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Army Officer Governor General
of the Philippines
POWER OF A MONARCH
New Chapter Opens in the History of
American Administration
Many Difficult Questions to Confront
the New Military Government Ger
man Interference May Complicate
Matters Kvery Kfibrt Will Be Mode
to Take the Philippine Capital With
out Bombardment Beginning of a
Colonial Kcgimc by the United
States
Washington special
Major General Wesley Merritt gover
nor general of the Philippine Islands
sailed from San Francisco on Friday
morning on board the Newport for Ma
nila Ilis vessel brings up the rear of
the third expedition which makes his
total force thus far about 10000 troops
About the same number of soldiers must
still be sent out in order to All the com
plement required for Gen Merritts pur
poses In the meantime he is expected to
land at Manila about July 23 and from J
tnat moment a new regime will begrn for
MAJ GEXERAT MERRITT
the Philippines and a new chapter will
open in the history of American adminis
tration
No other American has ever possessed
the degree of absolute power intrusted to
Gen Merritt Upon his arrival Admiral
Deweys control will const ami tho unvnl
well as a firm hand to got him to see
things in their proper relations
Another possible source of unpleasant
ness arises from the presence of five Ger
man warships in the harbor The bump
tious young Kaiser may not have meant
to make any trouble when he sent his
whole Asiatic squadron to Manila but he
certainly put his Government into an un
enviable light and succeeded in arousing
baseless hopes in the Spaniards The dons
have cocked up their heads again since
the arrival of the German warships Gen
Merritts task is in no wise simplified by
this needless complication
It is probable however that Merritts
hardest work will be as a governor rather
than as a general The insurgents have
so overawed Manila that with their help
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It It probable his present force of 10000
American soldiers will be umple to take
the city Every effort will be made to
take Manila without resorting to a bom
bardment but if this should be necessary
the German residents will hive to tuke
their chances along with the British and
others If the German warships have
any idea of interfering they would do well
to remember Deweys polite but pointed
hint not to get between his guns and the
enemy
Last and least is the danger of interfer
ence from the Spanish reserve fleet now
headed toward the Philippines The
chances are all in favor of its turning
back or getting all its machinery out of
order or being laid up along the way for
want of coal But even if Camara should
by any chance manage to steam across the
Indian ocean at his best speed he would
not arrive at Manila until some time af
ter Merritt had possession so that all he
would get for his pains would be the sat
isfaction of being battered and sunk by
Deweys victorious guns
After all the most significant point
about Gen Merritts departure is that it
marks the beginning of a colonial regime
and of an imperial policy for the United
States Gen Merritt goes to his task
with the firm conviction that we should
never give up the Philippines and his
military government will be founded on
those lines
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Neutral Nations Notified that the
Cuban Blockade Is Extended
The Presidents proclamation stating
that the blockade of Cuba has been ex
tended on the southern coast from Cape
Frances to Cape Cruz inclusive also
blockading San Juan Porto Ilico is as
follows
Whereas For reasons set forth in my
proclamation of April 22 1898 a blockade
of the ports on the northern coast of Cuba
from Cardenas to Iialini Honda inclusive
and of the port of Gienfuegos on the south
onst of Cuba was declared instituted
Whereas It has become desirable to
extend the blockade to other southern
pcrts now therefore I William McKin
ley President of the United States do
hereby declare and proclaim in addition
to the blockade of the ports specified in my
proclamation of April 22 1S98 that the Uni
ted States of America has instituted and
will maintain an effective blockade of all
ports on the south coast of Cuba from Cape
Frances to Cape Cruz inclusive and also of
the port of San Juan Island of Porto Itico
Neutral vessels in any of the ports to which
the blockade by the present proclamation Is
extended will be allowed thirty days to is
sue therefrom with cargo
WILLIAM MKIXLEY
The Presidents proclamation adds
about 500 miles to the line of blockade
around Cuba The former proclamation
