The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-05-07
Wins i Brilliant Victory Over the
Spanish Fleet in tie Phil
ippines,
SPANISH FLAGSHIP IS BURNED
Her Fate Is Shared BY the Castillo
and Othe Vessels Are
Sunk,
TWO ENGAGEMENTS ARE FOUGHT
Owing to a Donblc Spanish Censor
ship Details of the Ensagc-
mcnt Arc Mcagro and
Hard to Obtain. X

Wnshinrtop Nav 9-.1,ha first hat
Wy
3.e on the fisPano-1Nmericah war mas
been fought, and victory lies with Adj
mira1 Dewey's. squadron under the
stars and strines.
NJ. H.. a.. 10 w, i r,n
tne p.opie n.ISs.
i1colnlnon Win the PeoPie iiousio u.
the country, have been awaiting news
from the Philippine islands, as every
thing ;,o;nted IN = bnttle nj Manila
4ha4 al 80 +ha
= 49,. -. -.
war. NNheh Ine news calhe' A1u'ca.iAAs
n great victory for the American squad
ron. the enthusiasm of the people let
loose and the streets of the city have
rung with cheers throughout the night.
The first. news of the battle received
in Washington came in a brief cable
gram to the Associated Press from
Madrid about S O'Clock last evening.
As the night wore on The cable contin-
ued to sing the news of victory for the
squadron Of Admiral Dewey and the
interest grew into tremendous excite
ment,
Thus far no official ndyices have been
received by fine hit the
Associated Press dispatches were
transmitted To the president and Off
Gals Of the administration as rapidly
MS tbev yyerc received
IRE nresidcnt. in with sew
eral of his advisers. read the bulletin
III the library of the white hcuse early
in the evening INF LATER in the NIGHT
be went to his Office on the second
liz, @ -, L ~.
ned 10 nernse every disnntch With thu.
deepest interest. The news was evil
IDENTIFY of the most gratifying character
to him. but no statement could be OBJ
tanned at the executive mansion o n
corning the battle or it's possible con-
s~euuences.
nhic;o,s az tho n,yv 1e,,,rtmo, ,,e,,.
ret;nant IN 5isc,ss;nn tho conH;nt IN
tba ohsence Of ]nif;n;,i inflammation Int
tbey nal e m nretnnso If ooncaal;ny
~ m,aat r.at;saat;an ~ hns+ haas,
80 - So ~ ~ aaaaSt
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nn;t,tIa HI n.aat faan af ~.
esi.ipie, anu VIZ Ao ~. :" :.
aesu.. was eApe'!e ~ Usa Lan e sas ".
q aeep@ 10y
.ollic'al' Inc news removes q srea'
Weigh IRON tle lnl,os OF an.
navy aha army o1iclals received Win
intense Joy .he adyices tellng OF inc
victory 81 Aainlrai LeWey 5 neee. heir
S'.aaah, ~, 49, mm1Isa,sa
Strengthened bv reason of the news
coming tirst almost wholly from Mad
rid. The bsenee Of any statement Of
specific injury 10 the American vessels
In the Madrid adyices was construed
as convincing Indication that they had
not suffered nppreciable injury. ana
this wns asner;aIlv nlensing r. Ill.
Not onlv was tbe preservation Of the
American ships and men considered in
itself n hnnnr ontrnIne INT wac con,-
,nented mon as indicntinp clearly that
Adn,iral bewer and his ossoc;ate an.
cers and tho new sun,ler heir command
had dischn raed snlend;dlv thei,. sev.
rr,l 1ntias IL d;rect;nr and ayecntinu
the fght Tn this annnaction i ,xas
nointed out ms little less than marvel.
nl,s FIAT ths Amariron snI,ndron nc.
caned without sryere ininrv hecnusa
Notwithstanding tba disn,;,;+v in tho
naval forccs ti,e Snanisb Heet ass;stad
Nv. tha shorn h, t+er;as sbould hoya
hen oblc To inlet severe damooe To
the fo. 'hcfore itself being Iastrovad
tssf,;I,rn ~ ID sn ,.,s aSn,;asl,.a ~.
,,non tha b~rnotbesis ~ nerfen+ and
swift yyark IN tba americans
VIII shorten the war.
An opinion freely expressed last