The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

the sucz Canal before American War
ships Would 30 nombarding spanish
Ports and Playing Hnvoc with spanish
shipping.
WASHINGTON, June 95.-The war Is
20 be carried into Africa metaphor.
cally speaking, II spain Is foolhardy
enough 20 send the Cadlz neet through
the suez canal 10 attack Dewey in the
Philippines. Il is announced on good
authority that before the last Spanish
vessel has passed through the canal,
an American squadron will be steam
ing at full speed across the Atlantic for
the coast Of Spain bringing the war
home to the Spanish people
Dewey Can Take Care OF Himself.
There is no doubt that Dewey can
take care Of himself against the Cadiz
fleet, since his own squadron win be
reinforced by ironclads long before
Camara's ships sight the bay of Man
liza, and he win have the shore batteries
with him instead of against him in the
struggle But it has been concluded
by the administration that nothing
save the most severe measures viii
sugice Ia bri,,g ma Snar{sL ,,a,,Ie 4, 4
raaByin,r so,s "A L,n.Iosan ~
the continuance Of the present war
and even kindness, it is held, will.
dictate such a blow as that it is pro
posed to administer II the spanish Der,
sist in this last project,
! Abundance Of vessels IN sp,r, for the
Task.
After the fall of santiago and the
CAPTURE ar destruction ~ Ceryera's
squadron Samnsnn win have an abun-
dance Of vessels to spare for the task
set for him. Probably he will consti
tute the attacking fleet in two squad,
rons, the first a flying squadron, to be
composed Of the swiftest vessels ofthe
fleet, sueh as the Columbia, Minneapo-
us, Harvard, Yale, st. Louis, st. Paul,
New Orleans "a such craft. This
will be followed under another com
Manufacturer sampson or schley by
the battleshtps, which Capt Clarits
experience with the Oregon has shown
can easily be counted on for the voy-
age across the Atlantic.
Spanish shipping would be Destroyed and
spanish oF'' no"i'''0eu'
with the Iowa Oregon, Indiana,
massachusetts ana leNas an battle
shlPs, s~uPpielneiIlug tle New lofk
~" DrooNlS" %Tlno'eu cruisers ana
the less Po"erIuA Out speedy vessels OF
the lying SauaUroh Il spanish coast
"ouAo DC SPeeoAly swept clear OF aIl
couIloloe' "tl spanish SI1PPlhg "oulo
DC uesC'oyeu' an" some OF Jhe Dest
PoIlS olooN"ueu Ut ~Nonoarleu'
cause for MILO surprise
No oficia! news came to the war de-
partment during office hours from our
army near Santiago, This was a cause
for mild surprise at the department, as
Gen. Shafter has a cable at his COM
mand, and it was expected he would
report the measure Of success he has
attained in the debarkatton Of bis
army on Cuban soil, and the beginning
OF operations against Santiago, How
ever the general has the reputation
mere OF Delng a mar oil DEEDS rather
1han words and OF not being given to
over many oheiat reports.
WIN Unite with the Fleet Ia an Attack on
MORO Castle
Not hearing from him the officials
were Obliged to rely for information
entirely upon the press reports. They
found these highly satisfactory, and
Secretary Algcr expressed particular
qualification at the news that the
troops had reached a point within
seven mites OF MOTTO castle without
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