only covered about 100 miles of coast line
The job of blockading however will not
be increased fourfold as the south coast
has few cities or harbors capable of ac
commodating vessels of considerable
draft About the only new points to be
covered under the proclamation are Man
zanillo Trinidad Tunas and Batabano
The last named is the principal point
through which Havana has been getting
beef from Mexico The vessels for this
new service are drawn almost exclusive
ly from the North Atlantic patrol Heet
whicli has been guarding the coast cities
from Maine to South Carolina This ser
vice has been abandoned because there
is no longer any danger to fear from Span-
hero will be under the governor generals ish war vessels
orders Merritt will be solo autocrat of
the islands and will rule an absolute mon
archy He will inherit all the powers of
the Spanish captain general though he
will exercise those powers in quite a dif
ferent style Being 7000 miles away he
will have no opportunity to ask instruc
tions from Washington upon the thousand
details that will arise in his administra
tion of affairs Ilis military government
will be established by gradually removing
the Spanish officials and filling their
places with men from his command
Meanwhile he will have to be a command
ing general and a reconstructionist gover
nor both in one It is a position to try
all his powers
Among the difficult questions he must
decide is what to do with Aguinaldo and
the victorious insurgent arms The ex
tent of the uprising among the natives is
scarcely less remarkable than the ability
and military skill shown by the man who
has commanded them Dewey has re
peatedly stated that Aguinaldo was treat
ing his thousands of Spanish prisoners
humanely and was on the whole conduct
ing a civilized war It is reasonable to
suppose that due credit will in some way
be given the insurgent chief for the ser
vices rendered against the Spaniards But
he may be cherishing dreams of empire
for himself in which case Gen Merritt
may have to exercise some diplomacy as
And some of these ships
are already on the way to their new sta
tions The blockade of San Juan Porto
Ilico is in reality already in effect as
shown by the report of Captain Sigsbee
of the St Paul touching his successful
fight against the torpedo boat Terror
there
SEE LITTLE HOPE
Ministers Admit that Spain Is Power
less to Take the Offensive
A dispatch from Madrid to the London
Standard says that the cabinet resolved
to postpone the crisis in the ministry and
await the result of tho sieges of Manila
and Santiago The cabinet admits it is
powerless in either direction beyond send
ing Admiral Camaras squadron to Ma
nila and instructing Captain General
Blanco Gen Linares and Admiral Cer
vera to do their best to prolong their re
sistance and save the fleet at Santiago
even by taking the risk of a sortie The
authorities in Cuba are at last convinced
that the Americans are in earnest in at
tacking Santiago Consequently they
have organized and will dispatch
from Ilolguin Manzanillo and
Guantanamo The relief columns with
convoys of mules laden with provisions
munitions of war and artillery are mov
ing slowly owing to the rain soaked roads
but it is said they will all reach Santiago
and will increase the defenders there by
from 8000 to 15000 seasoned troops
Case Ajjaiiist Spies Quashed
At Montreal Judge De Lorimer quash
ed the capias issued against Ramon de
Carranza and Juan Du Bosc as well- as
the attachment against money in the
Bank of Montreal belonging to Spain
The court said that under the laws there
is no longer any imprisonment for debt
and the proceedings by way of capias
for this no longer exist
Earthworks but No Guns
The steamer Sung Iviang arrived in
Hong Kong from Iloilo reports that 2000
Spanish and native troops hold the place
They are erecting earthworks but have
no artillery
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TAKES ON COAL
Fuel for Spanish Warships Trans
ferred from Transports
The Egyptian Government gave its
sanction to the Spanish fleet at Port Said
coaling from its own transports The
Egyptian Government had previously pro
hibited the Spanish fleet from taking on
board any more coal than enough to en
able it to return to Spain It is said that
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GKX JOHN J COrPINQEB
the Egyptian foreign ofliee invited the
Spanish minister to advise Admiral Ca
mara to withdraw his fleet from the har
bor
United States Consular Agent Broad
bent made a master stroke which he re
ports to the department While the Span
ish ships were seeking permission of the
