The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-04
The WHOLE NAVY Will BE MASSFD
For Desperate Attempt to Defeat the
Blockading Squadron
If the Effort Prove Futile Spanish Honor viii Be Satisfied
and Spain VIII Sue for
Peace
TO THE HERALD.

LONDON May "a special despatch from Madrid that
Spain will hear of surrender yet but determined prosecute the
with great vgo All talk of European Intervention cried down.
The people would stand and the ministers dare consider it.
The Spanish plan of campaign avoid isolated combs to keep
out engagements which Spain would be ovemhed
e the entire naval strength OF the country into great armada and
make supreme effort to vanqush the Americans Cuban
Until this battle be fought Spain will not consider any proposition Of
Intervention that looks to cessation Of hostites.
Should the Spanish armada be annhlad the west the
East Indies then Spain could with honor for peace
she undoubtedly hopes maspg Cadz
added to that which left Cape Verde and somewhere out in the Atlantic
where who knows will tells great and strong enough wk
revenge the American fleet for the defeat Of Admiral Monto
The ministers went the regent today and limited to her that
the Manila catastrophe made possible pacific settlement The QUEEN
understood told them she had perfect confidence in them and their
energetic policy
She desired the cabinet to remain as agreed with them that the
war must be pursued to the bitter end.
Aboard the Flying Squadron
OLD POINT COMFORT May Especial The Herad)-The good
Dewey great victory the details of which gradually coming
despite Spanish suppress put flying squadron edge
men, Commodore Scey down. dpong Ill
luck at being held here Says officer with fine touch of
81" all because Dewey beyond the the board strategy
board Of strategy beautiful thing theory but fearful handicap
practical warfare.
eff schy was out way telegraph Office and Sampson
would cut the cable between Key West and the mainland something
would happen that would stir enthusiasm of Americans fully much
Deweys splendid victory.
"This may removed however, within the
Commodore shy messages Washington
those him believe the flying squadron will be way
Lucia head off Cape Verde fleet before the week out"
The target practice today marveous The gunners
the Brooklyn sank an empty parre IN SIX ROUNDS at SIX hundred yards ds
lance the excellent unny Dewey squadron officers believe
here, which gave him the supremacy the battle of Manila
Serious Signs
LONDON May 4-By Pres-The correspondent
Daily Mail says The governors the various provinces have
authorized resign their into the hands of the military forces the
they think convenient without waiting consult the
military authorities will proclaim martial law This precauion
shows that general movement feared throughout SPAIN Already
symptoms popular and political agitation begin show themselves nthe
province Valencia the hotbed of the Carsts Already there has been
demonstration and reported that blood has been she'd
band of twelve presumably Cais appeared at Catalan, in
Valencia The civil guards pursued % overlook and dispersed the
but without their resisting At Talai and other towns there have
been serious disturbances the of wheat and flour
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