Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-04-28

sulate Said to Have Been Burned-In-
surgent Chief With U. S. Fleet.
LONDON, April 28.-The Hongkong
correspondent of The Times says the
American squadron sailed direct for
Manila at o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
LONDON, April 28.-The Hongkong
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
"United States Consul General Will
Jams, after spending an evening ashore
with United States Consul Wildman,
accompanied the American squadron.
Thirty insurgent leaders here wanted to
accompany it, but Chief Aguinaldo goes
sss their representative. He will take
charge of the insurgent forces at Manila.
admiral Dewey has issued strict
orders that no barbarous or inhuman
acts are to be perpetrated by the in
surgents. On reaching Manila he will
demand it's capitulation within half an
hour of his arrival"
MADRID, April 28.-An official dis
patch has just been received from the
governor of Manila, capital of the Phil
ippine islands, in which he announces
that ne expects hourly to hear of an en-
gagement between the Spanish and the
American squadrons.
There is great rejoicing here at the
news of the capturing of the American
bark Saranac at Iloilo, Philippine
islands.
The United States Asiatic squadron;
modified at Mrs bay, China, consists
of the flagship Olympia, one of the best
cruisers afoat, Captain G. V. Gridley,
Rear Admiral George Dewey, COM
mander-in- chief; cruiser Baltimore,
Captain N. M. Dyer; cruiser Boston,
Captain Frank Wildiez; cruiser Con
cord, Commander Asa Walker; cruiser
Raleigh, Captain +. B. Coghlan; gun
boat Petrol, Commander E. P. Wood;
dispatch boat Hugh McCulloch; steamer
Nanshan, store ship; steamer Zafro,
collier.
The Spanish fleet at the Philippine
islands may be able to resist the United
States fleet for a short time with the
assistance of the guns from the Spanish
forts, but otherwise the American YES
sells would make very short work of the
Spanish squadron, which consists of
the following vessels:
Cruiser Reina Christina, cruiser CAS-
tilla, cruiser Velasco, cruiser Don Juan
de Austria, gunboat Paraguay, gunboat
Utica, gunboat Ell Cano, gunboat Gen.
eral LEO, gunboat Marquee del Duero,
transport General Alava, transport Ma
Mia, transport Cuba.
MANILA, via Hongkong, April 28.-
Anti-American riots have taken place.
The American consulate has been
burned.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-As to the re-
ports of the imminence of naval bat
tie off the Philippine islands, the naval
authorities here seriously doubt whether
the Spanish fleet will make a stand
against the American ships. Their rea-
son for this belief is that the Spanish
fleet is very inferior to the American
force under Admiral Dewey. The de-
partment therefore is satisfied that the
Spanish fleet will not go to do battle on
the high seas with Admiral Dewey, but
will remain in port to secure the pro-
lection of the batteries Of Manila and
the department is not expecting an en-
gagement for about two days.
Without giving any explanation for
CCopi1lSo eiiic ullAiO UAiO ASptA1 tlllOWS
it to be surmised that the estimate is
based upon it's knowledge of Admiral
Dewey's whereabouts. There is no GER
tainty that there will be an engage
ment at all in the immediate future, the
main purpose of the American expedi-
ton being to seize and hold some suita-
able Spanish territory in the Philippines
as base of operations i'll Asiatic waters.
It is possible that this can be done with
out attacking the other at all by selling
a suitable port on some adjacent island,
without Notifications, the sympathies of
whose inhabitants are toward the insur-
gents.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-Secretary
Long states that some very exciting
news is expected from the Philippine
islands by next Saturday or Sunday
Members of the diplomatic corps dis
miss the report coming from Europe
that another move toward European in
tervention will be made as soon as Spain
suffers decisive reverse. This is said
to be surely conjectural, as no such
move has taken form thus far by the
exchange of notes.
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