The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-03

view must prevail WIFI the spanish
government and believe any end of the
war, upon the basis of Cuban indie
pendence is to follow soon and that too
without further notable opportunity
for the American navy to prove its
power and distinguish itself.
Judge McCOmas, senator-elect from
Maryland, after expressing his JOY
over the result of the conflict struck
key note of the expected result of the
cannonading at Manila Sunday, when
he said that it was likely to have a
tremendous effect, not only in Spain,
but throughout Europe. He expressed
the belief that it would turn the tide
of Europen sentiment toward the
United States.
The idea advanced by Judge Nc
Comas was expressed by others Sun
day night. 1t is regarded by some as
likely that the decisive victory gained
by Adm. Dewey's squadron may open
the eyes of Spain to the seriousness of
the conflict upon which she has en-
tered. In official circles it is regarded
as almost certain that trouble of a
most critical kind will confront
the Sagasta government within SPANS
own borders. 1t is pointed out that
the Spanish people have been led to
I believe that their navy was invincib BILE,
and the bitter disappointment that
will ensue over the result of the first
engagement of the war is likely to
precipitate internal dissentions, if not
a revolution.
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victory it is thought may be action on
the part of the powers of Europe to
| induce Spain to abandon what is re-
garded as a hopeless contest for her.
Representations may be made to Spain
that she would better relin-
guish her hold upon Cuba
than to risk losing all her
West Indian possessions and the Phil
! ippines as we'll 1t is believed to be
not unlikely that the representations
will indicate that since Spanish honor
has been satisfied by a conflict, Spain
can now yield to the inevitable and ac-
cept the good offices of the powers to
! bring about an adjustment
In the dispatches from Madrid the
statement was made that Adm. Dewey
effected landing on the west side OF
| Manila bay for the men of his fleet
who were wounded in the engage
ments 1t was asserted in official cir
cles that this landing had two-fold
purpose. 1t was not only that the
wounded might have better care than
they could receive on shipboard, in
the face of other probable engage
| ments, but also to carry out what
was known to be Adm. Dewey'S pur-
pose, to effect a junction with the in
surgents as soon as possible. The in
surgent forces practically surround
Manila on the land sides of the city,
and with the intention of securing
control of Manila as soon as possible,
Adm. Dewey was to obtain foot
ing on the island at the earliest
practicable moment As soon as
| the junction of American and insur-
gent forces, the one on sea and the
other on land, is effected, demand is
| likely to be made for the surrender OF
| the city, and, in the event of refusal,
a combined attack would be made upon
it. The result of such an attack in
in the absence of a Spanish feet and
effective shore batteries, seems fore
gone conclusion.
No news of a definite character is
given concerning the loss sustained by
Adm. Dewey's squadron, and it is
scarcely likely, in the opinion OF
experts of the navy, that au-
thenthic information will be re.
ceived until Adm, Dewey has op
portunity to communicate officially
with the department 1t is regarded
as probable that Immediately after the
engagements of Sunday Adm. Dewey
sent the revenue cutter McCulloch
back to Hong Kong with dispatches
and that the first information from
him will come from that point.
The distance from Manila to Hore
Kong is a trifie over 600 miles and i
will take the McCulloch about two
days to make the trip