The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15

Resume Of Important Naval and Other Operations
as Reported Each Day to Us by Wire.


The swift and complete demolishment Of the flower Of the
navy Spain by the American squadron under Commodore Schy
succeeded by reaonary stiffness such often follows
sensby
may experience after dynamite shock The public hope and
& be ma a eg 80 4 9owep and dnneous
which had undoubtedly been handled with elusive skill
watchu ships that catastrophe spanard left
resu interest that would have rendered later events
Which popular sense and they Lsd not been From
June present 3th only dropped
practical inactivity but the situation at the seat Of oper
graphed mpaence news and
that officer responded with hot relays unconnected and sometimes
reticenee From the latter date to present
tegbe enlightenment afforded the department there has
been that body must have been curiou ovecauous to
keep it from the people
With war going on right at their DOORS the people
enjoy this apparent denial information that
matter who be responsible for it, and sets them to
the that direct from Washington and the army
contemplate millions from whom
blame they would let the multitude for instant slip from
their close and honest condolences for nothing done by this
matter how casual obscure the Am
ercan who besides the gift of have instinct and div
breaks them makes great heroes possible by making
great country that peopled with them
by which the daunssy weearned credit
to be attempted be stripped from him and conferred upon ano
last week met by the whitening Indignation OF
minded citizen the United States and wherever abroad this design
transparent the feeling the sounds strange have
insist anywhere that the conflict with Spain BY the Am
people the glory country created by and for the
mrenaon Of its issues or direction with the virus Of party politics
would be blight its brilliant possibilities and to turn its
to ashes
Il was the sense Of fear that already dire political
the muded appearance matters Santiago that
that possibly through differences that publicly known
exist high official quarters whether political not the strategy
had been utss Santiago the
panas got away This general throughout the
country the cessation of eraphe intelligence gave strong
color nares have eudd do eude the United States
forces and pass out safety reinforce another pana
there would military for occupying Santiago
orderly
could make American victory Certainly there ground
for surprise that hostile and its armed that
and mpenetrabe problem Of uncertainty where how Why
if or whether they today
this uncure telegram reaches the CHRONICLE that
impart a ray Of light follows:
Washington, July 131214 m.Beieved general attack
Santiago progress that Tora trying escape
be asked Iora general attack how he
be escaping And Toa who being attacked?
At 209 after the foregoing type Santiago, July 49,
Assault Santiago will be delayed three days. owing
the bad condition of roads and difficulty Of getting guns position
But with joyous pride dispatch from Dewey the Su
perb Manila where though born the fate
this resoute citizen peace and incompatible
American presde with of event
of time and of No commander
ed fewer questions gave a War Board distress
Prince Henry of Prussia with flagship German
ships has been cruising about the Philippines like ruh eahered
brnyard fowl popping back and forth through fence This kind Of
poultry isn't looking for fight of the brood imagine but
But Germany little boy king has been known have
his dear little heart Grand Island Subg bay and his ships
got dropping and pashg about until they probably disturbed
Admiral Deweys enjoyment of the columns Of the CHRONICLE which
doesn't ought the
of this interruption is briefly recorded as follows:
MANILA July 13Admral Dewey has bombarded and captured
Grand Island Subg bay which gives him complete control Of
that bay checmates Germany designs Notifications
destroyed by the Raleigh and Concord The Spanish
1nander and five hundred men captured