Egyptian Government to take coal at Port
Said the consular officer succeeded in
quietly buying up all of the coal available
at that port This amounted to 20000
tons and it is in a good place to be ship
ped to Dewey to serve as a base of sup
plies for Commodore Watsons eastern
squadron when it enters tho Mediterra
nean sea or to coal any American vessels
that may pass through the Suez canal
bound to the Asiatic station if it should
be permissible for warships to take on
coal at Port Said
INTENSE HEAT AT CAMP ALGER
Number of Men Succumb During Mus
ter and Ispection
The regular monthly inspection and
muster of the troops at Camp Alger was
held Thursday morning The men were
in heavy marching order and a great
number succumbed to the terrific heat
Drill was suspended in the afternoon the
men being given an opportunity to get a
much needed rest As soon as proper
transportation has been arranged a whole
sale movement of troops south is expect
ed
JAguadores Is Bombarded
An official dispatch to Madrid from Ha
vana says the insurgents have been beat
en in several encounters in the provinces
of Havana and Pinar del llio during
which thirty one of the Cubans were kill
ed Another dispatch from the same
source says the Americans bombarded
Aguadores wounding four Spaniards
CAMP MCALLA
Where the Brave American Marines Under Col Huntington Fought for Three Days and Nights with
the Spanish Forces from Guantanamo and Caimanera
J FROM THE FRONT
Lieut Carranza is mysteriously missing
from Montreal Que
New machinery has been added to the
navy yard plant at Boston
A great military hospital under tents
is to be established at Fort Monroe
Steamer Valencia with 700 Dakota
troops sailed for Manila Tuesday
Commodore Schleys flying squadron
has been merged into the fleet under Ad
miral Sampson
Government paymasters arrive at
Chickamauga Wednesday with money for
the volunteers
London journals speak in highest praise
of the bravery shown by the United
States troops in Cuba
A balloon ascended from the American
camp and made a reconnoissance of the
enemy at a considerable elevation
rians are being hurried to move the
First army corps ordered South from
Chickamauga and Gen Brooke is to com
mand
Weather bureau officers left Galveston
to establish stations along the Caribbean
Sea to notify the fleet of approaching
storms
A force of 30000 men is to be kept con
stantly on our Southern coast to serve as
re enforcements for our troops in Cuba
if needed
It has been decided at Washington that
no war revenue stamps are needed for
money orders the extra charge being
made at the time of issue
It is reported from London that the
Spanish Government is preparing to snd
additional troops to Porto Itico by the
fastest steamers available
The War Department has instituted a
system of bulletins for the benefit of the
BRIGADIER GEXERAT GARRETSON
In command of rc enforcements sent to Majo
GeneraJ Sliiif tur from Newport News
public giving quick and concise informa
tion of important happenings
It was published in London that the
United States has purchased five ocean
liners of 7000 tons each in Europe
The London Daily Mail says that the
United States must hold the Philippines
to prevent a wild scramble for coaling
stations among the European powers
The Attorney General of Great Britain
has ruled that in evicting the Spanish
spies from Canada the Canadian govern
ment is not liable to be sued for damages
The defenses of Santiago are character
istically Spanish consisting as they do
of lines of barb wire fence back of which
are rifle pits and then block houses or
forts
An island known as the Marcus of
Weeks between Honolulu and the Phil
ippines flies the United States flag and
has been offered to this country as a coal
ing station
While at Honolulu an American flag
was presented to the cruiser Charleston
by the Queen Dowager Kapiolani of Ha
waii in token of friendship for the Unit
ed States
The Madrid story that the South and
Gentral American republics are about to
form an alliance against the United States
is pronounced absolutely false by diplo
matic representatives of those countries
in Washington
Peace or war is the all absorbing topic
at Madrid and the desire for peace on
any terms seems to be unanimous among
the masses of the people as continuation
of the war will practically result in na
tional destruction
It is reported from Madrid that Pre
mier Sagasta is planning to provoke a
crisis form a military ministry proclaim
the whole of Spain in a state of siege and
appeal to a friendly nation probably
France or Russia to secure terms of
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