Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-11
PRESS COMMENT.
Europe IS Startled,
By the Unexpected CatasIrophe at
Manila.

London, May THE Daily Mail, il
an editorial this morning on the en-
gagement at Manila, says:
''It was, in Nelson's words, mot vic
tory, but annihilation,' and it prove
Com. Dewey worthy desciple of the
heroic Farragut. 1t is characteristic
of the American race to be generous
to the weak, and as the president is
averse to useless bloodshed, he will
doubtless meet Spain, whose honor is
now saved, in a generous spirit"
The Times says, editorially:
"Exultation over the American vic
tory is a sentiment with which all
friends OF the American people in
England will readily sympathize, We
wish we could also share the view OF
many well Informed persons in the
United States as to the consequence
of the victory. The idea that Spanish
honor may be satisfied by the issue OF
a single naval action where Spaiu's
best ships were not engaged will not
appear very proba bic to those best ac-
quainted with Spanish character. Un.
less an unforeseen convulsion occurs in
Spain, it is only too probable that
many months will elapse before effect
i've action can be taken in Cuba, the
only place where it is likely to be at
tended with decisive results
The Daily Telegraph SAYS:
''The nisrnanagement of the Span
ish could hardly have been carried to
greater or more amazing lengths,
The engagement must have been vir-
tually over before it began. No one
anticipated a Spanish victory, but the
suddenness and completeness of this
total defeat took the experts by sur
prise. One act in the drama is over
aud there seems little ground for be-
lieving that the next will be unlike
it,"
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times, describing the engagement at
Manila, says:
"The Olympia, the Boston, the Ra-
leigh, the Petrol and the Monocacy
entered the bay under cover of dark
ness by the smaller and safer Bocachi-
ca channel. The forts of Corregidor
island gave the alarm by firing on the
intruders, but they seem to have in
hicted no serious damage. The
American squadron moved up the
bay, aud at 3 o'clock in the morning
appeared before Cavite. Here, lying
under the shelter of the forts, was the
Spanish squadron.
Admiral Moutejo, few days before,
went to Subig bay to look after the
vastly superior III force, had prudent
~ returned and placed ships under the
protection of the forts. This was his
only chance of meeting the enemy OH
something like equal terms, but it did
not suffice.
"Soou the Americans opened fire.
The Spaniards replied vigorously, and
the combat continued without inter
ruption for four hours, during which
the Don Antonio dc Ul1oa was sunk,
the Castillo and Mindanio were set on
fire and the Reina Maria Christina
aud the Don Juan de Austria were ser
iousiy damaged. One or two of the
smaller crafts were scuttled by their
crews to escape capture. Others took
refuge in small neighboring creek
cmptying into Boxer bay, where, pre-
sumably, the American ships were
unable to follow them. But not one
surrendered"
The Daily Chronical says:
"The Philippines, no less than Cuba
should be thrown to the light of toler
alton and civilization. 1t will be time
to discuss the proposals of the many
claimants to do the work when the
United States has been heard on the
subject
The Standard says: "Whatevel
preponderance of strength Commo
dore Dewey enjoyed, he could not have
accomplished the work without tha
mixture of dash and tactical resource
which constitute military genius. Fo
the vanquished we can have only ;
feeling of commiseration. The
eviuced qualities that deserved sue
cess. Spain's best course is to sub
init to the inevitable and to purchas
back the Philippines by formally re
nouncing her title to exercise rule il
the Antilles"
The Daily News says:
"a defeat so crushing and disas
trous may well make Spanish states
men ask themselves whether it i
worth while to risk further misfor
tunes without hope of satisfactor
result. If only for the sake of tn
queen regent and her son, the govern
ment should agree with the adversar,
quickly"