Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-02


who had already heard Of the reverse.
was afiame with patriotic enthusi-
asm,' and declared that while the loss
OF SO many ships was a misfortune.
there was satisfaction In the reflection
that the Spaniards had covered them
selves with honor" The queen. regent
is said to have added: MY spirit can
never be daunted so long us can rely
on the patriotism and courage OF the
Spanards"
The absence of further details Of the
spanish defeat is supposed according
70 the Spanish officials. to be due to
the pre-occupatlon of Captain General
Augusta In defending Manila"
sPAIN's LOSSES.
Paris May 2.--Madrid advices say
thnt no spanish warship surrendered
ana that the majority perIshed.
dispatch from Madrid estimates
the Spanish loss at 400 men killed.
DANGER OF TROUBLE IN MADRID
Madrid. May 1.-The authorities here
nave adopted the most extreme milf
,ary precautions to check the increa1-
ing public Indignation at the defeat to
the Spanish feet at Manila.
Martial law win be proclaimed IL the
government is provoked over hostile
demonstrations in the streets
me feeling OF discomfort prevails
everywhere. The military feel euuai-
Win tue civil elements the effects
OF the disaster in which, according IN
one announcement, our Inferior wal.
craft, although they fought pluckily.
perlshed through lack of foresight Il,
responsible quarters"
The general tone OF the newspapers.
press, Is calm. s '"'
II IS now evening, which may pre-.
vent the second of May procsts sion as
Wei 'as me bull fight, which have MOI
neen prohibited, although beth g.ther-
a nhS ~ s,, ,,aole TO result in, prolific
senor Romero Robledo, the con-
servatiye leader and former r,inIster
VI Jufice. is expected to inauRurate a !.
sensationai debate In the chamber to.
morrow IN which he will be backed I'm
ny the Carlists and republicans
Gen. Weyler. whose popularItv Ia a,
the senate. eo"'e IN
me newspapers of this city conn
nlehtihs upon the utter defeat OF the
agree In saying that yesterday was 80
SAD out glorious day for Spain"
ihey urge the people to be calm md
aiiow nothing to shake their Confidence
IN the future welfare of the Spanish
armies.
PHILIPPINES WANT AMERICAN
PROTECTION,
New York, May "A convriyhta,
says: "e "ofio
Upon his arrival at Hongkong. Gen.
Agulnaldo. the insurEent lealer Of rho
philippines, will probably be trans
.erieu on an American dispatch boat
70 JON commodore Dewey at Manila.
A,guinaldo's policy. after the Pbilip-
pines nave been captured, embraces the
independence of the islands. the Internal
anairs to be controlled under European
and American advisers.
me insui gents desire American pro-
lection, temporarily at least. on fhe
same lines as proposed after the Cuban
campaign.
The scheme includes free trade to the
world safeguards enacted against an
influx OF Chinese aliens, a complete
reformation In the corrupt judIcature
! under European officials, the entire
| freedom OF the press and public utter
ance, a general religious federation,
the abolition and expulsion of religious
! fraternlties, the church being repre-
scented by secular priesthood, provisions
/ Tor facilities to exploit resources the
| building of railways the removal OF the
restrictions on enterprise, and the in.
vestment of capital
Aguindalo could undertake. the main
/ tenance of public order.
spaniards have committed massacre
! OF uetenseless population. Cobu City
4 was almost entirely destroyed.
| DEWEY is PROMPT AND PLUcKY
Washington, May lit is said at the
navy department that ii is not the pur-
! pose of Commodore Dewey To lombard
Manila except as a last resort. His
| plans contemplate the taking OF thu
/ town, but II is not believed that any
thing in the nature of a general bonn
parchment Will be necessary to accom-
! plish this purpose.
The news that the Spanish soldiers
| We're TO make stand on the plaza indi-
Gates that some further resistance Is
likely but 1t is believed that this can be
| overcome by few we'll directed shots
OF the warships. The officials believe
! from the Information so far recei\ d
! through the press that the Spanish
| forts. such as they We're, have been
| destroyed by the American fleet. So far
as Is known here. the only defense OF
Manila in the shape of fertilization
mat amounts to anything Is that of
| Cavite.
! 1t was scarcely expected in naval cir
| Giles that Commodore Dewey would act
| with such great promptness In enter
I Ing the Manila harbor 1t is believed
| Its mouth was too wide to be COM
manded by the inferior ordnance of the
| Spaniards. and that the water was too
! deep to permit the successful defense
| OF the entrance to the inner har. n
by mines. The charts show that the
harbor entrance is no less than five
/ miles across. But It is by no means
| certain that mines have not been placed
| In the inner harbor and II was a
Dewey to enter this harbor without
! spending some time in cautious explor-
alton and countermining,
/