fever cases are not confirmed yellow fever as Mascotte reaches Port Tampa after quarantine fumigation. Two passengers detained, crew barred ashore. Dr Bruner to Key West, Armeria sails to New Orleans, Fifth Maryland Volunteers depart, leaving Tampa short of volunteers as other units migrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Tampa
Fla
Marine Hospital Service
Key West
Mascotte
Port Tampa
Porter
Florida
Glennan
Bruner
Havana
Armeria
United States Lighthouse Board
Spain
New Orleans
Maryland
Georgia
San Marcos
Comal
Knickervecker
Man Bound with Copper Wire Found Dead in Detroit River
Valmore C. Nichols of Pittsfield Michigan was found in the Detroit River with copper wire binding his feet and two stones strapped to him. Missing since the previous Wednesday, Nichols carried $400 and Belle Isle tickets dated August 10. detectives raid a spiritualist camp at Island Lake and arrest Lang and Donovan as part of the murder investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Valmore C. Nichols
Pittsfield
Detroit River
Detroit Boat Club
Nichols
Walter Thompson
Dick Mason
Dickson
Scrimger
Marshall’s Morgue
Beaubien Street
McDonnell
Belle Isle
George
Corooner Dickson
Lang
Island Lake
Michigan Volunteers
Donovan
Not Anxious to Quit Army
The department seeks troop wishes on muster out with the aim to accommodate as many as possible. Early indications show volunteers prefer to remain in service, not just officers. If all information supports it, selections will be made by officers in their best judgment and troops will be transported home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Vesuvius Erupts With Four Lava Flows at Naples
Vesuvius remains active with four lava streams descending the mountain at about 400 yards per hour. Chestnut trees on Mt. Somma are burned as constant explosions echo from the central crater and smoke and flames rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Somma
Pope Faces Rumored Relapse as Vatican Updates Sought
In Rome on August 19 rumors spread that the Pope had suffered another relapse. Dr. Lapponi, the Pope's physician, denied the report, but anxiety among followers and officials remained high.
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Rome
Lapponi
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