La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-02
WILL VISIT SPAIN.
HER COAST MAY BE ATTACKED.
If camara's Ships Go to the Philippines
Flying Squadron wiu Stir up the Dons
nt Home.

Washington, d. c.. June 24.-The
war is to be carried into Africa, met
aphorically speaking, II Spain Is fool
hardy enough to send the Cadiz feet
through the Suez canal to attack
Dewey in the Philippines. 1t is an
nounccd on good authority that be
fore the last Spanish vessels have
passed through the canal an American
squadron will he steamng AT full
speed across the Atlantic, straight for
the coast of Spain. to bring the war
home TO the Spanish people. There is
no doubt that Dewey can take care
of himself against this Cadiz fleet,
since his own squadron will be reln-
forced by ironclads long before Ca
mara's ships sight the bay of Manila,
ana he will have the shore batteries
with him instead OF against him in the
struggle. But 1t has been concluded
by the administration that nothing
save the most severe measures VIII
suffice to bring the Spanish people to
realizing sense of the hopelessness
of the continuance of the present war,
and even kindness. it is held, will die
tate such n blow as that which IL is
proposed to administer If the Spanish
persist in this last project.
After the fall OF Santiago and the
capture and destruction of Ceryera's
squadron, Sampson will have IN
abundance of vessels to spare for the
task set forth. Probably lie will con-
stitute the attacking fleet in two
squadrons, the first n flying squadron,
to be composed of the swiftest vessels
of the fleet such as the Columbia,
Minneapolis, Harvard, Yale, st. Louis.
st. Paul. New Orleans and such craft.
This will be followed under another
command, either Sampson or Schlcy,
by the battleships, which Captain
Clark's experience with the Oregon
has shown can easily be counted OF
for the voyage across the Atlantic.
With the Iowa, Oregon, Indiana, Mas
sachusetts and Texas. all battleships,
supplementng the New York and
Brooklyn, armored cruisers. and the
less powerful but speedy vessels OF
the flying squadron, the Spanish coast
would be speedily swept clear of all
commerce, all Spanish shipping would
be destroyed and some of the best
ports blockadcd or bombarded.
Rear Admiral Dewey will be in
formed without delay of the departure
Of Admiral Camara's squadron in the
direction of Manila. Advices contain
ing the facts available in connection
with the cncmy's fleet, the number of
condition, will be cablcd Mt once 10 the
American consul in Hong Kong and
he will forward n with ali despatch
TO Manila. 1t is confidently expected
that ns n result of the receipt of this
information Rear Admiral Dewey viii
nj once capture the city as soon as
American troops are mt hand and VIII
nj once take measures to make the
bay absolutely imprcgnable to Spanish
assault.
Officials regard as ridiculous the re-
ports that the Americans and insur-
gents have had n disagreement. and
~ is pointed out that the last cable nd
vices from Rear Admiral Dewey
showed that they We're moving in the
most hearty accord.
The transport City of Peking has on
board fifty 50O-pound guncotton mires
which will be placed in the channels
lending into the bay of Manila. Iu
addition the batteries on Corregl1or
island will be put in condition to re-
sist the entrance of the Spanish men
of-wGr, and this and the batteries ut
Cavite will be manned by expert
American artillerymcn. The first eX-
pedition has several batteries Of heavy
artillery with 1t, and this will be uiil
lied to defend the city from recapture.
Hundreds of tons of ammunition are
also on board the City of peking, so
that the American vessels can refill
their magazines.
In addition they will be reinforced
by the cruiser Charleston and the mon
itors Monterey and Monadnock. The
monitors will be relied upon to fight
the Pelayo and Carlos ", leaving tie
lighter Spanish vessels to be dealt
with by protected cruisers.